10 prince/princess templates to make stick puppets. 5 boys and 5 girls. Students decide what sort of emotion they would like their prince/princess to have and draw the face accordingly (eg happy, excited, sad, surprised, angry …) If desired, your students can draw a different emotion on two of the templates (same character) and then stick them back-to-back with the craft stick in between. Then they can simply turn the puppet around during their performances to show a different emotion. Also included is a blank template to make additional characters/props. 2 formats for your printing convenience: ♦ 5x princes on one page and 5 x princesses on one page ♦ six of the same prince/princess on each page. A super-fun activity to encourage oral language development. Great for literacy centres, imaginative play, drama activities, story retells, etc. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

10 boy/girl templates to make stick puppets. (5 boys and 5 girls). Students decide what sort of emotion they would like their person to have and draw the face accordingly (eg happy, excited, sad, surprised, angry …) If desired, your students could draw a different emotion on two of the templates (same person) and then stick them back to back with the craft stick in between. Then they can simply turn the puppet around during their performances to show a different emotion. Blank templates are also included for you to make additional characters/props. 2 sizes: ♦ Large – 4 per page ♦ Small – 9 per page A super-fun activity to encourage oral language development. Great for play based learning, drama activities, story retells, celebration days, etc ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun activity for your students during Easter. Make the secret code wheel and use it to decipher some Easter jokes. Then use the secret code wheel to write your own secret messages. Included: ♦ Secret code wheel template ♦ Teacher notes ♦ 12 Easter jokes to decipher (answers included) ♦ Various Easter themed templates for your students to write secret messages on How it works: Turn the inner wheel so that the ‘code ear’ is pointing to the letter of the alphabet that you see in the mystery code writing. Look at the letter of the alphabet that the ‘answer ear’ is pointing to and write it down. Continue in this way until all of the letters in the mystery code have been deciphered. What you need: All you need is a split pin (otherwise known as a brad pin), or alternatively just use a push-pin and attach it to a pin board or something soft like an eraser. It works fine with paper if you don’t have a supply of card. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Fun Christmas Gameboards - ‘4 in a row’ How to play: Roll the dice, read the word, find the picture and put a counter on it. The first person to get 4 of their counters in a row is the winner. Equipment needed: one dice (numbered 1-6) and counters for each player. Number of players: works best with 2 players. What you get: 4 games with different Christmas images. Each game comes in two versions – plain white background, or blue background. Plus a freebie: Christmas 3D shapes – 4 in a row gameboard (cone, sphere, pyramid, cube, cylinder, cuboid/rectangular prism) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

18 animals with a Santa hat. Black and white templates for your students to colour. Attach a craft stick to make a stick puppet. 6 different puppets per page. A fun Christmas activity. Animals include: cow goat cat dog x2 sheep x2 lion penguin hippo elephant octopus mouse owl pig walrus bunny llama © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

20 different gift tags for your students to colour and write on. Included: ♦ 20 black and white templates ♦ 20 black and white templates – without the words to and from ♦ blank template (students design their own) 4 tags per A4 page. A variety of both horizontal and vertical orientation. A fun and useful activity for your students during the festive season. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Draw images of Kiwiana / New Zealand in the sections of the kiwi. Included: one blank template. Designed on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of six activity sheets for using with junior students after reading the following book: TITLE: Daniel’s Matariki Feast AUTHOR: Rebecca Beyer and Linley Wellington ILLUSTRATOR: Christine Ross Included: ♦ Draw what you’d like to have for a Matariki feast. ♦ Draw what you’d like to grow in the vegetable garden. ♦ Colour, trace and write the word ‘Matariki’. Fill in the letter boxes and connect the letters with a line. Draw a picture that shows how you’d like to celebrate Matariki. ♦ Printing practice – trace the words: ‘Matariki is a good time to start something new. I would like to …’ then draw a picture to show your answer. ♦ Design a new cover for the book. ♦ Word graph. Circle and count the words, record on the block graph and write the number underneath. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun Christmas art activity. Draw a picture on top of the text in the Christmas bauble. Use coloured pencils or watercolour paints so the text can still be seen. 2 Different Texts (repeated in bauble): ♦ Merry Christmas (English) ♦ Meri Kirihimete (Māori) Each set comes in 4 different font styles. Included: ♦ Example ♦ 4x templates in English. ♦ 4x templates in Te Reo Māori. ♦ Blank template – no text in the middle of the bauble. Designed on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

The fantail (pīwakawaka) features in many Māori myths and legends. This craft activity can be used for any of the stories (or alternatively, for a study on New Zealand birds). Students write or draw on the tail fan and then attach it to the bird. You can add as many tail fans as you wish. Two Options: ♦ Attach the tail fan(s) to a bird that has been cut out. ♦ Attach the tail fan(s) to a bird that is on a sheet of paper (you will probably need a long-armed stapler for this option). Two Sets of Templates: ♦ Fantail facing right. ♦ Fantail facing left. Writing / Drawing Suggestions: ♦ Write facts about fantails. ♦ Draw your favourite part of the story. ♦ Give the story a rating out of 10 and give a reason. ♦ Write about the story (plot, setting, characters, message, etc). ♦ Draw a fantail and add labels. ♦ Write about where you’d like to fly to if you were a fantail. ♦ Write vocabulary from the story (English / Te Reo). The tail fans are completely blank (no lines for writing). If you would like lines, then I suggest you draw some before photocopying. Designed on A4 size paper. Approximate size when cut out is 23cm by 16cm. The Templates (right and left facing): ♦ Bird with page border, tree branches and the word ‘pīwakawaka’. ♦ Bird. ♦ 1x feather tail fan and 1x blank tail fan. ♦ 2 x feather tail fans. ♦ 2 x blank tail fans. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Celebrate the Māori New Year with this fun foldable. Matariki is a time to reflect on the year that has passed, and to set new goals for the year ahead. Colour the star and the background. Write in the middle piece. Cut around the outside and make 4 folds. There are 6 different options for the reflection / goal setting piece in the middle. The wording is listed below: Option 1: When I think about the last year, I feel proud because … A goal I have for the coming year is ... Option 2: A goal I have for the coming year is ... Something I can do to help me achieve this is ... Option 3: Three goals I have for the coming year are ... Option 4: This is a picture of my goal. Option 5: Words that describe the year that has just passed: Option 6: The best thing about the year that has just passed was: Approximately 12 cm in diameter when folded. Designed on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun activity when studying sport or a big event such as the Rugby World Cup. ** WHAT TO DO:** Research information about a rugby player and record it in the boxes around the border. Add hair and facial features to the body outline. Colour the uniform (as it currently is, or design a new one). 4 DIFFERENT TEMPLATES: Shirt with collar - information titles in boxes around border. Shirt with collar - blank boxes around border. Shirt without collar - information titles in boxes around border. Shirt without collar - blank boxes around border. The information titles around the border are: Name Age Country Position D.O.B Place of Birth Height Weight Team Name Nickname Fact If you don’t like these titles, just use the template with the blank boxes. PAPER SIZE: Designed on A4 size paper. Enlarge to A3 size if you wish. I consider the body template to be suitable for both male and female rugby players. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A ‘Fun with a Ruler’ art project for your students to complete leading up to Remembrance Day / Memorial Day / Armistice Day / Anzac Day. This project involves your students ruling straight lines between 2 dots on a template, to create a poppy. Your students could write something in the petals before colouring (eg facts, opinons, a 4 line poem, etc). Display them together to make a 'poppy patchwork quilt'. Included: ♦ Template – black dots ♦ Template – light grey dots ♦ Example – black/white ♦ Instructions ♦ Teacher notes Level of Difficulty: Your students need to be able to use a ruler to draw straight lines between 2 points (the curves are made with straight lines … it’s like magic!). The design looks more complicated than it actually is. Concentration is required, but the actual process is not difficult. A pattern is repeated 8 times. Instructions: Simple, clear, easy-to-follow instructions are provided. One instruction per page (image and a sentence). Display the instructions via a data projector if you have access to one. Otherwise print and enlarge them and/or demonstrate on an enlarged template. Equipment: You need a ruler and a pen (black works best). Something to colour with (eg coloured pencils, watercolours, felt tip markers, chalk pastels, dye, etc) Size: The artwork measures approximately 17cm x 17cm. Designed on A4 size paper. Keywords: string art, parabolic curves, math, geometry, patterns, war, symbolism, veteran, © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun art project for your students when celebrating special days such as: ♦ ANZAC Day ♦ Remembrance Day ♦ Memorial Day ♦ Armistice Day This project involves your students ruling straight lines between 2 dots on a template, to create poppy inspired art work. This is Design B (cross). Included: ♦ Template ♦ Example – black/white and colour ♦ Instructions Level of Difficulty: Your students need to be able to use a ruler to draw straight lines between 2 points (even the curves are made with straight lines … it’s like magic!). The designs look more complicated than they actually are. Concentration is required, but the actual process is not difficult. Instructions: Simple, clear, easy-to-follow instructions are provided. One instruction per page (image and a sentence). Display the instructions via a data projector if you have access to one. Otherwise print and enlarge them and/or demonstrate on an enlarged template. Equipment Needed: You need a ruler and a pen (black works best). Something to colour with (eg coloured pencils, watercolours, felt tip markers, chalk pastels, dye, etc) Size: The artwork measures approximately 17cm x 17cm. Designed on A4 size paper. Other designs are also available (in my store): * Design A - wreath * Design C - medal * Design D - poppy © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun art project for your students when celebrating special days such as: ♦ ANZAC Day ♦ Remembrance Day ♦ Memorial Day ♦ Armistice Day This project involves your students ruling straight lines between 2 dots on a template, to create poppy inspired art work. This is Design C (medal). Included: ♦ Template ♦ Example – black/white and colour ♦ Instructions Level of Difficulty: Your students need to be able to use a ruler to draw straight lines between 2 points (even the curves are made with straight lines … it’s like magic!). The designs look more complicated than they actually are. Concentration is required, but the actual process is not difficult. Instructions: Simple, clear, easy-to-follow instructions are provided. One instruction per page (image and a sentence). Display the instructions via a data projector if you have access to one. Otherwise print and enlarge them and/or demonstrate on an enlarged template. Equipment Needed: You need a ruler and a pen (black works best). Something to colour with (eg coloured pencils, watercolours, felt tip markers, chalk pastels, dye, etc) Size: The artwork measures approximately 17cm x 17cm. Designed on A4 size paper. This is Design C (medal). Other designs are also available in my store: Design A - wreath Design B - cross Design D - poppy Keywords: string art, parabolic curves, math, geometry, patterns, war, symbolism, veteran ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A handy resource for war remembrance days such as: ♦ Anzac Day ♦ Remembrance Day ♦ Armistice Day ♦ Veterans Day 10 Different Designs: Great for making wreaths and other craft activities. Made on A4 size paper. 12 poppies per sheet. Please note that this resource is for teachers to use in the classroom, not for sellers to make products with. It is a PDF file. It is not clip art. Thanks. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun, creative activity to help you get to know your students at the beginning of the school year. Make a star and hang your ‘galaxy of learners’ from the ceiling. The front of the star has flaps that open to reveal a picture of the student (draw a self-portrait or glue a photo) and the back shows 8 pictures of your student’s favourite things. Two Templates: ♦ With headings (see list below) ♦ Blank – add your own ‘favourite’ categories The 8 Favourite Things: ♦ Holiday location ♦ Food ♦ Animal ♦ Hobby ♦ TV Programme ♦ Game ♦ Colour ♦ Sport Template with US spelling/vocabulary is also included: color, program, vacation (instead of holiday). Two Paper Sizes: ♦ A4 size ♦ Letter size Easy-to-follow instructions are included. Each star requires two pieces of paper (front and back template). Approximate size: 18cm in diameter. Great as a classroom activity or set it as a homework project during the first 1-2 weeks of school. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun Christmas activity that you can display in the classroom and then take home to hang on the Christmas tree. 2 Design Options: ♦ lift the flaps to reveal a Christmas picture and write a Christmas wish on the back of the star. ♦ lift the flaps to reveal a Christmas wish and have the picture on the back of the star. Included: ♦ Star templates – 30 different picture options. ♦ Instructions – construction, colouring, writing. ♦ Blank template to draw your own picture. 2 Paper Sizes: There are 2 files included in this resource to suit many classrooms around the world. ♦ A4 paper size. ♦ Letter paper size. Suitable for: I believe this activity is suitable for approximately 8 years and over. Some precision with cutting and gluing is required. 2 pieces of paper are used to make each star (front and back). There are 30 different pictures included for the ‘back’ star template which allows plenty of choice for you and your students. Pictures from 5 different clip artists have been used so there is some variation in the style of pictures. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun art project for your students when celebrating special days such as: ♦ ANZAC Day ♦ Remembrance Day ♦ Memorial Day ♦ Armistice Day This project involves your students ruling straight lines between 2 dots on a template, to create poppy inspired art work. This is Design A (wreath). Included: ♦ Template ♦ Example – black/white and colour ♦ Instructions Level of Difficulty: Your students need to be able to use a ruler to draw straight lines between 2 points (even the curves are made with straight lines … it’s like magic!). The designs look more complicated than they actually are. Concentration is required, but the actual process is not difficult. Instructions: Simple, clear, easy-to-follow instructions are provided. One instruction per page (image and a sentence). Display the instructions via a data projector if you have access to one. Otherwise print and enlarge them and/or demonstrate on an enlarged template. Equipment Needed: You need a ruler and a pen (black works best). Something to colour with (eg coloured pencils, watercolours, felt tip markers, chalk pastels, dye, etc) Size: The artwork measures approximately 17cm x 17cm. Designed on A4 size paper. These designs are also available (in my store): * Design B - cross * Design C - medal * Design D - poppy Keywords: string art, parabolic curves, math, geometry, patterns, war, symbolism, veteran © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Celebrate the Christmas Season with these paper lanterns. Lots of different options to choose from. A ‘Happy Holidays’ template is also included for your students who don’t celebrate Christmas. Bonus Inclusion: Six templates for New Zealand classrooms. The words are written in Te Reo Māori: ♦ Meri Kirihimete (Merry Christmas) ♦ Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou (Happy New Year) Designed on A4 size paper. Information and easy-to-follow instructions are included. Idea: There are 2 gift boxes on the ‘gift’ template. Your students could draw pictures inside the boxes. One box could have something they’d like to receive, and the other box could have something they’d like to give. Happy Holidays! ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources