Ta'iala mo le Gagana Sāmoa - Pasifika Education Community

SiniGoalsFa‘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 experiencesGoal 3Children and theirfamilies experiencean environmentwhere they feelcomfortable withthe routines,customs, andregular events.Children develop:• capacities to predict and planfrom the patterns and regularevents that make up the dayor the session.Children have opportunities to use gaganaSāmoa when they are:• reciting prayers such as a lotu o mea‘ai(grace before eating) – for example, childrenmay say: Mālie pule le Tamā e …;• retelling a story that has been read or told,for example, a fāgogo (traditional folk tale)read from a book, personal news about whathappened in the weekend, and tala fou(general news);• discussing the weather, days of the week,and months of the year, for example:Teacher: Ta‘u mai po‘o le ā le aso lenei?Child: O le Aso Gafua.Teacher: ‘O le ā le māsina?Child: ‘O Mati;• talking during play – for example, a childmay say: Fai pūlou pe‘ā ō ‘i fafo. E fai letali‘ele‘ele [apron] pe‘ā ta‘alo i le paluga[play dough].30Goal 4Children and theirfamilies experiencean environmentwhere theyknow the limitsand boundariesof acceptablebehaviour.Children develop:• the capacity to discuss andnegotiate rules, rights, andfairness.Children have opportunities to use gaganaSāmoa when they are:• discussing a story or a book;• playing in rainy weather – for example, achild may say: E mafai ona ‘ou ta‘alo i fafoma lo‘u fa‘amalu?• celebrating a birthday – for example, a childmay say: ‘Aumai se tā paluni?