Instructional Series
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E Kō, E Kō - Morning Chorus (from Night is a Blanket)
by Hirini Melbourne
illustration by Peter Campbell
This Māori song, with an English translation, encourages children to make connections to their experiences of hearing bird songs as the new day arrives. This poem is best used for shared reading. The birds illustrated around the poem are, anticlockwise from top left, grey warbler, stitchbird, tūì, saddleback, bellbird, and whitehead.
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Mālō e Lelei
Poem card
A poem that describes how using the Tongan greeting mālō e lelei makes the narrator feel special. (This card is ordered individually.)
Download the full size PDF using the Text link.
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Tūranganui-a-Rua, Tūranganui-a-Maru, Tūranganui-a-Kiwa e!
by Walton Walker (Ngāti Porou)
In 2019, Poverty Bay, just outside Gisborne on the east coast of the North Island, officially changed its name to Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay. The change was significant for local iwi, who had long campaigned to return the original name to honour Kiwa, one of the original Polynesian navigators to discover the area, and to better reflect the communities living there. This article explores the rich history behind the names of the area through arrival stories and the recent decision to use a dual name.
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Reducing our Footprint
by Sarah Connor
This is the final article in a series that explores climate change. The first explains what it is; the second explores the difficulties in making predictions about it; and this, the third, looks at the ways people have responded to the challenge of climate change. It profiles four different organisations or people: an e-bike company, food recyclers, a scientist who’s developed an app for the agricultural sector, and a hemp farmer.
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Tūī Has a Plan
Tūī and Weka are lost in the fog. How will they find their way?
Focus sounds: o_e ee wh
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Bubbles
by Dot Meharry
illustrated by Fraser Williamson
This title is also available as a NZ Sign Language e-book on iTunes and GooglePlay
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Time to Hide
Crab and Clam are playing in the sun. What happens when a gull spots them?
Focus sounds: oo ee i_e
New high frequency words: where are good
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In the Bin
Nat and her friends help to tidy up the park.
Focus sounds: l e c f u b g r h
New high frequency words: the is
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Bug in the Hut
Ant spots a hut but is surprised by what is inside.
Focus sounds: l e c f u b g r h
New high frequency words: A I the is
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