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Fresh air, bare feet ad grubby hands = active learning! Fun, down-to-earth nature based ideas & educational resources for Grubby kids!

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Back to School after COVID – a social story…

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FREE Children’s Reflection Journals (Covid-19 2020)

Stay Calm & Wash your hands!

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Wellbeing Vocabulary Wall Labels (Bilingual Māori and English) $7.00
Puanga Rising - activities for celebrating Māori New Year $7.00
Covid-19 Vocabulary Wall Display Bubbles $6.50
New Zealand native bird paper hand puppets $11.00

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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

🔥Hot off the press after a teacher request!🔥

🔥Hot off the press after a teacher request!🔥 A set of bilingual wall display labels that show Covid-19 themed vocabulary - they'd make a great display on the wall near your hand washing/sanitiser zone! ➡️ Available in both our Green Grubs website store and on Tpt 🌿

#learningaboutcovid19 #teachnz #covidwalldisplay #kiwiteachers #coronavirusresource #covidresource

Mālõ - it's Samoan language week! 🌺🌴🥥🇼🇸 Have you found our FREE number & colour mini posters? ➡️ Link to these resources in my bio 🌿
#samoanlanguageweek #samoancolours #samoannumbers #samoanlanguageweek2020

I recently got a request from a lovely junior scho

These physically connecting sheets are the perfect

These physically connecting sheets are the perfect way to bridge the gap between school & home as we slowly get prepared for level 2! One half gets completed at home, & the other at school before symbolically bringing them together & displaying in the classroom🎉🤗 ...throw in some actual bubble-blowing, & you've got a fun 'welcome back' theme for the week! ➡️You can find this FREE download on the blog, link in my bio 🌿

#level2resource #freedownload #backtoschool #welcomeback #covid19 #backtoschoolafterlockdown #primaryteachernz #nzteachers #teachnz #kiwiteachers

Homage to our beautiful Puriri Moth (Pepetuna/Ghos

Homage to our beautiful Puriri Moth (Pepetuna/Ghost moth) 💚🌿💕 Creating mandalas is a really simple and fun activity for little artists also! Using found objects & leaves from a nature walk is perfect, but if it's pouring with rain (like it is currently at my place in the drought stricken north - yay!) Then creating one on the computer or tablet also works well.... ➡️ Insert a circle shape (to act as a guideline) in a publishing programme of your choice, then use repetition and rotation to play around with a few pieces of clip art (mine are from our NZ native insects & tree clipart sets, but any clip art or theme will work!) 🥰

#mandala #nznative #grubbygraphics #greengrubs #creativesunday

I love seeing the creative ways that people use ou

I love seeing the creative ways that people use our graphics! 🤗 Check out these amazing wooden puzzles from @kiwimadetoys 🙌🌿 ➡️ Interested in incorporating our clip art graphics into your hard goods projects for retail? Contact us to find out more about our commercial licence 😊

#kiwimadetoys #grubbygraphics #clipart #kiwicreative #woodenpuzzles #kiwiteachers

We made some Anzac day poppies for our letter box

We made some Anzac day poppies for our letter box ❤🌄 #standatdawn #lestweforget #anzac2020 #lockdown #sharethestories (*We upcycled red reusable supermarket bags - perfect because they also come with the hard black liner at the base which you can use for the centre of the flowers)

🌟 So excited to be rocking a fresh, lush new lo

🌟 So excited to be rocking a fresh, lush new look that showcases more clearly what Green Grubs is all about! 💚🌿 I can't thank my lovely friend over at @lainesutherlanddesigns enough for working her creative and technical magic to make the new website shine.... she made the whole process smooth and enjoyable! Check out her mouth watering IG feed for more info on what she offers 🥰👌
#newlook #makeover #greengrubs #lainesutherlanddesigns #webdesigner

The latest addition to our NZ native bird clip art

The latest addition to our NZ native bird clip art set - the Pipiwharauroa! (Shining Cuckoo) This cheeky little guy has quite a few fascinating behaviours - they're brood parasites (meaning they sneak into the nests of gray warblers, biff their eggs out and lay their own in their place for the warblers to sit on and raise 😳) After breeding in NZ, they travel to the Bismarck Archipelago (New Guinea & Solomon Islands) to over winter. They're also one of the few birds in Aotearoa to be recorded eating toxic monarch butterfly caterpillars!
#customrequest #shiningcuckoo #pipiwharauroa #nznative #nzbirdclipart #nzbirds #clipart

I've updated our popular FREE Anzac day scavenger

I've updated our popular FREE Anzac day scavenger hunt to reflect the current 'covid-situation' this year. This home learning version is a great way to commemorate Anzac day virtually, from home with your bubble! ➡️ Link to this free download in my bio 🎺🏅🧸🍪⚘ #lestweforget #anzacday2020 #Anzachomelearning #anzacday

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