Description
Improve reading comprehension in your classroom with our Pacific Myths and Legends passages and questions. This pack includes EIGHT narrative passages aimed at the Year 3-4 level with a page of engaging follow-up questions. These activities are great for your reading program and would complement each of the Pacific Language Weeks. Samoan Language Week is Sunday 29 May – Saturday 4 June in 2022.
Myths are included from the following countries: Samoa, Cook Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Fiji, Niue, Tokelau and Papua New Guinea!
In this Pacific Myths and Legends pack you will receive:
1. Eight texts:
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The Turtle and the Shark – Samoa
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Ina and the Shark – Cook Islands
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The Octopus Lure – Tonga
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The Eel and the Flounder – Tuvalu
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The Turtles of Namuana – Fiji
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Mataginifale and the Whale – Niue
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Hemoana and Fenu – Tokelau
- The Turtle and the Island – Papua New Guinea
2. A page of follow-up activities including:
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Finding Facts and Details
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Questioning
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Using Vocabulary
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Sequencing
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Summarising
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Comparing and Contrasting
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Visualising
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Designing and creating
3. Two Graphic Organiser Examples
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Venn Diagram
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Flow Diagram
4. Teacher Answer Key for applicable questions
This resource features British English spelling e.g. colour, analyse
