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Literacy

This section contains information about literacy and the Instructional Series.

Literacy is a foundational area of learning from early learning through to senior secondary school. The Instructional Series is designed to support teaching and learning through years 1-8.

On 14 June 2024, the Minister announced changes to the National Curriculum. As changes to the curriculum are progressed the resources in this section will be reviewed and updated to align to the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum. We appreciate your patience while this work is completed.

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Ko e Lova
This dual language flip book is about a young boy who prepares for a cross-country race and then takes part in it. This book illustrates an aspect of physical activity in a New ...
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‘Oku Tokoni ‘a Simi
Simi wants to help prepare the 'umu, but everyone in the family says he can't. As he sits under a tree thinking it's not fair, he notices there is no smoke coming up from the 'u...
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Ko e Tokonaki Mahu‘inga
This dual language flip book tells the story of Falanisisi getting ready for his first game of rugby. He is very excited. But he can't find his rugby boots. Where can they be?
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Tom’s Tryathlon (purple)
This Ready to Read Colour Wheel (purple) book is a recount about Tom talking about his first experience of participating in the Weet-Bix™ Kiwi Kids Tryathlon.
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School Journal Level 2 November 2016
Inside this School Journal are two articles (Getting Closer; The Polish Refugee Children), there are two stories (Lost in the Bush; Mossie) and one poem (Close-up).
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Driving Us Into the Future
Electric cars are often seen as the vehicles of the future – but are they?
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A Gust of Wind
In this four-stanza, illustrated poem, Sarah Penwarden uses rich imagery to describe the four seasons. The first-person narrator is a child, and the poem also reflects his or he...
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Connected 2019 Level 4 - Seeing Beyond
In this Connected series there are four articles ("Defending the Dark"; "Maths Craft"; "Fake Facts"; "The Global Positioning System").
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A Sweet Business
This report explains why and how children at Te Aro School in Wellington set up a money-making honey business.
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Aunties
Maria Samuela’s affecting story chronicles the week leading up to the narrator’s mother’s funeral, with all its sadness and confusion and overwhelming sense of loss.
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Kaupapa Kererū
Although the kererū is a fairly common bird, its numbers are actually declining.
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Rātā me te Rākau
This is a retelling of the traditional Māori tale of Rātā and his quest to find a tree to make a waka. In his haste, Rātā forgets to ask permission from Tāne-mahuta, the g...
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