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

Worksheets for Junior Journals 45-49. (New Zealand) A worksheet for every story, article, poem and play in the Junior Journals 45-49. 30 quality worksheets in total. Excellent for classroom use. Made by a teacher, for teachers. Great for photocopying. Most of the worksheets can be reduced from A4 to A5 if necessary. Worksheet activities include: * cloze * ordering events * labelling * collective nouns * general comprehension questions * symbols * matching 2 parts of a sentence * prediction, message, etc * code breaking * drawing * adjectives, nouns, verbs * story hunt * Te Reo. * wordfind * antonyms * alphabetical order * word frames * matching * compound words * craft * rhyming * 'who' questions * multi-choice quiz * question marks * onomatopoeia All worksheets have a space for students to write their name. Early finishers can colour the blackline images and decorate the border. Printing and/or photocopying permission is granted to the purchaser only. This is an excellent classroom resource to use in your reading programme. It will save you hours of work! Please see my other listings for additional Junior Journal resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Worksheets for Junior Journals 40-44. (New Zealand) A worksheet for every story, article, poem and play in the Junior Journals 40-44. 28 quality worksheets in total. Excellent for classroom use. Made by a teacher, for teachers. Great for photocopying. Most of the worksheets can be reduced from A4 to A5 if necessary. Worksheet activities include: * cloze * ordering events * designing a label * sorting * spelling rule - singular to plural * fact or opinion * true or false * poster * contractions * word endings (s, ed, ing) * labelling * compound words * general comprehension * rhyming words * life cycle * word frames * article hunt * 'what' questions * synonyms * wordfind * sp and st words * personification All worksheets have a space for students to write their name. Early finishers can colour the blackline images and decorate the border. Printing and/or photocopying permission is granted to the purchaser only. This is an excellent classroom resource to use in your reading programme. It will save you hours of work! Please see my other listings for additional Junior Journal resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Junior Journals - 'Journal Hunts' for numbers 40-49. New Zealand classroom resource. Worksheets: 10 Journal Hunts (+ answer sheets) These 'Journal Hunts' are similar to a 'scavenger hunt'. In each journal, students are asked 32 questions and the answers are found in either the text or the pictures. There is one question per page. This is a great activity to reinforce the skill of skimming and scanning. Answer sheets are provided - very easy to mark! A reference sheet is provided. This outlines the meaning and gives examples for words such as synonyms, syllables, adjectives, etc. Two certificate templates are provided to celebrate success and participation in this activity. There is room for students to write their answers on the worksheet (some of the longer answers may need to be written on the back of the sheet). Alternatively, children can write their answers in their exercise book and the question sheets can then be reused with another group. Printing and/or photocopying permission is granted to the purchaser only. Made by a teacher, for teachers. A great resource for your reading programme. It will save you hours of time! Please see my other listings for additional Junior Journal resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Stick puppet templates - Animals and people. Black and white so children can colour them. Included: ♦ 18 animals ♦ 17 people (8 boys, 1 old man, 6 girls, 2 babies) ♦ Blank template to create your own characters/props. The Animals: Dog, walrus, mouse, pig, goat, sheep, bull, cow, duck, cat, lion, elephant, hippo, giraffe, llama, chicken, horse, alpaca. Colour, laminate (optional) and attach to a craft stick. Students can then use these puppets to create puppet shows. Great for oral language development and co-operative work. Use as part of your reading programme to retell stories. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Activity sheets for learning about capital letters, full stops and question marks. The sentences contain high frequency sight words so they are suitable for junior students (early readers). Activities: ♦ READ the text. ♦ EDIT the text (capital letters, full stops, question marks). ♦ WRITE the edited text on the lines. ♦ DRAW a picture in the empty box. Four Levels: ♦ 1 sentence ♦ 1 sentence (questions) ♦ 2 sentences ♦ 2 sentences (with questions) Two Formats: ♦ A4 size paper (with NZ/AU/UK spelling) ♦ Letter size paper (with US spelling - mom) Each level contains 5 different activity sheets. This resource contains a total of 20 worksheets. Each set of worksheets has a different ‘bee’ picture. What needs editing? ♦ Punctuation - full stops and question marks. ♦ Capital Letters – beginning of sentences, I, proper nouns. 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 are 14mm high with a 7mm dashed line. A helpful resource for literacy stations, focused writing lessons or homework. THE SENTENCES: Level A – 1 sentence Look at the little bird in the big tree. Mum and Dad looked for my reading book. I like to play on the slide when I go to the park. I have a black cat and his name is Fluffy. We are going to China with Grandma on Monday. Level B – 1 sentence (question) What would you like to eat for dinner? Could you please help me look for my red ball? When can I take the little puppy for a walk? Would you like to play with Sam after school? Where is my book about Mickey Mouse? Level C – 2 sentences Look at the pink pig. It is so happy in the mud. I like Mr Brown’s car. It is long and black. Dan put the book in his bag. He took it to school. I saw Amanda run away. She is over there. I can’t find Mum. I think I am lost. Level D – 2 sentences (with questions) Where is my bat? Will you help me look for it? We like to skip and jump. Can I jump higher than Kim? Was that a little mouse? I think it ran under the bed. I saw Tom on the bus. Where is he going? How fast can you ride your bike? I can go faster than Dad. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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

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. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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 © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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

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

An easy-to-use, print-and-go resource when learning about and celebrating the Māori New Year. This resource is a set of activity sheets to be used after reading the following book to your class: Title: The Seven Stars of Matariki Author: Toni Rolleston-Cummins Illustrator: Nikki Slade-Robinson The activity sheets suit a range of levels and abilities. Included: ♦ Word Search – junior and senior ♦ Order the events ♦ Cloze ♦ Label the birds x2 ♦ Vocabulary match (English/Māori) – cut and paste ♦ Letter boxes – junior and senior (word shapes activity) ♦ Writing - If I could change into a tīwaiwaka (fantail), I would ... ♦ Trifold – beginning, middle, end ♦ Storyboard – blank template ♦ Survey and graph – Favourite NZ bird ♦ Newspaper article – writing task ♦ Character traits ♦ Acrostic poems x2 ♦ Binocular - picture drawing and writing ♦ Book cover design ♦ Postage stamp design Answer Sheets: Answer sheets are provided for: word searches, ordering events, cloze, and vocabulary matching. Designed on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A simple poetry writing activity to use when learning about and celebrating the Māori New Year. The topic of this poetry is Manu Tukutuku (kites). The framework of the poem is very simple and is particularly suitable for junior students. The Publishing Template: Your students write their poem in the square that has the lines and they colour the picture of the kite in the adjacent square. The template is then cut out and displayed like a quilt. The Poem Framework: Verb (-ing word) Verb (-ing word) Verb (-ing word) Verb (-ing word) Noun (topic) Example Poem: Diving Gliding Swooping Fluttering Manu tukutuku Included: ♦ Chart – the poem framework ♦ Example poem ♦ Drafting template ♦ Publishing templates (4 different pictures) ♦ Teacher notes There are 2 publishing templates with the picture on the left and two with the picture on the right. Use the same amount of left/right pieces in order to arrange like a quilt. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Celebrate the Māori New Year with this fun poetry writing activity. Lift the flap to see the poem underneath the decorative star. 1. Write (draft) the poem on the student template. This is located on the same sheet as the star (to reduce photocopying!). 2. Colour the star. 3. Publish the poem on the big circle template. 4. Cut both circles out. 5. Staple the circles together at the top. These look wonderful displayed on the classroom wall. There are 5 different star templates, allowing plenty of choice and variety. The Cinquain Poem looks at nouns, verbs, adjectives and synonyms so it is the perfect writing activity to compliment your word work programme. There are two different frameworks included in this resource (see below). Included: ♦ Framework chart - A and B ♦ Example poems. ♦ Publishing templates - front and back - 5 different star options ♦ Publishing template with a blank star (students design their own) ♦ Additional student handouts (for students to draft their writing on). 2 per A4 page. You probably won't need these, but handy to have just in case. A full set of resources are included for both frameworks. Made on A4 size paper. Two sheets of paper are required for each published poem (front circle with star and back circle with poem). Approximate size when cut out is 18cm in diameter. Framework A: 1 Noun (topic) 2 Adjectives 3 Verbs (-ing words) 4 Nouns 1 Synonym Framework B: The same as Framework A except line four changes to a ‘4 word phrase’. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun template for your students to record their research about Kiwiana items. 1. Write some information. 2. Colour the picture and border. 3. Cut, fold, glue. Included: ♦ 26 templates – with lines for writing ♦ 26 templates – without lines for writing Made on A4 size paper. The Images: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Harakeke Kete ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips Please note that 24 of the images are hand drawn, and 2 (Kiwi and Pūkeko) are digitally drawn. All of the images were designed by the same NZ artist. Please be aware that 24 of the pictures do not have perfect lines, rich black colour, etc, like the digitally drawn images that we are all used to! More Kiwiana / NZ resources available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of six activity sheets for using with junior students after reading the following book: TITLE: Daniel’s Matariki Feast AUTHOR: Rebecca Beyer and Linley Wellington ILLUSTRATOR: Christine Ross Included: ♦ Draw what you’d like to have for a Matariki feast. ♦ Draw what you’d like to grow in the vegetable garden. ♦ Colour, trace and write the word ‘Matariki’. Fill in the letter boxes and connect the letters with a line. Draw a picture that shows how you’d like to celebrate Matariki. ♦ Printing practice – trace the words: ‘Matariki is a good time to start something new. I would like to …’ then draw a picture to show your answer. ♦ Design a new cover for the book. ♦ Word graph. Circle and count the words, record on the block graph and write the number underneath. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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

This is a fun activity for your students that you can use after reading the story: How the Kiwi Lost its Wings. This activity is suitable for any retelling of the story. Colour the kiwi, write/draw in the body templates and staple them together. Lift the flap to view. Activities: ♦ Give the story a rating out of 5 (colour the stars) and give a reason. ♦ This story is about … (write on the lines). ♦ Facts about kiwis (write on the lines). ♦ Cinquain Poem (write on the lines, example included). ♦ Acrostic Poem (KIWI) ♦ Blank body template – make up your own activity. You can use as many of the activities as you wish (this will determine the number of ‘flaps’). The only activity that is not optional is the story rating because that is on the kiwi’s body. Two Options: ♦ Kiwi – cut the bird out and staple the flaps to it. ♦ Kiwi on page with border, tree branches and the story title. The kiwi is not cut out. Staple the flaps to it. Alternative - Plain Kiwi Template: This kiwi template is also available without the activities for the story (available for purchase in my store: 'New Zealand Kiwi Craft - Flip Flap') ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

These are fun and engaging activity sheets for the story ‘How Māui Found the Secret of Fire. 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. Designed for New Zealand classrooms. 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 ♦ Story outline – problem, response, action, outcome ♦ Trifold – beginning, middle, end (paper foldable) ♦ Write and illustrate a new excuse ♦ 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 hand in the same style as the illustrator ♦ Pattern art - hand ♦ 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 – (paper foldable) ♦ Postcard ♦ Comic strip ♦ Reporter questions ♦ Email writing ♦ Letter writing – to the author ♦ Letter writing – apology letter to Mahuika ♦ Selfie photo drawing ♦ Text writing ♦ Gift giving – think and write ♦ Word work – adjectives and verbs about fire ♦ 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 – fire safety ♦ Poster design – fire 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. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources