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Classroom Poster
This is a great poster to display in your classroom if you are having trouble with students not remembering instructions.
Vacation Task
This activity is great for Tourism classes, Economics, Geography, Business studies, Social studies, Writing, Maths and even just as a fun activity. This task can be tailored to just one specific country or students could have a choice of destination. Additionally, this task can be done in groups or individually.
They are given a budget of $5000 and must plan an overseas vacation. They will need to find a way to get to this country and then plan to stay for 6 nights. On the vacation they will also need to find at least 5 activities to do whilst over there. A tracking sheet and marking criteria are included along with instructions for the students.
There is also a page of an additional 3 tasks that students can be given after completing the main task if you choose. These are a writing task, a social studies task and a creative task. As well that there are some extras that can be added to the main task to make it suitable for students of a higher level.
This task can be given as homework or in class will usually take between 3-15 lessons depending on the level and use of additional tasks.
The Industrial Revolution
This is a group of 5 worksheets that focus on the Industrial Revolution. It looks at the different inventions, urban and rural and what the history of this revolution. These worksheets are great and can be used over several lessons. One is a research based worksheet task (a device or access to one is required for it). This task can take anywhere from 45 minutes to longer depending on student research skills.
Workout Bingo
A bingo sheet to get kids up and moving to try and get a bingo. Good activity to do in peers.
Persuasive Writing - Drama
This is a chance for students to practice their persuasive techniques in a way that is not just writing. Students have to create a drama skit of a news broadcast or a TV advert to promote their school. It has slides for students to write down their research about the school, a storyboard for them to fill out about their performance, a marking schedule and a reflection slide. It is a great task for students to complete in groups and something they can get on with without much need for teacher support.
Statistics Assessment
This is an assessment sheet that is a great individual task for student to show the statistic skills they have learnt.
Subject Reflection
This is a subject/course reflection sheet that is a great way to get students reflecting on what they have done. It is also a great extra task towards the end of a section of learning.
NZ Government Timeline
This is a cut and paste timeline activity that is a summary of what has happened within the NZ government.
Reading - event analysis
This is a good task to get students analysing an event. It could also be used in history or social studies.
Fun literacy activity
This activity gets students to listen to a story read out by the teacher and colour in their picture accordingly. After it gets them to have a go at wrtiting their own story and creating a colouring in page to go along with it. There is also a marking schedule attached so students know when they have completed the task well. This is best used over a week so students can edit their writing and drawings.
Family Tree Homework Task
This task gets students to research their family history in order to design their own family tree. It can be adapted to be used partially during in class time as well.
Dance Research Assessment
This is a full assessement for year 8/9/10 that includes a marking schedule, an information sheet and a teacher information page. Ideally this assessment is for half of a term but can be extended to fit a whole term if needed.
First day activity
This is a great activity for the first few days of school. It is also a great writing sample to figure out where your students are at.
Flamenco Dance Assessment
This is a Flamenco based dance assessment best suited to year 8/9/10. It comes with instructions, a marking schedule and also a few activites/worksheets. This assessment is best used as a half term unit but can be extended if desired. The assessment is based around choreography but includes questions that need to be answered and handed in with the finalised dance.
Paragraph Writing
This task includes several instructions for completing a paragraph. These instructions can be used by the students to peer mark the completed paragraph.
Team Building Activity
This slideshow includes a few different brain teasers that students have to solve in teams. It then has a task for students to create their own brain teasers.
First week back - Writing
This is a great task for students to complete in their first week back at school after a term break. It gets them to practice using good language in their work.
New Zealand Worksheets
There are 4 different worksheets/activities based around the geography of New Zealand. There are also teacher copies for the worksheets that require precise answers.
Culture Research Task
This is a 3 page worksheet resource which includes 4 different activities. Students will need a device to complete the research. Depending on the length/quality of answers this should take around 2 lessons. Could also be given as homework.
Fraction worksheets
These are three worksheets that focus on finding the fraction of a whole number, adding fractions and subtracting fraction. It gives a description and example at the top on how to do it so not you hardly need to front load before using these.