Pacific Islands Day / Pacific Nations Fact Trail
Pacific Nations Fact Trail
Children visit stations for different Pacific nations, such as Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, the Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, collecting a fact and drawing a flag at each.
How to run it
- Set up stations, each with a nation's flag, a map showing where it is, and three facts, for example: Papua New Guinea has more than 800 languages; Fiji's capital is Suva; Tonga is a kingdom.
- Include a 'what is this?' object or photo at each, such as a bilum string bag from Papua New Guinea or tivaevae from the Cook Islands.
- Children carry a fact booklet, visit each station, draw the flag and write one fact.
- Invite families with Pacific heritage to add a fact, photo or object to a station if they wish.
You will need
- printed flags and maps
- fact cards
- photos or objects
- fact booklets
- pencils and coloured pencils
Make it easier or harderYounger children colour flags and match pictures; older children compare population, language and climate between nations.
SafetyCheck facts with reliable sources such as each nation's official or tourism sites, and treat any borrowed family objects with care.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 2, Outcome 4Children learn about the distinct cultures and geography of Pacific nations through self-directed investigation.
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