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Whale Rider Ideas Worksheet
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Whale Rider Ideas Worksheet
🐋 Part 1: Understanding the Story Ideas
1. What is the main connection Pai has with nature in the story?
She loves gardening
She has a special bond with whales
She enjoys fishing
2. Why is family important to Pai?
She wants to be the leader of her people
She likes big family dinners
She needs help with homework
3. What old traditions does Pai want to learn?
4. How does Pai feel when people say girls can't be leaders?
🔗 Part 2: Matching Ideas and Meanings
5. Draw lines to match each idea with what it means in the story:
Connection with nature
Family and belonging
Traditions and change
Being brave
Standing up for what you believe
Old ways meeting new ideas
Feeling part of your whānau
Understanding whales and the ocean
🎨 Part 3: Draw Your Ideas
6. Choose one important idea from the Whale Rider story. Draw a picture to show this idea:
7. Write one sentence about your drawing. What idea does it show?
My drawing shows: _________________________________________________
8. How does this idea help you understand Pai's story better?
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