A ‘Fun with a Ruler’ art project for your students to complete on St Patrick’s Day. There are 2 different templates to choose from. This project involves your students ruling straight lines between 2 dots on a template. When they have finished drawing all of the lines they can give their artwork some colour. There is space at the bottom of each template for a writing task that you may wish to set (eg ‘If I found a pot of gold I would …’). If you don’t want this, simply cut the artwork out when finished. Included: ♦ Shamrock with pot of gold. ♦ Shamrock without pot of gold. ♦ Shamrock – draw your own stem, without pot of gold. ♦ Practise template. ♦ Example of the completed design. ♦ Instructions. The templates are provided in both black and light grey dots. Level of Difficulty: Your students need to be able to use a ruler to draw straight lines between 2 points. The designs can look more complicated than they actually are. Concentration is required, but the actual process is not difficult. Instructions: Simple, clear, easy-to-follow instructions are provided. One instruction per page (image and a sentence). Display the instructions via a data projector if you have access to one. Otherwise print and enlarge them and/or demonstrate on an enlarged template. Practise Tempate: A practise template is included for your students to practise ruling the pattern before you give them the actual template. Equipment: You need a ruler and a pen (black or green works best for this project). Something to colour with (eg coloured pencils, watercolours, felt tip markers, chalk pastels, dye, etc) Keywords: string art, math, geometry, patterns, Ireland, Irish, luck. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

These are fun and engaging activity sheets for the story ‘Rona and the Moon’. Plenty of activities to pick-and-choose from. Simply print and you’re ready to go! A great addition to a unit study on Māori Myths and Legends. Most of the activity sheets can be used with any retelling of this story. There are a few activities that were made using the story written by Peter Gossage. These activities are marked with an asterisk (*). Activities: ♦ Cloze – fill in the missing words * ♦ Word search * ♦ Order events in the story * ♦ Order steps and draw pictures to make Rona’s hangi * ♦ Graphic organiser – research facts about fishing with a hīnaki * ♦ 30 second talks – oral language activity * ♦ Drama – Freeze frame cards * ♦ Music – Sound effect cards * ♦ Storyboard – with words * ♦ Storyboard – without words ♦ Write a poem (noun, verbs, adjectives, synonym) ♦ Acrostic poem ♦ 5 senses – what a character may see, hear, smell, etc ♦ Thought bubbles - what a character may be thinking ♦ Story outline – problem, response, action, outcome ♦ Trifold – beginning, middle, end (paper foldable) ♦ Art – draw Rona and the tree on the moon ♦ Newspaper article – write and draw ♦ Graph – tally chart and block graph ♦ Bookmark ♦ Character traits ♦ Wall ball – write and draw ♦ Diorama – write and draw (paper foldable) ♦ Art – decorate the moon in the same style as the illustrator ♦ Pattern art ♦ Book cover – design a new one ♦ Book dust jacket ♦ Story review ♦ Flap booklet - write and/or draw. With and without headings. ♦ Holiday suitcases – needs and wants ♦ Postage stamp design ♦ Award design ♦ T-shirt design ♦ Flip-flap booklet – write facts/fibs about the moon (paper foldable) ♦ Postcard ♦ Comic strip ♦ Reporter questions ♦ Email writing ♦ Letter writing ♦ Selfie photo drawing ♦ Text writing ♦ Gift giving – think and write ♦ Missing poster ♦ Is / Can / Has - brainstorm ♦ Binoculars – draw and write ♦ I-pad – draw picture ♦ Party plan ♦ Bedroom plan ♦ Bingo board templates ♦ Graphic organiser – what to do if you get upset ♦ Poster design – how to deal with anger instead of speaking unkindly ♦ Reading challenge Answer sheets are provided for the following activities: word search, ordering the steps of Rona’s hangi, cloze, and ordering events in the story. Designed on A4 size paper. The word search is also included in my Maori Myths and Legends Word Search resource. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

These are fun and engaging activity sheets for the story ‘The Fish of Māui’. Plenty of activities to pick-and-choose from. Simply print and you’re ready to go! A great addition to a unit study on Māori Myths and Legends. Most of the activity sheets can be used with any retelling of this story. There are a few activities that were made using the story written by Peter Gossage. These activities are marked with an asterisk (*). Activities: ♦ Cloze – fill in the missing words * ♦ Word search * ♦ Order events in the story * ♦ Drama – Freeze frame cards * ♦ Music – Sound effect cards * ♦ Storyboard – with words * ♦ Storyboard – without words ♦ Write a poem (noun, adjectives, verbs, thought, synonym) ♦ Acrostic poem ♦ 5 senses – what a character may see, hear, smell, etc ♦ Thought bubbles - what a character may be thinking ♦ Trifold – beginning, middle, end (paper foldable) ♦ Newspaper article – write and draw ♦ Graph – tally chart and block graph ♦ Bookmark ♦ Character traits ♦ Wall ball – write and draw ♦ Diorama – write and draw (paper foldable) ♦ Art – decorate the jawbone in the same style as the illustrator ♦ Pattern art ♦ Book cover – design a new one ♦ Book dust jacket ♦ Story review ♦ Flap booklet - write and/or draw. With and without headings. ♦ Holiday suitcases – needs and wants ♦ Postage stamp design ♦ Award design ♦ T-shirt design ♦ Flip-flap booklet – 4 flaps (paper foldable) ♦ Postcard ♦ Comic strip ♦ Reporter questions ♦ Email writing ♦ Letter writing ♦ Selfie photo drawing ♦ Text writing ♦ Gift giving – think and write ♦ Is / Can / Has - brainstorm ♦ Binoculars – draw and write ♦ I-pad – draw picture ♦ Party plan ♦ Bedroom plan ♦ 30 second talks – oral language activity ♦ Bingo board templates ♦ Jawbone – what would you like to catch? ♦ Drawing – sea creature in the shape of the North Island ♦ Graphic Organiser – hīnaki fishing – research and write notes ♦ Graphic Organiser – traditional Māori fishing – research and write notes ♦ Graphic organiser – fishing rules ♦ Poster design – fishing safety ♦ Reading challenge Answer sheets are provided for the word search, cloze, and ordering events activities. Designed on A4 size paper. The word search is also included in my Maori Myths and Legends Word Search resource. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Make a collaborative poppy quilt with these poppy squares. Great for war remembrance days such as: ♦ Anzac Day ♦ Remembrance Day ♦ Veterans Day ♦ Armistice Day ♦ Memorial Day There are 10 different styles of poppies. Plenty of choice for everyone! 2 poppy squares on each page. Each square is approximately 13cm x 13cm. Also included are quilt squares with the words: * We will remember them. * Lest we forget. Simply colour, cut and place together to make a quilt. Made on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A poetry writing activity for your students that can be used for war remembrance days such as: ♦ Anzac Day ♦ Remembrance Day ♦ Armistice Day ♦ Veterans Day The Diamante Poem looks at nouns, verbs, adjectives and synonyms/antonyms. This resource contains 2 different frameworks for your students to use. Included in this Resource: ♦ 2x framework charts ♦ Example poems for both of the frameworks ♦ 15 different publishing templates. Provided in 2 Paper Sizes: ♦ A4 size paper ♦ Letter size paper ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A handy resource for war remembrance days such as: ♦ Anzac Day ♦ Remembrance Day ♦ Armistice Day ♦ Veterans Day 10 Different Designs: Great for making wreaths and other craft activities. Made on A4 size paper. 12 poppies per sheet. Please note that this resource is for teachers to use in the classroom, not for sellers to make products with. It is a PDF file. It is not clip art. Thanks. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun, effective art activity for your students when celebrating Diwali (The Festival of Lights). Colour, cut and place a tealight candle in the centre. Laminate if desired. Included: ♦ 4 x templates with a design ♦ 1 x blank template (students design their own pattern) Size: Approximately 16.5cm in diameter. Provided in 2 paper sizes: ♦ A4 paper ♦ Letter paper ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fantastic activity for descriptive writing. Included: ♦ 27 x Templates with words (Name, Description, If seen please contact) ♦ 27 x Templates without words (9 lines to write on) ♦ 2 x Templates without pictures of animals (draw your own). With/without words. The 27 Animals: Bear Cheetah Crocodile Elephant Flamingo Frog Giraffe Gorilla Hippopotamus Kangaroo Koala Lion Lizard Monkey Panda Parrot Peacock Penguin Polar Bear Rhinoceros Sloth Snake Tiger Toucan Tortoise Walrus Zebra ********************************************************************** © 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

A fun and creative art activity to celebrate Diwali (Deepavali), the Hindu Festival of Lights. ACTIVITY 1 Draw patterns on the hand templates using a black pen/marker/ink (there are lots of images on the internet to get inspiration). Cut out and display on a coloured background. ACTIVITY 2 Draw patterns in the hands of the boy/girl. Colour the rest of the picture. Three different templates provided (boy, girl, unisex). ACTIVITY 3 Draw patterns in the hand template and write an acrostic poem. Write your name or a fact about Diwali in the box under the handprint. INCLUDED: ♦ Teacher notes. ♦ Handprints – template. ♦ Handprints – template with border. ♦ Handprints – with coloured background (x2). ♦ Example – designs on hands with a coloured background. ♦ Example - designs on hands with a plain white background. ♦ Handprints – boy/girl/unisex. ♦ Single handprint with acrostic poem template. ♦ Single handprint (2 per page). ********************************************************************* © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Templates for your students to record possible thoughts that these people may have been thinking regarding the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Key Competency – Thinking from another person’s perspective. Two Formats: ♦ Circles ♦ Ovals Pictures: ♦ 5 men ♦ 5 women All of the pictures are of Māori people (traditional and colonial dress). The words are written in Māori language - Te Tiriti o Waitangi. These look great coloured, cut out and displayed on the wall. The circles are approximately 18 cm in diameter when cut and the ovals are the size of an A4 page. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

Template for making a Spy ID (or Secret Agent ID). 4 templates per page. US and UK templates included (for the word 'colour/color') Add a photo, a fingerprint, or a photo with disguise props (eg glasses, hat, moustache) Loads of fun! © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

This is an easy, super-fun improvisation activity that you can do in the classroom with your students. The activity: Two students are acting out a scene … the teacher calls ‘freeze’ …. one of the actors is replaced by another student who recreates the pose … the new actor reads a short statement from a card that they get from the teacher and they begin acting out a new scenario. This resource contains: 120 statement cards. Comprehensive teacher notes. Loads of laughter is guaranteed! Simple and effective. Your students will love it! © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

60 basic fact cards with division questions. Division questions come from the 0x0 to 12x12 facts. 20 questions per card. Answers are on the back of the card (great for self-marking) Each card has the same level of difficulty. Every second question is in bold font. All questions/answers are numbered 1-20. Examples of questions: 20 ÷ 4 100 ÷ 10 45 ÷ 5 132 ÷ 12 Ideas for using these cards in your classroom: ♦ daily practise. ♦ warm up math activity. ♦ math rotation activity. ♦ independent math centre activity. ♦ early finisher activity. ♦ math challenge activity (eg complete 3 cards in 3 minutes with 100% accuracy) What you need to do: Print, cut, fold and laminate the cards. (They need to be folded so the question is on the front and the answer is on the back). If you purchase additional sets (see below) then I suggest you print them onto coloured paper to differentiate them. Made on A4 size paper. 4 cards per sheet. Each card is approximately 45mm by 135mm. The font is Calibri size 14. 10 different sets of basic fact cards are available in my store: SET 1 – addition SET 2 – subtraction SET 3 – addition and subtraction SET 4 – addition and subtraction with a missing number or sign (eg 4+=9 or 31=4) SET 5 – multiplication (0x0 to 12x12) SET 6 – division SET 7 – multiplication and division SET 8 – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division SET 9 – add/sub/mult/div with a missing number or sign (eg. x4=36 or 279=3) SET 10 – add/sub/mult/div with brackets eg. (3+4) x (12-2) Please note that these sets of basic fact cards are also part of my 'BASIC FACT BLACK BELT CHALLENGE. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

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

Resources for teaching family of facts in math lessons. Included: ♦ Addition/Subtraction – house and worksheet ♦ Multiplication/Division – house and worksheet ♦ Ice-cream craft and worksheet The Houses: The houses are provided in colour, grey, and black/white. Laminate the house and then use it as a teaching tool during lessons (write and wipe). Write 3 family numbers in the circles in the roof. The Worksheets: Two worksheets are provided. One with four houses and the other with 6 houses. Write 3 family numbers in the circles prior to photocopying. The Ice-cream: Create a 4-scoop ice-cream showing a family of facts. ********************************************************************** © 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

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

War themed publishing paper. Suitable for presenting poems, facts, diary writing, narrative, etc. • Lined and unlined. • A4 and Letter size paper. 10 pictures are black silhouettes. 4 pictures are suitable for colouring in. Silhouette images are: Line of soldiers on crest of hill Row of soldiers with guns pointing up Soldiers and cannon Army tank Kneeling soldier Soldier’s face (side profile) Soldiers marching with US flag War ship 3 soldiers in action poses Soldier walking Blackline images are: Army truck Army tank Army Hummer vehicle Army boot ************************************************************* © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources Keywords: ANZAC Day, Rememberance Day, Veterans Day, Armistice Day, War study.

Activity sheets for Junior Journal 53 for your classroom reading programme. This resource will save you hours of time! A worksheet for every item in the journal (2 articles, 1 play, 1 story and 1 poem) * English / Maori word match. * True or false? * Word Search. * Word Study – spelling, alphabetical order. * Pepeha template. * Code breaking. * Draw a treasure map. * Pirate stick puppet templates. * Problem and solution. * Draw a robot. * Rhyming words. * Picture match. Also included is a 'Junior Journal Hunt'. 32 questions - one question for every page in the book. Questions relate to the text (eg comprehension, word study, etc) and the pictures. A word study reference sheet is included for your students to refer to (less interruptions while you're with another group!) and certificate templates to celebrate the children's success and effort. Please see my other listings for additional Junior Journal resources. © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources