A fun activity when learning about honeybees. 1. Research information about honeybees. 2. Write a fact in each of the 6 honeycomb cells. 3. Add colour. 4. Cut. 5. Display together on the wall to make a collaborative honeycomb. Two Templates Included: ♦ Honeybee facing right. ♦ Honeybee facing left. Provided in 2 different paper sizes: ♦ A4 paper size ♦ Letter paper size ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Make an alphabet wristband and wear it like a superhero! What impressive super power will you display? 1. Trace the letters. Then write the letters by yourself. 2. Decorate the ‘letter explosion’ in the centre. 3. Cut around the outside. 4. Wrap it around the wrist and attach it with a little tape. Of course, you don't have to make the wristband. You could use these templates in any way you wish. Included: 26 pages of wristband templates (A-Z) Features: ♦ Both capital and lower case letter formation. ♦ Pale grey font used for the letters that are traced over. ♦ Dashed centre line in a pale grey font to help with letter size. ♦ The templates have 3 capital letters and 4 lower case letters (except for ‘m’ and ‘w’ which have 2 capital letters and 3 lower case letters, due to their width). ♦ Simple shape to cut around. ♦ 3 templates to each A4 size page. ♦ Dimensions are approximately 185mm x 85mm. The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. A ‘super’ fun activity for ‘super’ kids (and teachers). Let’s face it, we all like to be a superhero once in a while …. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Is spelling homework driving you crazy? Is the preparation of it eating up all of your precious time? Then here is the answer for you …. 39 weeks of spelling lists to cover your teaching year. Word families and high frequency words. Two levels – A and B. EDITABLE FORMAT This resource is provided in two formats: * An editable WORD document – adjust it to suit you! Add dates, change spelling to suit your part of the world, etc. * A PDF document – print it out as it is and write dates on before photocopying and giving to your students. 39 WORD FAMILIES an, at, it, et, ig, in, all, ing, ot, op, un, ay, ook, est, ell, ame, ake, ide, ip, ock, uck, ump, unk, ap, ail, ain, ick, ill, ash, ink, ate, ug, eat, ice, ank, ine, oke, ope, ack. EXAMPLE – word family ‘OP’: Level A Word family – top, pop, shop, chop, drop, stop High frequency – but, was Level B Word family – all of level A words, plus: topple, develop, floppiest, galloping, lopsided, scallop. High frequency - when, what, who, where, why UK OR USA SPELLING? The lists are made using UK spelling but the WORD document is editable so if there are any words that need altering, it’s easy peasy! What do I do? Simply send the 10 week list home with the student at the beginning of the term. Ask them to keep it somewhere safe. The student refers to this list each week to learn the words. Test the students on this list at the end of each week. No more … * lists with spelling mistakes. * lists with untidy printing. * excuses about lists left at home/school. * random lists full of words without a spelling focus. * sitting up till midnight or using your weekends to prepare spelling lists. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun activity for practising sight words from magenta to orange. This activity will engage many of your students (particularly your boys). The Activity: Place the rugby balls face down (in a pile or scattered). Each student has a ‘Rugby Score Sheet’ in front of them. Students take turns at picking up a rugby ball and reading the word. They place the ball on their ‘Rugby Score Sheet’ accordingly: ♦ TACKLE – they have a go at reading the word but they are unsuccessful / require help. ♦ TRY – they read the word correctly. ♦ CONVERSION – after reading the word correctly, they can say the word in a sentence. This is great for oral language development. If they are unsuccessful at saying the word in a sentence then they leave the ball in the ‘Try’ section. Count up the number of balls in each category at the end. You could allocate points for each category if you wish. You can also play this activity in ‘teams’ and have them challenge each other. Included: ♦ Rugby balls for words from Magenta to Orange ♦ Blank template (for additional words if necessary) ♦ Rugby Score Sheet ♦ Word list ♦ Teacher notes There are 6 rugby balls on each A4 size sheet. Words are written with the NZ Basic Script font. Words align to the NZ reading colour wheel. An alternative activity is to print 2 sets of rugby balls and play ‘memory’. Place the cards face down. Students take turns at turning 2 cards over. If the words are the same, they keep the cards and have another turn. Who has the most pairs of cards at the end? © Suzanne Welch Teaching

This is a fun activity for your students that you can use after reading the story: How the Kiwi Lost its Wings. This activity is suitable for any retelling of the story. Colour the kiwi, write/draw in the body templates and staple them together. Lift the flap to view. Activities: ♦ Give the story a rating out of 5 (colour the stars) and give a reason. ♦ This story is about … (write on the lines). ♦ Facts about kiwis (write on the lines). ♦ Cinquain Poem (write on the lines, example included). ♦ Acrostic Poem (KIWI) ♦ Blank body template – make up your own activity. You can use as many of the activities as you wish (this will determine the number of ‘flaps’). The only activity that is not optional is the story rating because that is on the kiwi’s body. Two Options: ♦ Kiwi – cut the bird out and staple the flaps to it. ♦ Kiwi on page with border, tree branches and the story title. The kiwi is not cut out. Staple the flaps to it. Alternative - Plain Kiwi Template: This kiwi template is also available without the activities for the story (available for purchase in my store: 'New Zealand Kiwi Craft - Flip Flap') ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Handwriting copy cards for the NZ essential spelling lists 1-8. ♦ 10 words per card. ♦ 4 cards per A4 page. ♦ 35 cards (plus one bonus card) The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter/number shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. Lists are 1-7 and list 8 is the ‘Commonly Misspelt Words’. Each handwriting card has the list number in the top right corner. A grey dashed line is used to indicate the half-way mark. The 'bonus card' is the days of the week and the words 'yesterday, today, tomorrow'. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

New Zealand High Frequency Sight Words. Display them on the wall, put them on a ring clip, use them in a literacy activity …. 2 options available in this resource – dotty border or scribble border. Print and use the one you prefer! Blank templates included – write additional words or use your own word lists. 4 word cards to each A4 size paper. The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. Word lists included (each list on A4 size paper) High frequency words align to the NZ reading colour wheel: ♦ magenta (25 words) ♦ red (28 words) ♦ yellow (31 words) ♦ blue (37 words) ♦ green (49 words) ♦ orange (63 words) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of 26 zoo animals to label. Perfect for an animal study or as an activity pre/post a field trip to the zoo. Options: ♦ Cut and glue the labels into the correct boxes. ♦ Use the word bank to write the words into the correct boxes. The 26 Animals: Bear Crocodile Cheetah Elephant Flamingo Frog Giraffe Gorilla Hippopotamus Kangaroo Koala Lion Lizard Monkey Panda Parrot Peacock Penguin Polar Bear Rhinoceros Sloth Tiger Toucan Tortoise Walrus Zebra There are 5 labels on each picture. All pages are ‘landscape’ orientation and designed on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A poetry writing activity for your students that can be used for war remembrance days such as: ♦ Anzac Day ♦ Remembrance Day ♦ Armistice Day ♦ Memorial Day ♦ Veterans Day This poem has the format of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. Write the poem then add colour, cut, fold in half and glue together. Laminate if desired. Included: ♦ 2 x poppy bookmark templates – with and without lines for writing ♦ 1 x soldier silhouette bookmark template – with and without lines for writing ♦ Poem Framework ♦ Example poem 2 paper sizes: ♦ A4 size paper ♦ Letter size paper Approximate size: 19cm x 7 cm (once folded) ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Celebrate the Māori New Year with this literacy and craft resource. Read the article in the NZ School Journal, complete the follow-up comprehension activity and then make a paper lantern. The School Journal article is not provided in this resource. You will need access to: New Zealand School Journal – Part 1 – Number 3 – 2005 The article is about 2 children who find old kamokamo shells under their Gran’s hedge. They plant the seeds and wait for the new kamokamo to grown. They make lanterns out of the dried shells during Matariki. Reading Comprehension Activity: After reading the article in the school journal, students make a kamokamo flip book to show the order that events happened in the article. There are a total of 14 events plus a title page and a back page to colour. The kamokamo are on two A4 pages. There are 2 sets of activity sheets – one set has clues in the stalk of the picture to indicate ‘beginning, middle or end’ (B, M, E). This set is suitable for your students that require some extra support to complete the task. Answers are provided. Paper Lantern Activity: There are various templates that you can choose from to print and use. Please click on the ‘Look Inside’ button above to see examples of all templates. Some are for colouring only, and others require your students to add further decoration/patterns. A ‘handle’ template is also included however you may just wish to use scrap paper for this. Instructions are provided. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun hands-on activity that will help your learners to read a wide range of high frequency Māori words. Print and laminate the whitebait fritters. Students use a kitchen spatula to flip the word over. Ideas: • Read the word out loud and flip it over with a kitchen spatula. • Read the word out loud and use a kitchen spatula to place the fritter in/out of a frying pan. (Use a real frying pan or use the one included). • Be the first person to flip the fritter over with your kitchen spatula when the teacher calls the word (small group activity). • Have a selection of fritters and arrange them like a BINGO card. Flip the fritter over when the teacher calls a word that you have. The first person to have all of their fritters turned over is the winner. • Use them as a wall display. • Print out 2 sets and play a memory game (matching pairs) with them. Turn the fritters face down. Take turns at flipping 2 fritters over. If they match you keep the fritters, if not it’s the next person’s turn. • Read the word on the fritter. Write it down and then flip it. Included: ♦ 350 whitebait fritters ♦ Blank template (for additional words if necessary) ♦ Teacher notes ♦ Fry pan 6 whitebait fritters on each A4 size page. The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter/number shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. This resource has been created to support Māori medium education in Aotearoa. A helpful resource for full immersion and bilingual classes. Examples of words used: ngā, tētahi, mahi, reira, waka, whenua, pikitia, rua, tuatahi, rongo, karanga, āwhina, waho, kau, hua, tamaiti, ngahere, ako, paku, māna, whakahaere. For a full list of the words used in this resource please go to the tki website listed above. They are the first 350 words in frequency order (te to oho) ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of ‘Park the car’ activity sheets for 350 high frequency Māori words. A great hands-on literacy activity that will engage many of your students (particularly your boys). Drive a toy car and park it on the correct word. There are 35 carparks (A4 sheets) that list the words in frequency order. Included: ♦ Set 1 – white carparks ♦ Set 2 – grey carparks ♦ Blank templates included so you can custom design a car park for your students. ♦ Car pictures (these may be used as a temporary solution if you don’t have any toy cars) ♦ Teacher notes / suggestions for use. Words are written with the NZ Basic Script font. • More than one car park can be lined up to make it more challenging. • The sheets are numbered from 1-35. • You can send a ‘car park’ home with your students as an alternative way of reinforcing high frequency word learning at home. • Reluctant readers may feel more encouraged to participate if they bring in a toy car from home to use. Perhaps link it to a writing activity as well. • It doesn’t have to be a toy car … it could be a truck, motorbike, horse etc. This resource has been created to support Māori medium education in Aotearoa. A helpful resource for full immersion and bilingual classes. Examples of words used: ngā, tētahi, mahi, reira, waka, whenua, pikitia, rua, tuatahi, rongo, karanga, āwhina, waho, kau, hua, tamaiti, ngahere, ako, paku, māna, whakahaere. For a full list of the words used in this resource please go to the tki website listed above. They are the first 350 words in frequency order (te to oho) ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

This resource contains 4 different BINGO games that are made with the first 200 high frequency Māori words. Each game contains 50 words. The Games: ♦ Game 1 - words 1-50 ♦ Game 2 - words 51-100 ♦ Game 3 - words 101-150 ♦ Game 4 - words 151-200 Each Game Includes: ♦ word cards (print and cut) ♦ 15 x coloured BINGO mats ♦ 15 x black/white BINGO mats The coloured mats have a woven texture border. . The borders are the same as those used on my WORD CARDS. A black/white set of BINGO mats are also provided. If desired, your students could decorate the borders on these mats to personalise them. ♦ 3 BINGO mats on each A4 size page ♦ 12 words on each BINGO mat This resource has been created to support Māori medium education in Aotearoa. A helpful resource for full immersion and bilingual classes. Examples of words used: haere, tētahi, korero, ki, rawa, au, reira, reo, taea, whare, whakaaro, tekau, moana, tāngata, rongo, ingoa, hiahia, kitea, karanga, tuna, tangi, ehara, huarahi, pou. For a full list of the words used in this resource please go to the tki website listed above. They are the first 200 words in frequency order (te to āhuatanga) ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

