The children in this book dress up and work together to put on a show – culminating in a triumphant “hōmai kia rima!” or “high five!”
The vocabulary in this book is a little more advanced than that of the other books in the series, but teachers who take it one phrase at a time have found it an excellent resource for vocabulary and sentence structure growth.
The dancy rock and roll tune also makes this an excellent song for clean up time – or for letting loose when it’s time to boogy!
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Singalong CD which turns the book into a catchy song
English translation
List of activity ideas to make this much more than a fun book to do on the mat!
Picture glossary
Guitar chords
Curriculum Links for Mahi Tahi: Tikanga: It’s important to work together, in order to get things done. Learning Intention: Respond appropriately to a range of instructions. Te Whāriki: Links to Strand 5, Goal 1: play is valued as meaningful learning. Te Aho Arataki Marau: Links to 1.7: use and respond to simple classroom language.
What others say about Mahi Tahi:
“Mahi Tahi is our favourite book! My children love looking at the fun illustrations that they can relate to and the rhythmic sound of the story is entertaining. We are often humming along with the reo, as the way the book is written makes it easy to learn.” – Bronwyn Alton, Lynmore Playcentre
Kiwi author Sharon Holt
Sharon Holt is a children’s author and creator of books and resources in te reo Māori.
Several of her books have won or been shortlisted for awards, and her Te Reo Singalong series won its category in both Ngā Tohu Reo Māori / Māori Language Awards in 2013 and the CLNZ Educational Publishing Awards in 2015.
Find out more about Sharon and the Te Reo Singalong series on Sharon’s author page.
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