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Let’s celebrate Māori language week!

Samoan Language week! + FREE Printables!

NZ Music Month – Free download

“How was your day?” Alternative questions for after school!

Teacher Union & strike day graphics – Kua tae te wā, it’s time.

After the Storm – FREE Writing Templates

Featured Products

Positive Wings Collaborative Poster (1.7 X 1.2 metres) $8.00
Puberty, Periods & Body Changes labels $8.00
Whangarei Clip Art & Activity Set $8.50
Hangi Activities $6.00

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🌿 Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori! Māori languge week s

🌿 Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori! Māori languge week starts tomorrow and runs from the 11-17th of Hepetema (September) 2023.

⭐️ You can grab this handy free download from the Green Grubs website (there's a link on the front page) ....and don't forget to scroll down the blog post for lots of other free downloads!

#maorilanguageweek2023 #kiakahatereomaori #freedownload

🗳 Well, those billboards are up - must be time

🗳 Well, those billboards are up - must be time to think about the elections!

🧡 Check out this handy (Free) Eye-Spy download - lots of things to look out for and talk about! Just search 'election week' on the Green Grubs website.

✅️ Looking for more? Find the Politics category in the Green Grubs website store.

#votenz #nzelections2023 #electionresources

🪽 Has anyone else hit a bit of a mid winter slu

🪽 Has anyone else hit a bit of a mid winter slump? Uplift everyone's spirits with this collaborative wings wall display - perfect for brightening up an unused corner and creating a positive 'selfie/photo' backdrop!

🧚‍♂️ This collaborative poster features 32 A4 pages, which assemble to make a large wall display (1.7 X 1.2 metres in size)
🦋 Simply print the pages provided and hand out one piece to each pupil to colour before assembling to create a large poster.
🪶 The poster features a set of feathery wings surrounded by positive and uplifting words (strong, empathetic, courageous, curious, patient, skilled, loyal, kind etc) plus a space between them to fit a child!
🪽 Position your completed poster at a good child height to allow for easy photos.

✅️ Check out our 'Collaborative Poster' category in the Green Grubs website store for more information.

#Collaborativeart #upliftingart #Collaborativeposter #collaborativemural #wingsmural

⭐️Māori days of the week & Months⭐️ ... w

⭐️Māori days of the week & Months⭐️ ... where is your school at on this journey? Have you returned to using loan words? Or are you still using the 'Modern Māori' versions?

⭐️Just a reminder that our 'Days of the Week' set includes both options (plus several translations specific to certain corners of Aotearoa) ...so if you already own this set, just whip back and re-download!

Our days of the week set contains:

🗓 Both the ‘Modern Māori’ version of the days of the week (Rāhina, Rātū, Rāapa, Rāpere, Rāmere, Rāhoroi & Rātapu) and the older version of the days of the week (Kupu arotau/loan words: Mane, Tūrei, Wenerei, Tāite, Paraire, Hātarai, Rātapu/Hanarei)

🗓 You can also find the preferred Taranaki kupu for Saturday & Sunday (Rāhoronuku & Rāhororangi) ...and also a selection of additional alternate Māori translations for each day of the week – e.g Thursday = Rāwha, Tairei & Taitei.

🗓 Making the big change over? You'll be pleased to hear that our 'Months of the Year & Seasons' set, as well as our Maramataka resource also contain both versions!

⭐️Find these sets in the Green Grubs website store and Tpt.

#daysoftheweek #loanwords #modernmāori #kiwiteachers #teachnz #primaryteachers

I've had SO MANY requests for a puberty resource t

I've had SO MANY requests for a puberty resource this year, so drum-roll please, here it is! Gone are the days of quietly talking about body changes behind closed doors... this bright label and wall display set celebrates and invites open, honest discussion about the topic 🙌

P.S - hats off to all our amazing educators calmly wrangling giggly teens and pre-teens through these topics - you're all amazing 🫣😅

⭐️ Find out more about this resource on the Green Grubs website - just search 'Puberty'

#pubertyeducation #periodpositive #bilinguallabels #pubertypositive #nzteachers #kiwiteachers #intermediateteachers

📚 Did you know that NZ Library week starts on M

📚 Did you know that NZ Library week starts on Monday? (7-11th August) ...and it's the perfect time to give your school library a bit of a zhush up!

📖 You can find our Library & Literacy category on the Green Grubs website.

#nzlibraryweek2023 #nzlibrary #nzlibrarians #nzschoollibrary #librarylabelling

The beauty of this wall display is that you can ju

The beauty of this wall display is that you can just move the images around as needed... so if you've only just harvested your kumara (like me 🫣) there's no need to panic!

🌟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 (*this resource contains both 'modern Māori' & 'loan words' for the months of the year so you can pick the version that suits you.

✂️ 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 and tohu/signs of seasonal change.

➡️ Find out more by checking out the Garden category on the Green Grubs website 🍃

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

🪨 Did you know that today (July the 13th) is In

🪨 Did you know that today (July the 13th) is International Rock Day? (The substrate not the music 🎸😂) ...which means it's the perfect time to share some snaps from our rock-infused school holiday!

🌊 The first 3 pictures are of some of our special rock finds from Birdling Flats near Otautahi Christchurch... it's hands-down my favourite place to visit when we're down that way - the suitcase was waaaay heavier on the way home than on arrival 😂

Commonly found rocks on this beach include greywacke (grey), quartz (white), volcanic pebbles (pinkish brown), jasper (reddish brown) and agates (milky-clear) ...and we found examples of all of these! (None of the rocks in my photos have been polished, they're just wet)

💚 The last 3 pictures are of some very special taonga that my children and I had the honour of making with my brother-in-law Cam (of @Campbellcarvings )

Watching the kids choose a special piece of stone (that spoke personally to them) deciding on and forming their own shape, and then persevering with sanding & polishing their pieces was an incredibly rich experience.

🩶 Cam also gifted me a beautiful pale piece of speckled pounamu and guided me through making some drop earrings and a matching pendant. I wore them for the first time today and they were perfect... nearly shoulder-touching, but not too heavy & had a special presence about them. What a gift.

Are there any other crazy rock collectors out there? Or is it just me? 😅

P.S I'm pondering making a resource about some of Aotearoa's special rock & shell taonga - would there be any interest in that?

#rockhound #pounamu #greenstone #rockcollecting #Campbellcarving #birdlingflats #rockcollector

🍬 What was your favourite lolly as a child?

🥝 I've been trying really hard to complete this 'Kiwi Kai' clip art set... but just when I think I'm done, I remember something else delicious that NEEDS to be included 😅 (*Note to self, add in a good strong flat white asap!!)

🍦I've got everything from fry-bread, whitebait fritters & feijoas, through to puha, afghans, kaimoana & sausage rolls 😋

🍠 Is there anything special you'd like to see included? Comment below and I'll consider including it!

#kiwiclipart #kiwikai #classicnzfood #nzfood #yum

This resource has been created for a school who is

This resource has been created for a school who is preparing a TOTAL FEAST for their Matariki celebrations!

I can't think of more hands-on, immersive, or delicious learning experience than seeing through the whole process of laying a Hāngī...

🌟These 2 new releases include🌟

➡️ A 20 image hāngī clip art set which contains images that illustrate the items needed to lay a hāngī

🪵🪨 Printables that support the sequencing and ordering of the events that occur when laying a Hāngī

🍗🥔 Simple mini booklets to read, colour and share

🍠🧅 Cut & paste activities to explore sequence and kai choices

🔥🪓 A Hāngī challenges research sheet to support your little learners explore more deeply the ways in which hāngī is important in your area

➡️ You can find these delicious resources on the Green Grubs website - just search Hāngī!

#hāngītime #kaitime #letslayahāngĪ #matarikicelebration

🌺 Chuur hoooo - lessgo - it's Samoan language w

🌺 Chuur hoooo - lessgo - it's Samoan language week!!

🥥 This 32 piece collaborative poster features this year's theme: 'Mitamita i lau gagana, maua’a lou fa’asinomaga’ (Be proud of your language and grounded in your identity)

🇼🇸 You can check out the full range of resources in the Pasifika category of our Green Grubs website store, or just pop 'Samoan' into the website search bar 🏝

#samoanlanguageweek #collaborativeposter #churhoo
#samoanlanguageweek2023

🌊 There are clearly a heap of schools taking a

🌊 There are clearly a heap of schools taking a deep dive into this year's unprecedented weather events, as the resources in our water cycle series have been very popular!

💧 This image is a smaller piece of a large water cycle wall display - find out more about these resources in the 'Our ocean & water' category in the Green Grubs website store

#thewatercycle #nzweather #nzflooding #primaryteachers #kiwiteachers

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