Exploring the Pacific Islands

Term 4, Week 2

October 25th, 2024

Learning Intention: Learn more about the Pacific Islands that don't get as much coverage.

Success Criteria

I have learned something new about Tokelau, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Rotuma or about the Papua Niugini Tok Pigin or Solomon Aelan Pigin languages.

Do Now

Update your Te Arawhata Log for any absences or lates that you had this week.

Learning Tasks

Play a Kahoot to learn about the islands of Tokelau, Tuvalu, Kiribati, or Rotuma and the Tok Pisin language from Papua New Guinea and Pijin language from the Solomon Islands.
Mahi Choice
- - Compare Languages - Make a Venn diagram to compare the Tok Pisin language from Papua New Guinea and Pijin language from the Solomon Islands. Start by using their Wikipedia pages and then Google to learn more.
  - Make a Travel Brochure using Canva for some of the least travelled countries in the world to encourage tourists to visit: Tokelau, Tuvalu, Kiribati, or Rotuma. Make sure to include instructions on how to get to these islands and rough idea of costs.
  - Watch Videos to learn more about these Pacific Islands and work on collaborative colouring while you watch.
    1. - The Forgotten Pacific Documentary (1 hr 13 min)
      - Tuvalu
        60 Minutes Australia - Rising Sea Levels Threaten to Wash Away Entire Country (19 min)
        The Least Visited Country in the World (3 min)
        Living on Borrow Time and Shaky Foundations (climate change) (11 min)
      - Tokelau - The Solar Power Island of the Future (44 min)
      - Kiribati - I Visited the Most Remote Country in the World (20 min)

Teacher Notes

Note to the mentor teachers - we are doing this lesson to help highlight Pacific Islands that often get overlooked in the language weeks. It might be worth sharing the weeks these languages are featured. I'm timing it to be thing week, so many have just gone or will be coming up.
Important to play the Kahoot as this in our hook to get students to want to learn more about these Pacific Islands and their languages.

Reliever instructions to post onto Kamar if away.

Hi Reliever,

This weeks extended mentor lesson, the students are exploring the lesser known Pacific islands/Pacific island lanugages. Please write the following on the board.

Learing Intention: Learn more about the Pacific Islands that don't get as much coverage.

Success Criteria: I have learned something new about Tokelau, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Rotuma or about the Papua Niugini Tok Pigin or Solomon Aelan Pigin languages.

Do Now: Update your Te Arawhata Log for any absences or lates that you had this week. (Hopefully the mentor teacher has posted this onto Google Classroom or has printed copies of the log. If not, you can skip this step.)

Learning Tasks:

Play the Kahoot to help get students interested in the lesson activity for today. - https://create.kahoot.it/details/9f4c8eb3-8094-4631-9f05-9daf9b8e2044
Your choice/mentor teacher will choose what works best for the class. They should either...
1. - Make a Travel Brochure using Canva for some of the least travelled countries in the world to encourage tourists to visit: Tokelau, Tuvalu, Kiribati, or Rotuma. Make sure to include instructions on how to get to these islands and rough idea of costs.
  - Watch The Forgotten Pacific Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvCMGuIy79A&t=2847s
    1. - Recommended that you give the students collabortive colouring while they are watching this documentary to give them something to keep off their phones.