Instructional Series
Welcome to the English medium literacy instructional series teaching and learning resources for years 1 to 8.
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Football: The Beautiful Game
by Steve Watters
This article explores why football is so popular and gives a brief outline of its history, including how and when it was introduced to Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Nat's First Game
Nat is excited about her first game of football.
Focus sounds: -ir
Target decodable words: first, shirt, birds, girl, chirp, dirt, squirt(s/ing), firm, third
New high utility words: goal, blowing, football, ball, falls, goes, wants
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Car Games
by Sarah Delahunty
illustrations by Giselle Clarkson
This play is about the digital devices used by a family on a car trip. While this scenario may be outside the experience of some students, it will resonate with many who have travelled in a car with their family, been involved in sibling squabbles, or been more interested in a device than on interacting with their parents.
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Counting Kākahi
by Hannah Rainforth
Scientist Hannah Rainforth investigated kākahi in the Whanganui River to find whether the evidence supports claims by local kaumātua that kākahi have nearly disappeared.
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Nga Mahi a te Rehia Maori Games
by Ross Calman
“In early Māori society, games were played by everyone …” This report describes eight traditional Māori games and lists several more.
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I Spy
by Simon Cooke
illustrations by Vasanti Unka
This humorous science fiction story is about two creatures, Pebble and Stone, who live on the planet Rock 2. One day, a spacecraft visits and leaves an unusual object behind. As the story progresses, Pebble and Stone notice the object changing and invent new words to describe what they are seeing. The story ends with a delicious surprise for the characters.
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Maia's Magic Wand
written by Bill Nagelkerke
Aunty Anna phoned to ask Maia what she wanted for her birthday.
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The Chess Champions of Nūhaka
by Kiwa Hammond
Nūhaka School took out the title of “Most Successful School” in the Hawke’s Bay junior chess championship last year. The interest in chess at the school was sparked by a workshop given by Genesis Potini (subject of the New Zealand film The Dark Horse) several years ago.
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Queen of the Board
by Anahera Gildea
Illustrations by Taeri Christopherson
"My sister Tiana won the school chess championship, and ever since, it’s like she thinks she’s Genesis Potini or something."
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