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Well, this was the perfect resource to be working

Well, this was the perfect resource to be working on while the flood repairs continue downstairs! 😅⛈🌊☔ I now know far more than I ever needed to about surface runoff and excess precipitation!!

There are 2 parts to this resource - a large wall display (a raindrop themed water-cycle) and a separate activity set that contains mini readers and activity sheets that are designed to compliment the 5 stages on the wall display (precipitation, surface runoff, Ocean, evaporation & condensation)

➡️ You can purchase them separately (or bundled on Tpt) link in my bio! 🌊

#nzteachers #nzwalldisplay #watercycle #kiwiteachers #teachnz

⛈ I hope everyone’s having a great first week

⛈ I hope everyone’s having a great first week back to term 3 – special shout out to all our Northland teachers heading into school after a hectic weekend of storm damage from the incredible “Once in a 500 year” storm event!⚡As I’m currently at home basking in the smell of wet carpet 🤢 & waiting for the insurance assessors, I thought I’d whip up a quick writing/colouring sheet to support your classroom discussions about the storm! How are things at your place? Is school back as usual or did you suffer flood damage?

➡️ You can find the link to these FREE printables in my bio - good luck with the clean-up guys!

#onceina500yearevent #stormwriting #writingtemplate #northlandstorm #whangareiloveithere #FREEprintable #northlandteachers

NZ politics at the moment: 👀😬😳🤯🧐🤔😲😅 Whatever your feelings, there's an election approaching, & we've got you covered with a variety of different resources to support your rich teaching & learning around the topic of elections & voting in 2020!

✅ Timeline wall display of NZ politics
✅ Let's vote mini activity booklet
✅ 3D foldable Beehive
✅ Voting & suffrage clip art

Check out the link in our bio for more information about these resources!

#nzpolitics #votenz #elections2020 #electionreasources

Spring is coming! 🌱👀 I've just added a herb

🌟The beginning of a new year (Matariki) is the

🌟The beginning of a new year (Matariki) is the perfect time to set up a new classroom calendar! This brightly coloured wall display is a beautiful & alternate way to track the seasons in your classroom. It makes comparing & contrasting the Maramataka (Māori lunar 🌚) calendar with the Gregorian (solar🌞) calendar easy. It can be assembled and displayed as 2 separate calendars or combined - the central wheel is 35cm across and when added to the other elements that are part of the resource, makes an eye-catching display around a metre wide. This resource started off as a request for a gardening/planting calendar, and quickly expanded to included seasonal events that are special to Aotearoa... 🌟🌚🌞

➡️ Find out more by checking out the link to this resource in my bio above! 🌿

#maramataka #lunarcalendar #gregoriancalendar #solarcalendar #kiwiclassroom #nzteachers #gardeningcalendar #circularcalendar #walldisplay #gardenclub #kiwiteachers

You did it!! You survived the (hopefully) once in

You did it!! You survived the (hopefully) once in a lifetime epic-craziness that last term was 🥳😅🏆💗🙌 Now it's time to catch your breath...

#welldone #whataterm #refuel #recharge #reconnect #kiwiteachers #noncontacttime

This 3D Matariki diorama is a great way to share t

This 3D Matariki diorama is a great way to share the exploration and learning you've been doing around the rich theme of Matariki! Enlarge to A3 and embellish with colour and glitter for a show-stopping result 🌟 The assembled diorama includes information and facts about this special annual event & images and keywords around the topics of constellations, marama, kites, harvesting, planting, celebrations & whānau as well as space for your students to record their reflections (about the year just been) and to set some new goals! This resource includes versions with & without keywords/illustrations to allow you to better meet the needs of your class 🤗 ➡ Link in my bio to our full range of Matariki & Puanga resources! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #matariki #puanga #māorinewyear #matariki2020 #kiwiteachers #nzteachers #nzprimaryteachers

Have you found our free Matariki colouring sheet?

Have you found our free Matariki colouring sheet? It includes lots of different talking points and is a great way to start your learning! It features 9 different stars, a kiwi family gathered around a campfire, several kites, baskets full of Māori potatoes & kumara, a hinaki & kete, planting/gardening items, a sprig of houhere (a winter flowering native tree) and a nocturnal ruru/morepork!" 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ➡️ You can find the link to this FREE download on the website - link in my bio🌿

#matariki #maorinewyear #newyear #kiwiteachers #nzteachers #teachnz #matariki2020

Working on some quirky moa - man these guys crack

Working on some quirky moa - man these guys crack me up! We're used to seeing them shown as towering long-legged birds, but there were actually quite a few different species, all with individual body shapes and leg lengths. One of the South Island species even had leg-warmer style feathers down to its ankles 🤭😆 (probably sensible given the temperatures down there!👌) #whatimworkingon #inprogress #moa #nznative #legwarmers #nzbirds

🌟“Our ancestors would take their grandchildre

🌟“Our ancestors would take their grandchildren to watch Puanga & Matariki at night in mid-winter. The elders might wait up several nights before the stars rose. They would prepare a small hangi. When they saw Puanga, Tautoru & Matariki, they would weep & tell Puanga the names of those who had gone since the stars set. The hangi would then be uncovered so the scent of the food would rise & strengthen the stars. They would say karakia; farewell the past year & sing traditional songs.” (*as retold by Puhi Nuku, kaiako from South Taranaki) 🌟 After reading those beautiful words from Puhi, I certainly couldn't turn down her invitation to work on a Puanga resource to support the tamariki in her local kura! 🤗 🌟 Did you know that not all iwi look to the Matariki constellation to mark the beginning of Māori New Year? Iwi in Taranaki, Whanganui, and parts of the Far North & Te Wai Pounamu all give preference to Puanga! "Ko Puanga te pae ārahi i ngā tohu o te tau hou i te pae ururangi" - Puanga leads the celestial signs to herald the New Year... 🌟 This resource includes activities that celebrate the arrival of this significant star, including a 1 metre high wall display panel (depicting a hangi being opened & the smell drifting up to strengthen the newly risen stars), writing templates to display around the wall panel and 2 small mini readers that contain facts about Puanga (Rigel) & share the ways in which it's welcomed. ➡️ You can find this resource, along with others that celebrate Matariki in my Green Grubs website store and on Tpt - link in my bio 🌿

#puanga #rigel #matariki #māorinewyear #newyear #kiwiteachers #nzprimaryteacher

We celebrated the end of Samoan language week by h

We celebrated the end of Samoan language week by heading over to Poppa's to dig up some of his Taro/talo to transplant down in our jungle! He gifted us some black and white taro plants. I've planted the black taro in a large pot on the deck (so we can continue to admire the beautiful lush tropical foliage), and we planted the white taro down in jungle as the start of a little plantation 👌 Poppa doesn't grow the taro for the tubers (he feels the quality is not good enough in NZ - too cold, even here in the winterless north!) but he makes a mouth watering palusami (taro leaves in coconut cream). 🌿I've been doing a lot of personal reflection this week (given the events overseas) about my place as a pākehā in raising bicultural kids, and also my role in creating bicultural resources for our kiwi classrooms. I work really hard to make sure my kids feel comfortable and confident walking in both worlds - I can't speak Samoan, but I can certainly embrace 'Aiga, food, music, the arts, and strive to respectfully learn more (with my children) about the intricacies of fa'a Samoa. 🌿I get many requests from teachers (Māori & pākehā) and kura to work with them to create specific resources to better needs of the tamariki in their area, and take my invitations to work with them very respectfully & seriously.... but still, the doubts creep in.... Is it my place to be creating these resources? Should I turn down requests? Who would I refer them onto? I would love to hear your thoughts around this if you have any... 💚🌿

After a recent request from a lovely NE teacher, I

After a recent request from a lovely NE teacher, I've bundled the hand-puppet portions of our native bird packs together in one resource. Perfect if you're looking for more general bird activities, and a really fun way to spend an afternoon with your class! 🐦🐧🕊🦅 Hand puppets for the following birds are included: Kārearea (NZ falcon), Pīwakawaka (fantail) Kiwi, Tūī, Kõkako, Kereru (wood pigeon), Takahē, Kea, Ruru (morepork), Korimako (Bellbird) & Kõtare (Kingfisher)🌿 ➡️ Available on the Green Grubs website and TPT, link in my bio!

#nznativebirds #handpuppets #nzbirds #kiwiclassroom #nzteachers

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