Teaching & Learning Aids

This Collins A4 Teacher Planner is designed to withstand daily classroom use. It is wiro-bound with a sturdy hardboard cover that will provide durability and strength. The planner features four years of reference calendars with undated internal pages, making it ideal for use across multiple teaching years.  Each term is indexed with laminated, heavy-duty card tabs for easy navigation and long-lasting use. There are 240 pages of thoughtfully designed specialised content that will meet teacher's needs and also offer flexibility. A4 size teacher's planner with 80gsm white paper Includes reference calendars, NZ public holidays, key dates, language week information, yearly goals as well as year and month planners Classroom layout templates and student information pages Te Reo Maori resources including Karakia, Pepeha, Taku Whakapapa, and useful words and phrases

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This Educational Activity Pads are an ideal introduction to numbers , times tables and getting ready for school tasks. With simple instructions, activities and images to encourage young children to develop the skills needed nd aide with letter formation. Learning outcomes are identified at the top of each page as a reference for parents and teachers. The Pad is ideal for early learners who are discovering writing and colouring as well as developing their fine motor sills. Designed with a range of fun activities...Learning can be fun!

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Learning Can De Fun Domino Game Sets Several to choose from Emotions: Emotions Dominoes is a great way to introduce children to basic emotions in a fun, thoughtful, easy-to-understand way. This educational game is a perfect tool for engaging children in the development of social skills. With 20 different emotions, from happy to anxious and sad to excited, this resource encourages meaningful conversations and discussions about our emotions. Play by matching monster or child characters which share the same emotion Beginning Sounds: Building basic phonemic awareness of beginning sounds is a key skill required for beginner readers. The 20 sounds in this easy-to-play game will help lay the important foundations for phonics education and support young learners to recognise and master crucial beginning sounds. Aided by colourful and phonetically correct illustrations, children will quickly develop sound recognition – while having fun! There are a variety of ways to play with dominoes that can be more challenging for kids of different ages, but for beginners. A simple matching game will encourage observational skills and help develop communication and social skills. Simple Sentence: Understanding simple sentences is an important step in developing early reading and writing literacy. However, children often struggle to grasp a sentence’s real message, as they may read a word without understanding what it means. The 40 fun and educational sentences included in this set are a terrific way to help master reading comprehension skills by using carefully selected words matched with engaging illustrations. There are a variety of ways to play with dominoes that can be more challenging for kids of different ages, but for beginners. A simple matching game will encourage observational skills and help develop communication and social skills. Blending Sounds: Building basic phonemic awareness of blending sounds is a key basic skill required for young children learning to read. The 20 examples in this fun and engaging game are ideal for teaching beginner readers about the different sounds created when letters are blended together. Recognising blending sounds is an essential building block in decoding familiar words and creating reading confidence. Colourful, engaging and phonetically correct illustrations will ensure children have fun as they develop their reading skills! There are a variety of ways to play with dominoes that can be more challenging for kids of different ages, but for beginners. A simple matching game will encourage observational skills and help develop communication and social skills. Double Sounds: Double Sounds Dominoes is a simple, easy-to-play game designed to build basic phonemic awareness of double sounds, also known as ‘digraphs'. A digraph occurs when two letters come together to make one sound. Some double sounds are spelled the same but sound different, like ‘oo’ (as in moon) and ‘oo’ (as in book). However, some double sounds sound the same but are spelled differently, like ‘ey’ (as in monkey) and ‘ee’ (as in bee). There are a variety of ways to play with dominoes that can be more challenging for kids of different ages, but for beginners. A simple matching game will encourage observational skills and help develop communication and social skills. Sight Words: Sight Words Dominoes is a simple, easy-to-play game designed to build basic sight-word awareness. The 40 sight words in this game were carefully selected from the Fry Sight Word List. Using these basic sight words in a fun and engaging game is a terrific way to reinforce recognition and promote understanding. There are a variety of ways to play with dominoes that can be more challenging for kids of different ages, but for beginners. A simple matching game will encourage observational skills and help develop communication and social skills

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Learning Can Be Fun Snap Card Sets Several to choose from Emotions: Becoming familiar with different emotions is important for young children developing their social skills. The 20 different emotions illustrated in this engaging but simple to play game will help young learners identify the feelings they and other people typically experience, from happy to anxious and sad to excited. Emotions Snap is the perfect resource to encourage meaningful conversations and discussions about our emotions in a thoughtful and easy to understand way Beginning Sounds: Building basic phonemic awareness of beginning sounds is a key skill required for beginner readers. The 20 sounds in this easy-to-play game will help lay the important foundations for phonics education and support young learners to recognise and master crucial beginning sounds. Aided by colourful and phonetically correct illustrations, children will quickly develop sound recognition – whilst playing Snap, Go Fish or Memory… Learning can be fun! Blending Sounds: Building basic phonemic awareness of beginning sounds is a key skill required for beginner readers. The 20 sounds in this easy-to-play game will help lay the important foundations for phonics education and support young learners to recognise and master crucial beginning sounds. Aided by colourful and phonetically correct illustrations, children will quickly develop sound recognition – whilst playing Snap, Go Fish or Memory… Learning can be fun! Double Sounds: This simple, easy-to-play game is designed to build basic phonemic awareness of double sounds also known as digraphs. A digraph is when two letters come together to make one sound. Some double sounds are spelled the same but sound different, like ‘oo’ (as in moon) and ‘oo’ (as in book). However, some double sounds sound the same but are spelled differently, like ‘ey’ (as in monkey) and ‘ee’ (as in bee). Colourful, engaging and phonetically correct illustrations will ensure children love playing Snap as they develop their reading skills! Rhyming Words: Recognising rhyming words is a basic level of phonetic awareness which is crucial in helping young children to develop early literacy skills while learning to read. This fun game features 40 common rhyming words to help young learners develop sound and word recognition through recognising rhyming words. Colourful, engaging and phonetically correct illustrations will ensure children love playing Snap, Go Fish and Memory as they develop their rhyming skills! Simple Sentence: Understanding simple sentences is an important step in developing early reading and writing literacy. However, children often struggle to grasp a sentence’s real message, as they may read a word without understanding what it means. The 20 fun and educational sentences included in this set are a terrific way to help master reading comprehension skills by using carefully selected words matched with engaging illustrations. Play fun, engaging games like Snap, as well as Memory and Go Fish, to reinforce word recognition and create more confident readers. Sight Words: Understanding basic sight words is an important step for early learners. The 20 words in this set are carefully selected from the Fry Sight Word List, a grouping of 1,000 common English words that form the foundation of reading and writing. Using these basic sight words in fun, engaging games is a terrific way to introduce them into the learning process! Play Snap as well as Memory and Go Fish, to reinforce recognition and promote understanding.

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Learning can be fun Bingo Sets Several to choose from Emotions: Becoming familiar with different emotions is important for young children developing their social skills. The 20 different emotions illustrated in this engaging but simple-to-play game will help young learners identify the feelings they and others typically experience, from happy to anxious and sad to excited. Emotions Bingo is the perfect resource to encourage meaningful conversations and discussions about our emotions. Picture Words: A simple easy-to-play game designed to help early learners develop their communication skills and basic word recognition. A perfect play based learning game, with colourful and engaging images ensure… Learning can be fun Alphabet: Alphabet Bingo is a valuable resource to encourage learning through play. This easy-to-play game will help early learners develop and improve their letter recognition, language and concentration skills. Aided by colourful and phonetically correct illustrations, children will quickly learn the alphabet... Learning can be fun Beginning Sounds: Building basic phonemic awareness of beginning sounds is a key skill required for beginner readers. The 19 sounds in this easy-to-play game will help lay the important foundations for phonics education and support young learners to recognise and master crucial beginning sounds. Aided by colourful and phonetically correct illustrations, children will quickly develop sound recognition – while having fun! Blending Sounds: Building basic phonemic awareness of blending sounds is a key basic skill required for young children learning to read. The 21 examples in this fun and engaging game are ideal for teaching beginner readers about the different sounds created when letters are blended together. Recognising blending sounds is an essential building block in decoding familiar words and creating reading confidence. Colourful, engaging and phonetically correct illustrations will ensure children love playing bingo as they develop their reading skills Double Sounds: Double Sounds Bingo is a simple, easy-to-play game designed to build basic phonemic awareness of double sounds, also known as ‘digraphs'. A digraph occurs when two letters come together to make one sound. Some double sounds are spelled the same but sound different, like ‘oo’ (as in moon) and ‘oo’ (as in hook). However, some double sounds sound the same but are spelled differently, like ‘ey’ (as in monkey) and ‘ee’ (as in bee). Rhyming Words: Recognising rhyming words is a basic level of phonetic awareness which is crucial in helping young children to develop early literacy skills while learning to read. This fun game features 72 common rhyming words to help young learners develop sound and word recognition through recognising rhyming words. Colourful, engaging and phonetically correct illustrations will ensure children love playing bingo as they develop their rhyming skills! Sight Words: The 50 words in this game were carefully selected from the Fry Sight Word List. Using these basic sight words in a fun and engaging game is a terrific way to reinforce recognition and promote understanding.

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These reuseable workbooks are an ideal introduction to the alphabet, numbers, mathematics and early learning skills. The simple instructions and colourful images encourage young children to develop the techniques needed to perfect their letter and number formation, whilst mastering pen control. Using the wipe-clean pen included, children can practise these activities again and again.

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Each Pack has 65 re-useable educational flash cards to introduce children to number, alphabet, time, mathematics recognition - Several Packs available The bright familiar illustrations on the flash cards are designed to encourage young children to learn as well as develop pen control and number/letter formation. Activity guides include numerous ways of using these cards to build counting skills. Using the wipe-clean pen included, children can practise writing the numbers again and again. Each come with an erasable marker

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Children will love to practise their literacy and numeracy skills with these engaging and colourful Practise Mats. Importantly, this is the only product on the market tailored to the Australia curriculum. Unique to this product; the mat can be used with a dry erase pen allowing it to be wiped clean for use again and again. Encouraged, Children will soon master both hand writing and numeracy skills on the Practise Mats through repeated play. Mats are excellent durable quality Size : 42 cm x 28cm each Suitable for children 3+

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Children will love to practise their literacy and numeracy skills with these engaging and colourful Practise Mats. Importantly, this is the only product on the market tailored to the Australia curriculum. Unique to this product; the mat can be used with a dry erase pen allowing it to be wiped clean for use again and again. Encouraged, Children will soon master both hand writing and numeracy skills on the Practise Mats through repeated play. Mats are excellent durable quality Size : 42 cm x 28cm each Suitable for children 3+

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Children will love to practise their literacy and numeracy skills with these engaging and colourful Practise Mats. Importantly, Learning Can Be Fun Practise Mats are the only product on the market tailored to the Australian curriculum. Unique to this product, the mat can be used with a dry erase pen allowing it to be wiped clean for use again and again. Size: 42 cm x 28cm each Suitable for children 3+

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Children will love to practise their literacy and numeracy skills with these engaging and colourful Practise Mats. Importantly, this is the only product on the market tailored to the Australia curriculum. Unique to this product; the mat can be used with a dry erase pen allowing it to be wiped clean for use again and again. Encouraged, Children will soon master both hand writing and numeracy skills on the Practise Mats through repeated play. Mats are excellent durable quality Size : 42 cm x 28cm each Suitable for children 3+

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Children will love to practise their literacy and numeracy skills with these engaging and colourful Practise Mats. Importantly, this is the only product on the market tailored to the Australia curriculum. Unique to this product; the mat can be used with a dry erase pen allowing it to be wiped clean for use again and again. Encouraged, Children will soon master both hand writing and numeracy skills on the Practise Mats through repeated play. Mats are excellent durable quality Size : 42 cm x 28cm each Suitable for children 3+

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A perfect classroom essential to help with time management during tests or any other time-sensitive activities! This 60-minute magnetic timer also has a built-in stand for placing on a desk or can easily be attached to your magnetic whiteboard, file cabinet, or any other metal surface in your classroom.The timer shows a red disk which indicates the time remaining and includes an alarm (3 different volumes to choose from) to clearly define when time has ended.Diameter: 18cmRequires 2 x AA batteries.For ages 5+ 

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Like a balance ball for children, our spiky tactile cushion improves posture and focus simultaneously! It's spiky on one side and bumpy on the other, so your child can choose the type of tactile input that s right for them. This cushion provides active seating or balance training combined with the tactile input that many children crave. 33cm cushion comes with a hand pump and is available in blue only. Holds maximum weight of 250kgs. Only Blue Available

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Elizabeth Richards On Your Marks are a fun and colourful hook-and-loop dot perfect for place marking and easy to position on any short-weave carpet. 10cm diameter. Use Elizabeth Richards On Your Marks to mark seating positions for story time, standing marks for lines or standing work, or improvise a quick game of TWISTER - the possibilities are limitless!

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This set of Taurus Cuisenaire Rods helps children to explore numbers through the use of coloured rods and cubes.    They are ideal for many problem-solving activities and are a great resource for fractions, algebra, addition and subtraction.   The set includes 241 coloured pieces and consists of 50x 10mm white 50x 20mm red 33x 30mm light green 25x 40mm magenta 20x 50mm yellow 16x 60mm green 14x 70mm black 12x 80mm brown 11x 90mm blue 10x 100mm orange   Made in New Zealand.

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The Learning Can Be Fun Reward Charts are a fun and interactive behavioural tool that can be used to encourage responsibility and independence in young children whilst helping them to gain confidence through their achievements, using a goal and reward system. Designed to appeal to young children, this magnetised chart has a write-on/wipe-off surface to add personalised tasks and goals with the included white board marker and 40 themed reward magnets in 8 different designs. Magnetic themed reward chart 40 reward magnets in 8 designs Magnetic White Board Marker

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Learning Can Be Fun. Fractions are sometimes a challenging concept to master. Fraction Tiles will help children build the skills needed to succeed in the math classroom and in the real world. Helps understanding of equivalencies between fractions, percentages, decimals and more. This maths fraction tiles set enables children to learn and recognize fractional parts, equivalent fractions and how to add and subtract fractions. Available in 9 bright colours and the numbers in the set represent a whole, halves, thirds, quarters, sixths, eighths, tenths and twelfths. The maths fraction tiles come in a clear work tray. Quantity: Set of 51 tilesSize of completed board: 205x230mm

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