Celebrate the Māori New Year with this fun writing activity. Write an acrostic poem on the bunting, colour the strip of pattern, cut it out and hang. (Simply trim the flap off if you don’t want to display it as bunting). Each of the 5 words are written on 10 different templates. There are 50 pages altogether, just print the ones you want to use. The Words: MATARIKI PUANGA PLEIADES NEW YEAR STARS The Templates: ♦ 9 different pattern strips ♦ Blank – design your own pattern Made on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A scavenger hunt and activity sheets for learning about Māori kites (manu tukutuku) from long ago. All of the information used in this resource was sourced from books and the internet. The Scavenger Hunt: Place the cards around the room. Your students walk around with a question sheet and they read the information on the cards to answer the questions. The cards have numbers that correspond to the question numbers. ♦ 22 information cards (2 per A4 sheet). ♦ Student question sheet (they write the answers on this too) ♦ Answer sheet (for marking) I have written the information in ‘kid speak’ to the best that I could. The font is size 20 so it can be read from a bit of a distance. The answers that your students record are all simple answers (1-2 words). I would estimate the required reading age to be 8+ years (for independent reading of the cards). Lower ability students can buddy up with a friend during the scavenger hunt if necessary. All of the cards are ink-friendly black and white. Of course, you don’t have to use the cards as a scavenger hunt. They can be used for whatever purpose you wish. Chart: An A4 size chart that shows 6 reasons why Māori made and flew kites. Pictures: 4 coloured pictures (A4 size) that were hand drawn by a NZ artist (based on her interpretation). Use these on a wall display or as an aid for learning. The same pictures (in black and white) have been used throughout this resource. Activity Sheets: ♦ Word search. ♦ Venn diagram (comparing/contrasting Māori kites with modern day kites). ♦ Acrostic poem (kites / manu tukutuku). ♦ Letter boxes (word work activity). ♦ Kite design (design a kite and list equipment needed). ♦ Did you know … (write information in the speech bubble. ♦ Graphic organisers (for students to present research information on). ♦ Senses (what did they look/smell/feel/sound like?) ♦ Postage stamp design ♦ Trifold (for students to present research information on). ♦ Diorama (for students to present research information on). ♦ Flip flap (variety of uses). ♦ Interview questions (write questions you would like to ask an expert about). ♦ Kites ‘can/have/are’ graphic organiser. ♦ Procedural writing template – how to make a kite. Made on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Matariki (the Māori New Year) is a time for reflecting on the past and setting goals for the coming year. Students write or draw their goal on the bunting, then decorate, cut and hang. If you don't want to hang them, simply trim the flap off the top. Provided with and without lines. 2 per A4 sheet of paper. Enjoy this freebie! ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Handwriting/Printing copy cards for New Zealand classrooms using the Māori alphabet and proverbs. a e i o u h k m n p r t w wh ng 30 cards in total – 2 cards for each letter. A5 size (2 cards per A4 size paper). Laminate the cards. Students look at the card and copy one line of each letter into their exercise book, followed by the sentence (the proverb). 3 different sets of cards provided: ♦ with the English translation (no numbers) ♦ with full-height numbers 0-9 (no English translation) ♦ with half-height numbers 0-9 (no English translation) 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’. *** Lots of other New Zealand Handwriting and Te Reo Maori resources available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun activity when studying sport or a big event such as the Rugby World Cup. ** WHAT TO DO:** Research information about a rugby player and record it in the boxes around the border. Add hair and facial features to the body outline. Colour the uniform (as it currently is, or design a new one). 4 DIFFERENT TEMPLATES: Shirt with collar - information titles in boxes around border. Shirt with collar - blank boxes around border. Shirt without collar - information titles in boxes around border. Shirt without collar - blank boxes around border. The information titles around the border are: Name Age Country Position D.O.B Place of Birth Height Weight Team Name Nickname Fact If you don’t like these titles, just use the template with the blank boxes. PAPER SIZE: Designed on A4 size paper. Enlarge to A3 size if you wish. I consider the body template to be suitable for both male and female rugby players. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun poetry writing resource for your students to use when looking at the sport of RUGBY. Great to use during sport studies or times such as the Rugby World Cup. Two oval (rugby ball shaped) pieces of paper are stapled together at the top. The bottom piece displays the poem and the top piece has a player outline for your students to draw their favourite player. (Your students could also use this to design a new team uniform). I consider the body outline to be generic enough for male or female rugby players to be drawn. TYPES OF POEMS: Diamante Poem (x2 : long - 7 lines; short - 5 lines) Cinquain Poem Haiku Poem INCLUDED: Poem Framework (charts showing the structure of each poem) Cover Page and Poem Templates Examples of poems Blank oval shape (not needed, but included as an option for you) COVER PAGES: There are 3 different cover pages to choose from. The word ‘RUGBY’ displayed in the border Plain border No border Designed on A4 size paper. FREE BONUS TEMPLATES INCLUDED: Haiku - Bookmark Diamante - Square THE POEM STRUCTURES: Haiku - title, 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables Cinquain - 1 noun, 2 adjectives, 3 verbs, 4 word phrase, 1 synonym Diamante (a) - 1 noun, 2 adjectives, 3 verbs, 2 adjectives, 1 synonym Diamante (b) - 1 noun, 2 adjectives, 3 verbs, 4 word phrase, 3 verbs, 2 adjectives, 1 synonym Check out my store for more RUGBY resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Gumboot Friday is a fundraiser for free mental health counselling for kids in New Zealand. Get your students involved with this FREE print-and-go worksheet. IDEAS: Design a gumboot - eg pictures/symbols/colours that make me happy (mentally well) Write words in the gumboot - eg things I can do to keep a smile on my face Made on A4 size paper. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Christmas Stockings - 15 different designs. Black and white templates. Ideas for use: * decorate, cut and display * write your name in the top part and decorate * write your Christmas wish list in the stocking * draw pictures of activities that you hope to do over the holiday season * write Christmas related vocabulary in the stockings * decorate one side and write a letter to Santa on the other A great resource to have on hand over the festive season. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

New Zealand Handwriting/Printing Copy Cards 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’. Students look at the card and copy one line of each letter/word into their exercise book. The last word on each card is a place in New Zealand. A suggestion is for early finishers to locate the place on a map. If your students have access to the internet they could also research some interesting facts about the place. 26 cards – one for each letter of the alphabet. A5 size (2 cards per A4 size paper) 2 sets of cards are provided: * half height numbers * full height numbers © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ sight words - Magenta - BOARD GAMES A set of 5 colourful and engaging board games for your students to practise their sight words at the Magenta level. Sight words are read when the player lands in that square. Some games have an endpoint (where players reach the ‘finish’) and some games are ongoing until the allocated time is up, or a certain number of points have been reached. ♦ Designed to be printed on A3 size paper. ♦ Words are written in the NZ Basic Script font. ♦ Equipment needed: dice and counters. ♦ Instructions provided for each gameboard (A4 size) but feel free to adapt them to suit your learners. ♦ Engaging themes and graphics. ♦ A great alternative to games on a computer screen. Use them as part of your guided reading rotations, as a literacy centre activity, wet weather games, early finisher activities, etc. These board games teach important skills such as: ♦ Word recognition and counting. ♦ Turn taking, waiting patiently and sharing equipment. ♦ Friendly competition. ♦ Focus and persistence. ♦ Eye-hand coordination. ♦ Interacting with others. 25 Magenta sight words: 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 Board games are available for Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange (in my store). © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ sight words - Red - BOARD GAMES A set of 5 colourful and engaging board games for your students to practise their sight words at the Red level. Sight words are read when the player lands in that square. Some games have an endpoint (where players reach the ‘finish’) and some games are ongoing until the allocated time is up, or a certain number of points have been reached. ♦ Designed to be printed on A3 size paper. ♦ Words are written in the NZ Basic Script font. ♦ Equipment needed: dice and counters. ♦ Instructions provided for each gameboard (A4 size) but feel free to adapt them to suit your learners. ♦ Engaging themes and graphics. ♦ A great alternative to games on a computer screen. Use them as part of your guided reading rotations, as a literacy centre activity, wet weather games, early finisher activities, etc. These board games teach important skills such as: ♦ Word recognition and counting. ♦ Turn taking, waiting patiently and sharing equipment. ♦ Friendly competition. ♦ Focus and persistence. ♦ Eye-hand coordination. ♦ Interacting with others. 28 Red sight words: 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 Board games are available for Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange (in my store). © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A set of 10 activity sheets for students working on reading high frequency sight words in Te Reo Māori. Colour the words according to the code to reveal a mystery picture. The words used in this resource are sourced from a list on TKI called ‘1000 frequent words of Māori – in frequency order’. This set contains a selection of words from those listed in the 101-200 group. Set 2a – 5x activity sheets (a selection of words from 101-150) Set 2b – 5 x activity sheets (a selection of words from 151-200) Included: ♦ 10 activity sheets ♦ 10 answer sheets ♦ Colour chart to help your students read the colour words Each worksheet has a space for your students to write their name. A ‘colour swatch’ box is included next to the colour word to help your students work on this activity with independence. Words Used – Set 2a: ♦ CHICKS - tāngata, taonga, pō, ingoa, kupu, tikanga, whānau, tuatahi ♦ BIRD - kāre, arā, pā, raro, waiata, pea, pēnei, mua ♦ MONKEY - tīmata, tika, rere, ahakoa, pātai, mere ♦ OCTOPUS - mehemea, kotahi, moana, matua, toa, hanga, hiahia ♦ BARN - tama, tākaro, rite, tere, momo, ora, rongo Words Used – Set 2b: ♦ BEACH - ika, rōpū, toru, tangi, anake, tinana, pakeke ♦ DUCK - marama, wāhanga, karanga, tuna, whakataetae, pukapuka, take, konei ♦ BREAKFAST - ringa, āe, ehara, awa, ērā, āwhina, pēhea ♦ BEAR - waho, rau, iti, Ngāti, maha, kuia, tahi, pango ♦ BUG - hia, ōku, pou, āhuatanga, oma, i nāianei, tāne Please note that these pictures are also used in my NZ Sight Word resources (English). This resource has been created to support Māori medium education in Aotearoa. A helpful resource for full immersion and bilingual classes. ********************************************************************** © 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

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

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

NZ sight words - Yellow - BOARD GAMES A set of 5 colourful and engaging board games for your students to practise their sight words at the Yellow level. Sight words are read when the player lands in that square. Some games have an endpoint (where players reach the ‘finish’) and some games are ongoing until the allocated time is up, or a certain number of points have been reached. ♦ Designed to be printed on A3 size paper. ♦ Words are written in the NZ Basic Script font. ♦ Equipment needed: dice and counters. ♦ Instructions provided for each gameboard (A4 size) but feel free to adapt them to suit your learners. ♦ Engaging themes and graphics. ♦ A great alternative to games on a computer screen. Use them as part of your guided reading rotations, as a literacy centre activity, wet weather games, early finisher activities, etc. These board games teach important skills such as: ♦ Word recognition and counting. ♦ Turn taking, waiting patiently and sharing equipment. ♦ Friendly competition. ♦ Focus and persistence. ♦ Eye-hand coordination. ♦ Interacting with others. 31 Yellow sight words: 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 Board games are available for Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange (in my store). © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

NZ sight words - Green - BOARD GAMES A set of 10 colourful and engaging board games for your students to practise their sight words at the Green level. Sight words are read when the player lands in that square. Some games have an endpoint (where players reach the ‘finish’) and some games are ongoing until the allocated time is up, or a certain number of points have been reached. ♦ Designed to be printed on A3 size paper. ♦ Words are written in the NZ Basic Script font. ♦ Equipment needed: dice and counters. ♦ Instructions provided for each gameboard (A4 size) but feel free to adapt them to suit your learners. ♦ Engaging themes and graphics. ♦ A great alternative to games on a computer screen. Use them as part of your guided reading rotations, as a literacy centre activity, wet weather games, early finisher activities, etc. Please note that there are 10 game boards in this set (unlike only 5 in the Magenta, Red, Yellow and Blue sets). This is due to the larger number of sight words in this colour. These board games teach important skills such as: ♦ Word recognition and counting. ♦ Turn taking, waiting patiently and sharing equipment. ♦ Friendly competition. ♦ Focus and persistence. ♦ Eye-hand coordination. ♦ Interacting with others. 49 Green sight words: 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 Board games are available for Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange (in my store). © 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 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