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Bilingual Story Development Cards

Read each short story carefully. Use the English and te reo Māori words to help you. Creative answers can be your own.

Story elements | Ngā wāhanga kōrero

Read the short story for the first two questions: “Piki the tūī lived beside a stream. One morning, Piki found a shiny shell on the bank.”

1.Who is the main character (te kiripuaki matua) in the story?

The stream | Te awa
Piki the tūī | Ko Piki te tūī
The shell | Te anga

2.Where does the story happen (te wāhi)?

Beside a stream | Kei te taha o te awa
At the beach | Kei te takutai
In a classroom | Kei roto i te akomanga

3.Which part of a story tells where the events happen (te wāhi)?

Characters | Ngā kiripuaki
A setting | Te wāhi
A problem | Te raruraru
An ending or solution | Te whakamutunga, te otinga rānei

Story sequence | Te raupapa kōrero

Put events in order and practise using time words.

4.Hana’s story: First, Hana put on her shoes. Next, she packed her lunch. Last, she walked to the garden. Write 1, 2 and 3 beside these events to show their order: Hana packed her lunch; Hana walked to the garden; Hana put on her shoes.

5.Complete the first sentence with a time word from the word bank: “, we planted the seeds.” Word bank: First | I te tuatahi; Next | Kātahi; Last | Hei whakamutunga.

6.Complete the second sentence with a time word from the word bank: “, we watered them.” Word bank: First | I te tuatahi; Next | Kātahi; Last | Hei whakamutunga.

7.Complete the third sentence with a time word from the word bank: “, we went inside.” Word bank: First | I te tuatahi; Next | Kātahi; Last | Hei whakamutunga.

8.Write one possible next event: “Ari and Moana were making a sandcastle when a wave washed away one of its walls…”

Create and retell a story | Waihangatia, ka kōrerotia anō

Use the prompts to plan a short story. You may write in English, te reo Māori, or both.

9.Choose a character and a place for your story. You could use a whānau (family), a kuri (dog), a cat, a kāinga (home), the moana (sea), or a maunga (mountain).

Describe your character and the place where your story happens.

10.Use these prompts to write a short story with a beginning, a problem and an ending: “Once upon a time… | I mua rā…”, “The problem was… | Ko te raruraru…”, “In the end… | I te mutunga…”.

11.Which puppet type is attached to a stick and can be used to retell your story aloud?