Instructional Series
Welcome to the English medium literacy instructional series teaching and learning resources for years 1 to 8.
- Gold
- Purple
- Blue
- Red
- Green
- Yellow
- Orange
- Turquoise
- Magenta
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 5
- 3
- 8
- 7
- 2
- 1
- English
- Social Sciences
- Science
- Health and Physical Education
- Technology
- The Arts
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- None
- Nature of science
- Living world
- Nature of technology
- Statistics
- Geometry and Measurement
- Planet Earth and beyond
- Technological knowledge
- Physical world
- Material world
- Number and Algebra
- Technological practice
- Gather and interpret data
- Use evidence
- Critique evidence
- Engage with science
- Interpret representations
- Articles
- Stories
- Poems
- Plays
- Comic
- Activity
- Kākano | Seed
- Māhuri | Sapling
- Tupu | Seedling
- Complex morphemes
- Consonant digraphs
- Consonant patterns
- Initial and final blends
- Long vowels
- Short vowels
- Single consonants
- Tense
- Vowel digraphs
Search results
1104 items - Showing 1021 - 1030
-
Flax on the Farm
Weka finds Tūī in the flax. Weka is surprised to find that not only does Tūī sing, but Tūī helps flax to grow.
Focus sounds: -ar
Target decodable words: darts, far, starts, star, smart, sharp, hard, farm
New high utility words: pollen, grow
-
Hide and Seek
Tahi, rua, toru… it’s time to play hide and seek. Where is Sam hiding?
Focus sounds: -ou
Target decodable words: counts, shouts, around, out, found, outside, sound, crouched, ground, couch, ouch
New high utility words: hears, ready, tahi, rua, toru, come
-
Lurking in the Dark
It is getting dark and time for Weka to go home. On the way, Weka meets lots of other characters who are awake at night.
Focus sounds: -ur
Target decodable words: lurking, turn(s), burns, fur, surfing, unfurls, curl(s)
New high utility words: campfire, doing, down
-
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
-
Photo Time
When the trampers leave kai and a phone outside Ruru flies down. Does he want the kai or the phone?
Focus sounds: -ea (short vowel), ph
Target decodable words: feathers, spread(s), bread, treads, head, breath, phone
New high utility words: sky, flies, air, more-pork, photo, ahead, call, was, cool
-
Dipped in Mud
Tūī is surprised to see Weka look like he has been dipped in mud. Weka tells Tūī why he looks like that.
Focus sounds: -ed
Target decodable words: /t/ bumped, puffed, dipped, rushed, peeped, slipped, picked, chomped, dashed, /d/ yelled
New high utility words: were, there, find, away, why, should, own, about, Tūī, good
-
Phonics Plus book overview Tupu | Seedling
These overviews give the order in which the books should be used and identify focus sound sequences, target decodable words using the focus sounds, and the new high utility words for each book.
Download the PDF Book Overview for the Tupu | Seedling books.
-
Letter to Samoa
When dinner at Lani’s house reminds her of her tinā matua, she remembers what happened when she visited Samoa.
Focus sounds: -er
Target decodable words: dinner, summer, over, letter, under, butter, her
New high utility words: write(s), coconut, last, weave, bird, Tinā Matua
-
Old Tuatara
by Joy Cowley
drawings by Clare Bowes
This very “New Zealand” text features a tuatara who appears to be asleep but who is, in fact, waiting to catch a meal. It has strong links to Fantail, Fantail (shared).
-
The Race
by Feana Tu’akoi
illustrated by Marjorie Scott
During a family outing to the park, Vika challenges her mother to a race. Mum discovers that roller-blading at speed is not easy, and teeters and sways before finally ending up in the pond! Vika’s excitement and confidence contrasts with Mum’s faltering progress.
Red 1
Literacy Online home
