Faufaua! An introduction to Tongan
Resources for teachers to plan their lea faka-Tonga language programmes.
About this resource
This multi-media resource supports the teaching and learning of lea faka-Tonga as an additional language at years 7 and 8, providing a language-teaching programme that can be used by all teachers, including those who do not speak lea faka-Tonga or know how to teach languages.
Faufaua! An introduction to Tongan
Faufaua! is a resource in the Learning Languages Series. Faufaua! includes:
- 20 units of three lessons each
- a range of language suitable for years 7–10 at levels 1 and 2 of the curriculum
- video and audio support to engage learners and demonstrate how fluent speakers use the language
- lesson plans that could be used to encourage learners to enjoy reading lea faka-Tonga texts.
Unfortunately, hard copy versions of Faufaua! are out of print.
Faufaua! Storybooks and teacher support materials
Six storybooks support the Learning Languages Series resource Faufaua! An Introduction to Tongan. Each story gives students opportunities to extend their language and cultural knowledge and to practise reading the target language in Faufaua!
Schools, ECE centres, and education providers can order the set of six storybooks from Down the Back of the Chair. Enter item number MOE11626 into the search box.
Teacher support materials accompany the six storybooks. Each story gives students opportunities to extend their language and cultural knowledge and to practise reading the target language in Faufaua! The teacher support materials suggest how teachers can use the storybooks to foster lea faka-Tonga learning at levels 1 and 2, particularly in the context of the Faufaua! programme.
Fakataha Faka‘osita‘u
It’s New Year’s Eve, and Vili is at Taniela’s family gathering. He really wants to meet Taniela’s cousin ‘Aisea, who is a great skateboarder, but where is ‘Aisea? Vili asks everyone as he searches for his hero.
- Unit 1 Mālō e Lelei / Greetings
- Unit 2 Fakafe‘iloaki / Introductions
- Unit 3 Fāmili / Family
See Materials that come with this resource to download Fakataha Faka‘osita‘u teacher support materials (.doc).
Ko e Fono'
Nena is going to the fono at the school hall, and ‘Alipete decides to join her. He watches in wonder as the hall begins to fill.
- Unit 5 Lau Mata‘ifika' / Counting
- Unit 6 Fakamatala‘i ‘o ha Fa‘ahinga Me‘a / Describing Things
See Materials that come with this resource to download Ko e Fono' teacher support materials (.doc).
Ko e Ta‘u Taha ‘o Tomi'
Liki promises to dance at his nephew’s first birthday party, but it’s a big event, and Liki gets nervous. Everyone will be watching. Can he dance well enough?
- Unit 7 Ko e Taimi' / Time
- Unit 8 Kātoanga‘i / Celebrating
See Materials that come with this resource to download Ko e Ta‘u Taha ‘o Tomi' teacher support materials (.doc).
Ko e hā ‘a e Hikingaua?
Sokopeti invites her French friend Madeleine to join her family for their Tongan gathering on Sunday, and Madeleine learns how to prepare Tongan food.
- Unit 11 Kāinga / Extended Family
- Unit 12 Feime‘akai / Preparing Food
- Unit 13 Kai Fakataha / Sharing Food
See Materials that come with this resource to download Ko e hā ‘a e Hikingaua teacher support materials (.doc).
Ko e Kahoa Fai‘aho
A young girl visiting relatives in Lapaha, Tonga, helps make heilala garlands for her cousin’s twenty-first birthday.
- Unit 15 Ko e Taimi' mo e ngaahi Feitu‘u' / Time and Places
- Unit 17 Ko e Ngaohi ha ‘ū Me‘a / Making Things
See Materials that come with this resource to download Ko e Kahoa Fai‘aho Teacher support materials (.doc).
Tau Koka‘anga Faka-Nu‘u Sila
A young girl living in New Zealand describes going with her family to school on a Saturday morning to join members of her community in making a ngatu cloth as a gift for the school’s fiftieth anniversary.
- Unit 17 Ko e Ngaohi ha ‘ū Me‘a / Making Things
- Unit 18 Ko Hono Fua' / Measuring
See Materials that come with this resource to download Tau Koka‘anga Faka-Nu‘u Sila Teacher support materials (.doc).
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Fakataha Faka‘osita‘u
It’s New Year’s Eve, and Vili is at Taniela’s family gathering. He really wants to meet Taniela’s cousin ‘Aisea, who is a great skateboarder, but where is ‘Aisea? Vili asks everyone as he searches for his hero.
1 of 17Ko e Fono'
Nena is going to the fono at the school hall, and ‘Alipete decides to join her.
2 of 17Ko e Ta‘u Taha ‘o Tomi‘
Liki promises to dance at his nephew’s first birthday party, but it’s a big event, and Liki gets nervous. Everyone will be watching. Can he dance well enough?
3 of 17Ko e Kahoa Fai‘aho
A young girl visiting relatives in Lapaha, Tonga, helps make heilala garlands for her cousin’s twenty-first birthday.
4 of 17Tau Koka‘anga Faka-Nu‘u Sila
A young girl living in New Zealand describes going with her family to school on a Saturday morning to join members of her community in making a ngatu cloth as a gift for the school’s fiftieth anniversary.
5 of 17Fakakaukau ke ke hoko ko ha tokotaha saienisi
In this non-fiction book, students meet two New Zealand scientists - research scientist Professor Palatasa Havea, and plant pathologist Amy Maslen-Miller.
6 of 17Fakalukuluku
In this non-fiction book, ‘Elenga Mailangi explains the Niuafo‘ou way of fishing, called “fakalukuluku”. She says that “the problem with this kind of fishing is sharks … According to a legend, a very large shark, called Sekitoa, protects the local people from shark attack.” So when the local people ...
7 of 17Fevahevahe'aki 'o e fanangā mo e fāgogō
A nine-year-old boy’s homework involves asking his family about any myths or legends they know. With his mum’s help, he contacts his grandparents in Sāmoa and Tonga and, via computer, they share traditional stories with him.
8 of 17Ko e Ki‘i Fakapulipuli ‘a ‘Eku Kuí
After Grandma passes away, Grandpa moves from Auckland to Christchurch to live with his son and his family. One day, when Grandpa takes his grandson fishing, he shares a secret – “When we used to go fishing, your grandma was the one who usually caught most of the fish!”
9 of 17Ko e Māketi he Tokonakī
In this play, two eight-year-olds are helping their parents run stalls at a Saturday market. It turns out that quite a lot of mathematics is involved.
10 of 17Ko e Sipitifaea mei Tongá
The artist and writer Mathew Tanielu Hunkin is fascinated by the history of World War Two in the Pacific. One day, he noticed an image of a spitfire (fighter plane) on a ngatu. Intrigued, he flew to Tonga to find out more. The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Air Force Museum of New Zeal...
11 of 17Ko e Tāpuaki‘i ‘o e Me‘atokoní
An eight-year-old girl in a bilingual class at her school helps her mum learn a grace to say at a work function.
12 of 17Ko Hoku Fāmilí
Ten-year-old Meleane Lupe loses her family when a tsunami strikes Niuatoputapu. Her uncle and his Samoan wife in New Zealand adopt her, and Meleane moves to Māngere.
13 of 17Ngaahi me‘a Mālie he Fononga ‘a e ‘Ātisi tā Kōmiki
In this graphic novel-style autobiography students learn the childhood and career of Māngere-born comic book artist Michel Mulipola.
14 of 17Ko e hā ‘a e Hikingaua?
Sokopeti invites her French friend Madeleine to join her family for their Tongan gathering on Sunday, and Madeleine learns how to prepare Tongan food.
15 of 17Poto series storybooks
The Poto series is a set of storybooks in gagana Samoa and lea faka Tonga.
16 of 17The Tongan Language Guidelines
Ko e Fakahinohino ki he Lea Faka-Tonga: The Tongan Language Guidelines supports the Learning Languages area of The New Zealand Curriculum. Published in 2007.
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