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The Treaty of Waitangi Activity Booklet is here! Combining two big learning areas - the Digital Curriculum and NZ Histories. This booklet is designed to help support you in class as you learn about Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our 4 part short stories give students an overview of what happened before, during, and after the Treaty signing. Students unpack each story to ensure that they know what is happening, and then they can extend their understanding through some coding activities and other fun task

Our Back to School Binary pack is the perfect back to school activity that combines coding with getting to know your students. Learn about what Binary code is in an unplugged environment. Binary Coding is such a massive part of computational thinking. It's essentially how computers represent what you see. But don't worry if you are not sure what it is, or how to teach it. Our low prep resource will make it so easy! We have the definitions, the explanation, and a ton of tasks to cement the lear

Easter Activity that will have your students busy and doing math in a fun way. There are 3 different activities. One for each easy, medium, and hard. For each activity there are two versions. An I-Spy and a Count and Color. Check the preview for an example. Essentially, one comes with the numbers, and one involves counting the numbers yourself. Download, Print, Go! No prep Easter season worksheets with 3 different levels for a range of student abilities. DisclaimerEverything included in this

The end of the school year is never complete without some fun coloring in worksheets. These simple end of year actvities will keep you class busy for longer than you'd expect. Especially the Count and Color! I Spy activities are always a winner. They are fun and easy, just print and go. Or, try our Count and Color activities for those who want their students to work extra hard at trying to find all the objects. Here's an activity that will get your students counting and coloring. Simple. Easy.

Honestly, you can't go wrong with I Spy or Count & Color activities. They are so simple to use, just print and go. You'll have kids happily using their math knowledge to count and color or spot all of the objects. Each pack comes with 6 sheets. There are two versions (I Spy includes the numbers, and Count & Color which involves trying to find the number). Each version comes with an easy, medium, and hard. Current Seasons in this pack:- Christmas - New Year/Back to School - St Patrick's Day

Create a website all about yourself! This bundle includes the html starter booklet and the all about me html project. This back to school project is the perfect way to kickstart the year or get back into the school routine. Students will follow this booklet and make a website all about them! A No Prep booklet that teaches your students basic website coding. Coding can be a tricky thing to teach. Especially when you don't know much about it. Because of this, a lot of teachers use block coding bas

Free Medal Tally. Designed to be used as a wall display. Note down the range of countries your class represent, and then track how they do during the winter games. Celebrate small wins and discuss your students culture by linking it to what is happening in the real world. DisclaimerEverything included in this resource is licensed for a single classroom or family use. It may be photocopied by the original purchaser for his or her classroom only. It may not be put on the internet, sold, or redist

The One and Only Ruby is the third book by Katherine Applegate. It dives into Ruby's Journey from the plains of Africa to the Park where she now lives with her friends. This unit helps students understand the text and pulls out vocabulary to unpack. There are multiple ways you as a teacher can use this unit. Firstly, use it as a novel study unit where students independently read the text and complete each section as they read. Print as a booklet for them to work on. If you are planning to read

Thanksgiving gives us another chance to count our blessings, so why not do it with a bit of fun! Our Thanksgiving Stop Motion Animation project. You can teach your students the fundamentals of stop motion animation through the use of Google Slides. Whether you are on a Chromebook or iPad – your students will have so much fun! This year, our Thanksgiving Turkeys are looking for the best free food they can find! Can you record the journey they take to get the candy from the picnic table at a thank

This Unplugged Coding Resource is part of the 'Lost Coin' pirate series. Check out the prequel to this series here: The Lost Coin | Beginner(This is advised if your students have not done algorithms yet) This pack contains:- 20 Math related worksheets 5 worksheets incorporate Coding & Coordinates5 worksheets incorporate Coding & Compasses5 worksheets incorporate Coding, Maps, & Compasses5 worksheets incorporate Coding Bugs & CoordinatesOur aim with this resource is to make introducing coding E

