{"product_id":"sjl2-may-2016-te-marama-poem-literacy-pack","title":"SJL2 May 2016 Te Marama Poem Literacy Pack","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"675\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"351\"\u003eTe Marama\u003c\/strong\u003e by Kelly Joseph is a gentle, reflective poem that explores memory, whakapapa, and connection to the natural world through the image of the moon. Written from a child’s perspective, the poem captures a sleepless night when Te Marama floods the speaker’s room with silvery light, prompting memories of Koro and his teachings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003eThe poem weaves together personal memory and mātauranga Māori. Koro’s knowledge of planting and fishing by the phases of Te Marama links everyday life to lunar cycles and ancestral wisdom. The moon is personified as the \u003cem data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"906\"\u003etamaiti\u003c\/em\u003e of Rangi and a sibling of Te Rā and Ngā Whetū, situating the poem within a Māori worldview where celestial bodies form a whānau of light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003eRepetition and cyclical structure reinforce the poem’s central idea of continuity. The phases of Te Marama—new, waxing, full, waning, and new again—mirror both natural rhythms and the ongoing presence of memory. Although Koro is no longer present, he is remembered “in the atarau,” suggesting that ancestral connections endure through nature and observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1690\"\u003eThe accompanying illustration visually deepens the poem’s mood, showing a child gazing out at the moonlit moana, while the glossary supports understanding of te reo Māori terms. Together, text and image invite students to slow down and \u003cem data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1659\"\u003etitiro whakatau\u003c\/em\u003e—to look carefully and reflect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1826\"\u003eThe text supports students to explore how poetry can express cultural knowledge, memory, and belonging through imagery and repetition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1828\" data-end=\"1975\"\u003eThe text is ideal for integrated learning across literacy and social sciences, supporting inquiry into identity, whakapapa, and Māori perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"2175\"\u003eA wide range of response activities can support developing and embedding key literacy skills, including imagery analysis, inference, cloze activities, vocabulary exploration, and reflective writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2233\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2198\"\u003eCurriculum Phase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phase 2\u003cbr data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2209\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2209\" data-end=\"2224\"\u003eYear Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Year 4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2235\" data-end=\"2412\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2235\" data-end=\"2264\"\u003eEnglish:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2267\"\u003ereading for meaning and inference, analysing imagery and repetition, exploring poetic voice, integrating glossary support to deepen understanding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2414\" data-end=\"2540\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2414\" data-end=\"2448\"\u003eSocial Sciences \/ Te Ao Māori:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2448\" data-end=\"2451\"\u003emātauranga Māori, whakapapa, relationships with the natural world, identity and belonging\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2542\" data-end=\"2610\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2542\" data-end=\"2556\"\u003eText type:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2556\" data-end=\"2559\"\u003ePoetry, free verse, reflective and cultural verse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2750\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2634\"\u003eKey words include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2634\" data-end=\"2637\"\u003eatarau, koro, mātauranga Māori, marama, memory, moon, moana, poetry, te ao Māori, te reo Māori, whakapapa, whānau\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Resource Cupboard NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45471622332614,"sku":"SJL2 May 2016 Te Marama Poem Literacy Pack","price":3.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/6530\/1702\/files\/SJL2_May_2016_Text_Page_01.jpg?v=1755653587","url":"https:\/\/theresourcecupboard.co.nz\/products\/sjl2-may-2016-te-marama-poem-literacy-pack","provider":"The Resource Cupboard NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}