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Hermit Crab Story Map

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Hermit Crab Story Map

Hermit Crab Story Map

Hermit crab illustration

🦀 Part 1: Characters and Setting

1. Who are the main characters in the story? Draw or write about them.

Characters (Ngā kiripuaki):

2. Where does the story happen? Circle the best answer.

In the ocean (moana)

In a forest (ngahere)

In a garden (kari)

On the beach (tahatai)

3. Complete this sentence about the hermit crab:

The hermit crab (pāpaka kūmara) lives in a _____________ which is like its whare (home).

📖 Part 2: Story Events

4. What happens at the beginning of the story? Use the sentence starter to help you.

Beginning: At the start, the hermit crab...

5. What happens in the middle of the story?

Middle: Then, the hermit crab...

6. How does the story end?

End: At the end, the hermit crab...

🤔 Part 3: Problem and Solution

7. What problem does the hermit crab have? Check all that might be true.

Its shell is too small

It needs a new whare (home)

It is growing bigger

Other crabs want its shell

8. How does the hermit crab solve its problem?

Solution: The hermit crab solves its problem by...

9. Draw the hermit crab's old shell and new shell.

Old Shell:

New Shell:

💭 Part 4: Questions and Vocabulary

10. Match the English words with their Māori meanings:
1. Home
2. Ocean
3. Hermit crab
4. Beach
A. Pāpaka kūmara
B. Whare
C. Moana
D. Tahatai
11. Write one question you have about hermit crabs. Use question words like Who, What, Where, When, Why, or How.

My question:

12. Would you like to be a hermit crab? Why or why not?

I think:

🎨 Part 5: Creative Response

13. Draw your favourite part of the story and write about it.

This picture shows:

14. If you were a hermit crab, what would you choose for your whare (home)? Draw it!

I would choose this because:

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