Platform

• Scratch

Digital Technologies Progress Outcomes

• CT = PO1

Cross-Curricular Links

• Learning Languages

Year Levels

• All

Resources

• Command Glossary (Bilingual)

• Command Cards (Bilingual)

Extension

Use these command terms and the command flash cards to bring te reo Māori to your coding activities.

Identify other commands that learners use in their activities that don’t appear in this basic glossary. Make a list and find their meaning in te reo Māori as well. Here is a reliable online resource to help get you started:

• paekupu.co.nz

About Activity

This resource compiles 18 basic coding phrases across three general categories of commands and presents them in English and te reo Māori.

Connect with Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori by guiding learners to code their algorithms in te reo Māori. Start with fun, kinaesthetic unplugged activities, then extend to apply te reo in computerised coding like with ScratchJR, Scratch and more. Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Bilingual Command Glossary

Bilingual Command Cards

Print and cut out these cards to help your learners practise basic coding in English and te reo Māori.