‘Slam Dunk’ is a super-fun basketball themed game that will help your students practise reading high frequency Māori words. There are 10 different game boards that contain the first 360 words of a list on TKI called ‘1000 frequency words of Māori – in frequency order’. Included: ♦ 10 x coloured game boards ♦ 10 x black/white game boards ♦ Instructions The words are written in frequency order and the games are numbered 1-10 in the top right corner. How to Play: Equipment Needed: one dice, 6 counters and one game board per player. Players take alternate turns. 1. Place one counter on each of the 6 basketballs. 2. Roll the dice. 3. Find that number underneath the basketball and move that counter to the first word. Read the word out loud before placing your counter on top of it. The other player(s) checks you have read it correctly. 4. Continue in this way, moving a counter up one more space each time. ♦ Who is the first person to score a slam dunk? (when a counter reaches the basketball net at the top of the gameboard). ♦ Who is the first person to score all 6 slam dunks? This resource has been created to support Māori medium education in Aotearoa. A helpful resource for full immersion and bilingual classes. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun resource for learning to read the first 350 high frequency Māori words. Included: ♦ 350 coloured footprints with mud background ♦ 350 black/white footprints ♦ Blank templates (coloured and black/white) ♦ Teacher notes Ideas for use: ♦ Place a track of footprints around the classroom. Students walk around the track, stomping on the footprints and reading the words (in a taniwha voice) as they go. ♦ Scatter the footprints on the floor. The teacher says a word. Which student can be the first to stomp on the correct word? (Be careful of little toes!) ♦ Print 2 sets and play ‘memory’. Place the cards face down. Students take turns at turning 2 cards over. If the words are the same, they keep the cards and have another turn. Who has the most pairs of cards at the end? ♦ Display the words around the classroom and go on a ‘taniwha hunt’. Who can find the word ‘haere’? Give your students a magnifying glass if you have some. ♦ Give the students a copy of the blank template (black and white). They can write a sight word in the footprint and decorate it. Perhaps you could staple a few together and make a little booklet. ♦ Create a ‘sentence stomp’. Make a sentence with the words and stomp it! 4 footprints per A4 size page. Enlarge to A3 if you want larger footprints. Blank templates are provided for you to add words if necessary. The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A great hands-on activity to reinforce the reading of 350 Māori high frequency words. Make a fishing pole using a stick, string and magnet. Attach a paper clip (or split pin) to the fish and voilá! It’s time to go fishing. These fish could also be used as a classroom ‘word wall’ display or used for activities in a literacy centre. 6 fish per A4 page 3 fish swimming left / 3 fish swimming right Blank fish are also provided so you can add extra words if necessary. The 350 words have been divided into 7 groups of 50 words. Each group is a different colour (pink, red, yellow, blue, green, orange, turquoise). The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. This resource has been created to support Māori medium education in Aotearoa. A helpful resource for full immersion and bilingual classes. Examples of words used: ngā, tētahi, mahi, reira, waka, whenua, pikitia, rua, tuatahi, rongo, karanga, āwhina, waho, kau, hua, tamaiti, ngahere, ako, paku, māna, whakahaere. For a full list of the words used in this resource please go to the tki website listed above. They are the first 350 words in frequency order (te to oho) ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A full set of ‘clip and flip’ cards from magenta to orange! Sight words are written in code (word frames) – can your students work out the correct word? A word frame and 3 words are displayed on a funky i-pad. The colour of the i-pad is the same as the level on the colour wheel (eg ‘Red’ words have a red i-pad). Your students study the 3 words and decide which word fits the frame. They pin a clothes peg under the word they select then flip the card over to see if they are correct. Please note that the cards do not come with the answers already on the back. You will need to indicate the answer prior to laminating the cards. This is achieved by simply placing a pencil tick in the correct location behind the coloured border. Instructions are included in the resource. A great hands-on, critical thinking literacy activity for your students. * Use these cards in a literacy centre, in a ‘word of the day’ discussion, as a writing activity (write the word in the word frame then wipe off) etc …. * 2 i-pads on each A4 size paper. * Word lists included for each set of words. High frequency words align to the NZ reading colour wheel: ♦ magenta (25 words) ♦ red (28 words) ♦ yellow (31 words) ♦ blue (37 words) ♦ green (49 words) ♦ orange (63 words) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun NZ sight word resource for the Magenta to Orange levels of the colour wheel. 2 sets provided: ♦ coloured (footprint on rock, like a fossil) ♦ black and white 4 footprints per A4 size page. Blank templates also provided (for additional words if necessary). The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. Print and laminate the footprints that you wish to use. If you are wanting to differentiate the sets of footprints then I suggest you put a coloured dot on the back before laminating. Eg. put a red dot on the back of the ’red’ words. Ideas for Use: ♦ Place a track of footprints around the classroom. Students walk around the track, stomping on the footprints and reading the words (in a dinosaur voice) as they go. ♦ Scatter the footprints on the floor. The teacher says a word. Which student can be the first to stomp on the correct word? (Be careful of little toes!) ♦ Print 2 sets and play ‘memory’. Place the cards face down. Students take turns at turning 2 cards over. If the words are the same, they keep the cards and have another turn. Who has the most pairs of cards at the end? ♦ Bury the footprints in the sandpit and go on a ‘fossil hunt’. ♦ Display the words around the classroom and go on a ‘fossil hunt’. Who can find the word ‘like’? Give you students a magnifying glass if you have some. ♦ Give the students a copy of the blank template (black and white). They can write a sight word in the footprint and decorate it. Perhaps you could staple a few together and make a little booklet. ♦ Create a ‘sentence stomp’. Make a sentence with the words and stomp it! ♦ Display as a track of footprints all around your classroom wall. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun, hands-on activity for students learning to read the first 350 high frequency Māori words. Read the word on the kūmara chip and feed it through the hole in the mouth of the taniwha. Included: ♦ 350 kūmara chips - coloured ♦ 350 kūmara chips – black/white ♦ Chip templates (add extra words if necessary) – coloured & black/white. ♦ Taniwha – black/white for your students to decorate and personalise. ♦ Taniwha – 4 different coloured options ♦ Teacher notes Please click on the ‘Look inside’ button above to see examples. Activity Suggestions: ♦ Place the kūmara chips into a container. Students draw one out and read the word aloud. If they read it correctly, they feed it through the mouth of the taniwha. If not, they put the chip back into the container. ♦ Place the kūmara chips on the table/floor. The teacher says ‘find the word _____ and feed it to your taniwha’. This could be a race between a small group of students, or they could each have a word to find and feed. Preparation: ♦ Laminate the taniwha. Cut a hole in the mouth where indicated (to feed the chips through). It is suggested that you attach the laminated taniwha to a 2-litre ice-cream container so that it stands up. This will also give the chips something to fall into. ♦ Print the chips with the words that you would like to use. Laminate and cut. Place into a container (or something like a chip carton from a fast food outlet). Designed on A4 size paper. 14 kūmara chips on each page. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A poetry writing activity for your students that can be used for war remembrance days such as: ♦ Anzac Day ♦ Remembrance Day ♦ Armistice Day ♦ Memorial Day ♦ Veterans Day This poem has a noun, 2 adjectives, 3 verbs, a 4 word phrase and a synonym. Write the poem and then colour the poppy and border. They look great cut out and displayed on the classroom wall. There are 5 different styles of poppies. Included: ♦ 5x publishing templates - with lines for writing ♦ 5x publishing templates – no lines ♦ Poem Framework ♦ Example poem 2 paper sizes: ♦ A4 size paper ♦ Letter size paper Approximate size: 18cm x 22cm. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources