Taiao Hihiko

Taiao Hihiko helps tamariki take their first steps in reading and writing te reo Māori: hearing each sound clearly, matching it to its letters, and building up to syllables, words and rhymes. The four levels follow the growth of a plant: • Kākano (seed): the vowels. Spin the wheel to land on a vowel and hear it, listen and pick the matching letter, or tap any vowel to hear its sound. • Pihipihi (sprout): letters. Match a picture to its letter, pick the letter you hear, and trace each letter after watching it being written. • Purapura (bud): syllables. Match pictures and spoken words to their syllables, and tap any syllable to hear a word that uses it. • Puawai (flower): diphthongs. Find the two words that rhyme, pick the diphthong you hear, and fill the missing diphthong into a word. Sounds and words are recorded voices, not a computer voice. DRIVE A ROBOT The Karetao tile connects to a…