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Description

Girls will plan some activities for next term based on the maramataka (Māori lunar calendar).

Resources

Printable maramataka wheel (available here https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2020/07/21/plan-your-life-by-the-maramataka/)
OR
Maramataka calendar (free) from https://www.allright.org.nz/tools/maramataka
OR
another maramataka calendar that features the phases of the moon

Printed guide to moon phases (take from https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/07-08-2018/move-over-astrology-its-time-to-return-to-the-maori-lunar-calendar)

Information about an activity planned for next term that doesn't have a date yet

Instructions

1. Find out when the nearest full/new moon is and use this to align the maramataka wheel with the current date.
2. Discuss with girls what the maramataka calendar represents: in te ao Māori, each phase of the moon affects us in different ways (refer to the attached guide)
3. Highlight/mark the days of the week the unit meetings will be on the wheel and discuss the activity they are trying to plan. As an example, our unit is planning a night scavenger hunt (high energy), a pop star party evening (high energy) and a spa/meditation night (low energy).
4. Let the girls choose which moon phase they think will be most suitable and work out what the date will be.

Information taken from https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/07-08-2018/move-over-astrology-its-time-to-return-to-the-maori-lunar-calendar

Tags

• maramataka
• moon
• te ao maori
• te reo
• te reo maori

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