What shape is represented by ‘Tapatoru’?
Triangle
What shape is represented by ‘Tapawhā’?
Rectangle
What shape is represented by ‘Tapawhārite’?
Square
What shape is represented by ‘Tapaono’?
Hexagon
What shape is represented by ‘Porowhita’?
Circle
What shape is represented by ‘Porotītaha’?
Oval
What shape is represented by ‘Whetū’?
Star
What shape is represented by ‘Taimana’?
Diamond
What shape is represented by ‘Āwhiowhio’?
Spiral
What does ‘Titiro ki te rā, he porohita te āhua’ mean?
Look at the sun, it’s a circle
Example sentence illustrating the shape of a circle.
What does ‘He taimana tēnei’ mean?
This is a triangle
Example sentence illustrating the shape of a triangle.
What does ‘He kōwhai tēnā whetū’ mean?
That (by you) star is yellow
Example sentence illustrating the color of a star.
What does ‘He peita kiwikiwi’ mean?
Grey paint
What does ‘He kikorangi tēnei peita’ mean?
This paint is blue
He tapawhārite te āhua o te pukapuka
The shape of the book is square/The book is square
Tino maha ngā āhua rerekē
There are lots of different shapes
Torutoru ngā āhua ōrite
There are very few shapes the same
He pai ēnei āhua ki ahau
I like these shapes
Rite tonu tēnei āhua ki tēnei
This shape is just like this one
He porohita te āhua o tēnei āporo
This apple is a circle shape
Titiro, he porohita hoki tēnei ārani
Look, this orange is also a circle shape
He porotītaha te āhua o ēnei kākano
These pips are an oval shape
Hopukia te paoro porohita
Catch the round ball
Patua te tapatoru
Hit the triangle
