This term I have made an effort to increase the amount of te reo I speak to the students, outside of Te Reo language learning time. These have been small but frequent pieces of language. We learn the phrase of the week, I am using te reo for praise and things like page numbers of journal stories (turn to wharangi rua tekau ma toru). We have also learned a te reo chanting game and sometimes listen to Maori waiata while working.
The students are quite used to me using te reo in these small ways. It is a start but I would like to improve my own language knowledge so I can say more in class and with more confidence.