*Updated with each Winter Games - So you never have to re-buy. Just re-download. The Winter Games 2026 are here! Get this PBL Activity Pack linked to the Milan Winter Games! It includes a range of fun activities, writing report plan templates, and a whole bunch of unplugged coding fun! Print it as a booklet or individual activities. IT'S THE PERFECT PROJECT BASED LEARNING ACTIVITY FOR THE DIGITAL CURRICULUM This Pack Includes:Teacher Booklet Digital CurriculumYear 3-4 OutlineYear 5-6 OutlinePrin

The Milan Winter Games are here! So here is a simple and effective classroom wall display. It spells out 'Winter Games 2026' and includes an event list of 15 cards with images. Events include:- Ski Jumping - Snowboard - Speed Skating - Biathlon - Freestyle Skating - Alpine Skiing - Bobsleigh - Cross Country Skiing - Curling - Figure Skating - Ice Hockey - Luge - Nordic Combined - Short Track Speed Skating - Skeleton DisclaimerEverything included in this resource is licensed for a single classro

A No Prep booklet that teaches your students basic website coding. Coding can be a tricky thing to teach. Especially when you don't know much about it. Because of this, a lot of teachers use block coding based programs to teach coding, as the drag and drop feature makes it easier to follow and understand. This is great, but it doesn't incorporate or teach written code. Our aim with this resource is to be the next step up from block coding. A no prep way of introducing written code with primary

It’s not every day that you come to own a Bee Farm. They are one of the most sought after farms and play such a major role in the flood source of our planet. So let’s just say, it’s no small thing that you have come to own this Bee Farm. In fact, when you entered the competition, you never thought that you would actually win. I mean, you’re only a kid! Surely you shouldn’t be allowed to run a Bee Farm! In saying that, you’re parents have agreed that you can run the farm for the next ten weeks! T

This fun activity combines learning around the types of digital devices and computer peripherals. Use colouring in to sort the types of digital devices, and to sort different computer peripherals such as input devices, output devices, and processing units. This activity is designed for students in Years 2-6 or Grades 1-5. What's Included?- 3 Easy I Spy Types of Devices - 2 Easy I Spy Computer Peripherals - 3 Easy Count and Colour Types of Devices - 2 Easy Count and Colour Computer Peripherals -

Looking to change up your back to school activities? This activity is an icebreaker with a twist. Students have a board with 40 possible answers to 4 questions. Their job is to code the directions to each answer using the code board. Once done, they give their code to a friend and get them to follow it to find the answers and fill in the questions. Once done, they can code 4 different answers and give it to someone else, they can make it as difficult or easy as they want. Extension:Older stu

This year is going to be the best Halloween ever! Especially when your students get to try our Halloween Stop Motion Animation project. You can teach your students the fundamentals of stop motion animation through the use of Google Slides. Whether you are on a Chromebook or iPad – your students will have so much fun! This year, our Halloween characters are going to visit the scariest house on the street, because apparently that is where the best candy is kept! Can you record the journey they tak

It’s official, a local racing company has hired a Film Director to create a stop animation film that advertises and promotes wearing safety gear while racing. They want to show the film at their big race event which is coming up in a few months! We’re looking for some talented people to create a 15 second stop animation film that features a big race and shows people why it is important to wear safety gear! A PROJECT BASED LEARNING ACTIVITY FOR THE DIGITAL CURRICULUM CAN BE COMPLETED ON A DEVICE

Hundertwasser is an artist inspired by nature. His love for the environment is reflected in his simple modern artwork and architecture. Kids will love learning about Hundertwasser and using his ideas to inspire their own artwork! Hundertwasser is known for having a child-like style and therefore his work it easy to replicate for all students. This Artist Study Unit includes:Teacher Notes - ideas and notes for up to 5 lessons of artInformation Page about the artist to explore and unpackDictionar

Wordle is a 5 letter word game taking the world by storm. Your students will love playing Worlde. As students are playing, they are thinking about word and letter formation, spelling, sounds, and letters. Use this easy Print and Go Wordle as a follow up task, a fast finishers task, a bellringer task, develop students vocabulary for a particular topic, or just for fun! How about creating a Wordle challenge in your classroom? What about integrating statistics into it and figuring out how many turn