A fun, interactive activity for your students to practise their spelling words. Print and laminate the mats. Students use alphabet letters such as magnetic letters, scrabble tiles, letters written on milk bottle lids or pieces of card. They gather the letters they need and manipulate them until they see the word. Words used: NZ Essential Spelling Words lists 1-8 (list 8 = commonly misspelt words). 2 Different Formats: ♦ With a prompt – a dot under the starting letter ♦ Without a prompt 69 ‘Unscramble it’ mats in total Just print the mats that suit the level of your students: ♦ List 1 – 2 mats ♦ List 2 – 4 mats ♦ List 3 – 6 mats ♦ List 4 – 10 mats ♦ List 5 – 10 mats ♦ List 6 - 14 mats ♦ List 7 – 12 mats ♦ List 8 – 11 mats * This is the type of activity that your ‘hands-on learners’ will appreciate. * Great for a learning station, early finisher activity, etc. * This activity will reinforce both spelling and reading. 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’. 5 words on each A4 page. The level of each mat is written in the bottom right corner. Answer sheets are not provided. If you can’t work out what the word is (particularly some of the longer words in list 7 and 8) just look at the starting letter and refer to a copy of the essential spelling list. Please note that when making some of the longer words, the letter tiles will not fit in the allocated space on the page. These longer words will spread out onto the table/floor. Also, there are two words in List one that are only 1 letter long (a and I) so these will not require unscrambling. The words are displayed in a different order to my other resource – Essential Spelling Words ‘Make it’ mats. © 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

A fun activity for your students to practise their spelling words. Print and laminate the mats. Students make the words using alphabet letters (eg magnetic letters, scrabble tiles, letters written on milk bottle lids, letters written on pieces of card …) Words used: NZ Essential Spelling Words lists 1-8 (list 8 = commonly misspelt words). This is the type of activity that your ‘hands-on learners’ will appreciate. Great for a learning station, early finisher activity, etc. This activity will reinforce both spelling and reading. 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’. 69 ‘Make it’ mats in total Just print the mats that suit the level of your students: ♦ List 1 – 2 mats ♦ List 2 – 4 mats ♦ List 3 – 6 mats ♦ List 4 – 10 mats ♦ List 5 – 10 mats ♦ List 6 - 14 mats ♦ List 7 – 12 mats ♦ List 8 – 11 mats 5 words on each A4 page. The level of each mat is written in the bottom right corner. Please note that when making some of the longer words, the letter tiles will not fit in the allocated space on the page. These longer words will spread out onto the table/floor. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ sight words - Orange - BOARD GAMES A set of 11 colourful and engaging board games for your students to practise their sight words at the Orange level. Sight words are read when the player lands in that square. Some games have an endpoint (where players reach the ‘finish’) and some games are ongoing until the allocated time is up, or a certain number of points have been reached. ♦ Designed to be printed on A3 size paper. ♦ Words are written in the NZ Basic Script font. ♦ Equipment needed: dice and counters. ♦ Instructions provided for each gameboard (A4 size) but feel free to adapt them to suit your learners. ♦ Engaging themes and graphics. ♦ A great alternative to games on a computer screen. Use them as part of your guided reading rotations, as a literacy centre activity, wet weather games, early finisher activities, etc. Please note that there are 11 game boards in this set (unlike only 5 in the Magenta, Red, Yellow and Blue sets). This is due to the larger number of sight words in this colour. These board games teach important skills such as: ♦ Word recognition and counting. ♦ Turn taking, waiting patiently and sharing equipment. ♦ Friendly competition. ♦ Focus and persistence. ♦ Eye-hand coordination. ♦ Interacting with others. 63 Orange sight words: 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 something 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 Board games are available for Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange (in my store). © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ sight words - Green - BOARD GAMES A set of 10 colourful and engaging board games for your students to practise their sight words at the Green level. Sight words are read when the player lands in that square. Some games have an endpoint (where players reach the ‘finish’) and some games are ongoing until the allocated time is up, or a certain number of points have been reached. ♦ Designed to be printed on A3 size paper. ♦ Words are written in the NZ Basic Script font. ♦ Equipment needed: dice and counters. ♦ Instructions provided for each gameboard (A4 size) but feel free to adapt them to suit your learners. ♦ Engaging themes and graphics. ♦ A great alternative to games on a computer screen. Use them as part of your guided reading rotations, as a literacy centre activity, wet weather games, early finisher activities, etc. Please note that there are 10 game boards in this set (unlike only 5 in the Magenta, Red, Yellow and Blue sets). This is due to the larger number of sight words in this colour. These board games teach important skills such as: ♦ Word recognition and counting. ♦ Turn taking, waiting patiently and sharing equipment. ♦ Friendly competition. ♦ Focus and persistence. ♦ Eye-hand coordination. ♦ Interacting with others. 49 Green sight words: always good walked know please them use want feel just left best house old their right over love still took thank you school much brother sister round another myself new some asked called made people children away water how Mrs if I’m Mr who didn’t can’t after our time most Board games are available for Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange (in my store). © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ sight words - Blue - BOARD GAMES A set of 5 colourful and engaging board games for your students to practise their sight words at the Blue level. Sight words are read when the player lands in that square. Some games have an endpoint (where players reach the ‘finish’) and some games are ongoing until the allocated time is up, or a certain number of points have been reached. ♦ Designed to be printed on A3 size paper. ♦ Words are written in the NZ Basic Script font. ♦ Equipment needed: dice and counters. ♦ Instructions provided for each gameboard (A4 size) but feel free to adapt them to suit your learners. ♦ Engaging themes and graphics. ♦ A great alternative to games on a computer screen. Use them as part of your guided reading rotations, as a literacy centre activity, wet weather games, early finisher activities, etc. These board games teach important skills such as: ♦ Word recognition and counting. ♦ Turn taking, waiting patiently and sharing equipment. ♦ Friendly competition. ♦ Focus and persistence. ♦ Eye-hand coordination. ♦ Interacting with others. 37 Blue sight words: 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 Board games are available for Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange (in my store). © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ sight words - Yellow - BOARD GAMES A set of 5 colourful and engaging board games for your students to practise their sight words at the Yellow level. Sight words are read when the player lands in that square. Some games have an endpoint (where players reach the ‘finish’) and some games are ongoing until the allocated time is up, or a certain number of points have been reached. ♦ Designed to be printed on A3 size paper. ♦ Words are written in the NZ Basic Script font. ♦ Equipment needed: dice and counters. ♦ Instructions provided for each gameboard (A4 size) but feel free to adapt them to suit your learners. ♦ Engaging themes and graphics. ♦ A great alternative to games on a computer screen. Use them as part of your guided reading rotations, as a literacy centre activity, wet weather games, early finisher activities, etc. These board games teach important skills such as: ♦ Word recognition and counting. ♦ Turn taking, waiting patiently and sharing equipment. ♦ Friendly competition. ♦ Focus and persistence. ♦ Eye-hand coordination. ♦ Interacting with others. 31 Yellow sight words: 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 Board games are available for Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange (in my store). © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ sight words - Red - BOARD GAMES A set of 5 colourful and engaging board games for your students to practise their sight words at the Red level. Sight words are read when the player lands in that square. Some games have an endpoint (where players reach the ‘finish’) and some games are ongoing until the allocated time is up, or a certain number of points have been reached. ♦ Designed to be printed on A3 size paper. ♦ Words are written in the NZ Basic Script font. ♦ Equipment needed: dice and counters. ♦ Instructions provided for each gameboard (A4 size) but feel free to adapt them to suit your learners. ♦ Engaging themes and graphics. ♦ A great alternative to games on a computer screen. Use them as part of your guided reading rotations, as a literacy centre activity, wet weather games, early finisher activities, etc. These board games teach important skills such as: ♦ Word recognition and counting. ♦ Turn taking, waiting patiently and sharing equipment. ♦ Friendly competition. ♦ Focus and persistence. ♦ Eye-hand coordination. ♦ Interacting with others. 28 Red sight words: we get put with go no they today was where you she he this are will as too not but likes down big it little see so looked Board games are available for Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange (in my store). © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ sight words - Magenta - BOARD GAMES A set of 5 colourful and engaging board games for your students to practise their sight words at the Magenta level. Sight words are read when the player lands in that square. Some games have an endpoint (where players reach the ‘finish’) and some games are ongoing until the allocated time is up, or a certain number of points have been reached. ♦ Designed to be printed on A3 size paper. ♦ Words are written in the NZ Basic Script font. ♦ Equipment needed: dice and counters. ♦ Instructions provided for each gameboard (A4 size) but feel free to adapt them to suit your learners. ♦ Engaging themes and graphics. ♦ A great alternative to games on a computer screen. Use them as part of your guided reading rotations, as a literacy centre activity, wet weather games, early finisher activities, etc. These board games teach important skills such as: ♦ Word recognition and counting. ♦ Turn taking, waiting patiently and sharing equipment. ♦ Friendly competition. ♦ Focus and persistence. ♦ Eye-hand coordination. ♦ Interacting with others. 25 Magenta sight words: I like going is mum look the am said to at went in me here my on dad a and come up can sat for Board games are available for Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange (in my store). © 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

