Instructional Series
Welcome to the English medium literacy instructional series teaching and learning resources for years 1 to 8.
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- Kākano | Seed
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Michel Mulipola: Superhero Secrets
by Hannah Sperber
This article introduces the readers to Michel Mulipola, an Auckland-based Samoan artist. The title refers to Mulipola’s passion for comics and comic-book heroes.
Information and tips for using comics in the classroom.
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Six Photos
This is an article that gives readers a “peek into history”. It makes a link between what we know about taking photos and what we can find out from photos that show different times and places.
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The Duel: The Final Challenge
"The rules are simple. Baron von Spanner has to invent something, and Grandpa Sid has twenty-four hours to counter it with his own creation."
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U-Turn
by Anahera Gildea
illustrations by Dylan Horrocks
"My mother is big. I don’t mean big in size – I mean big in personality."
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Bread
by Bernadette Wilson
This non-fiction text describes different types of bread, how bread is made, and how people use it. It also allows students to explore their own experiences and cultural practices around bread. See also Waiting for Rēwana Bread.
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New Zealand Birds
by Bronwen Wall
This report describes the characteristics of some endemic New Zealand birds. As well as reading this book for interest or to support specific curriculum topics, you can use it to build students’ awareness of the features of non-fiction texts.
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Audio listing the names of each of the birds followed by its call is available below:
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T-shirts from Nana
by Emeli Sione
illustrated by Jenny Cooper
Tusi and Mika are delighted with the T-shirts that Nana has brought back from Sāmoa, but when they try them on, the children are in for a big surprise! This is the first of several stories about Tusi and her family.
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Hannah's Bike
by Dot Meharry
illustrated by Elspeth Alix Batt
When Hannah discovers she is too big for her bike, she, Dad, and her little brother, Sam, look online to find a bigger one.
Red 3
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Swimming Lessons
by Emeli Sione
illustrated by Jenny Cooper
Pati and Tusi enjoy their swimming lessons and are keen to learn to “float like star fish” and get a new sticker on their certificates. When they show Dad their stickers they are surprised to find out that he has never learned to float, but they come up with a helpful suggestion.
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Junior Journal 53, Level 2, 2016
PDFs of all the texts in this issue of the Junior Journal are available online as well as teacher support materials (TSM) and audio for the following:
TSM Audio Stories Zapped! Chapter 2: Tidy-Bot Goes to School ✔ ✔ Poems Home Plays Buried Treasure ✔ ✔ Articles Pepeha ✔ ✔ Tōku Pepeha ✔ ✔ Look inside this issue
Buried Treasure
by Kylie Parry
illustrations by Antony Elworthy
This humorous play follows a group of pirates as they use clues on a map to search for treasure. Students will delight in the pirates’ misinterpretation of the clues and the problems caused as they follow their misdirected ideas.
Home
by Selina Powell
illustration by Peter Campbell
"The ants carry crumbs larger than themselves back to their secret tunnels."
Tōku Pepeha
by Pareraukawa Moore
This text follows on from the article “Pepeha” in this journal. The author, Pareraukawa Moore, describes her own pepeha and what each element means to her.
Pepeha
by Pātaka and Monique Moore
This article explains what a pepeha is and why it is important in Māori culture.
Zapped! Chapter 2: Tidy-Bot Goes to School
by Renata Hopkins
illustration by Scott Pearson
This is the second chapter (out of four) in a humorous science-fiction story designed to “hook” year 3 students into reading chapter books by themselves. In this chapter, things go awry again when the twins take Tidy-Bot to school.
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