A ‘Fun with a Ruler’ art project for your students to complete during the Christmas season. There are 3 different templates to create 3 slightly different angels. This project involves your students ruling straight lines between 2 dots on a template. When they have finished drawing all of the lines they can give the head some detail (hair, eyes, mouth, etc) and give their artwork some colour. Included: ♦ 3x templates – black dots ♦ 3x examples – black/white ♦ 3 x instructions ♦ Teacher notes Level of Difficulty: Your students need to be able to use a ruler to draw straight lines between 2 points (the curves are made with straight lines … it’s like magic!). The designs can look more complicated than they actually are. Concentration is required, but the actual process is not difficult. Instructions: Simple, clear, easy-to-follow instructions are provided. One instruction per page (image and a sentence). Display the instructions via a data projector if you have access to one. Otherwise print and enlarge them and/or demonstrate on an enlarged template. Equipment: You need a ruler and a pen (black works best). Something to colour with (eg coloured pencils, watercolours, felt tip markers, chalk pastels, dye, etc) Keywords: parabolic curves, math, geometry, patterns, string art, Xmas © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

10 boy/girl templates to make stick puppets. (5 boys and 5 girls). Students decide what sort of emotion they would like their person to have and draw the face accordingly (eg happy, excited, sad, surprised, angry …) If desired, your students could draw a different emotion on two of the templates (same person) and then stick them back to back with the craft stick in between. Then they can simply turn the puppet around during their performances to show a different emotion. Blank templates are also included for you to make additional characters/props. 2 sizes: ♦ Large – 4 per page ♦ Small – 9 per page A super-fun activity to encourage oral language development. Great for play based learning, drama activities, story retells, celebration days, etc ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Fun With Lines. Dotty templates to create 4 different stars. Simply draw straight lines connecting the dots on the templates and wonderful designs with appear … such fun! Included: ♦ 4 different star templates ♦ Example stars – black lines ♦ Exampe stars - coloured ♦ Easy-to-follow instructions (with images) The Process: ♦ Draw the lines. ♦ Colour your artwork. ♦ Cut the artwork out around the circle. ♦ Display the stars. The Instructions: I have provided step-by-step instructions that show you how to complete the artwork. Each step is on one page with concise, kid-friendly instructions and an image. Print them out or display via a data projector – a great way for your students to self-check and manage their own learning. (Plus it will save you from having to answer millions of “Is this right?” questions!) The Practise Part: At the bottom of 2 of the templates there is a section to practise ruling the lines and getting the hang of the patterns before attempting it on the actual template. The artwork looks tricky …. but it is actually very simple! Skill enhancement: ruling straight lines with precision. Keywords: parabolic curves, string art, line art, geometry, math, ruler, straight lines, star, space, galaxy, © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Celebrate the Maori New Year with this art activity – colour the koru stars. Two different templates. A fun colouring activity for New Zealand students during Matariki. Designed on A4 size paper. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun booklet for your students to make when celebrating and learning about the Māori New Year. Various templates to suit your students. Each booklet is made from one piece of A4 paper. Write, colour, cut and staple. Option A - with text: This template has text with 24 missing words. Each of the missing words shows the first letter. For example: 'Matariki is a c_______ of s______" (cluster/stars). Answers are included. The pages include information about: ♦ WHAT - what is Matariki? ♦ WHO - who celebrates Matariki? ♦ WHEN - when is Matariki celebrated? ♦ WHERE - where is the Matariki star cluster? ♦ WHY - why is Matariki celebrated? (past and present) Option B - write your own text: This template is blank for your students to write their own information. There are 2 sets of templates – lined and unlined pages. The only page with writing on it is the cover page. Cover Pages There are 12 different cover pages for each set of templates. ♦ 5 female images. ♦ 5 male images. ♦ Māori pattern. ♦ Plain (No picture, just the word ‘Matariki’ and a space to write your name) Included: ♦ Teacher notes ♦ 12 templates – with text (fill in the missing words) ♦ Answer page ♦ 12 templates – blank with lines for writing ♦ 12 templates – blank with no lines ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun game that your students will love! Particularly suitable for New Zealand and Australian classrooms that are looking for learning activities based around Anzac Day. You’re in a trench above Anzac Cove. You receive a coded message from your Commander. Decipher the code and then prepare for battle against a classmate … The game is based on the popular game of ‘Battleships’ but this game has an Anzac theme. Players give co-ordinates to destroy enemy targets in the area across from ‘No Man’s Land’. Vocabulary used in this game will prompt further research to develop a deeper understanding of the time soldiers spent in Gallipoli (eg, bivvy, jam tin bomb, stores, field gun, trench, etc). This resource contains 3 different levels of the code breaking task and the game templates. It will suit a range of abilities, allowing you to differentiate your student’s learning. I believe it suits students from approximately Year 4 upwards (age 8/9 yrs+). Included: ♦ Pre-game codebreaking task – decipher the message that is written in Morse Code (3 different levels). Optional task (it doesn't affect the game). ♦ Game instructions ♦ Game templates (3 different levels) ♦ Post-game activity – write a Morse code message back to your Commander informing him of the outcome of the battle. Math Learning Objective: Geometry (position and orientation): Communicate and interpret location using grid references. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

50 reflection questions / prompts for the end of the school day. 50 questions displayed on your choice of cards or strips. Provided in black/white and colour. UK and US spelling (only affected one word – favourite/favorite) 2 cards displayed on each page. 16 strips displayed on each page. Included: ♦ 50 questions on cards - colour ♦ 50 questions on card – black and white ♦ 50 questions on strips - colour ♦ 50 questions on strips – black and white ♦ Additional cards/strips for US spelling A variety of thought-provoking questions that encourage students to reflect on their day at school. Suitable for all age groups. Examples: ♦ What are some ways that you could share your learning with your family and friends? ♦ If your teacher asked you to hand out a certificate today, who would you give it to? What would you write on it? ♦ What could you do tomorrow that might improve someone else’s day at school? ♦ What did you find challenging today? What did you do to manage the challenge? ♦ List 10 things about school that you appreciate. ♦ Did any activities today help you to understand things better than other activities you’ve tried? ♦ If you could have this day again, what would you do differently? What would you do the same? ♦ What school values did you show today? Give examples. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

War themed publishing paper. Suitable for presenting poems, facts, diary writing, narrative, etc. • Lined and unlined. • A4 and Letter size paper. 10 pictures are black silhouettes. 4 pictures are suitable for colouring in. Silhouette images are: Line of soldiers on crest of hill Row of soldiers with guns pointing up Soldiers and cannon Army tank Kneeling soldier Soldier’s face (side profile) Soldiers marching with US flag War ship 3 soldiers in action poses Soldier walking Blackline images are: Army truck Army tank Army Hummer vehicle Army boot ************************************************************* © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources Keywords: ANZAC Day, Rememberance Day, Veterans Day, Armistice Day, War study.

A super-fun activity for your students during Easter. Make the secret code wheel and use it to decipher some Easter jokes. Then use the secret code wheel to write your own secret messages. Included: ♦ Secret code wheel template ♦ Teacher notes ♦ 12 Easter jokes to decipher (answers included) ♦ Various Easter themed templates for your students to write secret messages on How it works: Turn the inner wheel so that the ‘code ear’ is pointing to the letter of the alphabet that you see in the mystery code writing. Look at the letter of the alphabet that the ‘answer ear’ is pointing to and write it down. Continue in this way until all of the letters in the mystery code have been deciphered. 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. It works fine with paper if you don’t have a supply of card. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A birthday train for your classroom wall. Ideas: ♦ place photos of the children in their birthday month carriage. ♦ children write their name in their birthday month carriage. ♦ make ‘birthday wish gifts’ and pop them up the top of the carriage. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

New Zealand Handwriting Copy Cards. A-Z of animals. 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’. 4 sets of cards are included: ♦ Lined cards with full height numbers ♦ Lined cards with half height numbers ♦ Unlined cards with full height numbers ♦ Unlined cards with half height numbers A5 size (2 per A4) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Classroom Cash / Classroom Money Black and white templates for 3 sets of classroom currency. Denominations: $1 $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 3 different sets: ♦ ‘interesting’ portraits ♦ historical portraits ♦ boy/girl portraits Suitable for a range of classroom levels. Ink-friendly – 4 to a page and in black/white. Copy onto coloured paper if you wish. Keywords: Classroom dash, Scholar dollars, Classroom currency, classroom money, play money, behaviour management, classroom economy, behaviour bucks, © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun, effective art activity for your students when celebrating Anzac Day. Draw some patterns on the poppy / background and colour it in. 4 different templates are included: ♦ TEMPLATE 1 and 2 – the patterns are given in the boxes at the base of the sheet. Students transfer these patterns to the poppy and the background and then colour everything in. ♦ TEMPLATE 3 – this is a blank template. Your students decide on their own 5 patterns and draw them in the boxes at the bottom of the sheet. ♦ TEMPLATE 4 – the patterns are already given on the poppy and the background. This is just a colouring activity. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

This resource is a set of 30 handwriting copy cards. Each card contains a few sentences about a notable New Zealander. The 30 People: Ernest Rutherford Kate Sheppard Sir Edmund Hillary Sir Ápirana Ngata Hóne Heke Jean Batten Sir Peter Snell Sir Peter Jackson Sir Colin Meads Dame Whina Cooper Sir Peter Blake Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Charles Upham Sir Murray Halberg Jonah Lomu A J Hackett Colin Murdoch Burt Munro Bruce McLaren Helen Clark James K Baxter Colin McCahon Arthur Lydiard Bill Gallagher Sir Richard Hadlee John Britten Willie Apiata Richard Pearse Alexander Aitken Katherine Mansfield 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’. 2 different sets of cards: * with lines * without lines Please remember that these are handwriting cards, not detailed information cards about each person. I could only fit about 3 sentences on each card which is obviously not enough to outline everything that you may consider important. They are however, a great starting point for further research if you are learning about NZ history makers. Early finishers could research further information if you have digital devices available. Keywords: famous New Zealanders, New Zealand history makers, well known New Zealanders, famous Kiwis. © 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

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

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