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Matariki – Haiku Poetry Writing – Make a feather korowai
Celebrate the Māori New Year with this writing/art activity.
Write a haiku poem on the feather template. Add colour and cut it out. Join the class feathers together to make a korowai (Māori cloak).
Included:
♦ Haiku framework chart
♦ Example poem
♦ Feather template – with lines for writing
♦ Feather template – without lines
Please note that information/instructions are not included for the making of the korowai. To see examples, please do an image search online (Matariki feather cloaks).
The Haiku Poem:
The haiku poem is a simple, 3-line poem that involves counting syllables. The framework is: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables.
Early finishers can use the feather template without the lines to create additional decorative feathers that can then be interspersed between the haiku feathers.
Made on A4 size paper. Two feathers per sheet.
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Anzac Day, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day - Acrostic Poetry Writing (Bunting)
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
Write the acrostic poem, add colour, cut and display as bunting.
Simply trim the flap off if you don’t want to display it as bunting.
There are 5 different styles of poppy headers for each of the words listed below. (80 different templates altogether).
The 16 Words:
SOLDIER
PLATOON
BATTLE
REMEMBER
POPPIES
SACRIFICE
MILITARY
CONFLICT
TRENCHES
WEAPONRY
VETERAN
FREEDOM
WAR
PEACE
ANZAC DAY (for NZ and Australian classrooms)
GALLIPOLI (for NZ and Australian classrooms)
Provided in 2 Paper Sizes:
♦ A4 paper size
♦ Letter paper size
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Anzac Day, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day - Diamante Poetry Writing
A poetry writing activity for your students that can be used for war remembrance days such as:
♦ Anzac Day
♦ Remembrance Day
♦ Armistice Day
♦ Veterans Day
The Diamante Poem looks at nouns, verbs, adjectives and synonyms/antonyms.
This resource contains 2 different frameworks for your students to use.
Included in this Resource:
♦ 2x framework charts
♦ Example poems for both of the frameworks
♦ 15 different publishing templates.
Provided in 2 Paper Sizes:
♦ A4 size paper
♦ Letter size paper
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Anzac Day, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day – Poetry in a Pocket
A creative way to present some poetry on war remembrance days such as:
♦ Anzac Day
♦ Remembrance Day
♦ Armistice Day
♦ Memorial Day
♦ Veterans Day
Write the acrostic poem in the square and then cut it out. Fold the pocket template and glue the poem in centre, under the flaps.
Template Options:
♦ Acrostic Poem – 8 templates to choose from (see list below).
♦ Ode of Remembrance – this is not a writing activity, it is just a copy of the poem that students can glue in and learn.
♦ ‘Thank you for …’ – write a list of things you appreciate about the men/women who serve in the military.
♦ Blank – decide on your own writing (or drawing) activity.
The Acrostic Poem Templates:
MILITARY
SOLDIER
WAR VETERAN
WAR
REMEMBER
ANZAC DAY
ANZAC COVE
GALLIPOLI
Approximate size (once folded): 9cm x 8.5cm.
Two Paper Sizes:
♦ A4 paper size
♦ Letter paper size
Please note that with the letter size paper, the pocket template is on one piece of paper and the square that gets glued in the middle is on another piece of paper (4 squares per sheet).
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Anzac Day, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day - Haiku Poem on a Poppy Bookmark
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)
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Anzac Day, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day - Cinquain Poetry Writing
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.
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New Zealand Essential Spelling Words – Mystery Codes
A high-interest activity to assist your students with learning their essential spelling words.
Students use a ‘Secret Code Alphabet Sheet’ to decode the 5 mystery words on their worksheet. Then they complete the other activities using these 5 words.
Activities:
♦ Decode the mystery words using the secret code alphabet sheet.
♦ Write the words in the letter boxes.
♦ Write the words in alphabetical order.
♦ Select one (or more) words and write it in a fancy way (word art).
Included:
♦ 58 activity sheets for all of the words in Lists 1-7.
♦ Secret code alphabet sheets
♦ Answers
♦ Teacher notes
♦ Materials for teaching the ‘letter boxes’ activity
58 Worksheets:
♦ List 1 - 2 sheets
♦ List 2 - 4 sheets
♦ List 3 - 6 sheets
♦ List 4 - 10 sheets
♦ List 5 - 10 sheets
♦ List 6 - 14 sheets
♦ List 7 - 12 sheets
The Secret Codes:
♦ List 1 & 2 – flowers (the same code)
♦ List 3 - circles
♦ List 4 - faces (emotions)
♦ List 5 - tribal patterns
♦ List 6 - heads
♦ List 7 - ice blocks
The ‘Alphabet Code Sheets’ are designed to be laminated and used multiple times. There are 2 on each A4 size page. Print and cut.
Sheets are labelled with the list number in the top left corner (eg 4e)
The code breaking activity works on important skills such as comparing/contrasting, predicting and skimming/scanning.
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New Zealand Sight Words – Mystery Word Cards
Mystery Sight Words! Students work out the starting letter of each image and place an alphabet manipulative underneath it to work out the secret word. A great hands-on activity that supports both reading and spelling of high frequency words.
Use alphabet manipulatives such as magnetic letters or letters written on milk bottle lids. Alternatively your students could ‘write and wipe’ the letters with a whiteboard marker (laminate first).
Included:
♦ 45 x 3 letter word cards
♦ 45 x 4 letter word cards
♦ 30 x 5 letter word cards
♦ Teaching aids (little flashcards to ensure your students know what each image is).
Made on A4 size paper. 3 word cards per sheet.
Words Used:
3 letter words: mum, the, dad, and, can, sat, for, get, put, was, you, she, are, too, not, but, big, see, one, all, day, out, ran, him, saw, his, got, yes, her, let, had, end, now, fun, bag, did, run, use, old, new, how, who, our, man, dog.
4 letter words: like, look, said, went, here, come, with, they, this, will, down, when, came, make, back, into, play, take, that, then, from, baby, have, help, home, need, soon, find, very, were, your, walk, girl, last, what, goes, next, than, cake, good, know, them, want, feel, just.
5 letter words: going, today, where, likes, there, again, laugh, could, under, about, their, right, still, water, after, think, other, these, began, never, first, found, night, small, three, every, bring, catch, brown, funny.
Images Used:
Apple, ball, car, dog, egg, frog, guitar, hammer, ice-cream, juice, key, lamp/light, mouse, nine/number, orange, pig, queen, rainbow, sun, tortoise, umbrella, violin, whale, xylophone, yacht, zip.
The same image is used throughout the cards (a is always apple, b is always ball …)
(Note: the letters q and z do not appear in any of the words.)
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Zoo Animals – Basic Report
A fun concertina booklet to present information about 27 different zoo animals.
The Report Headings:
What do I look like?
What do I eat?
Who are my enemies?
What do I like to do?
Where do I live?
Interesting fact.
What type of animal am I? (amphibian, bird, fish, mammal, reptile – tick the correct box)
Cover page – give the animal a name; write your own name; colour the animal.
How To Construct:
1. Trim around the outside of the page.
2. Fold in half and glue.
3. Concertina fold to make a booklet.
Included:
♦ Template for 27 different zoo animals.
♦ Blank template (to make for other animals).
♦ Construction instructions.
The Animals:
Bear
Cheetah
Crocodile
Elephant
Flamingo
Frog
Giraffe
Gorilla
Hippopotamus
Kangaroo
Koala
Lion
Lizard
Monkey
Panda
Parrot
Peacock
Penguin
Polar Bear
Rhinoceros
Sloth
Snake
Tiger
Toucan
Tortoise
Walrus
Zebra
Designed on A4 size paper. Can be enlarged to allow additional room for writing.
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Alphabet and Numbers in New Zealand font – ‘Roll and Write’ Activity
A fun activity to reinforce letter and number formation.
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’.
Students roll a dice, look on the sheet and write the letter/number that corresponds to the number on the dice.
Various templates are available to allow you to differentiate the activity for your students.
Included:
♦ Lower case letters (a-z) – 5 pages
♦ Upper case letters (A-Z) – 5 pages
♦ Lower and upper case letters (Aa-Zz) – 5 pages
♦ Numbers (0-10) – 2 pages
3 Different Formats:
♦ Trace all
♦ Trace 2 and write 3
♦ Write all
Your students can write on the sheets, or you can laminate them and have it as a ‘write and wipe’ activity.
Great for early finishers, literacy station, etc…
* Four of the vowels (a,e,i,u) appear twice in each set. This was done simply because there are 30 spaces and only 26 letters of the alphabet.
* The number zero (0) also appears twice in the set of number sheets as there are 12 spaces and 11 numbers are used (0-10)
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New Zealand Essential Spelling Words – Activity Sheets for Lists 1-4
Activity worksheets for lists 1-4 of the NZ Essential Spelling Words. Practise spelling and handwriting at the same time! Great for a literacy activity, word of the day, homework activity, etc.
A total of 110 worksheets.
Activities on the Worksheets:
♦ Write your name.
♦ Count the number of letters in the word and write the number in the box.
♦ Spell the word out loud 3 times. Tick the boxes to indicate this has been done.
♦ Count how many syllables. Colour the hand to show your answer.
♦ Colour the word.
♦ Write the word in the ‘letter boxes’.
♦ Trace the word (written in light grey font).
♦ Write the word.
♦ Write the word in the bricks on the word wall.
♦ Write the word in a sentence.
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’.
The lines for the tracing and writing activities are 14mm high with a 7mm dashed line.
Made on A4 size paper.
Each worksheet has the same format.
Also available: Lists 5-6
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New Zealand Essential Spelling Words – Activity Sheets for Lists 5-6
Activity worksheets for lists 5-6 of the NZ Essential Spelling Words. Practise spelling and handwriting at the same time!
A total of 120 worksheets.
Activities on the Worksheets:
♦ Write your name.
♦ Count the number of letters in the word and write the number in the box.
♦ Spell the word out loud 3 times. Tick the boxes to indicate this has been done.
♦ Count how many syllables. Colour the hand to show your answer.
♦ Colour the word.
♦ Write the word in the ‘letter boxes’.
♦ Trace the word (written in light grey font).
♦ Write the word.
♦ Write the word in the bricks on the word wall.
♦ Write the word in a sentence.
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’.
The lines for the tracing and writing activities are 14mm high with a 7mm dashed line.
Made on A4 size paper.
Each worksheet has the same format.
Also available: Lists 1-4
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Communication Skills - 'Communic-8 Level C'
An activity/game that supports learning in oral language and math (geometry).
TASK: Can you direct your buddy to draw an identical image to the one you are holding?
Students are paired. Person A is given an image. He/She must use his/her amazing communication skills to give instructions to Person B to draw an identical image. Person A cannot watch what Person B is drawing.
This activity results in students becoming better at using specific vocabulary (eg, shape, position, direction, size).
SUPER FUN … your students will love it!
This resource contains:
30 different task cards
Teacher notes
This is LEVEL C (challenging).
Two other levels are available:
Level A (basic)
Level B (intermediate)
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Minibeasts - Code Breaking (Pig Pen Code)
Professor Diggalot has discovered some ancient documents that belonged to the ‘Puggawigga’ people from long ago. He has been unable to decipher the mysterious code that these texts are written in, so he has written to you to ask if you can help him. Are you up for the challenge?
Interesting, fun facts about 22 different minibeasts are written in code and displayed on ancient parchment paper. (Plain black and white copy is also included)
This resource includes:
* Scenario outline
* Teacher notes – how to decipher the code, etc.
* List of the 22 minibeasts
* Poster – definition of minibeast / invertebrate
* Letter from Professor Diggalot (requesting your assistance)
* Photo of Professor Diggalot at the site of the Puggawigga ruins
* Ancient document - alphabet grid
* Code breaking tool – alphabet grid - student handout (also in black and white)
* Ancient documents on parchment paper (the codes) (also in black and white)
* Answers
Facts/Codes for these 22 creatures:
Ladybug, grasshopper, ant, wasp, spider, praying mantis, moth, butterfly, snail, worm, bumble bee, dragonfly, honey bee, earwig, flea, mosquito, fly, aphid, caterpillar, cicada, cockroach, millipede.
A super-fun activity for learning about minibeasts / invertebrates. Get your code-breaking cap on!
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Communication Skills - 'Communic-8 Level A'
An activity/game that supports learning in oral language and math (geometry).
TASK: Can you direct your buddy to draw an identical image to the one you are holding?
Students are paired. Person A is given an image. He/She must use his/her amazing communication skills to give instructions to Person B to draw an identical image. Person A cannot watch what Person B is drawing.
This activity results in students becoming better at using specific vocabulary (eg, shape, position, direction, size).
SUPER FUN … your students will love it!
This resource contains:
* 30 different task cards
* Teacher notes
This is LEVEL A (basic).
Two other levels are available:
Level B (intermediate)
Level C (challenging)
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Communication Skills - 'Communic-8 Level B'
An activity/game that supports learning in oral language and math (geometry).
TASK: Can you direct your buddy to draw an identical image to the one you are holding?
Students are paired. Person A is given an image. He/She must use his/her amazing communication skills to give instructions to Person B to draw an identical image. Person A cannot watch what Person B is drawing.
This activity results in students becoming better at using specific vocabulary (eg, shape, position, direction, size).
SUPER FUN … your students will love it!
This resource contains:
* 30 different task cards
* Teacher notes
This is LEVEL B (intermediate).
Two other levels are available:
Level A (basic)
Level C (challenging)
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Communication Skills - 'Communic-8 Level A, B, C' - Bundle
This is a bundle for Level A, B, C of the 'Communic-8' game.
An activity/game that supports learning in oral language and math (geometry).
TASK: Can you direct your buddy to draw an identical image to the one you are holding?
Students are paired. Person A is given an image. He/She must use his/her amazing communication skills to give instructions to Person B to draw an identical image. Person A cannot watch what Person B is drawing.
This activity results in students becoming better at using specific vocabulary (eg, shape, position, direction, size).
SUPER FUN ��� your students will love it!
Each of the three levels contains:
* 30 different task cards
* Teacher notes
Level A - Basic
Level B - Intermediate
Level C - Challenging
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New Zealand Handwriting – lower case alphabet a-z
Printing practise activity sheets for lower case letters a-z. Suitable for NZ junior classrooms.
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’.
14mm lines with a 7mm dashed line.
The pages can be made into a workbook if you wish. A slightly larger left margin has been used to allow for stapling and two choices of title page are provided. Made on A4 size paper.
Included:
♦ 26 pages: a-z alphabet
♦ Title pages (2 different layouts with either boy or girl graphic)
Activities on each worksheet:
♦ Write your name.
♦ Circle/highlight the letter in the alphabet string (top of page).
♦ Trace the letter (start here dots are used)
♦ Write the letter (start here dots are used)
♦ Write the letter independently (no start here dots)
♦ Trace the words that start with the focus letter.
♦ Find and circle/highlight/colour the focus letter (always 5).
♦ Draw a picture of something that begins with the focus letter.
The pages alternate with a boy/girl holding the sign.
For the letter ‘x’ - words that contain the letter x have been used instead of words that begin with the letter x.
A light grey font has been used for the tracing activities.
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Number cards 0 to 20 – New Zealand handwriting font
Number cards that can be used for handwriting/maths integration.
Laminate the cards. Your students can then ‘write and wipe’.
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’.
3 Different Sets of Cards:
♦ 0-20 with empty tens frames (for students to record the number)
♦ 0-20 with counters in tens frames (for students to colour)
♦ 0-20 with empty box (you choose what to draw/write here)
Examples of what your students might draw/write in the empty box:
• Write the number (eg write 7 seven times)
• Write the word (eg ‘seven’)
• Draw a picture (eg draw 7 apples on a tree)
• Write a math fact using the number (eg 5+2=7)
2 cards on each A4 sheet of paper.
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Microphone Templates – news, x-factor, narrator, etc
A variety of microphone templates which will add fun to your classroom.
Provided in:
• Black and White – your students can decorate and personalise their own microphone.
• Colour
Examples of ways to use in your classroom:
• Morning talk time
• Oral language activities
• Speeches
• Poetry presentations
• Plays (narrator)
• Drama activities
• Talent shows
• Buddy reading
• Singing
• Character interviews
Great for less confident students to use as it gives them something to hold on to while talking aloud to a group.
Included:
♦ microphone without a label
♦ microphone with a label
♦ News
♦ Breaking News
♦ Morning News
♦ Daily News
♦ Today’s Notices
♦ Weather
♦ Narrator
♦ X Factor
♦ I’ve Got Talent
♦ 1 Minute of Fame
♦ 60 Seconds with ….
All of the microphones are one to a page, except for the first two templates in the list above, which also come in two to a page.
Laminate after cutting. This will keep them rigid and long lasting.
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