Introducing
Marīkī
Marīkī was born from a passion for making structured literacy accessible in both English and Te Reo Māori. It all started when my good friend Heather from Love Literacy a dedicated structured literacy educator, attended a conference where Mahina Selby-Law from Mahi by Mahi spoke about the challenges of finding structured literacy games in Te Reo Māori. Her words stuck with Heather, and she saw an opportunity to make a difference. It was then Heather got in touch, and together, we set out to create something new — and now we can share it with you!
What is Marīkī? Marīkī is a fun, fast, kēmu pānui that supports building literacy skills. Have fun and learn at the same time! Shuffle the deck, draw a kari, pānui out loud, and when a kari marīkī is drawn, steal kari from another player! The winner is the one with the most kari, after all kari have been drawn. Fun for all the Whānau, Marīkī has tamariki on the edge of their seats and puts the thrill into learning to pānui.
Here's What You Need to Know about Marīkī
Marīkī is a play on words that empowers tamariki to pānui (read) and kōrero (speak) through kēmu (games).
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Ma stands for Mana (power) and acknowledges the incredible work of Mahina Selby-Law, as we’ve followed her scope and sequence.
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Rī comes from Rīti (to read).
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Kī comes from Kīkī (to speak).
Due to the evolution of kupu māori the invention of new Kupu to suit our ever changing ao hurihuri (new technology) are created. Te Taitūperepere is an accumulation of words (a blossoming wave of youth rising with force, excitement & energy), or rorohiko, taking brain and power to make computer.
We respect difference of opinions and understand each iwi/hapū whakaaro on the creation of kupu differs.
Shop the new Marīkī
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There will be nine packs in total, split across three stages: Kupu (words), Oro (sounds), and Kūoro (syllables).
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Each pack will include 54 cards, including Marīkī cards, a translation card (in some packs), and an instruction card.
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If you’ve played the Yeet game, you’ll already know the format—it’s fun and fast-paced!