The mÄ�ori language doesn’t quite have as many speakers worldwide as English, so it can often be difficult to find children’s books and resources in the mÄ�ori language, often they are only available to teachers through the Ministry of Education or, due to the economics of scale, they are expensive. Even the city libraries don’t have a lot to offer, the mÄ�ori children’s books only take up a shelf and a half – even with the other pacific island languages mixed up in there aswell. So I often make my own puzzles, flash cards, wall charts and other entercational resources for my toddler. Below is a poster I made showing the parts of the body in mÄ�ori – admittedly, it’s not done in a visual language that my 2-year-old will understand, but the main thing is it looks cool.

David McLeod

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