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Learning Languages in the New Zealand Curriculum

Each language has its own statement, organised in Novice sequences rather than by year.

Strands

  • Cultural and Sociolinguistic KnowledgeYears 0–10
  • Linguistic KnowledgeYears 0–10

Languages with their own statement

Te Reo Māori · New Zealand Sign Language · Te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani · Gagana Sāmoa · Lea Faka-Tonga · Vagahau Niue · Gagana Tokelau · Chinese (Mandarin) · French · German · Japanese · Korean · Spanish · English as an Additional Language

Lesson and unit ideas

  • Lesson

    Te reo Māori: introducing yourself

    Learn and practise greetings and a short pepeha, then introduce yourself to a partner.

  • Lesson

    Gagana Sāmoa: numbers and counting games

    Learn numbers to twenty and use them in quick counting and bingo games.

  • Lesson

    French: ordering at a café

    Practise polite requests and prices, then role-play ordering food and drink.

  • Lesson

    Japanese: hiragana labels

    Learn a set of hiragana and label classroom objects, then test each other with flashcards.

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