Ngā Tae — Colours

Written kupu Māori name colours; repeatedly moving a named paint into the world connects each kupu with the colour it creates.

Te reo MāoriAges 4-9~8 min🎙️ Voice tutor
Play freeNo account needed

What your child will figure out

  • Drag named paint to create all ten target colours in a live garden.
  • Use Māori-only colour prompts after the palette has been explored.
  • Distinguish easily confused warm, cool, light, and dark colour words.

The levels

  1. Wake the garden

    Explore paint trails, then colour three grey garden shapes.

  2. Warm and cool

    Paint warm and cool targets from six Māori colour words.

  3. Soft and deep

    Use māwhero, parauri, pango, and mā with clear contrast.

  4. Night mural transfer

    Transfer all colour-word links to a new Māori-only mural.

Ready when they are.

Play Ngā Tae — Colours free — no account, no card.

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