Super-fun stick puppets! These are black and white stick puppet templates for your students to colour and construct. 17 with faces 17 with blank faces (your students can draw eyes, nose, mouth, etc) Also included is a 6-frame blank template for your students to make their own stick puppet from scratch. Great for oral language development, co-operative learning, topic based study, drama, performance skills, engaging reluctant learners, art (drawing faces), etc … Can also be used as a writing prompt (eg script writing, narrative writing, descriptive writing …) Your students will LOVE making up performances with these cute stick puppets. Visit my store for more stick puppets and other great classroom resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Stick puppet templates for the story ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. 15 different black and white templates. Draw the facial expressions on the people. Glue the templates back to back with a craft stick in between. This way you can flip the stick around to show how the character’s feelings change in the story. For example, one side of the stick can show Little Red Riding Hood happy and the other can show her confused. Great for story retell, oral language development, puppetry skills, imaginative play, etc. The templates include all of the ones you can see in the photos, as well as another page with variations of the wolf in grandma’s bed. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of 24 ‘growing’ or ‘extending’ pattern cards for use in Algebra math lessons. Print friendly – black and white. This resource contains: 24 growing pattern cards (3 different formats – see below) Student recording sheet Answer sheet – for the cards with a missing pattern in the sequence. The set of growing pattern cards are provided in 3 different formats. Simply print the format you want to use. • Identify the missing pattern in the sequence and record it on the sheet provided (cards are numbered 1-24). • Identify the growing pattern and draw the next one in the sequence (cards are numbered 1-24) • Identify the growing pattern and draw the next one in the sequence (cards are not numbered, allowing you more freedom in their use) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Signs to use in the '4 corners' game. A great game to play when students need a break and need to 'move n groove'! How to play ... Pin the signs on the wall in the 4 corners of the room. Students dance while music is played. When music stops, children must go and stand in one corner. A card is pulled from a deck. The card is called out and all children standing in that corner (ie hearts, diamonds, spades, or clubs) are out and need to sit down. Continue playing until 1 student remains. When down to 4 children, make sure 1 child is in each corner. Less than 4 children, you can play 'ends' or 'colours'. Have fun. Enjoy this freebie. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun set of word pattern strips. Use as a literacy task or make it part of your algebra unit when looking at patterns in math. This resource contains 12 x Strips to identify the pattern and continue it. 12 x Strips to find the missing word Pattern reference (teacher guide) Student recording sheet and teacher answer sheet (for the ‘find the missing word’ strips) A blank template for students to make up their own word patterns. The set of word pattern strips are provided in 2 different formats. Simply print the format you want to use. For example: • Cat, duck, cow, dog, camel, dragon… • Cat, duck, ___, dog, camel, dragon … So there are 12 different patterns and 24 different strips. There are many different possible answers for all of the word patterns in this resource, but the answer must follow the ‘rule’. For example, in the list above, any animal that begins with the letter ‘c’ would fit in the gap. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A snowman lift-the-flap template. A fun booklet for your students to make and present information in. The Templates: • Snowman with snow background. With border. A4 size. • Snowman with snowflake background. With border. A4 size. • Snowman with no background. A4 size. • Snowman with no background. A5 size. How to make: 1. Decorate/draw/write in the ‘belly’ templates. Use as many as you want. 2. Staple the ‘belly’ pieces onto the snowman. 3. Cut out (do this only for the snowmen templates that do not have a border) Ideas for inside the snowman: * Winter vocabulary. * Facts about winter. * Words that begin with ‘S’. * Differences / similarities between summer and winter. * Things I like to do in the winter (pictures or writing). © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Jellyfish Template that can be used to make a flip book. A fun and creative task that your students will love! Use as many 'body' templates as you wish, then staple them together on top of the 'master' jellyfish. Ideas for use: writing a report (diet, appearance, predators, etc), writing words that begin with J, presenting jellyfish facts, using as part of an 'under the sea' unit, etc... © 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

Nine roll-a-story cards for your students to use during their writing lessons. Roll a dice 3 times to get a character, setting and problem. Fun and engaging and suitable for many levels. Examples of characters: noisy burglar, adventurous astronaut, impatient prison guard, crazy aunt, fearless soldier, intelligent prince ... Examples of settings: castle, rainforest, rock concert, Principal's office, train station, alligator farm, treehouse ... Examples of problems: burnt the pizza, trapped, caught in a giant spiderweb, can't find shoes, allergic reaction after eating nuts ...

Super-fun stick puppets! Simply laminate and attach a craft stick. Great for oral language development, co-operative learning, topic based study (eg antarctica), drama, performance skills, engaging reluctant learners, etc … Can also be used as a writing prompt (eg script writing, narrative writing, descriptive writing …) This set contains 30 coloured puppets (29 with costumes/props and 1 without). Also included is a template for your students to create their own penguin stick puppet. Your students will LOVE making up performances with these colourful stick puppets. © Suzanne Welch, 2016 Visit my store for more stick puppets and other great classroom resources. Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you.

Tortoise lift-the-flap template. A fun booklet for your students to make to present information in. A variety of templates are provided for your printing/copying convenience. There are 2 sizes - small and large. How to make: 1. Cut out the tortoise and shell templates. 2. Decorate/draw/write in the shell templates. Use as many as you want. 3. Staple the shells onto the body of the tortoise. Ideas for inside the tortoise shell: · Adjectives that describe tortoises. · Questions I have about tortoises. · Facts about tortoises. · Design / invent a tortoise catcher and draw it. · Words that begin with ‘T’. · Differences / similarities between tortoises and turtles. · Report writing - diet, appearance, predators, etc. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Lift Santa's sack and draw or write what you would like for Christmas! Use as many pages as you wish (great when students all work at different speeds). This resource contains 4 variations of the template .... * Santa and sack * Santa and sack with empty speech bubble * Santa and sack with speech bubble (Ho ho ho. What would you like for Christmas?) * Santa and sack with a heading - Merry Christmas You get ... * 4 different templates * Sack template - plain * Sack template - top (has a tie) A great Christmas craft during the festive season. Could also be used for other writing activities. For example, publishing a Christmas poem. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

12 fun pattern strips that can be used during an algebra unit in math. Includes all of the resources that you will need for an engaging lesson. Simply print and you’re ready to go! This resource includes: • 12 pattern strips • Pattern reference (ABCD pattern guide) • Task card – “Can you identify the pattern and continue it?” • 12 toy heads (6 on a page. Use these as support materials) • Recording sheet – students identify the sequence and record the next head. • Recording sheet – students identify the sequence and record the next 4 heads. • Answer sheets for both recording sheets. • Toy head strip template - students can make up their own sequences. • Plain strip template The patterns are: AB, ABC, ABCD, ABBC, AAB, ABB, ABBCC, AABC, ABCB, ABCC, AABB, ABBA. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Let your students become a ‘Secret Agent’ or a ‘Spy’ for the day with this fun Halloween resource. They will thank you for such a cool lesson! Here’s what your students can do: 1. Make a secret code wheel. 2. Use the code wheel to decipher some Halloween jokes. 3. Write a secret message on one of the Halloween themed writing templates. Included: ♦ 9 fun wheel templates ♦ 1 page of Halloween jokes to decipher (answers also included) ♦ 3 different Halloween themed templates for writing a secret message on ♦ Teacher notes / instructions Pictures on inner wheel: Cobweb, ghost, ghost holding a candy bag, pumpkin, monster (cute), zombie/monster twins, witch’s hat (draw a head & face under it), candy, skull and crossbones. This resource: This resource is for a secret code wheel that uses the Alphabet – capital and lower case letters. Please see below for my other types of code wheels. Other Halloween Secret Code resources: Halloween Secret Message Code Wheel – Alphabet and symbols Halloween Secret Message Code Wheel – Alphabet and number Or save money and purchase all 3 resources as a bundle: Halloween Secret Message Code Wheel - Bundle © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Let your students become a ‘Secret Agent’ or a ‘Spy’ for the day with this fun Halloween resource. They will thank you for such a cool lesson! Here’s what you can do: 1. Make a secret code wheel. 2. Use the code wheel to decipher some Halloween jokes. 3. Make a pumpkin booklet from the Halloween jokes. 4. Write your own secret message on one of the Halloween themed writing templates. Included: ♦ 9 fun wheel templates ♦ 5 Halloween jokes to decipher. Displayed in a pumpkin template (make a booklet after) ♦ 3 different Halloween themed templates for writing a secret message on ♦ Teacher notes / instructions Pictures on inner wheel: Cobweb, ghost, ghost holding a candy bag, pumpkin, monster (cute), zombie/monster twins, witch’s hat (draw a head & face under it), candy, skull and crossbones. This resource: This resource is for a secret code wheel that uses the alphabet on the outer wheel and numbers (1-26) on the inner wheel. Please see below for my other types of code wheels. Other Halloween Secret Code resources: Halloween Secret Message Code Wheel – Alphabet and symbols Halloween Secret Message Code Wheel – Alphabet (lower and upper case) Or save money and purchase all 3 resources as a bundle: Halloween Secret Message Code Wheel - Bundle © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Activity sheets for Junior Journal 52 for your classroom reading programme. This resource will save you hours of time! A worksheet for every item in the journal (2 stories, 2 articles and 1 poem) * Ordering events. * Code breaking. * Compound words. * Cloze. * Nouns and verbs. * Select the correct words. * Drawing. * Who questions. * Maori / English vocabulary. * Complete a chart. * Unjumble words. Also included is a 'Junior Journal Hunt'. 32 questions - one question for every page in the book. Questions relate to the text (eg comprehension, word study, etc) and the pictures. A word study reference sheet is included for your students to refer to (less interruptions while you're with another group!) and certificate template to celebrate the children's success and effort. Please see my other listings for additional Junior Journal resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Activity sheets for your classroom reading programme using Junior Journal 51. A worksheet for every item in the journal (3 articles, 2 stories,1 poem) * True or false? * Complete the sentence. * Nouns and verbs. * Article hunt. * Cloze. * Compound words. * Ordering events. * Rhyming words. * Word frames. Also included is a 'Junior Journal Hunt'. 32 questions - one question on each page. Questions relate to the text (comprehension, word study, etc) and the pictures. Word study reference sheet included for the students to refer to (less interruptions when you're with another group!) Certificate templates included to celebrate the children's success. This resource will save you hours of time! © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Worksheets for Junior Journals 45-49. (New Zealand) A worksheet for every story, article, poem and play in the Junior Journals 45-49. 30 quality worksheets in total. Excellent for classroom use. Made by a teacher, for teachers. Great for photocopying. Most of the worksheets can be reduced from A4 to A5 if necessary. Worksheet activities include: * cloze * ordering events * labelling * collective nouns * general comprehension questions * symbols * matching 2 parts of a sentence * prediction, message, etc * code breaking * drawing * adjectives, nouns, verbs * story hunt * Te Reo. * wordfind * antonyms * alphabetical order * word frames * matching * compound words * craft * rhyming * 'who' questions * multi-choice quiz * question marks * onomatopoeia All worksheets have a space for students to write their name. Early finishers can colour the blackline images and decorate the border. Printing and/or photocopying permission is granted to the purchaser only. This is an excellent classroom resource to use in your reading programme. It will save you hours of work! Please see my other listings for additional Junior Journal resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Worksheets for 'Junior Journal 50' (New Zealand Reading) Excellent resource for your reading programme. Made by a teacher … for teachers. This resource contains: * Ordering events. * Cloze, compound words, suffix (-ful). * Word search. * Alphabetical order, unjumble the words, circle the correct spelling, word frames. * Drawing and predicting. * True or false? * Journal hunt (like a scavenger hunt - for the whole book). Question sheet, answer sheet, word study reference sheet, certificate templates. Answer sheets included (where applicable) Please see my other listings for additional Junior Journal resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

This is a bundle of secret code wheels that have a Christmas Theme. 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 16 Christmas designs on the inner wheel. 5 of the resources contain Christmas jokes for your students to decipher with their wheel (the blank one doesn't contain the jokes). All of the resources contain Christmas themed templates for writing a secret code on. View the individual listings for additional details. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources