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The Ants and the Grasshopper
by Dave Armstrong
"It was a cold winter’s night. A southerly gale was blowing up from Antarctica. Every creature in the bush was freezing — except the ants. The ants were safe and warm inside their colony, and they had plenty to eat."
Series: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
Category: Fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: financial literacy, saving money, ants, grasshoppers, hibernation, moral, fable
In: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
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The Children’s War
by Jock Phillips
After a general introduction and overview of the First World War, the article describes how the New Zealand government used a variety
of methods to encourage children to support the war effort. One method was to use the School Journal to give children positive stories
(avoiding the harsher realities) and articles about exemplary “Empire heroes”.Series: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 4
Reading year level: 8
Category: Non-fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: First World War, children, Passchendaele, flag, patriotism, school, memorials, New Zealand
In: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
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School Journal Level 4 June 2014
PDFs of all the texts in this issue of the School Journal are available online as well as teacher support materials (TSM) for the following:
TSM Stories King and Country ✔ Sky-high Poems Dawn Service Articles Underground Soldiers ✔ Lest We Forget The Children’s War ✔ Look inside this issue
The Children’s War
by Jock Phillips
After a general introduction and overview of the First World War, the article describes how the New Zealand government used a variety
of methods to encourage children to support the war effort. One method was to use the School Journal to give children positive stories
(avoiding the harsher realities) and articles about exemplary “Empire heroes”.Series: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 4
Reading year level: 8
Category: Non-fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: First World War, children, Passchendaele, flag, patriotism, school, memorials, New Zealand
In: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Series: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 4
Reading year level: 8
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: First World War, Battle of Somme, National War Memorial, history, British Empire, Gallipoli, shell shock, interviews, oral history
In: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Underground Soldiers
by Ashleigh Young
In a straightforward report (supported with period photographs, a map, and a detailed diagram), this article shows the huge risks that were taken by New Zealand tunnellers during the First World War. The job of the tunnellers was to attack German positions from underground and so reduce the risks to Allied soldiers in no-man’s land. The tunnels also provided areas where wounded soldiers could be treated.
Series: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 4
Reading year level: 7
Category: Non-fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: First World War, tunnels, New Zealand Tunnelling Company, Arras tunnels, non- fiction, history, geophones, Battle of Arras, underground soldiers
In: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Publication date: June 2015
Series: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 4
Reading year level: 7
Category: Fiction
Topics: Anzacs, memorial, grandfathers, poetry, pilots, poem
In: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
King and Country
by André Ngāpō
illustrations by Andrew Burdan
This fictionalised story is based on the controversial issue of Māori fighting for the British Empire during the First World War. Students will need some knowledge about the history of our race relations and, in particular, the colonisation of Aotearoa by the British.
Series: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 4
Reading year level: 8
Category: Fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: First World War, Māori soldiers, marae, Māori language, Pākehā/Māori relations, rugby, Māori conscription
In: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Sky-high
By Robert Sullivan
Illustrations by Tim Gibson
Beneath the town of Arras, on the Western Front, it’s a race against time.
Series: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 4
Reading year level: 7
Category: Fiction
Topics: Waihi, Arras tunnels, New Zealand Tunnelling Company, graphic novel, Battle of Arras, underground soldiers
In: School Journal Level 4 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
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School Journal Level 3 June 2014
PDFs of all the texts in this issue of the School Journal are available online as well as teacher support materials (TSM) for the following:
TSM Stories Das Piano ✔ Harry's War Windfall Poems Chunuk Bair Articles Grey Angels ✔ Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū: The Māori Pioneer Battalion ✔ New Zealand at War Look inside this issue
Series: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: World War I, war, soldiers, Anzac, Anzac Day, Gallipoli, conscription, Battle of Somme
In: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū: The Māori Pioneer Battalion
by Monty Soutar
This article tells the story of Māori and the First World War and of the huge contribution made by the pioneer Māori Battalion. The topic will be unfamiliar for many students, but the themed content in the surrounding items will provide support.
