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

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 total of 40 activity sheets for words at the Magenta, Red, Yellow and Blue levels of the NZ colour wheel. These activity sheets focus on reading and matching sight words that are written in different fonts. The fonts get more difficult to read as the levels progress. ♦ Magenta - all words are written in the NZ basic script font. ♦ Red - 8 different fonts that are easy to read. ♦ Yellow 8 different fonts that are slightly decorative. ♦ Blue 8 different fonts that are decorative. There are 10 activity sheets for each level and there are 5 different templates. The Templates: ♦ ice-creams ♦ ice-blocks ♦ houses ♦ drinks ♦ pencils All of the activity sheets have 4 sight words. Some sight words are used more than once at each level (to make 10 sheets). All of the words on the ice-creams, houses, etc are written in the NZ Basic Script font. 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

43 activity sheets for students working at the Magenta, Red, Yellow and Blue levels of the NZ reading colour wheel. ♦ Write your name. ♦ Trace the words. ♦ Write the words by yourself. ♦ Cut the words out (at the bottom of the sheet). ♦ Glue the words into the correct place. Magenta – 9 activity sheets. Red – 10 activity sheets. Yellow – 11 activity sheets. Blue – 13 activity sheets. 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’. A4 size. The level is written in the bottom left corner on each worksheet. 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

Activity mats for students working on their sight words from the Magenta to Orange level of the NZ reading colour wheel. Print and laminate the mats. Students make the words using alphabet letters (eg magnetic letters, scrabble tiles, letters written on milk bottle lids, letters written on pieces of card …) The type of activity that your ‘hands-on learners’ will appreciate. Great for a learning station, early finisher activity, etc. This activity will reinforce reading and spelling. 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’. 49 ‘Make it’ mats in total. • Magenta – 5 mats • Red – 6 mats • Yellow – 7 mats • Blue – 8 mats • Green – 10 mats • Orange – 13 mats 5 words on each A4 page. The level of each mat is written in the bottom right corner. 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 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

These activity sheets are for sight words at the Green and Orange level of the NZ colour wheel. A total of 112 activity sheets. Students colour the focus word, trace it, write it, then write it in a sentence. After that, they cut the letter tiles out and paste them into the empty boxes. There are additional letter tiles for words that are under 8 letters in length. Students will need to sort out which letters they need to keep to make the word. There are 2 lines on the activity sheet for your students to write the sentence. Words are written with the NZ Basic Script font. The letter shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. The high frequency words align to the NZ reading colour wheel: ♦ Green (49 words) ♦ Orange (63 words) These worksheets are also available for the following reading levels: * Magenta and Red * Yellow and Blue Words Used: 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

These activity sheets are for sight words at the Yellow and Blue level. A total of 68 activity sheets. Students trace the focus word, have a go at writing it, and then cut the letter tiles and paste them into the empty boxes. There are additional letter tiles for words that are 1-5 letters in length. Students will need to sort out which letters they need to keep to make the word. A great activity for working on fine motor skills. Students also get to practise writing their name on every activity sheet. Words are written with the NZ Basic Script font. Lines are 14mm high with a 7mm dashed line. Made on A4 size paper (landscape orientation). Two worksheets per sheet. Worksheets are A5 size. High frequency words align to the NZ reading colour wheel: ♦ Yellow (31 words) ♦ Blue (37 words) These activity sheets are also available for other reading levels: * Magenta and Red * Green and Orange Words Used: 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

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

A great activity for hands-on learners. ♦ Select a word card and place it on the mat. ♦ Read the word on the card. ♦ Make the word using letter tiles. ♦ Write the word using a dry-erase marker. Examples of what you can use for the ‘Make it’ section – magnetic letters, scrabble tiles, milk bottle lids with alphabet letters written on them, cardboard letter tiles, etc … Included: ♦ 13 different templates for you to choose from (A4 size) ♦ 233 word cards (Magenta to Orange) – black and white ♦ 233 word cards (Magenta to Orange) – coloured There are 12 word cards on each A4 size paper. The font used on the word cards is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter 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 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

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

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 great set of 60 activity sheets to help your students learn to spell the NZ essential spelling words from lists 1-8. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by one of 8 box shapes. Your students will determine what the mystery word is by looking carefully at the size and shape of the letters. Teaching aids are included to help you teach this. Your students can either write on the activity sheets or they can write the answer in their exercise book (questions are numbered to assist with this). If you put the sheets in a plastic sleeve and pop the answer sheet behind it, your students will be able to mark their own work ... perfect! Plus it cuts down on photocopying. 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 shape of the box matches the style of the letters in this font. For example, there is a ¾ height box for the letter ‘t’. Included: ♦ List 1 – 2 worksheets ♦ List 2 – 3 worksheets ♦ List 3 – 5 worksheets ♦ List 4 – 10 worksheets ♦ List 5 – 10 worksheets ♦ List 6 – 10 worksheets ♦ List 7 – 10 worksheets ♦ List 8 – 10 worksheets ♦ Answer sheets for all worksheets ♦ Teaching aids to help explain the letter boxes to your students Features: ♦ 10 words / boxes per worksheet ♦ Boxes are numbered 1-10 ♦ Each worksheet is labelled with a list number (eg 6e) List 8 = commonly misspelt words ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Have your little learners practise writing their upper and lower case letters of the alphabet. After they’ve finished the writing they can move on to a cutting, sorting and pasting activity at the base of the worksheet. Here they need to identify 4 upper case and 4 lower case letters and glue them into two groups. Approximately 32 different fonts have been used throughout the activity sheets. Your students will need to use their knowledge of the letter shapes to group them successfully. Where the letters look the same (eg c, p, x) they’ll need to look at the size to determine which ones are which. Included: ♦ A-Z (one page for each letter) ♦ A-Z (one page for each letter) – with light grey letters for tracing over Please view the images to see the two different formats. There is a space at the top of the 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’. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

This is an activity that reinforces the recognition of high frequency sight words. Display a selection of the flies (on a board, on the floor, hanging, etc). Say a word. Your student(s) must find the fly with that word written on it, and swat it with a fly swatter. So much fun! You will need to provide the fly swat. Included: ♦ 315 coloured flies ♦ 315 black/white flies ♦ Blank templates (coloured and black/white) 315 Words: ♦ 220 Dolch words in frequency order ♦ 95 Dolch nouns in alphabetical order A solid background colour is used on the 220 words (9 different colours). A greenish/white stripe colour has been used on the nouns to differentiate them from the main list of words. See images for examples. The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. Made on A4 size paper. 9 flies per sheet of paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Handwriting copy cards for 2 lists of Dolch words: 1. 220 Dolch words in frequency order. 2. 95 Dolch nouns in alphabetical order. ♦ 10 words per card. ♦ 4 cards per A4 page. ♦ 32 cards in total. 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’. Each handwriting card is numbered in the top right corner. The nouns have the letter ‘N’ before the card number. A grey dashed line is used to indicate the half-way mark. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

500 high frequency Māori words. ♦ Written in order of frequency. ♦ 10 words per page. ♦ Grouped into sets of 50 - each set has a different coloured border. The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. ** Please note that English translations are not included. These words are also available as word cards - 10 words on each card. These cards are also available in my TES store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

High frequency Māori words. ♦ 500 words on 50 cards (10 words on each card). ♦ Each card is listed with a number. ♦ Words are written in order of frequency. The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The initial list found on TKI is 1000 words but this resource only contains the first 500 words. These cards can be used in a multitude of ways in your classroom. For example: ♦ 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 ♦ 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 (Permission has been obtained for me to use the words in this resource). ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources