Colour Mixing – flashcards, activity sheets, game and reference chart UK and USA spelling included (colour/color grey/gray) Flash Cards - 3 different types: ♦ colour splodges and word equations ♦ colour splodge equations – work out the final colour ♦ colour splodge equations – work out the missing colour Activity Sheets - 3 different types: ♦ colour the last splodge of the equation (print in colour) ♦ colour the splodges and work out the last splodge of the equation ♦ colour the splodges and work out the missing splodge Game: ‘Four-in-a-row’ game - instructions and gameboard. All you need is a dice and some counters. 1. Player A rolls the dice. 2. Player A reads the colour mixing equation that is located under the picture of the dice on the left side of the board. 3. Player A finds the answer to the colour mixing equation on the gameboard and covers one of those squares with one of their counters. 4. Player B has their turn. 5. Players continue to take turns. The winner is the first player to get 4 of their counters in a row. The 6 colour mixing equations: red + white = pink blue + yellow = green red + blue = purple white + black = grey green + red = brown yellow + red = orange

A super-fun way to practise handwriting, spelling, keyboard skills, etc. Laminate and use with a whiteboard marker. ‘Write – Type – Wipe’ The templates: ♦ Blank ♦ White ♦ Light Grey ♦ Dark Grey ♦ Blue ♦ Pink ♦ Green All templates come with or without the writing guidelines on the 'screen'. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Handwriting cards for New Zealand junior classrooms. 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. All letters are in lower case. The cards are designed to be laminated so your students can 'write and wipe'. 26 cards (a-z). Made on A4 size paper. © 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

New Zealand Handwriting Copy Cards. A-Z of animals. 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’. 4 sets of cards are included: ♦ Lined cards with full height numbers ♦ Lined cards with half height numbers ♦ Unlined cards with full height numbers ♦ Unlined cards with half height numbers A5 size (2 per A4) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

New Zealand Essential Spelling Lists 1-8. 5 words on each card. Can be used in a multitude of ways in your classroom. Suggestions for use: ♦ Spelling activities (eg alphabetical order, words in sentences). ♦ Word study (eg how many syllables, how many vowels). ♦ Handwriting (The font on the cards is ‘NZ basic script’). ♦ Writing – make up a sentence/story using the words. ♦ Oral language – make up a story with a buddy. Use words and picture. ♦ Maths (eg if a=$1, b=$2, c=$3 etc, what is the most expensive word on the card?). ♦ Reading – read the words to a buddy Different colour border for each list. List number (eg ‘List 6e) written at top of card. List 8 is commonly misspelt words. 4 cards on each A4 page. 18 pages of cards. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A double-sided reference card for students to have at their work station. Great for students who are still learning to write their name, recall letter shapes, know their colours, count forwards/backwards to 20, etc. Cut, place back-to-back, then laminate. The templates: ♦ black and white ♦ black and white with ‘colour’ circles shaded ♦ 10 x coloured border On the card: ♦ student’s name ♦ Aa-Zz alphabet ♦ number line 1-20 ♦ left/right ♦ colour swatches ♦ days of the week The font used on the cards is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter shapes are identical to those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A laptop / keyboard template for you to use however you wish! Suggestions would be to display things in the screen …. Computer rules, how to …, word of the day, reminder notices, etc. You could laminate it and write on it with a whiteboard marker or you could simply pin things to the screen. The templates: ♦ Grey ♦ Blue ♦ Pink ♦ Green ♦ Purple Designed on A3 size paper. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Playdough Number Mats - Numbers 1-10 ♦ Your students make a playdough number and place it on the number on the card. ♦ Then they make some objects for the picture (a small picture in the bottom left corner of each card indicates what they need to make and place on the big picture). Make 1 spider for the web. Make 2 fish for the fish bowl. Make 3 cupcakes for the plate. Make 4 butterflies for the garden Make 5 buttons for the shirt. Make 6 sausages for the fry pan. Make 7 apples for the tree. Make 8 eggs for the nest. Make 9 worms for the pile of dirt. Make 10 candles for the birthday cake. The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The number shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. A4 size. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

New Zealand Handwriting Cards that are suitable for lower and middle primary school. 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 cards are designed to be laminated so your students can ‘write and wipe’. A dotty font is used so your students can trace over the letters/words to practise their letter formation. 26 cards – one for each letter of the alphabet. A5 size (2 cards per A4 size paper) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Classroom Cash / Classroom Money Black and white templates for 3 sets of classroom currency. Denominations: $1 $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 3 different sets: ♦ ‘interesting’ portraits ♦ historical portraits ♦ boy/girl portraits Suitable for a range of classroom levels. Ink-friendly – 4 to a page and in black/white. Copy onto coloured paper if you wish. Keywords: Classroom dash, Scholar dollars, Classroom currency, classroom money, play money, behaviour management, classroom economy, behaviour bucks, © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of 42 handwriting copy cards. Each card contains 6 words that contain a word family chunk. 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 ale aw ore The group of letters are usually contained at the end of the word, however in some words it is at the beginning or within the word somewhere. Example for ‘ank’: tank sank drank thank blanket ankle 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’. Two cards on each A4 sized paper. ‘Ink-friendly’ black and white. Numbers 0-9 at the bottom of each card. Two sets of cards provided – half height numbers and full height numbers. Use the cards however you wish. For example: • Write one line of each word. • Put each word into a sentence. • Write a sentence (or two) that contains all 6 words. • Brainstorm a list of additional words after completing the card. • Use the cards in a word study activity. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ high frequency sight words game – ‘The Race into Space’. A fun and engaging game that encourages the practise of sight words. 2 gameboards for each colour from Magenta to Orange. Equipment needed: dice, counters, gameboard. Number of players: best played with 2. Aim of the game – roll the dice, read the word aloud and move your counter up the row of words towards ‘space’ (the stars). The first person to get all of their counters (rockets) up to the stars is the winner. Included: ♦ Coloured gameboards ♦ Black and White gameboards ♦ Blank template (black and white gameboard) ♦ Instructions / notes Words are written using the NZ Basic Script Font. Gameboards are coloured according to the group of words. The black and white gameboards have the colour word written in the bottom left corner. High frequency words align to the NZ reading colour wheel: ♦ magenta (25 words) ♦ red (28 words) ♦ yellow (31 words) ♦ blue (37 words) ♦ green (49 words) ♦ orange (63 words) © 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 fun, effective art activity for your students when celebrating Anzac Day. Draw some patterns on the poppy / background and colour it in. 4 different templates are included: ♦ TEMPLATE 1 and 2 – the patterns are given in the boxes at the base of the sheet. Students transfer these patterns to the poppy and the background and then colour everything in. ♦ TEMPLATE 3 – this is a blank template. Your students decide on their own 5 patterns and draw them in the boxes at the bottom of the sheet. ♦ TEMPLATE 4 – the patterns are already given on the poppy and the background. This is just a colouring activity. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of alphabet (a-z) and number (0-100) flies for your classroom. Use them in any way you wish. Suggestions for use include: ♦ Play ‘Swat the fly!’ - Put the flies on the floor, on a pin board, or hang them. Say a letter/number. Your students find the fly and swat it. (You will need to provide the fly swatter). This is great for letter/number recognition. ♦ Match the lower case letter with the capital letter. ♦ Put the flies in order. ♦ Find all of the odd/even flies, multiples of 3, numerals that add to 10, etc. ♦ Group all of the same colour flies together (colour recognition). ♦ Make a word using the alphabet flies. ♦ Make a math sum using the number flies (eg 5+2=7) Included: ♦ Lower case letters– coloured ♦ Lower case letters – black/white ♦ Capital letters – coloured ♦ Capital letters – black/white ♦ Numbers 0-100 – coloured ♦ Numbers 0-100 – black/white 9 flies on each A4 size page. Dotted cutting lines between the flies. The alphabet flies are a solid colour. There are 9 different colours. The number flies have a white stripe where the number is placed. The flies are coloured in groups of 10 (eg 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39 … 100) 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’. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Printing Practice for 233 words from the Magenta to Orange level of the NZ colour wheel. Use them as an activity sheet that your students write on, or laminate them for a ‘write and wipe’ activity. Format: ♦ Magenta - 4 lines of tracing ♦ Magenta – 2 lines of tracing and 2 lines of writing ♦ Red – 2 lines of tracing and 2 lines of writing ♦ Yellow – 2 lines of tracing and 2 lines of writing ♦ Blue – 2 lines of tracing and 2 lines of writing ♦ Green – 1 line of tracing and 3 lines of writing ♦ Orange – 1 line of colouring, 1 line of tracing and 3 lines of writing ♦ There are 2 sheets per A4 page. (Except for 5 of the longer words in the green and orange levels – these have 1 activity sheet per A4 page). ♦ Small words (examples: a, it, I, in) are written twice on each 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’. At the top of the sheet there is a ‘cloud’ for your students to write their name in. A blank template is included for you to add additional words if necessary. Please note that there are 2 different formats for words at the Magenta level (4 lines of tracing, or 2 lines of tracing and 2 lines of writing). 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

Sight word targets for words at the Magenta to Orange level of the NZ colour wheel. A great activity for your active students who enjoy hands-on learning. Your students can work on their hand-eye co-ordination while learning their sight words. A suggestion for using these cards is to place them on the floor or the wall/board. Say a word. Your student(s) identify where that word is and tries to hit that target with an object. If the object lands on or hits the target they score one point. Suitable objects to throw would be things like a small bean bag, a paper jet plane, a counter, or a soft ball (eg koosh ball). I’m not sure about using a Nerf gun at school, but how motivating would that be for a reluctant reader! Perhaps a slingshot would be a better idea ... If throwing activities are not your thing, I completely understand. The good thing is, these cards can be used in any way you wish. For example, touch the word with a ‘magic wand’ and say the word out loud. You could even print off two sets and play ‘Memory’ with them. (Have some cards face down on the floor/table and turn two over at a time. If they’re the same word you keep the cards). Features: ♦ There are 4 targets to each A4 size page. ♦ The words are written with the NZ Basic Script font. ♦ A rectangular shape – easy to cut out and laminate! 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

A set of 52 activity sheets for Dolch words at the Primer level. 8 activities on each sheet: ♦ Read it ♦ Colour it ♦ Trace it ♦ Write it ♦ Clap it (how many syllables?) ♦ Spell it (write it in the ‘letter boxes’) ♦ Connect it (draw a line to connect the letters) ♦ Find it (find the word written 4 times) There is also space on the top of each sheet for your students to write their name. Made on A4 size paper 2 different sets of sheets for UK/USA spelling of the word colour/color. Words Used: Primer: all am are at ate be black brown but came did do eat four get good have he into like must new no now on our out please pretty ran ride saw say she so soon that there they this too under want was well went what white who will with yes. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A super-fun hands-on activity for your students learning their sight words at the Magenta to Orange levels of the NZ colour wheel. Laminate the Cookie Monster and cut a hole in its mouth. Students read the sight word on the cookie and feed it to the Cookie Monster. I suggest attaching the Cookie Monster to something like an ice-cream container so that it stands upright by itself and so the cookies all fall into something. Each cookie has a sight word written on it. The colour of the icing indicates the level of the sight word. There are 6 cookies on each A4 page. An alternative activity using the cookies is to take the cookies on/off a cookie tray using a kitchen spatula or a pair of tongs. This is great for developing find motor skills. A cookie tray template is provided but you will need to provide your own spatula/tongs. You may like to consider doing an art activity with your students where they make their own Cookie Monster to use with their sight words. This is a great way to personalise the activity. Included: ♦ Teacher notes ♦ 2 Cookie Monsters (A4 size) ♦ 2 cookie tray templates ♦ Cookies – Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange ♦ Blank Templates (cookies) – for you to add additional words if necessary. ♦ Cookies with line underneath the word (Magenta, Red and Yellow levels only) 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’. 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