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Little House Story Planning

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Little House Story Planning

Little house in the woods illustration

🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

Create a short story inspired by Little House in the Big Woods using characters, settings, and events.

📋 Success Criteria

I can create a story with a beginning, middle, and end

I can include characters, setting, and events in my story

I can use some te reo Māori in my story

I can share my story with confidence

🌟 Te Reo Māori - Story Words

Pūrākau = story/legend

Ngahere = forest

Whānau = family

📖 Part 1: Plan Your Little House Story

1. Who are your main characters? (Draw and write about them)

My characters are: _________________________________

2. Where does your story take place? Choose one or write your own:

In the big woods (ngahere)

In a little house by a river

On a farm with animals

My own setting: ____________________

3. What happens in your story? (Draw your main event)

The main event is: ___________________________________

4. How does your story end?

✏️ Part 2: Write Your Pūrākau (Story)

5. Use these sentence starters to help you write your story:

Beginning: Once upon a time in the ngahere (big woods)...

Middle: Suddenly...

End: Finally, the whānau (family)...

6. Extension Challenge (Advanced Learners):

Add dialogue between your characters or include a plot twist!

7. Alternative Option:

If you prefer, you can tell your story out loud to a partner or record it instead of writing.

I wrote my story

I told my story out loud

I recorded my story

8. Reflection: What did you enjoy most about creating your little house story?

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