A great way to learn about New Zealand / Aotearoa. 2 Different Options: ♦ Flags with facts. ♦ Flags with a blank side (write your own fact, draw a picture, etc). There are 30 different facts to (hopefully!) enable each of your students to have a different fact. Two flags per A4 size paper. Finished flag size is approximately 13.5cm x 7cm. Use a wooden skewer (or something like a drinking straw) to make the flagpole. Examples of the Facts: ♦ The Māori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa. This word means “Land of the Long White Cloud." ♦ New Zealand has many volcanoes. This is because it is located on the edge of the Pacific Ring of Fire. ♦ Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mount Everest in 1953, was a New Zealander. ♦ The biggest city in New Zealand is Auckland. The capital city is Wellington. ♦ New Zealand is home to the heaviest insect in the world, the Giant Weta. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

This is a booklet that covers some basic information about The Treaty of Waitangi: ♦ WHAT - what is it? ♦ WHO - who signed it? ♦ WHEN - when was it signed? ♦ WHERE - where was it signed? ♦ WHY - why was it necessary? There are four different flag options for the cover page: ♦ United Tribes Flag ♦ Union Jack ♦ Current NZ Flag ♦ Tino Rangatiratanga There are three different versions: ♦ Pages with text. ♦ Blank pages – picture of flag with the words ‘The Treaty of Waitangi’ on the cover. ♦ Blank pages – picture of flag with the words ‘Te Tiriti o Waitangi’ on the cover. The blank templates give you and your students freedom to write and/or draw whatever you wish. It is a great publishing option for independent research. Please note that this is a very basic outline of the who, what, when, where and why. It is difficult to condense such a huge topic into a few brief sentences, but it is a great starting point for further discussion/research, etc. Each booklet is made from one piece of A4 paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

62 activity sheets for words from the ORANGE level of the NZ reading colour wheel. 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. 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’. Words Used: man think long things wanted eat everyone two thought dog well more I’ll tree shouted us other food through way been stop must red door sea these began boy animals never work first lots that’s gave bed may found live say night small three head town I’ve around every garden fast only many laughed let’s suddenly told word forgot better bring push Please note: the word ‘something’ is not included in this resource due to it being too long for this template. Also Available: * MAGENTA, RED AND YELLOW worksheets. * BLUE AND GREEN worksheets. ********************************************************************** © 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

An engaging activity for your students when they come back to school after a few weeks of fun in the sun! Write about your summer and draw a picture. Add colour, cut it out and arrange to make a class quilt. This makes a bright, attractive display on your bare walls at the beginning of the year. 3 Different Writing Options: ♦ Cinquain Poem ♦ -ing Poem ♦ Recount Writing Suitable for a range of levels. Great for multi-level classrooms. Designed on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

An easy-to-use, print-and-go resource when learning about and celebrating the Māori New Year. This resource is a set of activity sheets to be used after reading the following book to your class: Title: The Seven Stars of Matariki Author: Toni Rolleston-Cummins Illustrator: Nikki Slade-Robinson The activity sheets suit a range of levels and abilities. Included: ♦ Word Search – junior and senior ♦ Order the events ♦ Cloze ♦ Label the birds x2 ♦ Vocabulary match (English/Māori) – cut and paste ♦ Letter boxes – junior and senior (word shapes activity) ♦ Writing - If I could change into a tīwaiwaka (fantail), I would ... ♦ Trifold – beginning, middle, end ♦ Storyboard – blank template ♦ Survey and graph – Favourite NZ bird ♦ Newspaper article – writing task ♦ Character traits ♦ Acrostic poems x2 ♦ Binocular - picture drawing and writing ♦ Book cover design ♦ Postage stamp design Answer Sheets: Answer sheets are provided for: word searches, ordering events, cloze, and vocabulary matching. Designed on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A simple poetry writing activity to use when learning about and celebrating the Māori New Year. The topic of this poetry is Manu Tukutuku (kites). The framework of the poem is very simple and is particularly suitable for junior students. The Publishing Template: Your students write their poem in the square that has the lines and they colour the picture of the kite in the adjacent square. The template is then cut out and displayed like a quilt. The Poem Framework: Verb (-ing word) Verb (-ing word) Verb (-ing word) Verb (-ing word) Noun (topic) Example Poem: Diving Gliding Swooping Fluttering Manu tukutuku Included: ♦ Chart – the poem framework ♦ Example poem ♦ Drafting template ♦ Publishing templates (4 different pictures) ♦ Teacher notes There are 2 publishing templates with the picture on the left and two with the picture on the right. Use the same amount of left/right pieces in order to arrange like a quilt. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Celebrate the Māori New Year by creating some gorgeous artwork that looks great displayed on your classroom wall. The names of the 9 stars of Matariki are repeated within the circle frame. Use coloured pencils or watercolour paints to draw and decorate a star. Various templates are provided to suit your learners, along with 4 coloured examples. Included: ♦ 4 x examples - 4 different patterned stars. ♦ 4 x blank templates, each with different fonts – draw and decorate your own star. ♦ 4 x templates with patterned stars (different star on each one) – just add colour. ♦ 4x templates with blank stars (same outline star, different font on each one) – add patterns and colour. Designed on A4 size paper. Approximate size of outer circle: 18cm x 18cm. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Celebrate the Māori New Year with this fun poetry writing activity. Lift the flap to see the poem underneath the decorative star. 1. Write (draft) the poem on the student template. This is located on the same sheet as the star (to reduce photocopying!). 2. Colour the star. 3. Publish the poem on the big circle template. 4. Cut both circles out. 5. Staple the circles together at the top. These look wonderful displayed on the classroom wall. There are 5 different star templates, allowing plenty of choice and variety. The Cinquain Poem looks at nouns, verbs, adjectives and synonyms so it is the perfect writing activity to compliment your word work programme. There are two different frameworks included in this resource (see below). Included: ♦ Framework chart - A and B ♦ Example poems. ♦ Publishing templates - front and back - 5 different star options ♦ Publishing template with a blank star (students design their own) ♦ Additional student handouts (for students to draft their writing on). 2 per A4 page. You probably won't need these, but handy to have just in case. A full set of resources are included for both frameworks. Made on A4 size paper. Two sheets of paper are required for each published poem (front circle with star and back circle with poem). Approximate size when cut out is 18cm in diameter. Framework A: 1 Noun (topic) 2 Adjectives 3 Verbs (-ing words) 4 Nouns 1 Synonym Framework B: The same as Framework A except line four changes to a ‘4 word phrase’. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A colouring activity for your students when learning about images that we identify with as being Kiwi. Colour, cut and display on the wall. This is a set of 26 images, each ball measuring approximately 18 cm in diameter. Included: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Harakeke Kete ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips Please note that these are hand drawn images. Two of the images (Kiwi and Pūkeko) were digitally drawn. The images are all from the same NZ artist. Also Available in Colour These wall balls are also available in colour. Head to my store to view. More Kiwiana / NZ resources available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun poetry writing activity when studying New Zealand identity / Kiwiana. Write an acrostic poem and colour the picture. Cut and arrange like a quilt. This looks fabulous displayed on the wall. Two Options: ♦ With picture – just add colour. ♦ Without picture – draw your own. There are 26 different templates altogether. Made on A4 size paper. Each template measures approximately 26cm x 13cm. There are 13 templates with the picture on the left hand side, and 13 templates with the picture on the right hand side. Use the same amount of each in order to display like a quilt (see the image on the cover page above for an example). Included: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream (poem shortened to ‘Hokey Pokey’) ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly (poem shortened to ‘Monarch’) ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Harakeke Kete (poem shortened to ‘Flax Kete’) ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce (poem shortened to ‘Pie & Sauce’) ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag (poem shortened to ‘NZ Flag’) ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips (poem shortened to ‘Fish & Chips’) Given the differing lengths of the words in the poems, this activity is easily tailored to your student’s ability/speed. Short poems (eg POI) can be given to your less able students and long poems (eg BLACK SINGLET) can be given to your more able students, Please note that 24 of the images are hand drawn, and 2 (Kiwi and Pūkeko) are digitally drawn. All of the images were designed by the same NZ artist. Please be prepared for 24 of the pictures to not have perfect lines, rich black colour, etc, like the digitally drawn images that we are all used to! More Kiwiana / NZ resources available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

60 kiwi sayings in speech bubbles. 6 speech bubbles on each A4 size page. Included: ♦ Speech bubbles – coloured ♦ Speech bubbles – black/white ♦ Blank template - coloured ♦ Blank template – black/white Great for a wall display. They can also be used as a writing task – how many kiwi sayings can you include in a piece of writing? For example: Nek minnit the bell goes and your students leave the classroom. Sitting on your desk are some sweet as kiwi sayings that you need to display on the wall. Everything is good as gold but you know you need to rattle your dags cause you were asked to bring a plate for morning tea. The food is always mean as and you often leave chock-a-block so you work hard out for the next 5 minutes. She’ll be right. A colleague comes in to take a squiz and she thinks it looks tu meke. She takes a tiki tour around your room to suss it out and repeatedly says “Chur”. You take your time because you don’t want the display to look rough as guts. Just when you think you’re home and hosed, you find 4 more speech bubbles that were hiding under your planning book. Aw, gutted. You’re about to throw a wobbly but you remind yourself that everything is a box of fluffies. You don’t want the display to look half pie so you give it heaps. It looks wicked bro. Your students are going to think it's flash as. Time to head to the staff room. You take a seat next to your cuz who tells you a hard case joke. She’s a bit of a dag. You tell her “don’t be an egg” as you reach for a pineapple lump. You’re a bit knackered after working so hard all morning, but everything is hunky dory. No worries! More Kiwiana classroom resources available in my store. Keywords: kiwi slang, New Zealand, NZ phrases, lingo, colloquialisms. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Kick off ya jandals and grab a hokey pokey ice cream while you contemplate just how you’re going to display these Kiwiana images on your classroom wall. It’ll look as good as gold when you’re finished and when your students see it, they’ll think it’s sweet as. Chur bro. This is a set of 26 images, each ball measuring approximately 18 cm in diameter. Included: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Harakeke Kete ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips 24 of the images were hand drawn and coloured and 2 of the images (Kiwi and Pūkeko) were digitally drawn and coloured. The images are all from the same NZ artist. Black and White Version: This resource is also available in black and white. Head to my store to view. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Adorn your classroom with Kiwiana bunting! Colour, cut and hang (trim the flap off if you don’t want to hang). Included: ♦ 26 bunting templates with Kiwiana images ♦ Blank template (draw additional images if desired) Made on A4 size paper. The Images: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Flax Kete ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips Please note that 24 of the images are hand drawn, and 2 (Kiwi and Pūkeko) are digitally drawn. All of the images were designed by the same NZ artist. Please be aware that 24 of the pictures do not have perfect lines, rich black colour, etc, like digitally drawn images. More Kiwiana / NZ resources available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of 26 picture cards with images of New Zealand Kiwiana. Made on A4 size paper. 2 picture cards per A4 sheet. The Images: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Flax Kete ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips Head to my store to see more Kiwiana / NZ resources. ********************************************************************** © 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 fun template for your students to record their research about Kiwiana items. 1. Write some information. 2. Colour the picture and border. 3. Cut, fold, glue. Included: ♦ 26 templates – with lines for writing ♦ 26 templates – without lines for writing Made on A4 size paper. The Images: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Harakeke Kete ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips Please note that 24 of the images are hand drawn, and 2 (Kiwi and Pūkeko) are digitally drawn. All of the images were designed by the same NZ artist. Please be aware that 24 of the pictures do not have perfect lines, rich black colour, etc, like the digitally drawn images that we are all used to! More Kiwiana / NZ resources available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Celebrate the Māori New Year with this set of 10 bookmark templates. Instructions: colour, cut, fold and glue. (Laminate if desired). There are 10 designs in total, plus a blank template for your students to design their own Matariki bookmark. One side has a picture and the other side has the word ‘Matariki’. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun art activity for your students when celebrating the Māori New Year. Colour, cut and join together. There are 6 different star quilts. One of the images above shows all 6 designs. Four students work together to create an art piece. Each student has one of the four different templates for one of the designs. For example, templates A1, A2, A3 and A4 are used to create Design A. The templates are all clearly labelled. Students can choose who they work with, or you can hand the templates out randomly and they find the 3 other people who have the sheets that they need to complete the square. Colouring Ideas: ♦ Symmetrical colouring ♦ Warm / cool colours ♦ Winter colours ♦ Everyone in the group must have the same colour pattern (or not) ♦ Free choice colouring - the individual or group can decide Key Competencies: ♦ Relating to others – listens actively, recognises different points of view, negotiates, shares ideas, etc. ♦ Managing self – makes plans, manages projects, time management, etc. ♦ Participating and contributing – contributes appropriately as a group member, makes connections with others, creates opportunities for others in the group, etc. ♦ Thinking – asks questions, reflects on choices made, etc. Designed on A4 paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

26 quilt squares with images of Kiwiana. Colour, cut and arrange like a quilt. Included: ♦ 26 quilt squares with Kiwiana images ♦ Blank quilt square – draw your own image Made on A4 size paper. There are 2 quilt squares per page. Each square measures approximately 13cm x 13cm. The Images: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Harakeke Kete ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips Please note that 24 of the images are hand drawn, and 2 (Kiwi and Pūkeko) are digitally drawn. All of the images were designed by the same NZ artist. Please be prepared for 24 of the pictures to not have perfect lines, rich black colour, etc, like the digitally drawn images that we are all used to! More Kiwiana / NZ resources available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources