A fun activity for your students to practise their spelling words. Print and laminate the mats. Students make the words using alphabet letters (eg magnetic letters, scrabble tiles, letters written on milk bottle lids, letters written on pieces of card …) Words used: NZ Essential Spelling Words lists 1-8 (list 8 = commonly misspelt words). This is the type of activity that your ‘hands-on learners’ will appreciate. Great for a learning station, early finisher activity, etc. This activity will reinforce both spelling and reading. 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’. 69 ‘Make it’ mats in total Just print the mats that suit the level of your students: ♦ List 1 – 2 mats ♦ List 2 – 4 mats ♦ List 3 – 6 mats ♦ List 4 – 10 mats ♦ List 5 – 10 mats ♦ List 6 - 14 mats ♦ List 7 – 12 mats ♦ List 8 – 11 mats 5 words on each A4 page. The level of each mat is written in the bottom right corner. Please note that when making some of the longer words, the letter tiles will not fit in the allocated space on the page. These longer words will spread out onto the table/floor. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of 40 activity sheets for Dolch words at the Pre-Primer level. 8 activities on each sheet: ♦ Read it ♦ Colour it ♦ Trace it ♦ Write it ♦ Clap it (how many syllables?) ♦ Spell it (write it in the ‘letter boxes’) ♦ Connect it (draw a line to connect the letters) ♦ Find it (find the word written 4 times) There is also space on the top of each sheet for your students to write their name. Made on A4 size paper 2 different sets of sheets for UK/USA spelling of the word colour/color. Words Used: (Pre-Primer) a and away big blue can come down find for funny go help here I in is it jump little look make me my not one play red run said see the three to two up we where yellow you © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

This is a bundle of secret code wheels that are for Valentine’s Day. There are 6 different types of code wheels: * Alphabet and alphabet (ordered a-z) * Alphabet and alphabet (jumbled) * Alphabet and number (ordered 1-26) * Alphabet and number (jumbled) * Alphabet and symbol * Blank - write the alphabet and create your own code Each resource has 15 code wheel templates, each with Valentine’s Day pictures on the inner wheel. 5 of the resources contain a Valentine’s Day joke for your students to decipher with their wheel (the blank one doesn't contain the joke). All of the resources contain a Valentine’s Day themed template for writing a secret code on (lined and unlined) as well as 2 card templates. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Resources for teaching Te Reo Māori lessons about items found in the classroom. Vocabulary: ♦ pen - pene ♦ pencil - pene rākau ♦ book - pukapuka ♦ scissors - kutikuti ♦ eraser - ūkui ♦ ruler - rākauine ♦ crayon - pene hinu ♦ paper - pepa ♦ stapler - makatiti ♦ pencil sharpener - whakakoi pene rākau Included: ♦ wall chart – A4 size ♦ flash cards – colour and black/white ♦ matching cards – colour and black/white ♦ picture & word match (cut and glue) x4 ♦ circle the correct word ♦ word search ♦ picture & word match – draw a line to connect ♦ drawing tasks ♦ code breaking ♦ word frames ♦ make a booklet (junior activity) ♦ classroom display cards ♦ game – 4-in-a-row ♦ game - I have __ who has __? Note: This is Set A. Set B is also available and it teaches the Māori words for additional classroom objects: table, chair, computer, cupboard, mat, picture, bag, whiteboard, clock, rubbish bin. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Classroom resources for teaching Te Reo Māori lessons about the four seasons. Language Used: ♦ summer - raumati ♦ autumn - ngahuru ♦ winter - hōtoke ♦ spring - kōanga Included: ♦ pronunciation guide ♦ flash cards - colour and black/white ♦ wall signs - colour ♦ wall chart - colour ♦ matching cards - colour and black/white ♦ game (4-in-a-row) ♦ cut, match and glue activity ♦ cut, categorise and glue activity ♦ draw and write ♦ word search - 12 words (with answers) ♦ draw - photograph template ♦ word work - alphabetical order, unjumble, letter boxes, cloze (with answers) ♦ junior booklet - write the word and colour the picture ♦ season wheel ♦ season and months wheel ♦ seasonal tree in 4 sections (decorate) ♦ season cycle - cut and glue ♦ draw appropriate clothing on people ♦ season templates - for facts, drawings, etc ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Gameboards to support the learning of 2D, 3D and Polygon shapes. Provided in both COLOUR and BLACK AND WHITE. 2D SHAPES: Game 1 - circle, square, triangle, diamond, rectangle, oval. Game 2 - star, trapezoid, heart, parallelogram, cross, crescent. 3D SHAPES: cone, cube, sphere, cylinder, pyramid, cuboid. Also included is a gameboard where the word 'cuboid' is replaced with 'rectangular prism'. REGULAR POLYGONS: pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon. ** 4 gameboards in total (plus extra 3D shapes one with the alternate word). 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. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Classroom resources for teaching Te Reo Māori lessons about colours. Vocabulary: ♦ white - mā ♦ red - whero ♦ yellow - kōwhai ♦ blue - kikorangi ♦ green - kākāriki ♦ black - pango ♦ pink - māwhero ♦ purple - poroporo ♦ orange - karaka ♦ brown - parauri Included: ♦ flashcards ♦ matching cards ♦ colour by number (x4) ♦ word search ♦ word work – alphabetical order, unjumble, word frames, etc ♦ colour swatch ♦ code breaking ♦ cloze ♦ colour mixing ♦ game - 4-in-a-row ♦ junior activity sheets – ice cream colouring, paint brush colour swatch, cut and match, draw and colour ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Classroom resources for teaching Te Reo Māori lessons about animals. Vocabulary: ♦ dog - kurī ♦ cat - ngeru ♦ horse - hōiho ♦ cow - kau ♦ pig - poaka ♦ sheep - hipi ♦ rabbit - rāpeti ♦ fish - ika ♦ elephant - arewhana ♦ giraffe - kakiroa Included: ♦ wall chart (A4 size) ♦ flashcards – colour and black/white ♦ matching cards - colour and black/white ♦ game - 4-in-a-row ♦ game - I have ___ who has ___? ♦ make a class booklet (junior activity) ♦ circle the correct word ♦ line match ♦ code breaking ♦ word search ♦ drawing activities ♦ animal research templates ♦ word work – alphabetical order, letter boxes, etc ♦ stick puppets – colour and black/white ♦ cut, match and glue activities ********************************************************************** © 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

A super-fun activity for Valentine’s Day. Make these secret code wheels and use them to write a secret message/card for someone special. Included: ♦ 15 templates (different pictures in each wheel). ♦ Teacher notes. ♦ Joke – for your students to decipher using their code wheel. ♦ Writing template – for your students to write a secret message on. ♦ 2 card templates – for your students to write a secret message in. Pictures on the inner wheels: Furry love monster, cupcake, cupcake with sign, heart (dotty), heart (concentric), heart (zig-zag), heart (stripes), heart (scalloped edge), flower, tree with hearts, bee, bee mine, bear, lovebug, frog. 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. They work fine with paper if you don’t have a supply of card. This template: This template has the upper case alphabet on the outer wheel and the lower case alphabet (jumbled) on the inner wheel. Other templates that are available from my TES store: Alphabet and Symbol Blank Template Alphabet and alphabet (ordered) Alphabet and number (ordered) Alphabet and number (jumbled) You can also purchase all 6 templates as a 'bundle' for a heavily discounted price. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun activity for Valentine’s Day. Make these secret code wheels and use them to write a secret message/card for someone special. Included: ♦ 15 templates (different pictures in each wheel). ♦ Teacher notes. ♦ Writing template – for your students to write a secret message on. ♦ 2 card templates – for your students to write a secret message in. Pictures on the inner wheels: Furry love monster, cupcake, cupcake with sign, heart (dotty), heart (concentric), heart (zig-zag), heart (stripes), heart (scalloped edge), flower, tree with hearts, bee, bee mine, bear, lovebug, frog. 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. They work fine with paper if you don’t have a supply of card. This template: This template is blank. Your students will need to write the alphabet on the outer wheel, and something on the inner wheel (alphabet, numbers, symbols). Other templates that are available on my TES store: Alphabet and Symbol Alphabet and alphabet (ordered) Alphabet and alphabet (jumbled) Alphabet and number (ordered) Alphabet and number (jumbled) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun activity for Valentine’s Day. Make these secret code wheels and use them to write a secret message/card for someone special. Included: ♦ 15 templates (different pictures in each wheel). ♦ Teacher notes. ♦ Joke – for your students to decipher using their code wheel. ♦ Writing template – for your students to write a secret message on. ♦ 2 card templates – for your students to write a secret message in. Pictures on the inner wheels: Furry love monster, cupcake, cupcake with sign, heart (dotty), heart (concentric), heart (zig-zag), heart (stripes), heart (scalloped edge), flower, tree with hearts, bee, bee mine, bear, lovebug, frog. 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. They work fine with paper if you don’t have a supply of card. This template: This template has the alphabet on the outer wheel and numbers (ordered) on the inner wheel. Other templates that are available from my TES store: Alphabet and Symbol Blank Template Alphabet and alphabet (ordered) Alphabet and alphabet (jumbled) Alphabet and number (jumbled) You can also purchase the 'bundle' for a heavily discounted price. The bundle includes all 6 different code breaking templates. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun activity for Valentine’s Day. Make these secret code wheels and use them to write a secret message/card for someone special. Included: ♦ 15 templates (different pictures in each wheel). ♦ Teacher notes. ♦ Joke – for your students to decipher using their code wheel. ♦ Writing template – for your students to write a secret message on. ♦ 2 card templates – for your students to write a secret message in. Pictures on the inner wheels: Furry love monster, cupcake, cupcake with sign, heart (dotty), heart (concentric), heart (zig-zag), heart (stripes), heart (scalloped edge), flower, tree with hearts, bee, bee mine, bear, lovebug, frog. 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. They work fine with paper if you don’t have a supply of card. This template: This template has the alphabet on the outer wheel and numbers (jumbled) on the inner wheel. Other templates available from my TES store: Alphabet and Symbol Blank Template Alphabet and alphabet (ordered) Alphabet and alphabet (jumbled) Alphabet and number (ordered) You can also purchase all 6 resources as a 'bundle' for a heavily discounted price. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun activity for Valentine’s Day. Make these secret code wheels and use them to write a secret message/card for someone special. Included: ♦ 15 templates (different pictures in each wheel). ♦ Teacher notes. ♦ Joke – for your students to decipher using their code wheel. ♦ Writing template – for your students to write a secret message on. ♦ 2 card templates – for your students to write a secret message in. Pictures on the inner wheels: Furry love monster, cupcake, cupcake with sign, heart (dotty), heart (concentric), heart (zig-zag), heart (stripes), heart (scalloped edge), flower, tree with hearts, bee, bee mine, bear, lovebug, frog. 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. They work fine with paper if you don’t have a supply of card. This template: This template has the upper case alphabet on the outer wheel and the lower case alphabet (both ordered) on the inner wheel. Other templates available from my TES store: Alphabet and Symbol Blank Template Alphabet and alphabet (jumbled) Alphabet and number (ordered) Alphabet and number (jumbled) You can also purchase all 6 templates as a 'bundle' for a heavily discounted price. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Resources for teaching Te Reo Māori lessons about items found in the classroom. Vocabulary: ♦ chair - tūru ♦ table - tēpu ♦ cupboard - kāpata ♦ computer - rorohiko ♦ mat - whāriki ♦ whiteboard - papamā ♦ bag - pēke ♦ rubbish bin - ipupara ♦ clock - matawā ♦ picture - pikitia Included: ♦ wall chart – A4 size ♦ flash cards – colour and black/white ♦ matching cards – colour and black/white ♦ picture & word match (cut and glue) x4 ♦ circle the correct word ♦ word search ♦ picture & word match – draw a line to connect ♦ drawing tasks ♦ code breaking ♦ word frames ♦ make a booklet (junior activity) ♦ classroom display cards ♦ game – 4-in-a-row ♦ game - I have __ who has __? Note: This is Set B. Set A is also available and it teaches the Māori words for additional classroom objects (stationery): pencil, stapler, pen, paper, book, ruler, scissors, eraser, crayon, pencil sharpener. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun activity for Valentine’s Day. Make these secret code wheels and use them to write a secret message/card for someone special. Included: ♦ 15 templates (different pictures in each wheel). ♦ Teacher notes. ♦ Joke – for your students to decipher using their code wheel. ♦ Writing template – for your students to write a secret message on. ♦ 2 card templates – for your students to write a secret message in. Pictures on the inner wheels: Furry love monster, cupcake, cupcake with sign, heart (dotty), heart (concentric), heart (zig-zag), heart (stripes), heart (scalloped edge), flower, tree with hearts, bee, bee mine, bear, lovebug, frog. 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. They work fine with paper if you don’t have a supply of card. This template: This template has the alphabet on the outer wheel and symbols on the inner wheel. Other templates that are available from my TES store: Blank Template Alphabet and alphabet (ordered) Alphabet and alphabet (jumbled) Alphabet and number (ordered) Alphabet and number (jumbled) All of the templates are also available as a 'bundle' for a heavily discounted price. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

‘The Three Little Pigs’ – stick puppet templates. Black and White templates: • Pig • Wolf • Pot on the fire • House – straw, wood, brick • House – blank (draw your own cladding) • House – large templates (blank, straw, wood, brick) Coloured templates: • Pigs - different colours (no background colour) • Pigs - different colours (with background colour) • Pigs - pink 1 • Pigs - pink 2 • Pigs - grey/black • Wolf (with background colour) • Wolf (no background colour) • Pot on the fire • Houses - straw, wood, brick • Houses - large templates (straw, wood, brick) Laminate if desired. Attach a craft stick and you’re ready to have loads of fun. Great for story retell, oral language development, puppetry skills, imaginative play, etc © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Black and white template for stick puppets. Shirt/dress template is given - your students will draw a head to make a character. Add a craft stick to make into a puppet. 2 pages. 6 templates per page. 6 x male 6 x female (note: some can be either male or female) Great for oral language development. Visit my store for more great stick puppet templates. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Super-fun stick puppets! Simply colour, laminate and attach a craft stick. Great for oral language development, co-operative learning, drama, performance skills, engaging reluctant learners, etc … Fantastic for a topic based study (eg Greek/Roman times, Olympics, etc). Students can use these puppets to demonstrate their learning. Can also be used as a writing prompt (eg script writing, narrative writing, descriptive writing …) This set contains 12 black and white stick puppet templates for your students to colour and construct. Mixture of male and female. One head is turned so you see the back of the head. Go on ... have some fun! Visit my store for more stick puppets and other great classroom resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources