Easy te reo Māori word search
Kia ora, kai, waka and aroha: ten everyday te reo Māori words for the youngest learners. The grid is ten by ten and the words only run across or down.
- Aroha
- Haka
- Kai
- Kia ora
- Kura
- Mahi
- Moana
- Wai
- Waka
- Whare
This is the same puzzle as on the printable sheet. Every word you find turns green and is crossed off the list.
Make your own versionTe reo Māori words for young kids
Name
| X | E | T | K | W | H | A | R | E | O |
| A | T | T | K | U | R | A | H | S | K |
| O | H | X | W | A | K | A | E | N | E |
| S | S | K | I | A | O | R | A | O | Y |
| A | K | O | H | P | N | O | S | E | S |
| M | A | H | I | T | F | H | M | P | G |
| E | I | A | T | I | O | A | O | A | E |
| L | S | K | B | W | S | E | A | U | T |
| H | W | A | K | A | I | D | N | A | T |
| C | I | U | H | I | U | A | A | F | L |
Find these words
- Aroha
- Haka
- Kai
- Kia ora
- Kura
- Mahi
- Moana
- Wai
- Waka
- Whare
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Te reo Māori words for young kids
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About this word search
Kia ora is often the first te reo Māori word a child learns, and kai, waka and haka soon follow. These ten words come up at kindy, at school and at home.
The grid is ten by ten and the words run across or down only. Kia ora is the longest at six letters, without the space. Kai and wai have only three letters. Aroha, waka, haka and moana each have the letter A twice, so look for the other letters first.
Use the words in a sentence at dinner time: the kai is ready, who wants some wai?
Ways to use this word search
In the classroom
Print it as a task for early finishers, or to open a lesson on this topic. With the QR code on the sheet, students check their own answers.
At home and on the go
Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the ferry or the bach. A pen is all you need, no screen required.
Play together
Print the sheet twice and race each other. Whoever finds all the words first wins. Or play it online and see who is fastest.
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