🌊 Part 1: Understanding the Story

1. Who is Tangaroa in te ao Māori?

The god of the forest

The god of the sea

The god of the sky

The god of the mountains

2. What is the main message of Tiakina a Tangaroa?

3. Retell the main events of the story in your own words:

📚 Part 2: Vocabulary and Context Clues

4. Use context clues from the story to explain what these words mean:

Tiakina: ________________________

Marine life: ________________________

Pollution: ________________________

5. Find one example of descriptive language from the text and write it here:

6. Which strategies helped you understand unfamiliar words? (Check all that apply)

Looking at the pictures

Reading the sentences around the word

Thinking about what makes sense

Breaking the word into parts

🐠 Part 3: Protecting Our Ocean

7. Why is it important to protect Tangaroa and our oceans?

8. What are some ways people can help protect the ocean? List at least three ideas:

1. ________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________

9. Does this story remind you of anything in your own life or experiences? Explain:

🎨 Part 4: Creative Response

10. Draw a picture showing how you can help protect Tangaroa:

11. Write a short message to other students about why they should care for our oceans:

🤔 Part 5: Critical Thinking

12. Match the actions with their effects on the ocean:

1. Throwing rubbish in the sea

2. Using reusable water bottles

3. Participating in beach clean-ups

4. Using less plastic

A. Helps keep beaches clean

B. Reduces plastic waste in oceans

C. Harms marine animals

D. Reduces single-use plastic

13. What questions do you still have about protecting our oceans after reading this story?

14. Rate how much this story made you think about protecting the ocean:

Not at all

A little bit

Quite a lot

Very much

Tiakina a Tangaroa Comprehension

Tiakina a Tangaroa Comprehension

🌊 Part 1: Understanding the Story

📚 Part 2: Vocabulary and Context Clues

🐠 Part 3: Protecting Our Ocean

🎨 Part 4: Creative Response

🤔 Part 5: Critical Thinking

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