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 the first 100 words in this list. Set 1a – 5x activity sheets (a selection of words from 1-50) Set 1b – 5 x activity sheets (a selection of words from 51-100) 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 1a: ♦ CAR - rawa, atu, tino, ana, rā, ngā, ka, anō ♦ ELEPHANT - kei, mahi, nā, te, he, mā ♦ SUN - ki, rātou, nei, tonu, ko ♦ UMBRELLA - nui, haere, ahau, kōrero, tēnei, roto, noho ♦ PIG - kātahi, tētahi, ia, kore, noa, ai Words Used – Set 1b: ♦ FLOWERS - reo, koutou, kura, tekau, tātou, rangi, pāpā, kāinga ♦ TRAIN - tēnā, pikitia, manu, iwi, tae, māori, ōna, tū, hoa ♦ SHEEP - whenua, tōku, waka, titiro, rua, kaha, whai ♦ FISH - āhua, rākau, ēnei, kite, whare, reira, iho ♦ TRACTOR - māmā, kāore, mōhio, taea, wāhi, tamariki, tangata, mātau 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

This is a bundle for Level A, B, C of the 'Communic-8' game. An activity/game that supports learning in oral language and math (geometry). TASK: Can you direct your buddy to draw an identical image to the one you are holding? Students are paired. Person A is given an image. He/She must use his/her amazing communication skills to give instructions to Person B to draw an identical image. Person A cannot watch what Person B is drawing. This activity results in students becoming better at using specific vocabulary (eg, shape, position, direction, size). SUPER FUN ��� your students will love it! Each of the three levels contains: * 30 different task cards * Teacher notes Level A - Basic Level B - Intermediate Level C - Challenging © 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

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A fun poetry writing activity when studying New Zealand identity / Kiwiana. Write an acrostic poem and colour the picture. Cut and arrange like a quilt. This looks fabulous displayed on the wall. Two Options: ♦ With picture – just add colour. ♦ Without picture – draw your own. There are 26 different templates altogether. Made on A4 size paper. Each template measures approximately 26cm x 13cm. There are 13 templates with the picture on the left hand side, and 13 templates with the picture on the right hand side. Use the same amount of each in order to display like a quilt (see the image on the cover page above for an example). Included: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream (poem shortened to ‘Hokey Pokey’) ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly (poem shortened to ‘Monarch’) ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Harakeke Kete (poem shortened to ‘Flax Kete’) ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce (poem shortened to ‘Pie & Sauce’) ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag (poem shortened to ‘NZ Flag’) ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips (poem shortened to ‘Fish & Chips’) Given the differing lengths of the words in the poems, this activity is easily tailored to your student’s ability/speed. Short poems (eg POI) can be given to your less able students and long poems (eg BLACK SINGLET) can be given to your more able students, Please note that 24 of the images are hand drawn, and 2 (Kiwi and Pūkeko) are digitally drawn. All of the images were designed by the same NZ artist. Please be prepared for 24 of the pictures to not have perfect lines, rich black colour, etc, like the digitally drawn images that we are all used to! More Kiwiana / NZ resources available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Kick off ya jandals and grab a hokey pokey ice cream while you contemplate just how you’re going to display these Kiwiana images on your classroom wall. It’ll look as good as gold when you’re finished and when your students see it, they’ll think it’s sweet as. Chur bro. This is a set of 26 images, each ball measuring approximately 18 cm in diameter. Included: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Harakeke Kete ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips 24 of the images were hand drawn and coloured and 2 of the images (Kiwi and Pūkeko) were digitally drawn and coloured. The images are all from the same NZ artist. Black and White Version: This resource is also available in black and white. Head to my store to view. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Celebrate the Māori New Year with this set of 10 bookmark templates. Instructions: colour, cut, fold and glue. (Laminate if desired). There are 10 designs in total, plus a blank template for your students to design their own Matariki bookmark. One side has a picture and the other side has the word ‘Matariki’. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Iconic images of NZ for you to display on your wall when studying New Zealand identity / Kiwiana. Blank templates: Two blank templates are also included for your students to design their own Kiwiana stamp. ♦ Completely blank – just the outside frame. ♦ With the words AOTEAROA, KIWIANA and $1 inside the frame. This is a set of 26 different stamps. All of the stamps have the same colour background. Made on A4 size paper (each stamp is slightly smaller than full A4 size). Included: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Harakeke Kete ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips Please note that 24 of the images are hand drawn, and 2 images (Kiwi and Pūkeko) are digitally drawn. All of the images were designed by the same NZ artist. More Kiwiana / NZ resources available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A selection of templates for your students to record their learning about Matariki. Write a ‘Did you know …’ fact in the speech bubble then colour the picture and decorate the heading and border. 2 Formats: ♦ Blank speech bubble ♦ Speech bubbles with lines for writing 10 Templates: ♦ 5 boy/man ♦ 5 girl/woman Made on A4 size paper (landscape orientation). ********************************************************************** © 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

Activity sheets for learners working on high frequency Māori words. This resource contains 100 different words. Tasks: ♦ write your name ♦ read the word ♦ cut the letter tiles out and throw away any you don’t need ♦ glue the letter tiles in the correct boxes ♦ trace the word ♦ write the word The lines for writing on are standard junior size (14mm with a 7mm dashed 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’. There are two A5 size worksheets on each A4 size page. The same word is used on each sheet for your printing convenience. This resource has been created to support Māori medium education in Aotearoa. A helpful resource for full immersion and bilingual classes. The words in this resource (Set B) are the second 100 words in the list on TKI that contain 1-6 letters. Examples of words used: moana, kupu, ahakoa, ora, rongo, waiata, hiahia, awa, heke, rōpū, marama, konei, tinana, tāne, pou, pēnei. Set A is also available (the first 100 words). Available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Activity sheets for learners working on high frequency Māori words. This resource contains 100 different words. Tasks: ♦ write your name ♦ read the word ♦ cut the letter tiles out and throw away any you don’t need ♦ glue the letter tiles in the correct boxes ♦ trace the word ♦ write the word The lines for writing on are standard junior size (14mm with a 7mm dashed 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’. There are two A5 size worksheets on each A4 size page. The same word is used on each sheet for your printing convenience. This resource has been created to support Māori medium education in Aotearoa. A helpful resource for full immersion and bilingual classes. The words in this resource (Set A) are the first 100 words in the list mentioned on TKI that contain 1-6 letters. Examples of words used: ki, ngā, mai, mahi, ahau, whare, kura, māori, haere, koutou, reo, whai, mua, anō, ia, kōrero. Set B is also available (this has the next 100 words). Available in my store. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

350 worksheets for your students to practise reading, spelling and writing high frequency Māori words. • write your name. • colour the word. • trace the word (light grey font). • write the word independently. The size of the writing lines are standard for juniors (14mm with a 7mm dashed 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’. A4 size paper. This resource has been created to support Māori medium education in Aotearoa. A helpful resource for full immersion and bilingual classes. Examples of words used: ngā, tētahi, mahi, reira, waka, whenua, pikitia, rua, tuatahi, rongo, karanga, āwhina, waho, kau, hua, tamaiti, ngahere, ako, paku, māna, whakahaere. For a full list of the words used in this resource please go to the tki website listed above. They are the first 350 words in frequency order (te to oho) ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

26 NZ birds on postage stamps. Colour, cut and display. THE BIRDS: Kākāpō Kea Pīwakawaka (Fantail) Pūkeko Tūī Weka Kererū Ruru (Morepork) Kiwi Hoiho (Yellow-Eyed Penguin) Kāhu (Harrier Hawk) Kākāriki (Parakeet) Kārearea (NZ Falcon) Kōkako Kōtare (Kingfisher) Kōtuku (White Heron) Moa Mohua (Yellowhead) Tauhou (Wax-eye/Silvereye) Tīeke (Saddleback) Toroa (Albatross) Whio (Blue Duck) Hihi (Stitchbird) Korimako (Bellbird) Takahē Kororā (Little Blue Penguin) Macrons used on the Māori names are the same as those used on the OC website. Blank Templates: Two blank templates are also included for your students to design their own NZ Bird stamp. ♦ Completely blank – just the outside frame. ♦ With the word AOTEAROA and $1 inside the frame. Made on A4 size paper. Each stamp is slightly smaller than full A4 size. All stamps are Portrait orientation. This set of stamps is also available in COLOUR. Head to my store to view these. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

26 NZ birds on postage stamps. These will look fabulous as a display on your classroom wall. THE BIRDS: Kākāpō Kea Pīwakawaka (Fantail) Pūkeko Tūī Weka Kererū Ruru (Morepork) Kiwi Hoiho (Yellow-Eyed Penguin) Kāhu (Harrier Hawk) Kākāriki (Parakeet) Kārearea (NZ Falcon) Kōkako Kōtare (Kingfisher) Kōtuku (White Heron) Moa Mohua (Yellowhead) Tauhou (Wax-eye/Silvereye) Tīeke (Saddleback) Toroa (Albatross) Whio (Blue Duck) Hihi (Stitchbird) Korimako (Bellbird) Takahē Kororā (Little Blue Penguin) Macrons used on the Māori names are the same as those used on the DOC Blank Templates: Two blank templates are also included for your students to design their own NZ Bird stamp. ♦ Completely blank – just the outside frame. ♦ With the word AOTEAROA and $1 inside the frame. Made on A4 size paper. Each stamp is slightly smaller than full A4 size. Portrait Orientation. This set of stamps is also available in BLACK & WHITE. Head to my store to view these. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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

Sentence building worksheets for the New Zealand junior classroom. 25 worksheets in four different formats so you can easily differentiate your student’s learning. 4 Different Formats: ♦ Cut and glue the words. ♦ Cut and glue the words + trace the sentence. ♦ Cut and glue the words + write the sentence. ♦ Cut and glue the words + trace and write the sentence. Also included are 25 sentence cards that you can use as a teaching aid. These cards contain a coloured picture and the sentence. 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 theme is ZOO ANIMALS. The pictures are gorgeous and your students will love adding colour to them. All of the sentences use high frequency sight words together with the name of the animal. Two of the sentences are questions. The Sentences: Look at the lion. Look at my lizard. I see a crocodile. I see the sloth. Here is a snake. Here is my tortoise. Here is the tiger. I like the flamingo. We like the cheetah. He likes the gorilla. Mum likes her parrot. Dad saw the elephant. I saw a rhino. She saw a peacock. We saw the bear. They saw the kangaroo. This is my toucan. This is a zebra. That is a penguin. That is my monkey. Where is the walrus? Where is my frog? The hippo is big. The koala is little. The giraffe is tall. A fun, effective literacy resource that your students will love. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Sentence worksheets for junior students. A total of 62 activity sheets that use basic sight words as the sentence starter. Activities on each worksheet: ♦ WRITE your name. ♦ READ the sentence. ♦ CUT and GLUE the words in the correct order. ♦ TRACE the sentence. ♦ WRITE the sentence. ♦ CHECK that the sentence you have written has a capital letter, spaces between words and a full stop. Colour the happy / sad face accordingly. ♦ DRAW a picture to illustrate the sentence The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. The lines for writing on are 14mm with a 7mm dashed line. 31 Sentence Starters (early sight words): Look at the … Look at my … Look in the … Look for the … Look on the … I see a … I see the … I see my … Here is a … Here is my … Here are my ... Here is the … I like the … I like my … I like to … I like her … I like his … I saw a … I saw the … This is a … This is my … This is the … He likes to … She likes to … That is my … That is her … That is his … My mum is … My mum likes … My dad is … My dad likes … There are TWO WORKSHEETS for each sentence starter. A picture clue sits alongside the 4th word to help your students read it. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun game to play with your students when learning about Kiwiana. Included: ♦ 30 game boards (9 images per board) ♦ 26 calling cards Made on A4 size paper. 2 game boards per A4 sheet. The 26 Images: ♦ Swanndri ♦ Pavlova ♦ Gumboots ♦ Hokey Pokey Ice Cream ♦ Jandals ♦ Monarch Butterfly ♦ No. 8 Wire ♦ Poi ♦ Rugby ♦ Silver Fern ♦ Haka ♦ Feijoas ♦ Kiwi ♦ Pūkeko ♦ Pōhutukawa ♦ Pāua Shell ♦ Kūmara ♦ Hei-Tiki ♦ Koru ♦ Flax Kete ♦ Kiwifruit ♦ Mince Pie and Tomato Sauce ♦ Black Singlet ♦ New Zealand Flag ♦ Pounamu ♦ Fish and Chips Visit my store for more Kiwiana resources. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Are you looking for a few activity sheets for working with junior students? This pack contains a selection of resources that I sell in individual larger packs. 10 different activities. 3 sheets for each activity. Sight Word Activity Sheets 3 activity sheets for the words like, looking and asked. Sight Word Graphs 3 sight word graphs. Graph 1 – see so looked where with Graph 2 – father when back play take Graph 3 – better bring push these thought began Font-astic Activity Sheets 3 activity sheets. Read the words written in different fonts. Cut and glue them in the correct places. Sheet 1 – ice creams – we get put with Sheet 2 – drinks – play ran do take Sheet 3 – pencils – run have last now Trace, Write, Cut and Paste 3 activity sheets – because, your, father. Colour By Code Sheet 1 – is like look I mum going the am Sheet 2 – went dad like here my for sat said Sheet 3 – she you this he are was where Sentence Building Sheet 1 – Here is my toothbrush. Sheet 2 – My dad likes spiders. Sheet 3 – Look at my butterfly. Blends and Digraphs 3 activity sheets – br ch fl Handwriting Sheets 3 activity sheets for the letters: b m s Spelling Activity Sheets 3 activity sheets: there house could Read, Roll, Write Sheet 1 - the to was we and it Sheet 2 – into just like mum not one Sheet 3 – made man more morning name never ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources