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Teaching and learning Gagana Tokelau
Talofa nī!
Welcome to the online environment developed to support the teaching of Gagana Tokelau.
Storybooks
Teacher support materials accompany the six storybooks developed especially to support the Learning Languages Series resource Muakiga! An Introduction to Gagana Tokelau.
Each story gives students opportunities to extend their language and cultural knowledge and to practise reading the target language of specific units in Muakiga!
Schools, ECE centres and education providers can order the set of six storybooks or individual titles from Down the back of the chair. Enter the following numbers into their search box:
- For the set of six books - enter item number MOE69797.
- For individual titles - enter the item number under the cover image below.
The storybook PDFs are also available for download below.
| Title | Overview | Links to Muakiga | Teacher support materials |
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| Takalo Lakipi Faka-Niu Hila 
MOE69684 Takalo Lakapi Faka-Niu Hila - story book (PDF, 4 MB) | When Toni leaves Atafu to go to a high school in New Zealand, he discovers that his favourite sport, rugby, isn't quite the same game in New Zealand as it is in Tokelau.
| Unit 5: Tākaloga (Sports and Games) |
Takalo Lakipi Faka-Niu Hila - teacher support material (Word 2007, 3 MB) |
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Takalo Lakipi Faka-Niu Hila - teacher support material (PDF, 694 kB) |
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| Takalo Lakapī Faka-Niu Hila -teacher support material (web page) | |||
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Te Ika Fuaefa 
MOE69688 Te Ika Fuaefa - story book (PDF, 3 MB) | A humorous story about a Tokelau family fishing trip.
| Unit 8: Meakai ma te Meainu (Food and Drink) |
Te Ika Fuaefa - teacher support material (Word 2007, 3 MB) |
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Te Ika Fuaefa - teacher support material (PDF, 743 kB) |
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| Te Ika Fuaefa - teacher support material (web page) | |||
| Ko he Pehe Mālie! 
MOE69692 Ko he Pehe Malie - story book (PDF, 4 MB) | Whotovalu breaks his leg a month before the annual Easter Tournament. He can’t play rugby so he asks his grandmother to teach him a song they could perform together at the Tournament concert.
| Unit 9: Ko He ā te Kua Tupu? (What’s the Matter?) |
Ko he Pehe Mālie - teacher support material (Word 2007, 2 MB) |
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Ko he Pehe Mālie - teacher support material (PDF, 566 kB) |
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| Ko he Pehe Mālie! - teacher support material (web page) | |||
| Ko nā Inati 
MOE69696 Ko nā Inati - story book (PDF, 4 MB) | When Hione visits Fakaofo with his parents, his cousin Lepeka takes him to an inati – a food distribution.
| Unit 12: Fakaputuga o nā Meakai (Gathering Food) |
Ko na Inati - teacher support material (Word 2007, 3 MB) |
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Ko na Inati - teacher support material (PDF, 1 MB) |
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| Ko nā Inati (The Inati) - teacher support material (web page) | |||
| He Meaalofa 
MOE69700 He Meaalofa - story book (PDF, 3 MB) | A story about a teenage boy learning how to make a mother-of-pearl shell necklace.
| Unit 14: Gāluega (Crafts) |
He Meaalofa - teacher support material (Word 2007, 2 MB) |
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He Meaalofa - teacher support material (PDF, 699 kB) |
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| He Meaalofa (The Present) - teacher support material (web page) | |||
| Tauvāga Hiva Tokelau 
MOE69704 Tauvāga Hiva Tokelau - storybook (PDF, 4 MB) | Justine and Hana encourage Te Hei to join their dance group and take part in the Easter Tournament dance competition with them.
| Unit 18: Hiva ma nā Fakafiafiaga (Performing Arts) |
Tauvāga Hiva Tokelau - teacher support material (Word 2007, 3 MB) |
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Tauvāga Hiva Tokelau - teacher support material (PDF, 702 kB) |
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| Tauvāga Hiva Tokelau (Tokelau Dance Competition) - teacher support material (web page) |