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

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

Play dough mats for magenta and red sight words. Make the word using play dough, then write/trace it. NZ Basic Script font is used (outline style). Words Used: Magenta: I like going is mum look the am said to at went in me here my on dad a and come up can sat for Red: we get put with go no they today was where you she he this are will as too not but likes down big it little see so looked © 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

Aa-Zz alphabet cards for NZ junior classrooms. 3 Different Sets of Cards: ♦ Trace the letter ♦ Trace the letter with ‘start here’ red dots ♦ Write the letter Designed to be laminated and used with a whiteboard marker. A5 size cards (2 cards on each A4 size page). 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’. I have many other NZ handwriting resources available in my store. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

100 spelling activities that are suitable for any list of words. Suggested use: task board. Included: ♦ 100 task cards. ♦ Must Do / Can Do cards (4 different options). ♦ Teacher notes. Suitable for many classrooms around the world: 7 alternative cards are provided to suit US/UK classrooms. These cards contain different spelling, images or symbols. The cards should be self-explanatory but I have included ‘Teacher Notes’ that provide a little more detail. This is a comprehensive set of tasks cards. There are a wide variety of tasks that incorporate many different learning styles and they are suitable for lots of different levels. I’m sure your students will really enjoy them. Made on A4 size paper. 4 cards per page. Print, cut and laminate. Please respect copyright This resource is for the purchaser’s use only. It may not be shared with any other person. Please purchase additional licences if you are wanting to share it with your colleagues. Thank you. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ handwriting copy cards. A-Z of countries around the world. Each card contains lower/upper case letter formation, the name of a country, 1-2 sentences about that country, and numbers 0-9. There are no countries that start with the letter X. Mexico has been used on this card as it contains the letter x. 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 sets of cards are provided: * half height numbers * full height numbers 26 cards (A-Z) Cards are A5 size. There are two cards per A4 page. A great way to learn about other countries while practising handwriting. If you have a number of devices, early finishers could then move on to researching more facts about the country. © 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

A set of 52 activity sheets for Dolch words at the Primer level. 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. Made on A4 size paper 2 different sets of sheets for UK/USA spelling of the word colour/color. Words Used: Primer: all am are at ate be black brown but came did do eat four get good have he into like must new no now on our out please pretty ran ride saw say she so soon that there they this too under want was well went what white who will with yes. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources