PELP/ PLD workshop#3

I attended the final PELP workshop with other teaching professionals and we discussed the success of our whanau meetings at schools and early childhood centres which brought about an awareness of the dual language texts and how Pasifika languages are being acknowledged through MoE by bringing about a school to home connection in literacy and heart languages. I really enjoyed learning new hands on practical ways to include these resources in the classroom and introducing dual language texts in the classroom. I also learnt about lexical chunking and how to identify before and after vocabuary in a grid format. Here is an example of my playdough creations which represent heart language, a seed planted and a frangipani flower to recognise the significance of this flower in the Pacific islands.