Tamaiti Season 1
Tamaiti is a video program that allows children to feel connected to Samoan culture. They will be learning Samoan language and culture through singing, dancing, playing and having fun! Videos are in English and Samoan.
Connect your Child to Samoan Language and Culture
Do you find it difficult to connect your children to Samoan culture living outside of Samoa?
Tamaiti can help teach your child Samoan language and culture through fun and informative videos. We use arts and crafts, activities, play, singing, dancing and even yoga to teach your child Samoan words and Samoan culture. We also include a workbook that enhances the learning outside the videos.
Tamaiti means children and this program is aimed at children aged 0 to 5 (although some older children may enjoy it too). We have an Early Childhood Educator Adviser to ensure what we teach is in line with the Australian Early Childhood Framework. Also perfect for Child Care Centres wanting to introduce regular diverse content to their programming.
Course Curriculum
How to use Tamaiti - video
Land - Ele'ele - Video
Sea - Sami - Video
Air - Ea - Video
Transport Workbook - PDF
Rainy - Timuga - Video
Sunny - Laina - Video
Windy - Matagi - Video
Cold - Malulu - Video
Tamaiti Weather Activity Book - PDF
Instruments - Video
Singing - Video
Rhythm - Video
Pitch - Video
Tamaiti Music Activity Book
Sports Clothes - Video
Church Clothes - Video
School Clothes - Video
Home Clothes - Video
Tamaiti Clothes Activity Book - PDF
Alphabet 1 - Video
Alphabet 2 - Video
Alphabet 3 - Video
Alphabet 4 - Video
Tamaiti Alphabet Activity Book
O A'U 1 - Video
O A'U 2 - Video
Tamaiti O A'U Activity Book - PDF
Diversify your child care centre, so children can respect and celebrate differences.
Penn State Extension has found "Diversity activities teach young children to respect and celebrate the differences in all people.
Learning about different cultural aspects offers new experiences for children. It also helps them realize that we’re all human, despite differences in how we look, dress, what we eat or celebrate.
Games and activities offer a fun way for young children to learn about differences and similarities among people and introduce the concept of diversity. All types of differences such as race, religion, language, traditions, and gender can be introduced this way."
Testimonials
Thank You
Brenda Paraha
This course was easy to follow and user-friendly. The pre-schoolers of our family really enjoyed the content and we loved hearing them attempt to pronounce the words and learning the language of our ancestors. Thank you, Measina Samoa for providing this type of content for our children to learn.
A need for our Pacific Island community
Johanne Taupau
Thank you for your support and teaching my 3 kids (all U5 yrs) the beautiful Samoan culture through: traditional arts, stories, song and dance. Teaching children at this age, I strongly believe it gives a child the confidence of cultural belonging. Your workshop is a NEED for our Pacific Island community and should be introduced into the Victorian Early Years Framework!!! Keep up your amazing work! Cheers Joh!!
Loved the lesson
Rubys Day Dreams
You are the best! Loved the lesson.
Pricing Options
Course Instructor
Tamaiti Host
Morwenna Petaia
Morwenna has worked in the Education sector for more than 10 years. She has taught in Hawaii, Samoa as well as Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Pacific Island Studies, a Master of International and Community Development and a Graduate Certificate in Marketing.
Morwenna is a child at heart and loves working with children and sharing her Samoan culture.
No. All Tamaiti videos are in English and Samoan as we know there are parents who don't speak Samoan fluently. This way parents can learn with their children.
All Tamaiti videos can be accessed from any smart device (laptop, phone, tablet, smart tv). Head to courses.measinasamoa.com.au/tamaiti and enter your log-in details.
All videos are accessible to you on demand. If you like to watch them in the mornings, watch them in the mornings. If you want to use them as an afternoon treat watch them in the afternoon. You decide when and where to watch the Tamaiti videos.
You don't need any materials to watch Tamaiti. We show you how to do various arts and crafts activities which you can choose to make at a time that suits you. These are optional and your child will still learn just from watching.
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