 Discovery and explore charts are a great addition to your classroom. These can be used in lots of different ways whilst exploring a new topic, new wonderings, questions students might have or around a discovery or exploration table. These come with the headings 'discovery' and 'explore', and have different versions to suit students and ages. Some have a table to help keep ideas in seperate places, some free space, wonderings pages, question pages and KWL pages.
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Ive been working hard these holidays to create resources that both you and your students will love!! Both freebies and paid resources, that can be implemented in your classroom once you return after the holidays. Check them out below! Exit Slips for my Stage 1-5 Maths Packs... Stage 1 Exit Slips
NZ$2.00
Stage 1 Exit Slips These are a great reflection, formative assessment or follow up exit slip that can be used to support the Stage 1 resource pack. This is aligned to the NZ Curriculum Maths stages, with this one covering Stage 1. To purchase the Stage 1 resource please find it here. To purchase the Stage 1-5 bundle resource please find it here. The stage 1 exit slips have 1 exit slip for each learning intention:
Print off these exit slips and have them handy for your students. Stage 2 Exit Slips
NZ$2.00
Stage 2 Exit Slips These are a great reflection, formative assessment or follow up exit slip that can be used to support the Stage 2 resource pack. This is aligned to the NZ Curriculum Maths stages, with this one covering Stage 2. To purchase the Stage 2 resource please find it here. To purchase the Stage 1-5 bundle resource please find it here. The stage 2 exit slips have 1 exit slip for each learning intention:
Print off these exit slips and have them handy for your students. Stage 3 Exit Slips
NZ$2.00
Stage 3 Exit Slips These are a great reflection, formative assessment or follow up exit slip that can be used to support the Stage 3 resource pack. This is aligned to the NZ Curriculum Maths stages, with this one covering Stage 3. To purchase the Stage 3 resource please find it here. To purchase the Stage 1-5 bundle resource please find it here. The stage 3 exit slips have 1 exit slip for each learning intention:
Print off these exit slips and have them handy for your students. Stage 4 Exit Slips
NZ$2.00
Stage 4 Exit Slips These are a great reflection, formative assessment or follow up exit slip that can be used to support the Stage 4 resource pack. This is aligned to the NZ Curriculum Maths stages, with this one covering Stage 4. To purchase the Stage 4 resource please find it here. To purchase the Stage 1-5 bundle resource please find it here. The stage 4 exit slips have 1 exit slip for each learning intention:
Print off these exit slips and have them handy for your students. Stage 5 Exit Slips
NZ$2.00
Stage 5 Exit Slips These are a great reflection, formative assessment or follow up exit slip that can be used to support the Stage 5 resource pack. This is aligned to the NZ Curriculum Maths stages, with this one covering Stage 5. To purchase the Stage 5 resource please find it here. To purchase the Stage 1-5 bundle resource please find it here. The stage 5 exit slips have 1 exit slip for each learning intention:
Print off these exit slips and have them handy for your students. Stage 1-5 Exit Slips
NZ$7.00
Stage 1-5 Exit Slips This is a bundle pack of my Stage 1-5 Exit Slips. Grab them all individually or in one cheaper bundle. These are a great reflection, formative assessment or follow up exit slip that can be used to support the Stage resource pack. This is aligned to the NZ Curriculum Maths stages, with this one covering all five stages of Stage 1-5 exit slips. Print off these exit slips and have them handy for your students.These align with NZ Curriculum pink book learning progressions. **This will be downloaded as a zip file so please make sure you have access to be able to unzip to access the files. Some new freebies... Let's go shopping
NZ$4.00
NZ$0.00
Let's go shopping This resource is a great progression from set making to adding/subtracting to 20 with a shopping theme. Use the little shop items from New World to place on their playing boards or simply use counters/beans that you have around. This includes: -set making to 20 -addition cards to 20 -subtraction cards to 20 Print off the right playing board and matching playing cards, laminate to ensure durability and the number sentence strip too. Students can complete their number sentence once they have solved their problem. Check out my other little shop from New World resource here. Stage 1-5 Maths assessment progressions and wall trackers
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Stage 1-5 Maths assessment progressions and wall trackers This is a free addition to the Stage 1-5 Maths Packs resources that I have created for Stage 1-5 in New Zealand. Find these resources here. This freebie has an assessment progression sheet for each stage. This can be used in modelling books, with assessments or as a tracker. Print one out per student or modelling book - whichever your preference. This freebie also includes wall progressions. These can be used for students to view the progressions in each stage, or as an interactive tracker by printing the calculators off and writing the name and learning intention for the child. Children can use this to visibly see what they are working on and what they are aiming for with the rest of the progressions. This fantastic high frequency word pack for NZ classrooms NZ High Frequency Word Pack
NZ$7.00
NZ High Frequency Pack This comprehensive pack provides many opportunities for students to practice their high frequency words in class and at home. This pack features over 300 pages of word based activities for the New Zealand colour wheel common words in magenta, red, yellow, blue and green. This pack features:
There are attached instruction sheet for each aspect of the pack to explain how they work or to be used as cover sheets for the activities. It is best if the activities are laminated to ensure durability but not necessary. These can be used as whole class, buddy or individual activities. The word mats and book marks could be sent home for additional word practice. 
I use these wall progressions which are an exact match to the ones in my student books, and are supported with the success criteria slips. A comprehensive help for writing! Grab the writing progressions free below! Or the slips to add even more to your programme. Writing Progressions (wall display and book version)
NZ$0.00
Writing progressions (wall display and book version) This is a free addition to the writing success criteria slips that I have on my website. These are the full wall and book progressions that align with the slips. Find these resources here. This freebie comes with:
These can be used for students to view the progressions in each writing level in their books to document evidence of the learning, or as an interactive tracker by printing the pencil off and writing the name for the child, and placing this on the tracker. Children can use this to visibly see what they are working on and what they are aiming for with the rest of the progressions. Writing success criteria slips
NZ$4.00
Writing Success Criteria Slips These writing success criteria slips are a great way for students to see their writing goal in a model. These slips are around different writing learning intentions and have a child's speak 'I can' statement underneath to support the learning. These are aimed at junior level learning intentions for writing, covering 1B to 2B surface and deeper level intentions. This has 66 different success criteria slips that can be used in writing. This resource also comes with a goal template and reflection slip also. My kids love listening to music in class and have lots of different songs we listen to. Quite often we listen to kidsbop - kids versions of popular songs that have been rerecorded without swear words or in appropriate versions for children. We also like to listen to originals, so I have searched and put together this youtube playlist of lyric versions you can play in class. These are videos of the songs with lyrics so could be used in singing time, learning time or for fun! Find the link to this playlist at the bottom to listen to the songs or add it to your own playlist for school. 
I have used this template to help my students keep track of rotation times, to be on task and then have a tidy up reminder too - to stop the unnecessary pausing or fluffing around. Great for any year level, simply adapt it to add your own ideas! Try three before me 💭 Part of our classroom practice is building student agency & strategies to help them problem solve before coming to the teacher. We’ve been experimenting with a few different ways & my kids have helped me come up with this! Try 3 before me! 1. Ask yourself - what do you think you might need to do? What could you try? 2. Look around - what are others doing? Is there something in the room that could help you eg instructions? 3. Ask a friend - ask someone for help or ask someone else after that if you still don’t know. A great thing to add to your classroom or bank of resources to help build student agency amongst themselves and/or across your students. Grab this freebie on the link here or by pdf download underneath.  
End of day reflection cards
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End of day reflection cards These cards are a great way to end the day, with students reflecting on their day with these question and reflection prompts. Use these however you wish - on a wall, on a ring, in a box and choose one to discuss each day. These cards involve 30 question prompts that can be used for end of day reflection. Some of these include:
This comes as a pdf download for you to print and laminate to ensure durability. Why use end of day reflection?
End of day reflection time is a great way for students to talk through the day. Its a great time to reflect on the positives, goal set for the next day or just have conversations to debrief. I have done end of day reflection for years and my students find it a great way to hear from everyone. I also love hearing from students that might not have spoken or shared during the day. End of day reflection is a great thing to add into your daily classroom timetable - I allocate 5-10 minutes right before bell and it sets everyone up for a great afternoon! Have a try and let me know how you go! I have been asked a lot recently about how i run my writing programme so I created this video to share some main tips on what I have going on. This is how I run it currently in my Year 0-2 classroom. Find some of my key writing resources below. These are used in my classroom to support my planning and how I run it - plus other freebies I have on my website too. Search 'writing' in the search bar to find them! Writing goal cards and checklists
NZ$3.00
Writing Goal Cards and Checklist Pack This resource pack is perfect for those teachers looking for a range of goal cards and checklists to help structure your writing programme! There are different templates in this pack so you can see what works for you, your class and your needs! Perfect for looking for differentiation or something specific. Included is: -Does your writing have SWAG checklist -blank writing goal card template 1 -blank writing goal card template 2 -I'm working on goal card in different colours -Writing checklist -writing editing fan bundle Table Writing Charts
NZ$3.00
Table Writing Charts These table writing charts are the perfect addition to your writing programme. These provide students will images, words and phonics prompts to help them decode and complete their writing. Included are: -alphabet chart -blends/digraphs chart -word card These are larger A4 versions of my mini anchor charts. Writing anchor charts
NZ$1.50
Writing anchor charts These anchor charts are a great way to assist students and classwork when working through the writing process/journey. They unpack each aspect of writing with an example for students to refer back to. This consists of 5 anchor charts: -brainstorm/plan -draft -revise -edit -publish Use these as a classroom wall display for students to remember what each aspect entails. Print these off and laminate to ensure durability. Work on writing templates
NZ$4.00
Work on Writing Templates These templates are perfect for Work on Writing (part of Daily 5) or just for writing templates in your classroom! These include five different examples and templates for writing topics. Included are: -card example and template -letter example and template -note example and template -postcard example and template -story example and template Also included is a writing checklist poster and a title sign for each of the five templates. Writing pencil progressions
NZ$4.00
Writing Pencil Progressions These writing pencil progressions are a great way of students keeping track of their learning through the levels. Students can move through the 4 pencils as they make progressions in their learning. This pack includes: 1B > 2B 2B > 3B 3B > 4B 4B > 5B 5B > 6B Each pencil is coloured and has statements about the progressions about it. Writing success criteria slips
NZ$4.00
Writing Success Criteria Slips These writing success criteria slips are a great way for students to see their writing goal in a model. These slips are around different writing learning intentions and have a child's speak 'I can' statement underneath to support the learning. These are aimed at junior level learning intentions for writing, covering 1B to 2B surface and deeper level intentions. This has 66 different success criteria slips that can be used in writing. This resource also comes with a goal template and reflection slip also. Writing Bundle (featuring 4 of my writing resources in one bundle)
NZ$8.00
Writing Bundle Pack This bundle includes all of my key writing resources for your classroom at a discount price! This will be a great addition to your classroom and provide resources for unpacking writing with your students. Included: Table Writing Charts: These table writing charts are the perfect addition to your writing programme. These provide students will images, words and phonics prompts to help them decode and complete their writing. Included are: -alphabet chart -blends/digraphs chart -word card Table Writing Charts: These table writing charts are the perfect addition to your writing programme. These provide students will images, words and phonics prompts to help them decode and complete their writing. Included are: -alphabet chart -blends/digraphs chart -word card Work on Writing Templates: These templates are perfect for Work on Writing (part of Daily 5) or just for writing templates in your classroom! These include five different examples and templates for writing topics. Included are: -card example and template -letter example and template -note example and template -postcard example and template -story example and template Also included is a writing checklist poster and a title sign for each of the five templates Writing anchor charts: These anchor charts are a great way to assist students and classwork when working through the writing process/journey. They unpack each aspect of writing with an example for students to refer back to. This consists of 5 anchor charts: -brainstorm/plan -draft -revise -edit -publish Use these as a classroom wall display for students to remember what each aspect entails. Print these off and laminate to ensure durability.  Google apps are a great tool to use in the classroom - regardless of your age of students. They are free to use, multi-purpose and allow for creative opportunities in the classroom. Google incorporates a range of apps like docs, sheets, slides, drawings, sites and more! Each of these can be used in many different ways depending on your age and students you teach. Here I will share five simple ideas for using Google in your classroom!
I have used Google forms for lots of different curriculum areas, especially in maths or data gathering. I love using it to gather voice and then create data sheets to show the information that is displayed. Check out a few examples of Google forms in use below.
  
 Nothing like a fun, hands on explorative activity around alphabet and initial sounds. This could be used in either way, with a focus on alphabet or on initial sounds. Students select a foam letter from the bin and tick it on their recording sheet. Students name the letter while pulling it out before placing the tick. Students could also think of something beginning with that letter, or the sound it makes if you are looking for extension ideas. This is lots of fun and really hands on as my students loved exploring through the bucket or 'soup' of letters and other fun things to touch.
I have been working hard over the past few weeks to bring and add a few new resources to the online store! These vary in curriculum area, being writing, computer use, maths and phonics! Each of these are shared below - click to go to the resource to read more! Purpose of writing
NZ$2.50
Purpose of writing This resource is great for unpacking the purpose and types of writing. There is a cover sheet with it broken down into five sub pages to explain each purpose of writing. These include: Persuade Inform Entertain Explain Describe Use these as whole class discussions, to unpack each purpose of writing and it shows examples of the type of text that could be covered within it too. This contains 9 pages. iPad, computer and chromebook license
NZ$1.50
iPad, computer and chromebook license This resource is great for students learning to use the iPad, computer or chromebook. These come in both individual device and shared device wording - depending on your purpose. Print these out after talking through expectations with your students, add their name, a photo and their signature. There is a space for teacher name/sign too. Fairy tale problem solving
NZ$3.00
Fairy tale problem solving These problem solving templates are fairy tale themed for those of you looking at fairy tales. These cover three different levels of problems: -making sets to 10 -add/sub to 10 -add/sub to 20 These are themed around fairy tales and have spaces for students to draw their solving, show it on a tens frame, show it on a number line and then their answer space. There is also a bonus question for students to solve on the add/sub to 20 templates. This includes 37 pages in the resource. Fairy tale problem solving (freebie)
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Fairy tale problem solving These problem solving templates are fairy tale themed for those of you looking at fairy tales. These cover three different levels of problems: -making sets to 10 -add/sub to 10 -add/sub to 20 These are themed around fairy tales and have spaces for students to draw their solving, show it on a tens frame, show it on a number line and then their answer space. There is also a bonus question for students to solve on the add/sub to 20 templates. This includes 7 pages in the resource. Phonics initial sounds, VC and CVC
NZ$6.00
Phonics - initial sounds, CV and CVC This phonics pack helps introduce and teach beginning concepts about phonics. These work through initial sounds, CV words and then CVC words. This pack can be used in whole class teaching, small groups or individual activities like follow ups or next steps to support learning opportunities. This pack includes 134 pages of resources covering:
Print out your resources and laminate to ensure durability. These are great for beginning learners exploring phonics, vowels and consonants. Maths pre and exit slip - make your own - copy
NZ$3.50
Make your own Maths Pre and Exit Slip This is an interactive version of my maths pre and exit slip where you can add your own activity to complete and learning intention. I have mine set up to have a space for sharing their learning in the middle and have the learning intention on the right hand side. This resource allows you to add your own text boxes and learning intentions to fit your class needs. This is for both exit and pre slips that you can use as a template to make your own. This resource will be a pdf with the link to the google drawings resource. You will be able to make a copy of the template to add your own things into it.  I love STEAM or STEM time (whichever you prefer to say/use) and have created these task cards to bring STEAM or STEM time into your classroom with a fairy tale/nursery rhyme theme. This resource is something I am really passionate about, as are my kids! How these have been working is we watch a matching video clip or story from Youtube. We have some thinking and question time to connect with the story and the activity that we will be working on. I then give students the activity prompt and we discuss what it could look like. Of course aspects like class materials need to be talked about especially if there is something you do/don't want students to use while completing the activity. Check out some of the pictures of my class creations with the activities!
 Since coming back from the lockdown, I have continued to run a choice board similar to our home learning one that I had underway for distant learning. It involved a must-do and you pick activities students can use and choose from in their learning. I really wanted it to be a smooth transition back into the classroom so have continued this for the last two weeks. I have seen so much more engagement from my students and general enthusiasm for learning from them. So how does it work? Each week I provide 4 must-do activities for my students to complete in our literacy block. These are activities that must be completed by the end of the week. Students can choose which one they do, when they do them and what other activities they want to complete after or before. My students have completed these in varying orders with some completing all the must-dos on Monday and then using the other three days to have free pick. Others have left it all to the last day and some do one must-do a day. There is no right or wrong way and I am there to assist where need be.
Here I am showing you how it works, how students access it and what it looks like from a student point of view. I also attach my iPad to the wall using command hooks so students don't need to take it away and can go to one place to log the information. My students also use the class iPads to log their choices too, with this one being an extra option too.
Class goals are a great way to work on something as a collective in your classroom. I have used classroom goals for over three years, adapting templates as I go depending on my students needs. These two templates are my go too templates that can be used in different ways.
Make a copy of these templates below! Adapt them to have them represent your class values, goals or needs! Download the last template!
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