Mystery Sight Words! Students work out the starting letter of each image and place an alphabet manipulative underneath it to work out the secret word. A great hands-on activity that supports both reading and spelling of high frequency words. Use alphabet manipulatives such as magnetic letters or letters written on milk bottle lids. Alternatively your students could ‘write and wipe’ the letters with a whiteboard marker (laminate first). Included: ♦ 45 x 3 letter word cards ♦ 45 x 4 letter word cards ♦ 30 x 5 letter word cards ♦ Teaching aids (little flashcards to ensure your students know what each image is). Made on A4 size paper. 3 word cards per sheet. Words Used: 3 letter words: mum, the, dad, and, can, sat, for, get, put, was, you, she, are, too, not, but, big, see, one, all, day, out, ran, him, saw, his, got, yes, her, let, had, end, now, fun, bag, did, run, use, old, new, how, who, our, man, dog. 4 letter words: like, look, said, went, here, come, with, they, this, will, down, when, came, make, back, into, play, take, that, then, from, baby, have, help, home, need, soon, find, very, were, your, walk, girl, last, what, goes, next, than, cake, good, know, them, want, feel, just. 5 letter words: going, today, where, likes, there, again, laugh, could, under, about, their, right, still, water, after, think, other, these, began, never, first, found, night, small, three, every, bring, catch, brown, funny. Images Used: Apple, ball, car, dog, egg, frog, guitar, hammer, ice-cream, juice, key, lamp/light, mouse, nine/number, orange, pig, queen, rainbow, sun, tortoise, umbrella, violin, whale, xylophone, yacht, zip. The same image is used throughout the cards (a is always apple, b is always ball …) (Note: the letters q and z do not appear in any of the words.) ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Activity sheets for words from lists 1-8 of the NZ Essential Spelling Word Lists. Activities: ♦ Write the words. ♦ Write the words and identify the vowels (highlight, colour, circle, etc). ♦ How many syllables? Colour the number to show the answer. ♦ Write the words in alphabetical order. ♦ Write the words in the correct letter boxes. ♦ Write the words on the ‘word wall’ (interesting fonts, colours, etc). ♦ Write a sentence using as many of the words as you can. Please click on the 'Preview' button above to see a large example of the worksheets. Included: ♦ 35 activity sheets ♦ Teacher notes ♦ Teaching aids (for explaining the 'letter boxes' if your students are unfamiliar with them) ♦ Answers – for the alphabetical order and letter box activities 10 words per activity sheet. A4 size paper. List 8 = Commonly misspelt words 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’. Use these sheets for a word work activity, literacy station, homework sheet, etc. List 1 – 1 sheet List 2 – 2 sheets List 3 – 3 sheets List 4 – 5 sheets List 5 – 5 sheets List 6 – 7 sheets List 7 – 6 sheets List 8 – 6 sheets ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of 10 activity sheets for students working at the Blue and Yellow levels on the NZ reading colour wheel. Colour the words according to the code to reveal a mystery picture. Included: ♦ 5 x yellow activity sheets ♦ 5 x blue activity sheets ♦ 10 x answer sheets ♦ Colour chart to help your students read the colour words Each worksheet has a space for your students to write their name. A ‘colour swatch’ box is included next to the colour word to help your students work on this activity with independence. Yellow Pictures: ♦ beach (7 words) ♦ bear (8 words) ♦ barn (7 words) ♦ chicks (8 words) ♦ breakfast (7 words) Blue Pictures: ♦ sheep (7 words) ♦ car (9 words) ♦ bird (8 words) ♦ bug (7 words) ♦ monkey (6 words) Also available: ♦ MAGENTA & RED colour by code (available in my store) ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of 10 activity sheets for students working at the Magenta and Red levels on the NZ reading colour wheel. Colour the words according to the code to reveal a mystery picture. Included: ♦ 5 x magenta activity sheets ♦ 5 x red activity sheets ♦ 10 x answer sheets ♦ Colour chart to help your students read the colour words Each worksheet has a space for your students to write their name. A ‘colour swatch’ box is included next to the colour word to help your students work on this activity with independence. Magenta Pictures: ♦ flowers (8 words) ♦ octopus (7 words) ♦ pig (6 words) ♦ umbrella (7 words) ♦ tractor (8 words) Red Pictures: ♦ duck (8 words) ♦ fish (7 words) ♦ train (9 words) ♦ sun (5 words) ♦ elephant (6 words) Also available: ♦ YELLOW & BLUE colour by code (view in my store) ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Discover the mystery sight words by reading them in a mirror. Simply place the word card on the table in front of you and hold a mirror on the line at the top of the card. Look into the mirror and read the word. (Optional: write the word on the worksheet). This is a super-fun, hands-on activity that will keep your students engaged during literacy time. Included: ♦ Word cards for 6 different levels (Magenta to Orange on the colour wheel) ♦ Worksheet (to write the words on after reading them) ♦ Teacher notes Each level has a different border design so you can easily identify which group of words they belong to if they get mixed up. 8 word cards per A4 size page. Black/white. 233 word cards in total. Each word card measures approximately 8.5cm x 6cm. You will need to provide the mirror. Please note that this is a large file size and it will take a little while to download. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A high-interest activity to assist your students with learning their essential spelling words. Students use a ‘Secret Code Alphabet Sheet’ to decode the 5 mystery words on their worksheet. Then they complete the other activities using these 5 words. Activities: ♦ Decode the mystery words using the secret code alphabet sheet. ♦ Write the words in the letter boxes. ♦ Write the words in alphabetical order. ♦ Select one (or more) words and write it in a fancy way (word art). Included: ♦ 58 activity sheets for all of the words in Lists 1-7. ♦ Secret code alphabet sheets ♦ Answers ♦ Teacher notes ♦ Materials for teaching the ‘letter boxes’ activity 58 Worksheets: ♦ List 1 - 2 sheets ♦ List 2 - 4 sheets ♦ List 3 - 6 sheets ♦ List 4 - 10 sheets ♦ List 5 - 10 sheets ♦ List 6 - 14 sheets ♦ List 7 - 12 sheets The Secret Codes: ♦ List 1 & 2 – flowers (the same code) ♦ List 3 - circles ♦ List 4 - faces (emotions) ♦ List 5 - tribal patterns ♦ List 6 - heads ♦ List 7 - ice blocks The ‘Alphabet Code Sheets’ are designed to be laminated and used multiple times. There are 2 on each A4 size page. Print and cut. Sheets are labelled with the list number in the top left corner (eg 4e) The code breaking activity works on important skills such as comparing/contrasting, predicting and skimming/scanning. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Celebrate the Māori New Year with this literacy and craft resource. Read the article in the NZ School Journal, complete the follow-up comprehension activity and then make a paper lantern. The School Journal article is not provided in this resource. You will need access to: New Zealand School Journal – Part 1 – Number 3 – 2005 The article is about 2 children who find old kamokamo shells under their Gran’s hedge. They plant the seeds and wait for the new kamokamo to grown. They make lanterns out of the dried shells during Matariki. Reading Comprehension Activity: After reading the article in the school journal, students make a kamokamo flip book to show the order that events happened in the article. There are a total of 14 events plus a title page and a back page to colour. The kamokamo are on two A4 pages. There are 2 sets of activity sheets – one set has clues in the stalk of the picture to indicate ‘beginning, middle or end’ (B, M, E). This set is suitable for your students that require some extra support to complete the task. Answers are provided. Paper Lantern Activity: There are various templates that you can choose from to print and use. Please click on the ‘Look Inside’ button above to see examples of all templates. Some are for colouring only, and others require your students to add further decoration/patterns. A ‘handle’ template is also included however you may just wish to use scrap paper for this. Instructions are provided. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun activity for practising sight words from magenta to orange. This activity will engage many of your students (particularly your boys). The Activity: Place the rugby balls face down (in a pile or scattered). Each student has a ‘Rugby Score Sheet’ in front of them. Students take turns at picking up a rugby ball and reading the word. They place the ball on their ‘Rugby Score Sheet’ accordingly: ♦ TACKLE – they have a go at reading the word but they are unsuccessful / require help. ♦ TRY – they read the word correctly. ♦ CONVERSION – after reading the word correctly, they can say the word in a sentence. This is great for oral language development. If they are unsuccessful at saying the word in a sentence then they leave the ball in the ‘Try’ section. Count up the number of balls in each category at the end. You could allocate points for each category if you wish. You can also play this activity in ‘teams’ and have them challenge each other. Included: ♦ Rugby balls for words from Magenta to Orange ♦ Blank template (for additional words if necessary) ♦ Rugby Score Sheet ♦ Word list ♦ Teacher notes There are 6 rugby balls on each A4 size sheet. Words are written with the NZ Basic Script font. Words align to the NZ reading colour wheel. An alternative activity is to print 2 sets of rugby balls and play ‘memory’. Place the cards face down. Students take turns at turning 2 cards over. If the words are the same, they keep the cards and have another turn. Who has the most pairs of cards at the end? © Suzanne Welch Teaching

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 NZ sight word resource for the Magenta to Orange levels of the colour wheel. 2 sets provided: ♦ coloured (footprint on rock, like a fossil) ♦ black and white 4 footprints per A4 size page. Blank templates also provided (for additional words if necessary). 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’. Print and laminate the footprints that you wish to use. If you are wanting to differentiate the sets of footprints then I suggest you put a coloured dot on the back before laminating. Eg. put a red dot on the back of the ’red’ words. Ideas for Use: ♦ Place a track of footprints around the classroom. Students walk around the track, stomping on the footprints and reading the words (in a dinosaur voice) as they go. ♦ Scatter the footprints on the floor. The teacher says a word. Which student can be the first to stomp on the correct word? (Be careful of little toes!) ♦ Print 2 sets and play ‘memory’. Place the cards face down. Students take turns at turning 2 cards over. If the words are the same, they keep the cards and have another turn. Who has the most pairs of cards at the end? ♦ Bury the footprints in the sandpit and go on a ‘fossil hunt’. ♦ Display the words around the classroom and go on a ‘fossil hunt’. Who can find the word ‘like’? Give you students a magnifying glass if you have some. ♦ Give the students a copy of the blank template (black and white). They can write a sight word in the footprint and decorate it. Perhaps you could staple a few together and make a little booklet. ♦ Create a ‘sentence stomp’. Make a sentence with the words and stomp it! ♦ Display as a track of footprints all around your classroom wall. © 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 set of 41 activity sheets for Dolch words at the First Grade 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: First Grade: after again an any as ask by could every fly from give going had has her him his how just know let live may of old once open over put round some stop take thank them then think walk were when © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of 40 activity sheets for Dolch words at the Pre-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: (Pre-Primer) a and away big blue can come down find for funny go help here I in is it jump little look make me my not one play red run said see the three to two up we where yellow you © 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

Word mats and word cards for words at the Magenta to Orange level of the colour wheel. Word Mats: * provided in black/white or with a coloured border. * one A4 size mat for each level. Word Cards: * 5 words on each card for Magenta to Blue. * 8 words on each card for Green and Orange. * 4 cards on each A4 size page. * some words are written twice (just to fill up the last card at that level). * the cards at each level have the same picture. * the border and picture colour represent the level of the colour wheel. * cards are numbered in the top left corner of each card. 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’. I have many games, activities and worksheets using these sight words. You can find them in all my TES store. 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 Yellow: 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 Blue: 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 Green: 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 Orange: 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 ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Sixteen Word Searches for Lists 5-8 of the NZ Essential Spelling Words. Included: ♦ 16 word searches in lower case letters. ♦ 16 word searches in capital letters. ♦ 16 answer sheets. ♦ Blank template – for your students to create their own word search. Features: ♦ 15 words per word search. One has 20 words. ♦ List words are written in alphabetical order. ♦ 15x15 grid. ♦ A space for your students to write their name. No more unclaimed work lying scattered on the floor! ♦ Words are written in one of eight directions. Arrow symbols provided on each sheet. ♦ Tick boxes next to the word lists to enable your students to complete another activity with these words once they’re finished the word search. Eg. turn the sheet over and write the words in a sentence. (The tick boxes mean the words are not crossed out and unreadable). ♦ Simple graphic included on each sheet. ♦ List number written on each sheet. ♦ Calibri font. ♦ Select the best format for your students – capital or lower case letters. ♦ Large A4 size. Still great when reduced to A5 size. 3 x List 5 5 x List 6 4 x List 7 4 x List 8 Word Searches for Lists 1-4 are also available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

85 activity sheets for words from the Blue and Green levels of the 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 in order) ♦ Find it (find the word – it’s written 4 times) There is space at the top of the 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’. New challenges: The sheets are all the same format however there are a few new challenges as the levels progress. The new challenges in this set of activity sheets are within the ‘find it’ section: ♦ At the Blue level the ‘find it’ words are written with decorative fonts. One of the words is written in capital letters. ♦ At the Green level the ‘find it’ words are back to a more basic font but 4 of the words are written in capital letters. Words Used: Blue: 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 Green: always good walked know please them use want feel just left best house old their right over love still took 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 *** Please note: the word ‘thank you’ is usually contained in my sight word resources at the Green level. There isn’t an activity sheet for this word as it was too long to fit into the template. Made on A4 size paper ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Great for a literacy centre activity – spelling and handwriting at the same time! Cut and laminate the cards. Students ‘write and wipe’. The font used is the 'New Zealand Basic Script'. The letter shapes are identical to those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook - ‘Teaching Handwriting’. The font is in ‘outline’ style. 4 cards per A4 page. Each card has the essential spelling list number in the top right hand corner. 1 letter words are written 3 times on the card. 2 letter words are written 2 times on the card. All other words are written once on the card. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ Essential Spelling Lists 1-8 Word Cards Words written in ‘NZ Basic Script’ font. List 8 – commonly misspelt words. Each list has a different coloured border. These colours match the lists in my other Essential Spelling List Resource – 5 words on a card. Click here to view. 10 words on each A4 piece of paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources