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My New Class – FREE PRINTABLE

Bus Ride Scavenger Hunt freebie

Pride Week FREE colouring sheets

My Morning Routine – FREE download

Mask up & Scan in Door Signage (FREE download)

Featured Products

All Welcome Here - collaborative poster (1.7 X 1.2 metres) $7.60
Sun Safety - fun and safe in the sun booklet $7.00
Kiwi Christmas Collaborative Poster (1.7 X 1.2 metres) $7.60
12 Days of Kiwi Christmas Clip Art $6.50

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👋 Hands down the most used resource in my offic

👋 Hands down the most used resource in my office - feeling sliders!

✌️ There's something about having to physically move an object that makes you really stop & reflect on where you're at (physically & mentally).

👍 I'd recommend moving the 'body check' beads first, it's amazing (especially at the Primary level) how much our young people's physical wellbeing affects their mood, and sometimes it's something that's a quick and easy fix.

👌 Feelings sliders are a great way to get quick snapshots of where your young people are at - I've had good success using it with non-verbal children; children who are so angry or upset they can't (or won't) speak, and even cool year 6s, 7s & staunch Dads will pick it up and have a tutu if it's nearby!

🙌 I keep my sliders near my big bowl of fidgets where they're great to have on hand as a conversation starter or as part of your de-escalation tool kit.

💚 This resource is a new addition to our Calm kit resource (create a mini calm kit in an ice cream container!) which you can find on the Green Grubs website here - just search 'Calm kit'

#calmkit #feelingsslider #emotions #kiwikids #kiwiclassroom #nzteachers

🤫((*whispers*)) "Are we using the words 'back t

🤫((*whispers*)) "Are we using the words 'back to school' yet?" 👀😂 Let's ease into the new school year with some freebies! You can find all of these on the Green Grubs blog, just search 'back to school' or 'free'🍏 Can't find what you're looking for? Just pm me and I'll flick you back a direct link 🤗

#backtoschool #freedownloads #kiwiteachers #term1

...that time I got into an educational social medi

...that time I got into an educational social media debate with the now Prime Minister of NZ 🤦‍♀️😂

The 2018/19 roller coaster of teacher strikes & negotiations feels like a life time ago doesn't it? Little did we know what was around the corner with the impact of covid on education....

P.S - As benefitting his new status, I will respectfully move from "Yo Chris" to "Prime Minister Hipkins" for all future communications 😁

🌊"He waka eke noa - we're all in this together"

🌊"He waka eke noa - we're all in this together"🌊

Our Waka whakataukī wall display set has had a biiiiggggggg update - it now includes an additional 32 piece collaborative poster! If you already own this resource, please re-download from the Green Grubs website or Tpt to grab the update for free 😊 (or if you have a Green Grubs Membership, then of course all new resources added are free!)

This set now includes:

🌊 A 1.4 metre long wall banner plus a 1.3 metre long wall display waka with separate paddles

🌊 A 32 piece (1.7 X 1.2 metre) Collaborative poster - simply print the pages provided and hand out one piece to each pupil to colour before assembling to create a large poster.

🌿 Find it on the Green Grubs website and Tpt, just search waka!

#teamwork #kiwiteachers #hewakaekenoa #wereallinthistogether

💚 I can not tell you how much I love the incred

💚 I can not tell you how much I love the incredible community initiatives underway in Kāeo!

🌿 @healthyfamiliesfarnorth have recently designed & built a 'Sowing Machine' at the Whangaroa community playground where anyone (free of cost) can come and plant some seeds, take them home or leave them there and watch them grow 🤩

🌱 "The Sowing Machine is the latest iteration of the Tupu Tahi kaupapa; a prototype designed by whānau to grow fresh healthy kai. Stocked with seasonal seeds, potting mix, and recycled paper cups, tamariki can plant the seeds to take home to their own māra kai or keep them in the Sowing Machine until they are ready to plant in the local community garden"

🥦 Stoked to see some of the images from our planting calendar resource included in their set up - so cool! (Just search 'calendar' on the website and It'll pop up!)

🍏 I wish Paul and his team the best with their vision - happy planting everyone! You can find out more about their special project here: https://healthyfamiliesfarnorth.org.nz/our-stories/kaeos-mission-to-growing-a-food-resilient-community-one-seed-at-a-time/

#kaeo #farnorth #communityled #gardeningwithkids #sowingmachine

📚 I've been busy bagging up pre-loved children'

📚 I've been busy bagging up pre-loved children's books to gift to some of my favourite little people for reading over the summer school holidays!

📒 Not all children have access to books at home, so it's nice to share a love of reading with a practical gift. I try to match the book topics to each child, and include some board books if I know there are toddlers at home also.

🌞 This 'Summer Reading Challenges' sheet (FREE DOWNLOAD) is an awesome finishing touch to my packs, and includes lots of ways to make reading fun and inclusive over the long break 💗

➡️ You can find this download here on the Green Grubs blog - just search 'Summer Reading Challenges'

#summerreading #kiwikids #readingchallenges #keepreading

🌿This clip art set contains 10 hand drawn wreat

🌿This clip art set contains 10 hand drawn wreaths which features our beautiful native plants, trees & flowers (and if you look closely enough, you might also spot some of our beautiful wildlife!)

🐞This set comes in both colour and black & white - perfect for creating your own festive Christmas cards, class colouring sheets, or to use as frames for those special end of year projects...

💚 You can find this clip art set in the Christmas category in the Green Grubs website store - just search 'wreaths'

#nzwreaths #clipart #kiwiclassroom #nzteachers #christmaswreath

We've got you covered for the last few muddly week

We've got you covered for the last few muddly weeks of school.... check out our FREE Christmas downloads:

✍️ A Kiwi Christmas colouring sheet

📚 Follow-up activities for your favourite Christmas read-alouds

🎅 A delicate way to handle the "Is Santa Real?" question (if your own children have stepped into the non-believing stage 🥺)

🔮 A cute Christmas measuring-decoration activity for the Juniors

🗓 60+ non-sugary, activity-based Advent calendar tasks

➡️➡️ Find these free downloads on the Green Grubs blog by searching "Christmas Free Printable" and check out the Christmas category in our store for more in depth resources 🎅

#kiwichristmas #christmasprintables #kiwikids #christmasinnz #merikirihimete

There's nothing more satisfying than gifting somet

There's nothing more satisfying than gifting something that's been made by your own hands, out of something you grew from a small side shoot 🤩 My little helper & I whipped up some Christmas whetū for an eco-loving friend.... can't decide if I'll add some shells to the centres as a finishing touch or not? 🤔🐚 #harakeke #christmasdecorations #kiwichristmas #christmasstar #kirihimetewhetū #ecochristmas #harakeke #flax

🧱 The foundations for a smooth start to term 1

🧱 The foundations for a smooth start to term 1 are always best laid in term 4!

💗 We’ve all got students that would benefit from some extra TLC and awhi as they move out of our immediate care and into their new classrooms. This mini booklet is a simple way to support their transition to their new environment.

🖍It’s designed to be personalised with drawings, keywords and photographs – print it and keep it on hand to add to as new information comes to light (class placement and new teachers/teacher aids etc).

🏠 Your students can take it home at the end of term to share with their whānau and work through the final prompts with them.

⭐️ Find this FREE download load on the Green Grubs website - just search 'my new class'

#backtoschool #transitionbooklet #newclass #newyear #newteacher #classtransition #kiwiteachers #nzteachers

⛱️ Celebrate the end of year with this iconic

⛱️ Celebrate the end of year with this iconic symbol of Christmas in Aotearoa – the pōhutukawa!

🎅 This collaborative poster features 32 A4 pages which assemble to make a large wall display (1.7 X 1.2 metres in size)

🌳 Once your pōhutukawa is complete, you can choose from the additional extras included to embellish your tree:

💐 The foldable pōhutukawa bloom contains mini reflection sentences based around the ideas of “Thinking back on 2022” & “Looking forward to 2023”.

⭐️ This set also includes 18 black & white NZ-themed baubles to compliment your collaborative poster. Colour, cut out & paste onto coloured card before adding some glitter & string and attaching to your completed tree.

🎄Find this festive new release on the Green Grubs website - just search Kiwi Christmas

🎁 It’s a great time of year to spread some lo

🎁 It’s a great time of year to spread some love! Simply print this one page download, then colour, cut out & gift these little mood boosters to some of the special people in your life…

❤ You can find this free download on the Green Grubs website - just search 'thank you' 💙

#thankyou #freedownload #freeprintable #kiwiclassroom #grateful #gratitude #nzteachers

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