A set of six activity sheets for using with junior students after reading the following book: TITLE: Daniel’s Matariki Feast AUTHOR: Rebecca Beyer and Linley Wellington ILLUSTRATOR: Christine Ross Included: ♦ Draw what you’d like to have for a Matariki feast. ♦ Draw what you’d like to grow in the vegetable garden. ♦ Colour, trace and write the word ‘Matariki’. Fill in the letter boxes and connect the letters with a line. Draw a picture that shows how you’d like to celebrate Matariki. ♦ Printing practice – trace the words: ‘Matariki is a good time to start something new. I would like to …’ then draw a picture to show your answer. ♦ Design a new cover for the book. ♦ Word graph. Circle and count the words, record on the block graph and write the number underneath. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun Christmas art activity. Draw a picture on top of the text in the Christmas bauble. Use coloured pencils or watercolour paints so the text can still be seen. 2 Different Texts (repeated in bauble): ♦ Merry Christmas (English) ♦ Meri Kirihimete (Māori) Each set comes in 4 different font styles. Included: ♦ Example ♦ 4x templates in English. ♦ 4x templates in Te Reo Māori. ♦ Blank template – no text in the middle of the bauble. Designed on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

The fantail (pīwakawaka) features in many Māori myths and legends. This craft activity can be used for any of the stories (or alternatively, for a study on New Zealand birds). Students write or draw on the tail fan and then attach it to the bird. You can add as many tail fans as you wish. Two Options: ♦ Attach the tail fan(s) to a bird that has been cut out. ♦ Attach the tail fan(s) to a bird that is on a sheet of paper (you will probably need a long-armed stapler for this option). Two Sets of Templates: ♦ Fantail facing right. ♦ Fantail facing left. Writing / Drawing Suggestions: ♦ Write facts about fantails. ♦ Draw your favourite part of the story. ♦ Give the story a rating out of 10 and give a reason. ♦ Write about the story (plot, setting, characters, message, etc). ♦ Draw a fantail and add labels. ♦ Write about where you’d like to fly to if you were a fantail. ♦ Write vocabulary from the story (English / Te Reo). The tail fans are completely blank (no lines for writing). If you would like lines, then I suggest you draw some before photocopying. Designed on A4 size paper. Approximate size when cut out is 23cm by 16cm. The Templates (right and left facing): ♦ Bird with page border, tree branches and the word ‘pīwakawaka’. ♦ Bird. ♦ 1x feather tail fan and 1x blank tail fan. ♦ 2 x feather tail fans. ♦ 2 x blank tail fans. ********************************************************************** © 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

A super-fun set of activities to celebrate Dads! All in black and white and easy to copy/print. Here's what you get: * Recipe template - how to make a perfect Dad. * Newspaper template - Father of the Year Award Announced * 10 things I love about my Dad - written in hearts * 11 card templates (draw Dad's head on 5 of them) * 3 different types of vouchers - booklet, stand alone, or simple cut and colour * 3 certificates - World's Best Dad, Super Dad, Certificate of Coolness * Acrostic Poem - FATHER * My Dad - fill in the blanks template - eg favourite memory, words to describe ... * General template - picture of a Dad with bubbles/circles surrounding him (write whatever you want in them - eg adjectives) Dad's are sure to enjoy these! Copyright - Suzanne Welch, 2016 Printing/Copying is granted to the purchaser only.

Antonym matching cards. 128 pairs of words. Provided in colour and black and white. A4 size wall chart included which gives the meaning of an antonym. Variety of simple vocabulary pairs (eg. fast/slow hot/cold) as well as more complex (eg. democracy/dictatorship import/export). Blank template included so you can add additional words if required. A great activity/game to teach and reinforce learning associated with vocabulary, reading and word study. Can be used as flash cards, matching cards etc. Great for an independent activity during daily 5 or as part of a literacy station.

Super-fun stick puppets! Simply laminate and attach a craft stick. Great for oral language development, co-operative learning, topic based study, drama, performance skills, engaging reluctant learners, etc … Can also be used as a writing prompt (eg script writing, narrative writing, descriptive writing …) This set contains 74 puppets. Witches, haunted houses, pumpkins, zombies, ghosts, wizards, candy, boys and girls, headstones, spiders, etc. Your students will LOVE making up performances with these colourful stick puppets. Something you can use every year that is guaranteed to be a hit. © Suzanne Welch, 2016 Visit my store for more stick puppets and other great classroom resources. Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you.

Super-fun stick puppets! Simply laminate and attach a craft stick. Great for oral language development, co-operative learning, topic based study, drama, performance skills, engaging reluctant learners, etc … Can also be used as a writing prompt (eg script writing, narrative writing, descriptive writing …) This set contains 66 puppets in total! lions, giraffe, dogs, cats, monkeys, elephants, chickens, pigs, panda bears, goat, zebra, mouse, rat, deer, walrus, rabbit, cows, sheep, bears, koala, bee, fox, crocodile and hippo. Your students will LOVE making up performances with these colourful stick puppets. © Suzanne Welch, 2016 Visit my store for more stick puppets and other great classroom resources. Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you.

Super-fun stick puppets! Simply laminate and attach a craft stick. Great for oral language development, co-operative learning, topic based study, drama, performance skills, engaging reluctant learners, etc … Can also be used as a writing prompt (eg script writing, narrative writing, descriptive writing …) This set contains 18 owl puppets (16 with costumes/props and 2 without). Also included is a black and white template to create your own owl stick puppet. Your students will LOVE making up performances with these gorgeous stick puppets. © Suzanne Welch, 2016 Visit my store for more stick puppets and other great classroom resources. Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you.

Super-fun stick puppets! Simply laminate and attach a craft stick. Great for oral language development, co-operative learning, topic based study, drama, performance skills, engaging reluctant learners, etc … Can also be used with nursery rhymes such as Hickory Dickory Dock and 3 Blind Mice. Included: ♦ Coloured mice ♦ Coloured cheese ♦ Black and white mice ♦ Black and white cheese Your students will LOVE making up performances with these colourful stick puppets. © Suzanne Welch, 2016 Visit my store for more stick puppets and other great classroom resources. Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you.

A large set of synonym matching cards. What you get: 88 pairs of words (22 pages with 4 sets on each page). Blank template for creating additional synonyms if you wish. A4 size chart with the definition of a synonym. Provided in colour as well as black and white. Great for word study, daily 5, word work, early finisher activity, literacy box activity, etc

This resource is designed to help students learn the names of the stars in the Matariki cluster and their associations (domains). Included: ♦ Matching cards - black and white ♦ Matching cards - coloured border ♦ Activity sheet - cut, match and paste ♦ Answer sheet The matching cards can be used to play 'Memory'. Place all of the cards face down and take turns at flipping two cards over. If they match, you keep the cards. If they don't match, you flip them back over. The winner is the person with the most cards at the end. Please note that the domains may vary between iwi. Designed on A4 paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Activity sheets for students to complete to show their knowledge of 27 different animals that are commonly found in zoos. Suggestions for use: * showing current knowledge before commencing an animal unit. * recording knowledge during research. Included: • Activity sheet for 27 different animals. • Blank template • Alternative spelling for the plural of flamingo (flamingos / flamingoes) The Animals: Bear Cheetah Crocodile Elephant Flamingo Frog Giraffe Gorilla Hippo Kangaroo Koala Lion Lizard Monkey Panda Parrot Peacock Penguin Polar Bear Rhino Sloth Snake Tiger Toucan Tortoise Walrus Zebra ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

10 zombie boys/girls to make stick puppets. (5 boys and 5 girls). Provided in colour and black/white. Also included is a blank template to make additional characters/props. 2 formats for your printing convenience: ♦ 10 small zombie templates on one page (one of each character). ♦ 4 large zombie templates on one page (four different characters). A super-fun activity to encourage oral language development. Great for literacy centres, imaginative play, drama activities, story retells, etc. Perfect for Halloween fun. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

10 boy/girl templates to make stick puppets. (5 boys and 5 girls). Students decide what sort of emotion they would like their person to have and draw the face accordingly (eg happy, excited, sad, surprised, angry …) If desired, your students could draw a different emotion on two of the templates (same person) and then stick them back to back with the craft stick in between. Then they can simply turn the puppet around during their performances to show a different emotion. Blank templates are also included for you to make additional characters/props. 2 sizes: ♦ Large – 4 per page ♦ Small – 9 per page A super-fun activity to encourage oral language development. Great for play based learning, drama activities, story retells, celebration days, etc ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun activity to reinforce letter and number formation. 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’. Students roll a dice, look on the sheet and write the letter/number that corresponds to the number on the dice. Various templates are available to allow you to differentiate the activity for your students. Included: ♦ Lower case letters (a-z) – 5 pages ♦ Upper case letters (A-Z) – 5 pages ♦ Lower and upper case letters (Aa-Zz) – 5 pages ♦ Numbers (0-10) – 2 pages 3 Different Formats: ♦ Trace all ♦ Trace 2 and write 3 ♦ Write all Your students can write on the sheets, or you can laminate them and have it as a ‘write and wipe’ activity. Great for early finishers, literacy station, etc… * Four of the vowels (a,e,i,u) appear twice in each set. This was done simply because there are 30 spaces and only 26 letters of the alphabet. * The number zero (0) also appears twice in the set of number sheets as there are 12 spaces and 11 numbers are used (0-10) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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! This resource contains: 30 different task cards Teacher notes This is LEVEL C (challenging). Two other levels are available: Level A (basic) Level B (intermediate) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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! This resource contains: * 30 different task cards * Teacher notes This is LEVEL A (basic). Two other levels are available: Level B (intermediate) Level C (challenging) © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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! This resource contains: * 30 different task cards * Teacher notes This is LEVEL B (intermediate). Two other levels are available: Level A (basic) Level C (challenging) © 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