A fantastic activity for descriptive writing. Included: ♦ 27 x Templates with words (Name, Description, If seen please contact) ♦ 27 x Templates without words (9 lines to write on) ♦ 2 x Templates without pictures of animals (draw your own). With/without words. The 27 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 ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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.) ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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 ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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 ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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! © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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 © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Alphabet and Numbers in ‘outline’ style lettering. ♦ Colour border ♦ Black / White border 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’. ♦ Aa - Zz ♦ 0-10 Made on A4 size paper. Alphabet - landscape orientation Numbers - portrait orientation 5 different coloured borders – blue, pink, yellow, green, purple. Variety of uses …. Playdough mats, wall display, alphabet games, etc ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

The alphabet - Aa to Zz. Designed as cards for a wall display, but could be used in a variety of ways. 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’. Made on A4 size paper. Rainbow border on every page. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Have your little learners practise writing their upper and lower case letters of the alphabet. After they’ve finished the writing they can move on to a cutting, sorting and pasting activity at the base of the worksheet. Here they need to identify 4 upper case and 4 lower case letters and glue them into two groups. Approximately 32 different fonts have been used throughout the activity sheets. Your students will need to use their knowledge of the letter shapes to group them successfully. Where the letters look the same (eg c, p, x) they’ll need to look at the size to determine which ones are which. Included: ♦ A-Z (one page for each letter) ♦ A-Z (one page for each letter) – with light grey letters for tracing over Please view the images to see the two different formats. There is a space at the top of the sheet for your students to write their name. 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 set of 60 activity sheets to help your students learn to spell the NZ essential spelling words from lists 1-8. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by one of 8 box shapes. Your students will determine what the mystery word is by looking carefully at the size and shape of the letters. Teaching aids are included to help you teach this. Your students can either write on the activity sheets or they can write the answer in their exercise book (questions are numbered to assist with this). If you put the sheets in a plastic sleeve and pop the answer sheet behind it, your students will be able to mark their own work ... perfect! Plus it cuts down on photocopying. 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’. Each shape of the box matches the style of the letters in this font. For example, there is a ¾ height box for the letter ‘t’. Included: ♦ List 1 – 2 worksheets ♦ List 2 – 3 worksheets ♦ List 3 – 5 worksheets ♦ List 4 – 10 worksheets ♦ List 5 – 10 worksheets ♦ List 6 – 10 worksheets ♦ List 7 – 10 worksheets ♦ List 8 – 10 worksheets ♦ Answer sheets for all worksheets ♦ Teaching aids to help explain the letter boxes to your students Features: ♦ 10 words / boxes per worksheet ♦ Boxes are numbered 1-10 ♦ Each worksheet is labelled with a list number (eg 6e) List 8 = commonly misspelt words ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

These activity sheets are for sight words at the Yellow and Blue level. A total of 68 activity sheets. Students trace the focus word, have a go at writing it, and then cut the letter tiles and paste them into the empty boxes. There are additional letter tiles for words that are 1-5 letters in length. Students will need to sort out which letters they need to keep to make the word. A great activity for working on fine motor skills. Students also get to practise writing their name on every activity sheet. Words are written with the NZ Basic Script font. Lines are 14mm high with a 7mm dashed line. Made on A4 size paper (landscape orientation). Two worksheets per sheet. Worksheets are A5 size. High frequency words align to the NZ reading colour wheel: ♦ Yellow (31 words) ♦ Blue (37 words) These activity sheets are also available for other reading levels: * Magenta and Red * Green and Orange Words Used: Yellow: when came one it’s make an all back day into oh out play ran do take that then there him saw his got looking of yes mother from her baby father Blue: have help here’s home let need again laugh soon talked could had find end making under very were your walk girl about don’t last what now goes because next than fun bag coming did or cake run ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

64 alphabetical order task cards for lists 1-8 of the NZ Essential Spelling Words. Simply print, cut, fold in half and laminate. Folding in half will give you the word list on the front and the answers on the back. Perfect for independent work. Self-marking means no extra work for you! 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’. ♦ 10 words per card. ♦ 8 cards per list. ♦ Total of 64 cards. Provided in both black and white and colour. The colours used in this resource are the same as the colours used for each list level in my ‘Essential Spelling Word Cards’ Resource. Click here to view. Great for word work, spelling practise, literacy centres, daily 5 activity, early finishers, etc. Designed on A4 size paper. 4 cards per page. Each card measures approximately 45mm x 135mm. List 8 = Commonly Misspelt Words ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources