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Instructional Series

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Welcome to the English medium literacy instructional series teaching and learning resources for years 1 to 8.

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    Nibbles

    by Tricia Glensor

    illustrated by Andrew Burdan

    Nibbles is based on a true story about a pet guinea pig trapped overnight in a flooded classroom. By the time the teacher gets to Nibbles, the cage is floating and Nibbles is swimming frantically. 

    Blue 1

    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: Health and Physical Education

    Colour wheel level: Blue

    Curriculum level: 1

    Category: Fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Publication date: January 2016

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    Where's Nibbles?

    by Tricia Glensor

    illustrated by Andrew Burdan

    Where’s Nibbles? describes another adventure in the life of this guinea pig from Tawa School. In this story, Nibbles gets out of her cage and the children can’t find her anywhere. They become even more worried when they see the cat from next door.

    Green 2

    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Colour wheel level: Green

    Curriculum level: 1

    Category: Fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Publication date: September 2018

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    The New Lambs

    Written by Hannah Davison 

    Illustrated by Elspeth Alix Batt

    When Jake and Emily find two abandoned lambs on their farm, they take them home to care for them. Emily’s lamb quickly starts drinking the warm milk, but Jake’s lamb does not… 

    Green 1 

    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Colour wheel level: Green

    Curriculum level: 1

    Category: Fiction

    Related titles: Stories that involve caring for animals: A Bird in the Classroom, Feeding the Birds (Yellow 2); Nibbles (Blue 1); Where’s Nibbles? (Green 2) Other stories that involve empathy and kindness: My Brother (Green 1); Mum’s New Job (Green 2); Joe’s News (Green 3)

    Publication date: April 2019

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