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Honeybees – Collaborative Honeycomb Template – Research and Write Facts
A fun activity when learning about honeybees.
1. Research information about honeybees.
2. Write a fact in each of the 6 honeycomb cells.
3. Add colour.
4. Cut.
5. Display together on the wall to make a collaborative honeycomb.
Two Templates Included:
♦ Honeybee facing right.
♦ Honeybee facing left.
Provided in 2 different paper sizes:
♦ A4 paper size
♦ Letter paper size
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New Zealand Handwriting – Alphabet Strips
Alphabet strips for New Zealand junior classrooms.
Included:
♦ Black border, blue lines.
♦ Black border, black lines.
♦ Blue border, blue lines.
♦ Blue border, blue lines, space to write student’s name.
Made on A4 paper (landscape orientation).
3 strips per page.
2 strips per page – template with space to write student’s 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’.
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Back To School – Summer Fun – Quilt
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.
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The Treaty of Waitangi – Thought Bubbles
Templates for your students to record possible thoughts that these people may have been thinking regarding the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Key Competency – Thinking from another person’s perspective.
Two Formats:
♦ Circles
♦ Ovals
Pictures:
♦ 5 men
♦ 5 women
All of the pictures are of Māori people (traditional and colonial dress).
The words are written in Māori language - Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
These look great coloured, cut out and displayed on the wall.
The circles are approximately 18 cm in diameter when cut and the ovals are the size of an A4 page.
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New Zealand Essential Spelling Words – Activity Sheets for Lists 1-4
Activity worksheets for lists 1-4 of the NZ Essential Spelling Words. Practise spelling and handwriting at the same time! Great for a literacy activity, word of the day, homework activity, etc.
A total of 110 worksheets.
Activities on the Worksheets:
♦ Write your name.
♦ Count the number of letters in the word and write the number in the box.
♦ Spell the word out loud 3 times. Tick the boxes to indicate this has been done.
♦ Count how many syllables. Colour the hand to show your answer.
♦ Colour the word.
♦ Write the word in the ‘letter boxes’.
♦ Trace the word (written in light grey font).
♦ Write the word.
♦ Write the word in the bricks on the word wall.
♦ Write the word in a sentence.
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’.
The lines for the tracing and writing activities are 14mm high with a 7mm dashed line.
Made on A4 size paper.
Each worksheet has the same format.
Also available: Lists 5-6
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New Zealand Essential Spelling Words – Activity Sheets for Lists 5-6
Activity worksheets for lists 5-6 of the NZ Essential Spelling Words. Practise spelling and handwriting at the same time!
A total of 120 worksheets.
Activities on the Worksheets:
♦ Write your name.
♦ Count the number of letters in the word and write the number in the box.
♦ Spell the word out loud 3 times. Tick the boxes to indicate this has been done.
♦ Count how many syllables. Colour the hand to show your answer.
♦ Colour the word.
♦ Write the word in the ‘letter boxes’.
♦ Trace the word (written in light grey font).
♦ Write the word.
♦ Write the word in the bricks on the word wall.
♦ Write the word in a sentence.
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’.
The lines for the tracing and writing activities are 14mm high with a 7mm dashed line.
Made on A4 size paper.
Each worksheet has the same format.
Also available: Lists 1-4
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New Zealand Essential Spelling Words – Lists 5-6 – Cut, Glue, Trace & Write
Activity sheets for lists 5 and 6 of the NZCER Essential Words. A great way to reinforce spelling and handwriting at the same time!
120 activity sheets in total.
A5 size (two of the same activity sheet on each A4 size page).
3 of the words are on an A4 size worksheet due to the length of the word.
Activities:
♦ write your name at the top of the sheet.
♦ read the word.
♦ cut the letter tiles out and decide which ones you need to keep.
♦ glue the letter tiles in the empty boxes.
♦ trace the word written in the light grey font.
♦ write the word independently.
The lines for writing are 14mm with a 7mm dashed line.
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’.
List 5 – 50 words
List 6 – 70 words
Also available in my store: List 1-4
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New Zealand Essential Spelling Words – Lists 1-4 – Cut, Glue, Trace & Write
Activity sheets for lists 1-4 of the NZCER Essential Words. A great way to reinforce spelling and handwriting at the same time!
110 activity sheets in total.
A5 size (two of the same activity sheet on each A4 size page).
Activities:
♦ write your name at the top of the sheet.
♦ read the word.
♦ cut the letter tiles out and decide which ones you need to keep.
♦ glue the letter tiles in the empty boxes.
♦ trace the word written in the light grey font.
♦ write the word independently.
The lines for writing are 14mm high with a 7mm dashed line.
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’.
List 1 – 10 words
List 2 – 20 words
List 3 – 30 words
List 4 – 50 words
Also available in my store: Lists 5-6.
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Māori Myths and Legends – How Māui Slowed the Sun
These are fun and engaging activity sheets for the story ‘How Māui Slowed the Sun’. Plenty of activities to pick-and-choose from. Simply print and you’re ready to go! A great addition to a unit study on Māori Myths and Legends.
Most of the activity sheets can be used with any retelling of this story. There are a few activities that were made using the story written by Peter Gossage. These activities are marked with an asterisk (*).
Activities:
♦ Cloze – fill in the missing words *
♦ Word search *
♦ Order events in the story *
♦ Similes – write and draw 4 similes *
♦ Drama – Freeze frame cards *
♦ Music – Sound effect cards *
♦ Storyboard – with words *
♦ Storyboard – without words
♦ Write a poem (noun, adjectives, verbs, thought, synonym)
♦ Acrostic poem
♦ Jawbone – decorate and write
♦ List – write a list of possible jobs people had to do during the short days
♦ 5 senses – what a character may see, hear, smell, etc
♦ Thought bubbles - what a character may be thinking
♦ Story outline – problem, response, action, outcome
♦ Trifold – beginning, middle, end (paper foldable)
♦ Art – draw a face on the sun
♦ Newspaper article – write and draw
♦ Graph – tally chart and block graph
♦ Bookmark
♦ Character traits
♦ Wall ball – write and draw
♦ Diorama – write and draw (paper foldable)
♦ Art – decorate the sun in the same style as the illustrator
♦ Pattern art
♦ Book cover – design a new one
♦ Book dust jacket
♦ Story review
♦ Flap booklet - write and/or draw. With and without headings.
♦ Holiday suitcases – needs and wants
♦ Postage stamp design
♦ Award design
♦ T-shirt design
♦ Flip-flap booklet – 4 flaps (paper foldable)
♦ Postcard
♦ Comic strip
♦ Reporter questions
♦ Email writing
♦ Letter writing
♦ Selfie photo drawing
♦ Text writing
♦ Gift giving – think and write
♦ Is / Can / Has - brainstorm
♦ Binoculars – draw and write
♦ I-pad – draw picture
♦ Party plan
♦ Bedroom plan
♦ 30 second talks – oral language activity
♦ Bingo board templates
♦ Graphic organiser – staying safe in the sun
♦ Poster design – how to be sun smart
♦ Reading challenge
Answer sheets are provided for the word search, cloze, and ordering events activities.
Designed on A4 size paper.
The word search is also included in my Maori Myths and Legends Word Search resource.
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Māori Myths and Legends – Rona and the Moon
These are fun and engaging activity sheets for the story ‘Rona and the Moon’. Plenty of activities to pick-and-choose from. Simply print and you’re ready to go! A great addition to a unit study on Māori Myths and Legends.
Most of the activity sheets can be used with any retelling of this story. There are a few activities that were made using the story written by Peter Gossage. These activities are marked with an asterisk (*).
Activities:
♦ Cloze – fill in the missing words *
♦ Word search *
♦ Order events in the story *
♦ Order steps and draw pictures to make Rona’s hangi *
♦ Graphic organiser – research facts about fishing with a hīnaki *
♦ 30 second talks – oral language activity *
♦ Drama – Freeze frame cards *
♦ Music – Sound effect cards *
♦ Storyboard – with words *
♦ Storyboard – without words
♦ Write a poem (noun, verbs, adjectives, synonym)
♦ Acrostic poem
♦ 5 senses – what a character may see, hear, smell, etc
♦ Thought bubbles - what a character may be thinking
♦ Story outline – problem, response, action, outcome
♦ Trifold – beginning, middle, end (paper foldable)
♦ Art – draw Rona and the tree on the moon
♦ Newspaper article – write and draw
♦ Graph – tally chart and block graph
♦ Bookmark
♦ Character traits
♦ Wall ball – write and draw
♦ Diorama – write and draw (paper foldable)
♦ Art – decorate the moon in the same style as the illustrator
♦ Pattern art
♦ Book cover – design a new one
♦ Book dust jacket
♦ Story review
♦ Flap booklet - write and/or draw. With and without headings.
♦ Holiday suitcases – needs and wants
♦ Postage stamp design
♦ Award design
♦ T-shirt design
♦ Flip-flap booklet – write facts/fibs about the moon (paper foldable)
♦ Postcard
♦ Comic strip
♦ Reporter questions
♦ Email writing
♦ Letter writing
♦ Selfie photo drawing
♦ Text writing
♦ Gift giving – think and write
♦ Missing poster
♦ Is / Can / Has - brainstorm
♦ Binoculars – draw and write
♦ I-pad – draw picture
♦ Party plan
♦ Bedroom plan
♦ Bingo board templates
♦ Graphic organiser – what to do if you get upset
♦ Poster design – how to deal with anger instead of speaking unkindly
♦ Reading challenge
Answer sheets are provided for the following activities: word search, ordering the steps of Rona’s hangi, cloze, and ordering events in the story.
Designed on A4 size paper.
The word search is also included in my Maori Myths and Legends Word Search resource.
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Māori Myths and Legends – Hinemoa and Tūtānekai
These are fun and engaging activity sheets for the story ‘Hinemoa and Tūtānekai’. Plenty of activities to pick-and-choose from. Simply print and you’re ready to go! A great addition to a unit study on Māori Myths and Legends.
Most of the activity sheets can be used with any retelling of this story. There are a few activities that were made using the story written by Peter Gossage. These activities are marked with an asterisk (*).
Activities:
♦ Cloze – fill in the missing words *
♦ Word search *
♦ Order events in the story *
♦ Drama – Freeze frame cards *
♦ Music – Sound effect cards *
♦ Storyboard – with words *
♦ Storyboard – without words
♦ Write a poem (noun, verbs, adjectives, synonym)
♦ Acrostic poem
♦ 5 senses – what a character may see, hear, smell, etc
♦ Thought bubbles - what a character may be thinking
♦ Story outline – problem, response, action, outcome
♦ Trifold – beginning, middle, end (paper foldable)
♦ Newspaper article – write and draw
♦ Graph – tally chart and block graph
♦ Bookmark
♦ Character traits
♦ Wall ball – write and draw
♦ Diorama – write and draw (paper foldable)
♦ Art – decorate the heart in the same style as the illustrator
♦ Pattern art
♦ Book cover – design a new one
♦ Book dust jacket
♦ Story review
♦ Flap booklet - write and/or draw. With and without headings.
♦ Holiday suitcases – needs and wants
♦ Postage stamp design
♦ Award design
♦ T-shirt design
♦ Flip-flap booklet – 4 flaps (paper foldable)
♦ Postcard
♦ Comic strip
♦ Reporter questions
♦ Email writing
♦ Letter writing
♦ Selfie photo drawing
♦ Text writing
♦ Gift giving – think and write
♦ Missing poster
♦ Is / Can / Has - brainstorm
♦ 30 second talks – oral language activity
♦ Binoculars – draw and write
♦ I-pad – draw picture
♦ Party plan
♦ Bedroom plan
♦ Bingo board templates
♦ Water safety – write some rules
♦ Water safety – design a poster
♦ Reading challenge
Answer sheets are provided for the word search, cloze, and ordering events activities.
Designed on A4 size paper.
The word search is also included in my Maori Myths and Legends Word Search resource.
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Māori Myths and Legends – The Fish of Māui
These are fun and engaging activity sheets for the story ‘The Fish of Māui’. Plenty of activities to pick-and-choose from. Simply print and you’re ready to go! A great addition to a unit study on Māori Myths and Legends.
Most of the activity sheets can be used with any retelling of this story. There are a few activities that were made using the story written by Peter Gossage. These activities are marked with an asterisk (*).
Activities:
♦ Cloze – fill in the missing words *
♦ Word search *
♦ Order events in the story *
♦ Drama – Freeze frame cards *
♦ Music – Sound effect cards *
♦ Storyboard – with words *
♦ Storyboard – without words
♦ Write a poem (noun, adjectives, verbs, thought, synonym)
♦ Acrostic poem
♦ 5 senses – what a character may see, hear, smell, etc
♦ Thought bubbles - what a character may be thinking
♦ Trifold – beginning, middle, end (paper foldable)
♦ Newspaper article – write and draw
♦ Graph – tally chart and block graph
♦ Bookmark
♦ Character traits
♦ Wall ball – write and draw
♦ Diorama – write and draw (paper foldable)
♦ Art – decorate the jawbone in the same style as the illustrator
♦ Pattern art
♦ Book cover – design a new one
♦ Book dust jacket
♦ Story review
♦ Flap booklet - write and/or draw. With and without headings.
♦ Holiday suitcases – needs and wants
♦ Postage stamp design
♦ Award design
♦ T-shirt design
♦ Flip-flap booklet – 4 flaps (paper foldable)
♦ Postcard
♦ Comic strip
♦ Reporter questions
♦ Email writing
♦ Letter writing
♦ Selfie photo drawing
♦ Text writing
♦ Gift giving – think and write
♦ Is / Can / Has - brainstorm
♦ Binoculars – draw and write
♦ I-pad – draw picture
♦ Party plan
♦ Bedroom plan
♦ 30 second talks – oral language activity
♦ Bingo board templates
♦ Jawbone – what would you like to catch?
♦ Drawing – sea creature in the shape of the North Island
♦ Graphic Organiser – hīnaki fishing – research and write notes
♦ Graphic Organiser – traditional Māori fishing – research and write notes
♦ Graphic organiser – fishing rules
♦ Poster design – fishing safety
♦ Reading challenge
Answer sheets are provided for the word search, cloze, and ordering events activities.
Designed on A4 size paper.
The word search is also included in my Maori Myths and Legends Word Search resource.
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Māori Myths and Legends – The Giant of Lake Wakatipu
These are fun and engaging activity sheets for the story ‘The Giant of Lake Wakatipu’. Plenty of activities to pick-and-choose from. Simply print and you’re ready to go! A great addition to a unit study on Māori Myths and Legends.
Most of the activity sheets can be used with any retelling of this story. There are a few activities that were made using the story written by Peter Gossage. These activities are marked with an asterisk (*).
Activities:
♦ Cloze – fill in the missing words *
♦ Word search *
♦ Order events in the story *
♦ Drama – Freeze frame cards *
♦ Music – Sound effect cards *
♦ Creative drawing – 2 headed dog *
♦ Storyboard – with words *
♦ Storyboard – without words
♦ Write a poem (noun, verbs, adjectives, synonym)
♦ Acrostic poem
♦ 5 senses – what a character may see, hear, smell, etc
♦ Thought bubbles - what a character may be thinking
♦ Story outline – problem, response, action, outcome
♦ Trifold – beginning, middle, end (paper foldable)
♦ Newspaper article – write and draw
♦ Graph – tally chart and block graph
♦ Bookmark
♦ Creative thinking – giant killing plan and equipment needed
♦ Character traits
♦ Wall ball – write and draw
♦ Diorama – write and draw (paper foldable)
♦ Art – decorate the footprint in the same style as the illustrator
♦ Pattern art
♦ Book cover – design a new one
♦ Book dust jacket
♦ Story review
♦ Flap booklet - write and/or draw. With and without headings.
♦ Holiday suitcases – needs and wants
♦ Postage stamp design
♦ Award design
♦ T-shirt design
♦ Flip-flap booklet – 4 flaps (paper foldable)
♦ Postcard
♦ Comic strip
♦ Reporter questions
♦ Email writing
♦ Letter writing
♦ Selfie photo drawing
♦ Text writing
♦ Gift giving – think and write
♦ Missing poster
♦ Is / Can / Has - brainstorm
♦ 30 second talks – oral language activity
♦ Binoculars – draw and write
♦ I-pad – draw picture
♦ Party plan
♦ Bedroom plan
♦ Bingo board templates
♦ Water safety – write some rules
♦ Water safety – design a poster
♦ Reading challenge
Answer sheets are provided for the word search, cloze, and ordering events activities.
Designed on A4 size paper.
The word search is also included in my Maori Myths and Legends Word Search resource.
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New Zealand Handwriting Copy Cards – Kid President Quotes
A set of printing cards for NZ classrooms. These cards are designed to be used in conjunction with an exercise book.
Each card has a quote from ‘Kid President’ (Robby Novak). These are fun and motivational. (Watch his talks on u-tube if your students are not familiar with him).
2 Sets Included:
♦ with full-height numbers
♦ with half-height numbers
On Each Card:
♦ write one line of the lower case letter
♦ write one line of the upper case letter
♦ write one line of the upper case letter and two lower case letters
♦ write the quote
♦ write one line of the numbers 0-9
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’.
♦ 26 cards – A to Z
♦ Each card is A5 size (two cards per A4 page).
♦ Print, cut and laminate.
♦ There is a light grey dashed mid-line.
♦ Two bonus cards are included (longer quotes, different format).
Examples of the Quotes:
♦ Be like cheese (or bacon) and make everything you touch better.
♦ You don’t need a cape to be a hero. You just need to care.
♦ When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Drink it and then dance.
♦ If you can’t think of anything nice to say, you’re not thinking hard enough.
♦ Give people high-fives just for getting out of bed. Being a person is hard sometimes.
♦ You were made to be awesome. Make this the best week ever for someone else.
♦ Some people will be boring this week. Not you. You’ve got too much awesome to spread.
♦ Love changes everything, so fill the world with it. Throw kindness around like confetti.
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New Zealand Reading – Junior Journal 55 - Activity Worksheets
Follow-up activity sheets for ‘NZ Junior Journal 55’ for your classroom reading programme.
This resource will save you hours of time!
A worksheet for every item in the journal (1 story, 3 articles 1 play and 1 poem).
Answer sheets are provided where applicable.
13 Worksheets Included:
♦ Identifying ‘kiwi’ things on NZ money. Acronyms / initialisms.
♦ Design a new coin / note.
♦ Complete a table. True or false?
♦ If you were to design a new banknote …
♦ ‘Who’ questions.
♦ Research task – graphic organiser (Kea bird)
♦ Glossary for Maori words. Comprehension questions. Finish a tukutuku pattern.
♦ Repeat a tukutuku ‘staircase’ pattern on a grid. (Example also provided).
♦ Create a tukutuku pattern on a grid.
♦ Author intention / message. Figurative language. Symbolism.
♦ Graphic organiser – is/can/has. Draw and label a picture.
♦ Cloze activity (fill in the missing words).
Plus 2 BONUS worksheets:
JJ55 contains the final chapter in the story ‘Zapped’ (chapters 1-3 in JJ52, 53, 54) so I have included a couple of extra activity sheets that look at all 4 chapters.
♦ Draw and write about a main event in each chapter.
♦ Book/story review.
Junior Journal Hunt:
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 templates to celebrate the children's success and effort.
Head to my store to view my other Junior Journal resources (from JJ 40 onwards).
Topics in Junior Journal 55:
♦ New Zealand money
♦ New Zealand Māori culture – tukutuku panels
♦ New Zealand birds
♦ Robot mayhem
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New Zealand Sight Words – ORANGE words - 62 worksheets
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.
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Blends and Digraphs - Activity sheets
Worksheets for common blends and digraphs.
Activities:
♦ write your name.
♦ colour the blend.
♦ trace and write the blend.
♦ find the blend 4 times and colour the circle.
♦ colour the picture.
♦ write the blend to make 4 words.
♦ write the 4 words in the letter boxes.
There is also an empty box in the bottom left corner. This is so you can design an activity for your students. For example:
• draw a picture of a word that has the blend.
• hunt for a word around the classroom (in a book, on the wall, etc) that has the blend and write it.
• write the blend as many times as you can.
• write the blend in fancy lettering.
• write a sentence using a word that has the blend.
Included:
♦ 40 worksheets
♦ Teacher notes (including a resource to help teach the ‘letter boxes’).
♦ Each worksheet is the same format.
♦ Made on A4 size paper.
♦ Made with the NZ Basic Script font so they are especially suitable for New Zealand classrooms.
List of blends and digraphs used: (36 beginning and 4 final)
br-
cr-
dr-
fr-
gr-
pr-
tr-
wr-
bl-
cl-
fl-
gl-
pl-
sl-
ch-
ph-
sh-
th-
wh-
sc-
sk-
sm-
sn-
sp-
st-
sw-
kn-
qu-
tw-
scr-
shr-
spl-
spr-
squ-
str-
thr-
-ck
-ng
-sh
-st
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New Zealand Reading - Junior Journal 54 - Activity Worksheets
Follow-up activity sheets for ‘NZ Junior Journal 54’ 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). Answer sheets are provided where applicable.
Included:
♦ Cloze (write the correct word in the gaps).
♦ Make a poster.
♦ Ordering – make a booklet.
♦ Fact writing.
♦ Design (futuristic life jacket).
♦ Rhyming words.
♦ Stick puppet templates.
♦ True or false? Labelling.
♦ Fingerprint fun – stamp your own fingerprints.
♦ Unjumble the muddled sentences.
♦ Word search
Junior Journal Hunt:
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 templates to celebrate the children's success and effort.
Also available in my store: Junior Journal worksheets for JJ 40 - 53.
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Te Reo Māori - 100 high frequency words - Activity Sheets
Activity sheets for 100 high frequency Māori sight words.
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 4 times)
There is also space on the top of each sheet for your students to write their name.
The font:
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’. The font used in the ‘Find it’ section is Comic Sans.
Made on A4 size paper.
Words used: High frequency word list found online on the tki website.
‘1000 frequent words of Māori – in frequency order’. The words I have used are from te to kāre (excluding whanaunga and whakaaturanga as these words were too long to fit on the template). The word ‘Māori’ has 2 activity sheets – with and without a capital letter.
This resource has been created to support Māori medium education in Aotearoa. A helpful resource for full immersion and bilingual classes.
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More Te Reo Maori resources available in my store.
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Te Reo Māori – Handwriting Copy Cards – Whakataukī (Proverbs)
Handwriting/Printing copy cards for New Zealand classrooms using the Māori alphabet and proverbs.
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30 cards in total – 2 cards for each letter.
A5 size (2 cards per A4 size paper).
Laminate the cards. Students look at the card and copy one line of each letter into their exercise book, followed by the sentence (the proverb).
3 different sets of cards provided:
♦ with the English translation (no numbers)
♦ with full-height numbers 0-9 (no English translation)
♦ with half-height numbers 0-9 (no English translation)
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’.
*** Lots of other New Zealand Handwriting and Te Reo Maori resources available in my store.
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