Wahine Story: Caring Together

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📚 Part 1: Story Questions

1. What happened to the Wahine?

It sank in a storm in Wellington Harbour

It flew to another city

It stayed safely at the wharf

2. Which words did we say in the story? Choose one:

Ship

Lion

Castle

3. Who helped other people? Check all that apply:

Rescue teams and sailors

People on small boats

Trees

Doctors and nurses

4. Name one way people helped each other during the Wahine event:

5. How would you help a friend who is scared or cold? Write one sentence:

✏️ Part 2: Activities & Reflection

WALT (We Are Learning To): Understand the Wahine story in a gentle way and recognise how people care for each other.

Success Criteria: I can retell a simple part of the story with help. I can name one way people helped. I can show caring behaviour in a role-play.

Differentiation strategies: Use pictures and simple sentences; pair learners with a buddy; offer sensory breaks and a calm area; provide sentence starters for writing.

Extension activities: Make a simple poster about helping at school; draw a three-picture sequence of the story; tell the story in your own words to a friend.

Dyslexia-friendly reading options: Use large clear pictures, read the short text aloud, offer an audio version of the story and extra time for tasks.

6. Draw: Show one person helping another from the story (use the box below).

7. Role‑play sentence: Write one caring sentence you can say when helping a friend (try: "I help you" or "You are safe"):

8. Extension: Draw a helping poster to show one way we can help at school (title your poster):