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 ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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 ********************************************************************** © 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

64 alphabetical order task cards for lists 1-8 of the NZ Essential Spelling Words. Simply print, cut, fold in half and laminate. Folding in half will give you the word list on the front and the answers on the back. Perfect for independent work. Self-marking means no extra work for you! 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’. ♦ 10 words per card. ♦ 8 cards per list. ♦ Total of 64 cards. Provided in both black and white and colour. The colours used in this resource are the same as the colours used for each list level in my ‘Essential Spelling Word Cards’ Resource. Click here to view. Great for word work, spelling practise, literacy centres, daily 5 activity, early finishers, etc. Designed on A4 size paper. 4 cards per page. Each card measures approximately 45mm x 135mm. List 8 = Commonly Misspelt Words ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Make an alphabet wristband and wear it like a superhero! What impressive super power will you display? 1. Trace the letters. Then write the letters by yourself. 2. Decorate the ‘letter explosion’ in the centre. 3. Cut around the outside. 4. Wrap it around the wrist and attach it with a little tape. Of course, you don't have to make the wristband. You could use these templates in any way you wish. Included: 26 pages of wristband templates (A-Z) Features: ♦ Both capital and lower case letter formation. ♦ Pale grey font used for the letters that are traced over. ♦ Dashed centre line in a pale grey font to help with letter size. ♦ The templates have 3 capital letters and 4 lower case letters (except for ‘m’ and ‘w’ which have 2 capital letters and 3 lower case letters, due to their width). ♦ Simple shape to cut around. ♦ 3 templates to each A4 size page. ♦ Dimensions are approximately 185mm x 85mm. 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’. A ‘super’ fun activity for ‘super’ kids (and teachers). Let’s face it, we all like to be a superhero once in a while …. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Handwriting copy cards for the NZ essential spelling lists 1-8. ♦ 10 words per card. ♦ 4 cards per A4 page. ♦ 35 cards (plus one bonus card) 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’. Lists are 1-7 and list 8 is the ‘Commonly Misspelt Words’. Each handwriting card has the list number in the top right corner. A grey dashed line is used to indicate the half-way mark. The 'bonus card' is the days of the week and the words 'yesterday, today, tomorrow'. ********************************************************************** © 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

Eleven Word Searches for Lists 1-4 of the NZ Essential Spelling Words. Included: ♦ 11 word searches in lower case letters ♦ 11 word searches in capital letters ♦ 11 Answer sheets ♦ Blank template – for your students to create their own word search Features: ♦ 10 words per word search. Words written in alphabetical order. ♦ 10x10 grid. ♦ A space for your students to write their name. No more unclaimed work lying scattered on the floor! ♦ Lists 1 and 2 – words are written in one of three directions. Arrow symbols provided on each sheet. ♦ Lists 3 and 4 – 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. 1 x List One 2 x List Two 3 x List Three 5 x List Four ********************************************************************** © 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

Activity sheets for Junior Journal 53 for your classroom reading programme. This resource will save you hours of time! A worksheet for every item in the journal (2 articles, 1 play, 1 story and 1 poem) * English / Maori word match. * True or false? * Word Search. * Word Study – spelling, alphabetical order. * Pepeha template. * Code breaking. * Draw a treasure map. * Pirate stick puppet templates. * Problem and solution. * Draw a robot. * Rhyming words. * Picture match. 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. Please see my other listings for additional Junior Journal resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Give your students a licence to drive a PEN-CAR. Your students will love these and will strive to earn one! This resource contains 2 files for different classrooms around the world – spelling of LICENSE and LICENCE. The pen-cars come in 5 different colours (blue, red, green, yellow, pink). Your students will find it difficult to choose which one they would like to receive. Included: ♦ Pen licence - Large (5 different colours, 1 to a page) ♦ Pen licence - Small (5 different colours, 4 to a page) ♦ Certificate - (1 to a page) ♦ Wall chart – for your students to write their name on once they have their licence. Two different templates. ♦ Teacher recording / tracking sheet ♦ Teacher notes A great incentive for great handwriting! Licence Details: ♦ Student name ♦ Date of issue ♦ Issued by (teacher's name) ♦ Licence number (just make one up) ♦ Classroom number ♦ Student signature © 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

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

‘The Three Little Pigs’ – stick puppet templates. Black and White templates: • Pig • Wolf • Pot on the fire • House – straw, wood, brick • House – blank (draw your own cladding) • House – large templates (blank, straw, wood, brick) Coloured templates: • Pigs - different colours (no background colour) • Pigs - different colours (with background colour) • Pigs - pink 1 • Pigs - pink 2 • Pigs - grey/black • Wolf (with background colour) • Wolf (no background colour) • Pot on the fire • Houses - straw, wood, brick • Houses - large templates (straw, wood, brick) Laminate if desired. Attach a craft stick and you’re ready to have loads of fun. Great for story retell, oral language development, puppetry skills, imaginative play, etc © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Is spelling homework driving you crazy? Is the preparation of it eating up all of your precious time? Then here is the answer for you …. 39 weeks of spelling lists to cover your teaching year. Word families and high frequency words. Two levels – A and B. EDITABLE FORMAT This resource is provided in two formats: * An editable WORD document – adjust it to suit you! Add dates, change spelling to suit your part of the world, etc. * A PDF document – print it out as it is and write dates on before photocopying and giving to your students. 39 WORD FAMILIES an, at, it, et, ig, in, all, ing, ot, op, un, ay, ook, est, ell, ame, ake, ide, ip, ock, uck, ump, unk, ap, ail, ain, ick, ill, ash, ink, ate, ug, eat, ice, ank, ine, oke, ope, ack. EXAMPLE – word family ‘OP’: Level A Word family – top, pop, shop, chop, drop, stop High frequency – but, was Level B Word family – all of level A words, plus: topple, develop, floppiest, galloping, lopsided, scallop. High frequency - when, what, who, where, why UK OR USA SPELLING? The lists are made using UK spelling but the WORD document is editable so if there are any words that need altering, it’s easy peasy! What do I do? Simply send the 10 week list home with the student at the beginning of the term. Ask them to keep it somewhere safe. The student refers to this list each week to learn the words. Test the students on this list at the end of each week. No more … * lists with spelling mistakes. * lists with untidy printing. * excuses about lists left at home/school. * random lists full of words without a spelling focus. * sitting up till midnight or using your weekends to prepare spelling lists. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Nine roll-a-story cards for your students to use during their writing lessons. Roll a dice 3 times to get a character, setting and problem. Fun and engaging and suitable for many levels. Examples of characters: noisy burglar, adventurous astronaut, impatient prison guard, crazy aunt, fearless soldier, intelligent prince ... Examples of settings: castle, rainforest, rock concert, Principal's office, train station, alligator farm, treehouse ... Examples of problems: burnt the pizza, trapped, caught in a giant spiderweb, can't find shoes, allergic reaction after eating nuts ...

Activity sheets for Junior Journal 52 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) * Ordering events. * Code breaking. * Compound words. * Cloze. * Nouns and verbs. * Select the correct words. * Drawing. * Who questions. * Maori / English vocabulary. * Complete a chart. * Unjumble words. 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 template to celebrate the children's success and effort. Please see my other listings for additional Junior Journal resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Activity sheets for your classroom reading programme using Junior Journal 51. A worksheet for every item in the journal (3 articles, 2 stories,1 poem) * True or false? * Complete the sentence. * Nouns and verbs. * Article hunt. * Cloze. * Compound words. * Ordering events. * Rhyming words. * Word frames. Also included is a 'Junior Journal Hunt'. 32 questions - one question on each page. Questions relate to the text (comprehension, word study, etc) and the pictures. Word study reference sheet included for the students to refer to (less interruptions when you're with another group!) Certificate templates included to celebrate the children's success. This resource will save you hours of time! © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources