60 basic fact cards with subtraction questions (using numerals up to 20) 20 questions per card. Answers are on the back of the card (great for self-marking) Each card has the same level of difficulty. Every second question is in bold font. All questions/answers are numbered 1-20. Examples of questions: 5-5 17-4 10-6 9-7 Ideas for using these cards in your classroom: ♦ daily practise. ♦ warm up math activity. ♦ math rotation activity. ♦ independent math centre activity. ♦ early finisher activity. ♦ math challenge activity (eg complete 3 cards in 3 minutes with 100% accuracy) What you need to do: Print, cut, fold and laminate the cards. (They need to be folded so the question is on the front and the answer is on the back). If you purchase additional sets (see below) then I suggest you print them onto coloured paper to differentiate them. Made on A4 size paper. 4 cards per sheet. Each card is approximately 45mm by 135mm. The font is Calibri size 14. 10 different sets of basic fact cards are available in my store: SET 1 – addition SET 2 – subtraction SET 3 – addition and subtraction SET 4 – addition and subtraction with a missing number or sign (eg 4+=9 or 31=4) SET 5 – multiplication (0x0 to 12x12) SET 6 – division SET 7 – multiplication and division SET 8 – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division SET 9 – add/sub/mult/div with a missing number or sign (eg. x4=36 or 279=3) SET 10 – add/sub/mult/div with brackets eg. (3+4) x (12-2) Please note that these sets of basic fact cards are also part of my 'BASIC FACT BLACK BELT CHALLENGE. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

60 basic fact cards with addition questions (using numerals 0 to 10) 20 questions per card. Answers are on the back of the card (great for self-marking) Each card has the same level of difficulty. Every second question is in bold font. All questions/answers are numbered 1-20. Examples of questions: 4+2 6+7 0+9 8+8 Ideas for using these cards in your classroom: ♦ daily practise. ♦ warm up math activity. ♦ math rotation activity. ♦ independent math centre activity. ♦ early finisher activity. ♦ math challenge activity (eg complete 3 cards in 3 minutes with 100% accuracy) What you need to do: Print, cut, fold and laminate the cards. (They need to be folded so the question is on the front and the answer is on the back). If you purchase additional sets (see below) then I suggest you print them onto coloured paper to differentiate them. Made on A4 size paper. 4 cards per sheet. Each card is approximately 45mm by 135mm. The font is Calibri size 14. 10 different sets of basic fact cards are available in my store: SET 1 – addition SET 2 – subtraction SET 3 – addition and subtraction SET 4 – addition and subtraction with a missing number or sign (eg 4+=9 or 31=4) SET 5 – multiplication (0x0 to 12x12) SET 6 – division SET 7 – multiplication and division SET 8 – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division SET 9 – add/sub/mult/div with a missing number or sign (eg. x4=36 or 279=3) SET 10 – add/sub/mult/div with brackets eg. (3+4) x (12-2) Please note that these sets of basic fact cards are also part of my 'BASIC FACT BLACK BELT CHALLENGE. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A variety of microphone templates which will add fun to your classroom. Provided in: • Black and White – your students can decorate and personalise their own microphone. • Colour Examples of ways to use in your classroom: • Morning talk time • Oral language activities • Speeches • Poetry presentations • Plays (narrator) • Drama activities • Talent shows • Buddy reading • Singing • Character interviews Great for less confident students to use as it gives them something to hold on to while talking aloud to a group. Included: ♦ microphone without a label ♦ microphone with a label ♦ News ♦ Breaking News ♦ Morning News ♦ Daily News ♦ Today’s Notices ♦ Weather ♦ Narrator ♦ X Factor ♦ I’ve Got Talent ♦ 1 Minute of Fame ♦ 60 Seconds with …. All of the microphones are one to a page, except for the first two templates in the list above, which also come in two to a page. Laminate after cutting. This will keep them rigid and long lasting. © 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

