Best for
Word walls, pair quizzes, starter routines, table-group sorting, and repeated low-prep vocabulary practice.
Te Reo Māori • Flashcard set • Years 4-10 • Ready to print tomorrow
Kupu Flashcards Front
This front sheet gives kaiako a ready-made vocabulary set for rapid retrieval, matching games, and daily classroom reo. Print it with the matching back sheet so students can connect written kupu with meanings and pronunciation support.
Free vocabulary set, premium adaptation path
This sheet is ready to print as-is. If you want a smaller junior pack, school-specific kupu, or local place and people vocabulary added to the deck, Te Wānanga can rebuild the set without losing the print utility.
- Create a reduced deck for new learners or a themed deck for one unit.
- Add local kupu, class routines, or sports and kapa haka language.
- Save the adapted pack and reopen it later in My Kete or Creation Studio.
Kaiako planning snapshot
- Use length: 10-20 minutes as a warm-up, or longer if students are playing matching, memory, or sorting games.
- Grouping: Pairs and small groups work best; keep one full class model first.
- Prep: Print front and back sheets double-sided, long-edge flip, and decide which sets to introduce first.
- Teaching move: Start with one theme at a time so students feel successful quickly.
Resources already provided
- 148 vocabulary card fronts grouped by theme
- Matching back sheet with meanings and pronunciation
- Print-ready layout for quick prep
- Curriculum companion for planning clarity
If tomorrow's lesson needs ready-made te reo vocabulary cards, the grouped deck is already here.
Ngā Whāinga Akoranga / Learning Intentions
- We are learning to recognise high-frequency kupu across everyday classroom themes.
- We are learning to connect written te reo with categories and contexts.
- We are learning to use repeated retrieval to make vocabulary stick.
Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria
- I can identify the correct kupu for a familiar theme or category.
- I can match written kupu with the correct back card or spoken meaning.
- I can reuse some of the kupu in a short classroom task or oral exchange.
Curriculum integration / Te Marautanga alignment
Use the companion page to make the curriculum intent explicit around vocabulary growth, classroom language, and building confidence through repeated oral and visual exposure to te reo Māori.
How to use this deck well
These cards are strongest when they become part of normal classroom life: quick retrieval, matching, speaking prompts, and visible wall language. Repeated short exposure usually beats one long worksheet session. A mātauranga Māori lens matters here because the kupu belong in living social and cultural contexts, not just on a card pile.
Print and use
- Print double-sided with the matching back sheet and flip on the long edge.
- Cut by set if you only want one theme at a time.
- Use the first few sets for juniors before adding months, weather, or colour variations.
Suggested routines
- Quick sort: students group cards into themes.
- Memory pairs: front and back sheets become a matching game.
- Fast recall: hold up a card and ask for meaning or a sentence.
Set A: Core Greetings & Pepeha Words
1
Kia ora
Greeting
2
Mōrena
Greeting
3
Ata mārie
Greeting
4
Tēnā koe
Greeting
5
Kei te pēhea koe?
Question
6
Kei te pai
Response
7
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Question
8
Ko ___ ahau
Introduction
Set B: Pepeha Foundations
9
Nō hea koe?
Question
10
Nō ___ ahau
Introduction
11
Maunga
Pepeha
12
Awa
Pepeha
13
Waka
Pepeha
14
Iwi
Pepeha
15
Hapū
Pepeha
16
Whānau
Pepeha
Set C: Classroom Kupu
17
Whakarongo mai
Classroom
18
Titiro mai
Classroom
19
Tū mai
Classroom
20
Noho
Classroom
21
Tuhia
Classroom
22
Pānui
Classroom
23
Pātai
Classroom
24
Whakautu
Classroom
Set D: Everyday Actions
25
Haere
Action
26
Haere mai
Action
27
Kai
Action
28
Inu
Action
29
Mahi
Action
30
Ako
Action
31
Tākaro
Action
32
Hīkoi
Action
Set E: Time & Place
33
Ināianei
Time
34
Āpōpō
Time
35
Inanahi
Time
36
Ata
Time
37
Ahiahi
Time
38
Pō
Time
39
Rā
Time
40
Tau
Time
Set F: Whānau Kupu
41
Māmā
Whānau
42
Pāpā
Whānau
43
Matua
Whānau
44
Tamariki
Whānau
45
Mokopuna
Whānau
46
Koro
Whānau
47
Kuia
Whānau
48
Hoa
Whānau
Set G: Pronouns & Pointing Words
49
Ko au
Pronoun
50
Ko koe
Pronoun
51
Ko ia
Pronoun
52
Mātou
Pronoun
53
Tātou
Pronoun
54
Koutou
Pronoun
55
Rātou
Pronoun
56
Tēnei
Pronoun
Set H: Numbers 1-8
57
Tahi
Number
58
Rua
Number
59
Toru
Number
60
Whā
Number
61
Rima
Number
62
Ono
Number
63
Whitu
Number
64
Waru
Number
Set I: Days of the Week
65
Rāhina
Time
66
Rātū
Time
67
Rāapa
Time
68
Rāpare
Time
69
Rāmere
Time
70
Rāhoroi
Time
71
Rātapu
Time
72
Wiki
Time
Set J: Marama (Months 1-8)
73
Kohitātea
Month
74
Huitanguru
Month
75
Poutū-te-rangi
Month
76
Paenga-whāwhā
Month
77
Haratua
Month
78
Pipiri
Month
79
Hōngongoi
Month
80
Hereturikōkā
Month
Set K: Marama (Months 9-12) + Seasons
81
Mahuru
Month
82
Whiringa-ā-nuku
Month
83
Whiringa-ā-rangi
Month
84
Hakihea
Month
85
Raumati
Season
86
Ngahuru
Season
87
Takurua
Season
88
Kōanga
Season
Set L: Weather
89
Rangi
Weather
90
Āhua ātaahua
Weather
91
Wera
Weather
92
Mātao
Weather
93
Hau
Weather
94
Ua
Weather
95
Kapua
Weather
96
Uira
Weather
Set M: Emotions
97
Hari
Feeling
98
Pōuri
Feeling
99
Riri
Feeling
100
Māharahara
Feeling
101
Mataku
Feeling
102
Hiamoe
Feeling
103
Hiakai
Feeling
104
Hiainu
Feeling
Set N: Classroom Objects
105
Pukapuka
Classroom
106
Rorohiko
Classroom
107
Pene
Classroom
108
Rapa
Classroom
109
Tūru
Classroom
110
Tēpu
Classroom
111
Pūrere
Classroom
112
Pēke
Classroom
Set O: Colours
113
Whero
Colour
114
Kikorangi
Colour
115
Kākāriki
Colour
116
Kōwhai
Colour
117
Parauri
Colour
118
Mā
Colour
119
Waiporoporo
Colour
120
Pango
Colour
Set P: Numbers 9-16
121
Iwa
Number
122
Tekau
Number
123
Tekau mā tahi
Number
124
Tekau mā rua
Number
125
Tekau mā toru
Number
126
Tekau mā whā
Number
127
Tekau mā rima
Number
128
Tekau mā ono
Number
Set Q: Numbers 17-20 + Classroom Phrases
129
Tekau mā whitu
Number
130
Tekau mā waru
Number
131
Tekau mā iwa
Number
132
Rua tekau
Number
133
Whakatūwhera
Classroom
134
Katia
Classroom
135
Whakamahia
Classroom
136
Āwhina mai
Classroom
Set R: Colours (Natural + Non-natural)
137
Kikorangi
Colour
138
Kahurangi
Colour
139
Whero
Colour
140
Kōkōwai
Colour
141
Pango
Colour
142
Pōuri
Colour
143
Mā
Colour
144
Kōtuku
Colour
145
Karaka
Colour
146
Hina
Colour
147
Māwhero
Colour
148
Ōrangihina
Colour
Hononga Marautanga · Curriculum Alignment
Curriculum alignment for this handout has not yet been verified against the live curriculum statements. A generated placeholder that stood here was removed on 2026-08-29 because it matched no real statement.
Aronga Mātauranga Māori
This resource engages directly with te ao Māori as its subject — the values, practices, language, and worldview that have sustained Māori communities across centuries of challenge and change. Mātauranga Māori is not a supplement to this learning: it is the source. Students approaching this material are invited to engage with it not as outside observers studying a foreign culture, but as people in relationship with a living knowledge tradition that shapes the place they live, the language they may speak, and the obligations they carry as tāngata o Aotearoa — people of this land. That relationship calls for care, curiosity, and respect for knowledge-holders who carry what no textbook can fully contain.
Tuhia ōu whakaaro · Write Your Thoughts
Reflect on what you have learned today. What was the most important idea? What question do you still have?
Ngā Rauemi Tautoko · Support Materials
This handout is designed to be used alongside the broader unit resources available at Te Kete Ako handouts library. Related resources from the same unit are linked in the unit planner. All resources are provided — no additional preparation is required to use this handout in your classroom.
Curriculum alignment
- Focus of this resource: Understand how cultural identity shapes participation in society — whakapapa, tikanga, and mana as foundations of Māori identity in Aotearoa New Zealand.