Art maori

These Beautiful New Zealand Crafts for Kids will have you amazed and spellbound by this gorgeous country and it's culture!

Maori symbols come from the Māori tribes of the South Pacific. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian peoples of New Zealand sometime in the 13th Century.

Students learn about the Maori people of New Zealand and artist Raewyn Harris. Students create koru designs using oil pastels. The koru is the Maori name for an unfurling fern frond known as the ponga plant that grows in New Zealand. It symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace and is an integral symbol in Maori art and tattoos.

Pongas grow wild and are found in damp bush areas in parks and reserves throughout New Zealand.

This post lists famous Maori quotes, inspiring Maori sayings and famous Maori proverbs that give an insight into Maori beliefs & way of life.

Maori symbols are shared across many New Zealand art forms (tattoo art and pounamu carving especially) and have symbolism or meaning that stems from their original use hundreds of years ago: to visually represent parts of the culture, belief system, and history of Maori. The symbols represent the future and past.

This Hauora foldup book can be used to discuss the Māori view of health covering four (4) concepts: physical, mental, social, and spiritual.

These diagrams show some of the most common tukutuku patterns and their names (although names vary from tribe to tribe). In more recent times, tukutuku panels have also included representational designs such as the kiwi and whare.

For me Māori language week and learning is every week BUT I do use the week leading up it to reflect on how much more I am using (also needed for my practicing certificate / teacher registration) and create or source new resources to grow my kupu more.