Instructional Series
Welcome to the English medium literacy instructional series teaching and learning resources for years 1 to 8.
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Kele’s Car
by Feana Tu‘akoi
illustrations by Fraser Williamson
This humorous play, set in a Pasifika market, has a message about financial literacy – we need to think carefully about how we spend money. When Dad takes Kele and his older sister Vika to the market, Kele quickly spends his money and then sees something else he really wants but now can’t afford. Vika offers to buy it for him if he pays her back, but Dad points out that there might be more to this deal than Kele realises.
Gold 2
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Frog School
by Philippa Werry
illustrations by Fraser Williamson
At Frog School, Freddie Frog is feeling hopeless compared to his classmates, who freely boast about their abilities. But when Snake comes along, Freddie has a chance to show his special talent. This humorous play explores bullying in a subtle and non-threatening way.
Purple 2
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Making a Sentence
by John Parker
This is a light-hearted, entertaining play that will engage students – it is set on a dairy farm where eight characters try to make a sentence. Two of the characters are nouns (animals) and the other six represent articles, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, and a full stop. This clever idea provides readers with a visual way of learning how parts of speech work to form an interesting sentence that sounds correct.
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Good as Gold
by James O’Sullivan
Illustrations by Yunie Lee
This play combines sci-fi with humour and provides students with an opportunity to read, enjoy, and perform. A number of abstract financial capability concepts are embedded in the story.
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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.
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The Race
by Chris Tse
illustrated by Ant Sang
In this play, Chris Tse retells a traditional Chinese story about how the twelve animals that make up the Chinese zodiac came to be chosen and how their order was decided. All twelve of the Zodiac animals are characters in the play, although only six of them have speaking parts.
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A Work of Art
by Simon Cooke
illustrated by Josh Morgan
"Your sacks of rubbish are the new installation – they represent hope for the future. It’s easy to see that you all care about the environment. "
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The Best Team Ever
by Philippa Werry
illustrated by Fraser Williamson
This play follows 6 students grouped together to make a wearable arts costume. The students are forced to improvise after their original idea doesn't go as planned.
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Stop Thief
by Simon Cooke
illustrated by Hannah Hageraats
"Did you hear that? Those humans want to take our pictures and put them on banknotes. We’ll be famous!"
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