Arareta Waikato: Tinana

ARARETA WAIKATO - TINANA An exciting new app in te reo Maaori for learning the Maaori Alphabet and parts of the human body that seeks to bring out the artist in your tamaiti!

Arareta Waikato brings the fun back into learning the Maaori alphabet and encourages your tamaiti to be innovative and creative. Sing along to the waiata, learn the alphabet and parts of the human body in te reo Maaori, trace the letters, then draw the picture that goes with each letter. Use the camera to take a photo and send your drawing to the wider whaanau!

WHY PARENTS LOVE THIS APP Encourages creativity – more than just an alphabet game, Arareta Waikato is a canvas for your child’s art. It gets displayed on their own alphabet board and sent to the whole whaanau to enjoy.
Makes a child’s first learning experience fun and exciting and sets them on a path of loving to learn te reo Maaori Educationally sound and co-created by Waikato-Tainui and digital education specialists Is a multi-sensory learning tool – learn by sight, sound and touch Voiced by Te Wairere Ngaia – Puurekireki Marae and of Waikato descent, Arareta Waikato features a fascinating world specifically designed for 3 to 5-year-olds

WHY CHILDREN WILL LOVE IT TOO Every tamaiti loves to draw! Features beautiful art that is easy for tamaiti to copy (or interpret in their own creative way!) Children love sharing their artwork with their whaanau Features a great original sing-a-long waiata, composed and performed by Te Wairere Makes learning to read and write your alphabet an enjoyable, interactive experience kids will want to do again and again