The alphabet - Aa to Zz. Designed as cards for a wall display, but could be used in a variety of ways. 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’. Made on A4 size paper. Rainbow border on every page. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Play dough mats for magenta and red sight words. Make the word using play dough, then write/trace it. NZ Basic Script font is used (outline style). 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 © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A basic fact challenge – can your students pass all 10 levels to achieve their ‘Black Belt’ in basic facts? Students are given a time frame to finish a certain amount of questions with 100% accuracy in order to pass a level (time frame and quantity of questions to be decided by each teacher). Each card has the answers on the back so students mark their own work … no extra work for you! Level 1 – White Belt – addition (numerals 0-10) Level 2 – Yellow Belt – subtraction (numerals 0-20) Level 3 - Orange Belt – addition and subtraction Level 4 – Green Belt – addition and subtraction with a missing number or sign Level 5 – Blue Belt – multiplication (0x0 to 12x12) Level 6 – Purple Belt – division Level 7 – Pink Belt – multiplication and division Level 8 – Red Belt – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division Level 9 – Brown Belt - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with a missing number or sign Level 10 – Black Belt – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with brackets Included: ♦ 60 different cards for each level (total of 600 cards – just print what you need). ♦ Student recording sheet (use this or just write the answers in a math exercise book). ♦ Certificates – provided in both colour and black/white. ♦ Student celebration sheet (colour the belt as you achieve). ♦ Class tracking sheet. ♦ Teacher notes. ♦ Blank templates to adjust the order of the levels (if desired) – student celebration sheet and class tracking sheet. ♦ Supplementary sheets for US classrooms (the word ‘colour’ changed to ‘color’). What you need to do: Print, cut, fold and laminate the cards. (They need to be folded so the question is on the front and the answer is on the back). Admittedly this takes a bit of setting up, but sit yourself in front of the TV with the laminator and time will go quickly! You will find this resource extremely useful because it caters to such a wide range of ability levels and the cards can be used in many different ways (not just for this black belt challenge). ♦ 10 levels. ♦ 60 cards per level. ♦ 20 questions per card. ♦ Answers are on the back of the card (great for self-marking). ♦ Questions and answers are all numbered 1-20. ♦ All of the cards in each level have the same degree of difficulty. ♦ Size 14 Calibri font is used. Alternate questions are in bold font. ♦ Each card is approximately 45mm by 135mm in size (once folded). ♦ 4 cards per A4 sheet of paper. Please note that the cards used in this resource can also be purchased in separate sets which are not part of the ‘Black Belt Challenge’. The cards are identical but they are all black/white. They are available in my store ... Math Basic Fact Cards Set 1-10 © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Printing practise activity sheets for lower case letters a-z. Suitable for NZ junior classrooms. 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’. 14mm lines with a 7mm dashed line. The pages can be made into a workbook if you wish. A slightly larger left margin has been used to allow for stapling and two choices of title page are provided. Made on A4 size paper. Included: ♦ 26 pages: a-z alphabet ♦ Title pages (2 different layouts with either boy or girl graphic) Activities on each worksheet: ♦ Write your name. ♦ Circle/highlight the letter in the alphabet string (top of page). ♦ Trace the letter (start here dots are used) ♦ Write the letter (start here dots are used) ♦ Write the letter independently (no start here dots) ♦ Trace the words that start with the focus letter. ♦ Find and circle/highlight/colour the focus letter (always 5). ♦ Draw a picture of something that begins with the focus letter. The pages alternate with a boy/girl holding the sign. For the letter ‘x’ - words that contain the letter x have been used instead of words that begin with the letter x. A light grey font has been used for the tracing activities. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A Māori alphabet letter recognition activity for NZ junior students. Print and laminate the sheets and place them together to form a ‘road’. Your students drive a toy car along the road and park at the whare that is the answer to a question you give them. And just because you’ve stopped by and read this description, you get to see that this resource includes more than just the alphabet … Included in this resource: ♦ Alphabet – lower case – all vowels on one page ♦ Alphabet – lower case - jumbled ♦ Alphabet – upper case – all vowels on one page ♦ Alphabet – upper case - jumbled ♦ Numbers – numerals 1-20 - ordered ♦ Numbers – numerals 1-20 - jumbled ♦ Numbers – words 1-10 (tahi-tekau) - ordered ♦ Numbers – words 1-10 (tahi-tekau) - jumbled ♦ Blank template (black and white) for your students to make their own ‘Drive to the whare’ activity. There are 10 whares on each page. Because the alphabet only has 15 letters, I have included the vowels with macrons so that the resource is 2 complete A4 size pages. So what it means by ‘all vowels on one page’ is that there are the 5 vowels on one side and 5 vowels with macrons on the other side of the street. The toy cars are not included in this resource. You don’t have to use cars, you could use trucks, motorbikes, horses, etc. Your students could bring a toy car from home if you don’t have any. Examples of Activities: * Drive your car to a whare where the letter _______ lives. * Drive your car to a whare where the letter that makes the ____ sound lives. * Drive your car to a whare where the letter lives that is at the start of the word ____. * Drive your car to a whare where a vowel lives. * Drive your car to a whare that has a letter that is in your name. * Drive your car to a number that is one more than ‘rima’. * Drive your car to a number that is the answer to 5+3. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Aa-Zz alphabet cards for NZ junior classrooms. 3 Different Sets of Cards: ♦ Trace the letter ♦ Trace the letter with ‘start here’ red dots ♦ Write the letter Designed to be laminated and used with a whiteboard marker. A5 size cards (2 cards on each A4 size page). 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’. I have many other NZ handwriting resources available in my store. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

100 spelling activities that are suitable for any list of words. Suggested use: task board. Included: ♦ 100 task cards. ♦ Must Do / Can Do cards (4 different options). ♦ Teacher notes. Suitable for many classrooms around the world: 7 alternative cards are provided to suit US/UK classrooms. These cards contain different spelling, images or symbols. The cards should be self-explanatory but I have included ‘Teacher Notes’ that provide a little more detail. This is a comprehensive set of tasks cards. There are a wide variety of tasks that incorporate many different learning styles and they are suitable for lots of different levels. I’m sure your students will really enjoy them. Made on A4 size paper. 4 cards per page. Print, cut and laminate. Please respect copyright This resource is for the purchaser’s use only. It may not be shared with any other person. Please purchase additional licences if you are wanting to share it with your colleagues. Thank you. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ handwriting copy cards. A-Z of countries around the world. Each card contains lower/upper case letter formation, the name of a country, 1-2 sentences about that country, and numbers 0-9. There are no countries that start with the letter X. Mexico has been used on this card as it contains the letter x. 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’. 2 sets of cards are provided: * half height numbers * full height numbers 26 cards (A-Z) Cards are A5 size. There are two cards per A4 page. A great way to learn about other countries while practising handwriting. If you have a number of devices, early finishers could then move on to researching more facts about the country. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

The ultimate resource to help you teach REPEATING COLOUR PATTERNS. 10 Different Pattern Sequences: AB ABC AAB ABB ABCD AABC ABCC AAAB AABB ABBC Included: ♦ 10 pattern cards – provided in 4 different formats. ♦ 30 pattern strips – copy the pattern. ♦ 30 pattern strips – continue the pattern. ♦ 30 pattern strips – identify the missing cube(s). ♦ 24 Clip and flip cards. ♦ 24 Pattern hunt cards. ♦ 6 Worksheets. ♦ 4 Blank templates. All of the patterns are shown with linking cubes (unifix, unlink, connecting cubes). The only colours you need for copying the pattern, continuing the pattern, and identifying the missing cube(s) are: red, blue, green, yellow. If you don’t have cubes you can use an alternative such as coloured counters, counting bears, etc.

This resource is a set of 30 handwriting copy cards. Each card contains a few sentences about a notable New Zealander. The 30 People: Ernest Rutherford Kate Sheppard Sir Edmund Hillary Sir Ápirana Ngata Hóne Heke Jean Batten Sir Peter Snell Sir Peter Jackson Sir Colin Meads Dame Whina Cooper Sir Peter Blake Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Charles Upham Sir Murray Halberg Jonah Lomu A J Hackett Colin Murdoch Burt Munro Bruce McLaren Helen Clark James K Baxter Colin McCahon Arthur Lydiard Bill Gallagher Sir Richard Hadlee John Britten Willie Apiata Richard Pearse Alexander Aitken Katherine Mansfield 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’. 2 different sets of cards: * with lines * without lines Please remember that these are handwriting cards, not detailed information cards about each person. I could only fit about 3 sentences on each card which is obviously not enough to outline everything that you may consider important. They are however, a great starting point for further research if you are learning about NZ history makers. Early finishers could research further information if you have digital devices available. Keywords: famous New Zealanders, New Zealand history makers, well known New Zealanders, famous Kiwis. © 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

An engaging sight word activity …. particularly for your boys. Build a racing track and drive a toy car along it, reading the sight words as you go. This resource contains all 220 Dolch words. They are grouped in the following categories: ♦ Pre-primer ♦ Primer ♦ First Grade ♦ Second Grade ♦ Third Grade Provided in the following formats: ♦ Letter size paper ♦ A4 size paper The Dolch words are written on a piece of ‘racing track’. Print them off, laminate, and cut. Use as many pieces as you wish and combine them with the corners, starting grid and finishing line. Your students can design their very own racing track! You can use this resource to make up all sorts of games and activities. For example … * Make a racing track that is in the form of a loop. Roll a dice and travel that many spaces along the race track, reading the sight words as you go. Every time you pass the finishing line (chequered squares or flags) you score one point. Who can score 10 points first? * As above, but when you land on a word you count how many letters it has. You say the word out loud that many times. For example, if you land on the word ‘little’ you say it 6 times. * The teacher (or a buddy) says a word. Drive your car to that word. * The teacher (or a buddy) gives a clue to a word. Drive your car to that word. For example, drive your car to a word that starts with b and ends with k. Or, drive your car to a 3 letter word that rhymes with ‘man’. A different racing track layout can be built each time. Great for your creative learners! Included: ♦ Track pieces with one Dolch word written on each. ♦ Blank track pieces (to add additional words if necessary). ♦ Corners, starting grid and finish line. ♦ Teacher notes and a word list. Ink friendly - all in black/grey/white. The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. This is a great font for students learning to read. Each word is written on a faint grey line. You will need to provide the toy cars. This resource is very versatile. Print more than one copy to make more track pieces, combine more than one set, etc. 4 track pieces (4 words) on each page. This resource is also available for NZ Sight Words (available in my TES store). © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

An engaging sight word activity …. particularly for your boys. Build a racing track and drive a toy car along it, reading the sight words as you go. This resource contains sight words at the Magenta to Orange levels of the NZ reading colour wheel. Sight words are written on a piece of ‘racing track’. Print them off, laminate, and cut. Use as many pieces as you wish and combine them with the corners, starting grid and finishing line. Your students can design their very own racing track! You can use this resource to make up all sorts of activities and games. For example … * Make a racing track that is in the form of a loop. Roll a dice and travel that many spaces along the race track, reading the sight words as you go. Every time you pass the finishing line (chequered squares or flags) you score one point. Who can score 10 points first? * As above, but when you land on a word you count how many letters it has. You say the word out loud that many times. For example, if you land on the word ‘little’ you say it 6 times. * The teacher (or a buddy) says a word. Drive your car to that word. * The teacher (or a buddy) gives a clue to a word. Drive your car to that word. For example, drive your car to a word that starts with b and ends with k. Or, drive your car to a 3 letter word that rhymes with ‘man’. A different racing track layout can be built each time. Great for your creative learners! Included: ♦ Track pieces with sight words (Magenta to Orange levels). ♦ Blank track pieces (to add additional words if necessary). ♦ Corners, starting grid and finish line. ♦ Teacher notes and a word list. Ink friendly - all in black/grey/white. 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’. Each word is written on a faint grey line. It is suggested that you put a little coloured dot on the back of the track pieces before laminating (eg a yellow dot on the back of the track pieces for words at the yellow level). That way if the pieces at each level get muddled, you’ll easily be able to sort them back into the correct groups. You will need to provide the toy cars. This resource is very versatile. Print more than one copy to make more track pieces, combine more than one set, etc. Made on A4 size paper. 4 track pieces (4 words) on each A4 page. Each track piece measures approximately 130mm x 85mm. The corners measure approximately 130mm x 130mm The starting grid measure approximately 130mm x 170mm. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fantastic sight word activity …. particularly for your boys. Build a road and drive a toy car along it, reading the sight words as you drive past them. For sight words at the Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange levels of the NZ reading colour wheel. You can use this resource to make up all sorts of activities and games. For example … 1. Make a road that is in the form of a loop. Roll a dice and travel that many spaces along the road, reading the sight words as you go. Have a marker on one of the words (eg a toy house on the word ‘into’) and every time you pass that marker you score one point. Who can score 10 points first? 2. As above, but when you land on a word you count how many letters it has. You say the word out loud that many times. For example, if you land on the word ‘little’ you say it 6 times. 3. The teacher (or a buddy) says a word. Drive your car to that word. 4. The teacher (or a buddy) gives a clue to a word. Drive your car to that word. For example, drive your car to a word that starts with b and ends with k. Or, drive your car to a 3 letter word that rhymes with ‘man’. Because there are corners, roundabouts and T intersections, a different road layout can be built each time. Great for your creative learners. Included: ♦ Road pieces with sight words – for Magenta to Orange levels. ♦ Blank road pieces (to add additional words if necessary). ♦ Road parts – corners, roundabouts and T intersections (these do not have words on them). ♦ Road stops – petrol, mechanic, house and car park (these are just for fun, use them if you want to). ♦ Teacher notes and a word list. Ink friendly - all in black/grey/white. 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 size of the font gets smaller as the levels progress. It is suggested that you put a little coloured dot on the back of the road pieces before laminating (eg a yellow dot on the back of the road pieces for words at the yellow level). That way if the pieces at each level get muddled, you’ll easily be able to sort them back into the correct groups. You will need to provide the toy cars. This resource is very versatile. Print more than one copy to make more road pieces, combine more than one set, etc. Made on A4 size paper. 4 road pieces (8 words) on each A4 page. 2 road parts (corners, etc) on each A4 page. Each road piece measures approximately 130mm x 85mm. The corners, etc, measure approximately 130mm x 130mm © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Sight word cards in NZ Basic Script ‘outline font’ for Magenta, Red, Yellow and Blue levels of the NZ reading colour wheel. 4 cards on each A4 size page. Provided in black/white and coloured border (the border colour aligns to the level colour). 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 ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources