Ta'iala mo le Gagana Sāmoa - Pasifika Education Community

Ālāfua 1 – Ola LauleleiStrand 1 – Well-beingThe health and well-being of the child are protected and nurtured.Young children experience transitions from home to service, from service to service, and from serviceto school. They need as much consistency and continuity of experience as possible in order to developconfidence and trust to explore and to establish a secure foundation of remembered and anticipatedpeople, places, things, and experiences.Te Whāriki, page 46SiniGoalsFa‘ata‘ita‘iga o tomai i lei‘uga ‘ua a‘oa‘oinaExamples of learning outcomesFa‘ata‘ita‘iga o le poto māsani ‘uaa‘oa‘oinaExamples of learning experiences28Goal 1Children experiencean environmentwhere their healthis promoted.Goal 2Children experiencean environmentwhere theiremotional wellbeingis nurtured.Children develop:• knowledge about how to keepthemselves healthy.Children develop:• confidence and the ability toexpress emotional needs;• an increasing ability todetermine their own actionsand make their own choices.Children have opportunities to use gaganaSāmoa when they are:• singing Tamaiti lāiti tofu ma le solosolo, apese that reminds them to blow their noses;• having ear checks or Mighty Mouth visitsor talking about how to keep their teethhealthy, for example:Nurse: ‘O le ā le taimi e fufulu ai ou nifo?Child: Pe‘ā ‘uma ‘ona ‘ai.Nurse: ‘Aiseā?Child: ‘Ua leaga nifo i mea‘ai;• washing their hands before eating and afterplay and singing Fufulu lima palapalā;• talking about playing outdoors, for example:Teacher: ‘O ā mea e fai pe‘ā ō ‘i fafo eta‘a‘alo?Child: Fai se‘evae ma le pūlou.Children have opportunities to use gaganaSāmoa when they are:• engaged in imaginative play, for example,a child putting a baby doll to sleep may say:Moe la‘u pepe;• settling in, for example, a child may say:Fia alu i lo‘u mummy;• problem solving and negotiating, forexample, one child may say: ‘Aumai la‘uta‘avale, and another child may respond:Lēai, ‘o la‘u ta‘avale;• playing outside with equipment, for example,a child may say: E mafai ona ‘aumai le polo?;• talking about who did something first,for example, a child may say: ‘O a‘u namuamua mai!;• needing to go to the toilet, for example,a child may say: Fia alu ‘i le toilet.