Samoan Language Week Activities and Resources

Samoan Language Week Activities and Resources. In this blog post, I share great activities and resources to help you celebrate Samoan Language Week.

Samoan Language Week is held in 2023 from Sunday 28 May – Saturday 3 June.

I’ve put this blog post together to highlight our Samoan Language Week Activities. Samoa Language Week – Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa is a fantastic event held each year to celebrate the language and culture of Samoa.  “Ma’au i lou ofaga; maua’a lou fa’asinomaga, Keep your identity alive, to thrive.” Did you know, the Samoan ethnic group is the largest of New Zealand’s Pacific populations in NZ with over 144,000 people of Samoan heritage?

Gagana Samoa – Samoan Language

Gagana (pronounced ‘nga nga na’) is the Samoan word for language. Gagana Samoa is one of five Polynesian languages (along with Tuvaluan, Tokelauan, Pukapukan and Niuafo’ou) which make up the group of Samoic languages. It is also similar to other Polynesian languages such as te reo Māori, lea faka-Tonga, vagahau Niue, ‘olelo Hawai’I, and Te reo Kuki Airani (Cook Islands Maori). The Samoan language is the third most commonly spoken language in New Zealand, after English and te reo Māori.

Other Pasifika Blog Posts

I’ve previously created blog posts looking at Integrating Pasifika into your Classroom, and specific Tonga and Cook Islands Māori Language Weeks. Make sure you check these posts out.

Our Samoan Language Week Activities

We have a great range of resources to help you highlight Gagana Samoa – the Samoan Language and the unique culture of Samoa.

Check out these free resources! You can find out Free Samoa-themed School Journal Activities, our free Samoan Digital Stickers, and our Free Pacific Praise Phrase poster in our freebie library. Just sign up for our weekly library to gain access. 

Samoan Language Week Freebies. Click here to see our great range of digital and print-based Samoan Language Week free resources. Samoa Language Week takes place in May each year.

Digital Samoa Reading Activities – Perfect for Samoan Language Week

Samoa Digital Reading Activities. Engage your students in the study of Samoa with our paperless Samoa Digital Reading Comprehension Activity. Your students will learn about the geography, history, language, and culture of the Pacific nation of Samoa. Distance Learning Samoan Language Week. Great for Samoa Language Week.

Engage your students in the study of Samoa with our paperless Samoa Digital Reading Comprehension Activity. Your students will learn about the geography, history, language, and culture of the Pacific nation of Samoa. Click here to see more.

NEW Pacific Myths Passages and Activities for Year 3-4

Pacific Myths Year 3-4

Improve reading comprehension in your classroom with our Pacific Myths and Legends Reading Activities. This pack includes SEVEN narrative passages aimed at the Year 3-4 level with a page of engaging follow-up questions. These activities are great for your reading program and would complement each of the Pacific Language Weeks. Click here to see more.
 
Myths are included from the following countries: Samoa, Cook Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Fiji, Niue, and Tokelau!

Samoa Scavenger Hunt Puzzle Activity

Samoa Scavenger Hunt Puzzle. Engage your students with our interactive Samoa scavenger hunt and puzzle pack. Your students will learn about the geography, history, language, and culture of the Pacific nation of Samoa. This would be great for Samoan Language Week, as a social studies product, and in your guided reading program!

Engage your students with our interactive Samoa scavenger hunt and puzzle pack. Your students will learn about the geography, history, language, and culture of the Pacific nation of Samoa. This would be great for Samoan Language Week, as a social studies product, and in your guided reading program! Click here to see more. 

Junior Samoan Myth and Activities

The Turtle and the Shark Samoan Myth 4The Turtle and the Shark Samoan Myth 3

Your learners will love our differentiated Samoan Myth activities for The Turtle and the Shark. This Samoan Myth Shared Reading Passage and Activities pack includes a shared reading passage, follow-up activities, and discussion questions. See more here.

Pacific Islands Growth Mindset Collaborative Poster

Growth Mindset Collaborative Poster

Bring the vibrancy of the Pacific Islands into your classroom while encouraging collaboration and teamwork with this fun and interactive Growth Mindset Collaborative Poster. This poster features authentic Polynesian designs from Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau. It is a great resource to build a culture of collaboration, teamwork, and cultural diversity in your classroom. Click here to see more. 

Samoa Literacy and Social Studies Bundle

This Samoa Literacy and Social Studies Bundle is a great way to focus on the Samoan language and culture.Perfect for your guided reading program. This bundle includes the following resources:

Pacific Languages Growth Mindset Posters

When students see their language displayed in a poster or banner in the classroom, it shows the value for their language and for them as individuals.

Samoa, Tonga and Cook Islands Māori Growth Mindset Posters | Pacific Islands
Samoa, Tonga and Cook Islands Māori Growth Mindset Posters | Pacific Islands

We have put together a set of Pasifika Growth Mindset posters that will look fantastic in your classroom.

The growth mindset phrases include:

  • Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right. – Henry Ford
  • All things are difficult before they are easy. – Thomas Fuller
  • If you quit once it becomes a habit. Don’t quit. – Michael Jordan
  • How can I improve?
  • Mistakes are a part of learning.
  • Take a risk.
  • You can do it. 

Click here to see our Pasifika Growth Mindset posters. Bring the languages of Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands into your classroom while promoting a classroom culture of inclusion and a “can do” attitude!

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Integrating Pasifika into your classroom programme. With the likelihood that students in your class will have Pacific heritage, it is vital that the classroom space, culture and learning positively reflect Pasifika. Students are more likely to achieve when they see themselves in their classroom and learning. Read on to learn more about integrating Pasifika into your classroom programme with our Pacific Islands teaching resources.

Kia Orana! I've put together this blog post to highlight Cook Islands Language Week Activities. Read on to gather some ideas for bringing the language and culture of the Cook Islands into your classroom this August. Cook Islands Language Week: Te 'epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani runs from Sunday August 4th until Saturday August 10th.

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