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  • Published: 18 February 2020
  • ISBN: 9780143774792
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 50
  • RRP: $25.00

My First Words in Maori Flashcards



From the creators of My First Words in Maori comes this boxed set of illustrated flashcards to assist children with their te reo journey.

Help your tamariki to korero Maori with these illustrated flashcards designed to partner with Stacey Morrison's My First Words in Maori.

Flashcards are a great way to have fun with tamariki on their language journey. Designed by Maori language champion Stacey Morrison, with adorable pictures by Ali Teo and John O’Reilly, this pack includes:
· 50 picture cards, with the Maori word on one side and the English on the other.
· Te reo phrases to ask and answer while using the flashcards.
· Stacey’s tips and ideas for different activities and games with the cards.

Suitable for everyone, from preschoolers to adults, these flashcards are a great way to encourage the whole whanau to korero Maori together.

Topics covered are:
· whanau
· emotions/feelings
· clothing
· animals
· food and drink

The set has 50-doublesided cards (plus a header card) packaged in a card box for easy storage.

  • Published: 18 February 2020
  • ISBN: 9780143774792
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 50
  • RRP: $25.00

About the author

Stacey Morrison

Stacey Morrison (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tahu) is a radio and TV broadcaster whose projects have spanned 25 years. She is also a māmā to three tamariki who have been brought up with te reo Māori as their mother tongue. Stacey herself didn’t learn to speak Māori until she was an adult. It required a lot of research, determination, wonderful mentors and the support of a community to achieve her goal of becoming fluent by the time her children were born.

Stacey and her husband Scotty co-wrote Māori at Home to help other families use te reo in everyday settings, and Stacey's first children's book, My First Words in Māori, became a number-one bestseller. She has since co-authored Kia Kaha: A storybook of Māori who changed the world with Jeremy Sherlock, which won NZ Booklover's Best Children's Book and a Storylines Notable Non-fiction Award.

Both Stacey and Scotty work with many groups and families to build Māori-language friendships and community for whānau. Stacey has also been an advisor on pre-schooler and children’s TV shows, which, along with her experiences with her own children, has helped her identify the words children pick up early in their language learning. As a winner of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Champion Award in 2016, and the winner of Waipunarangi - Te Reo and Tikanga Award 2021, as well as a graduate of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo (the Institute of Excellence in Māori Language), Stacey loves encouraging the learning and use of our country’s beautiful native language.

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Praise for My First Words in Maori Flashcards

[M]y four year old neighbour [...] knows what he likes and has been known to wander off when I read him a book that doesn’t appeal to him. So I was counting on him for an honest opinion. He enthusiastically identified all the pictures and said every word in English and Te Reo. Having given them his seal of approval I think these flashcards would be fun to play with your tamariki too.

Lyn Potter, Grownups.co.nz