Series: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Non-fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: First World War, British Empire, Māori soldiers, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Māori contingent, war
In: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Grey Angels
by Anna Rogers
Although students will be aware of the role soldiers play in wartime, few will know about the role of nurses. This article describes the work
of New Zealand nurses who travelled to Africa and Europe during the First World War.Series: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Non-fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: First World War, nurses, hospital ships, Somme, Edna Pengelly, Gallipoli, soldiers, war
In: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Series: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: Chunuk Bair, First World War, Anzac, soldiers, Gallipoli, poetry
In: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Das Piano
by Bernard Beckett
This dark, humorous narrative is set during the First World War and, through exaggeration, shows the effects of extreme patriotism that can appear in wartime. Thomas, the narrator, hates Mrs Biggs, his teacher. He also hates singing. When Mrs Biggs finds him playing Catch the German, she punishes him by making him sing in front of the mayor. Thomas’s desperate attempt to avoid singing has unexpected results when Mrs Biggs and the mayor decide to smash the piano – because it was made in Germany.
Series: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: First World War, piano, school, German, destruction, humour, bully
In: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Series: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: First World War, army training, chalk Kiwi, Kiwi, lucky escape
In: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Windfall
by Paul Mason
illustrations by Leilani Isara
Anna’s father has come home from the war – or has he?
Series: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: First World War, shell shock, storm, rescue, overcoming adversity, father/daughter relationships
In: School Journal Level 3 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
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School Journal Level 2 June 2014
PDFs of all the texts in this issue of the School Journal are available online as well as teacher support materials (TSM) and audio for the following:
TSM Audio Stories The Ants and the Grasshopper ✔ Iron Tamariki ✔ ✔ Poems Mascots Articles First World War Mascots ✔ ✔ Cats – Who Needs Them? Look inside this issue
The Ants and the Grasshopper
by Dave Armstrong
"It was a cold winter’s night. A southerly gale was blowing up from Antarctica. Every creature in the bush was freezing — except the ants. The ants were safe and warm inside their colony, and they had plenty to eat."
Series: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
Category: Fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: financial literacy, saving money, ants, grasshoppers, hibernation, moral, fable
In: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Iron Tamariki
by Paora Tibble
Mana hates running, but he’s training to compete in the Iron-Māori Tamariki. His dad is sure he can do it. On the day, his whānau is there in support, and Mana is very happy with the result.
Series: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Learning area: Health and Physical Education, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
Category: Fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: exercise, healthy lifestyles, Māori, overcoming obstacles, determination, fitness, families
In: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
First World War Mascots
by Philippa Werry
Many students will be familiar with the use of mascots by sports teams, but they may be surprised to learn that mascots have also been used in wars. This text describes mascots used by New Zealand soldiers in the First World War. Students may have some awareness of the First World War through Anzac Day commemorations and from events to mark its centenary in 2014.
Series: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Learning area: Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
Category: Non-fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: First World War, dogs, animals, mascots, history, war, soldiers, army
In: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Series: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Learning area: Science
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: cats, kittens, pets, SPCA, predator management, animal welfare, pest eradication, wildlife protection
In: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
Series: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
Category: Fiction
Topics: First World War, mascots, rugby, Waikato, Whanganui, Masterton, dogs, poetry, poem, animals
In: School Journal Level 2 June 2014
Publication date: June 2014
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Series: School Journal Level 4 November 2014
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Category: Fiction
Topics: post apocalyptic, science fiction, water, refugee, student writing, Elsie Locke
In: School Journal Level 4 November 2014
Publication date: November 2014
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Series: School Journal Level 3 September 2014
Learning area: English, Health and Physical Education
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: poem, cricket, sport
In: School Journal Level 3 September 2014
Publication date: September 2014
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Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2014
Learning area: English, Science
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 4
Category: Fiction
Topics: ugly, animals, protest, petition
In: School Journal Level 2 November 2014
Publication date: November 2014
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Series: School Journal Level 3 September 2014
Learning area: English
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Fiction
Topics: aliens, spaceship, science fiction, invasion
In: School Journal Level 3 September 2014
Publication date: September 2014
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Series: School Journal Level 3 September 2014
Learning area: Health and Physical Education, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Fiction
Topics: birthday, argument, unfairness, sharing, siblings, brother, sister, family
In: School Journal Level 3 September 2014
Publication date: September 2014