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New BOARD BOOK edition with FREE DOWNLOADABLE SONG www.scholastic.co.nz/rowkiwirowsong Those fun, lively kiwi friends from The Kiwi Hokey Tokey make a welcome return - and this time, they're rowing down the creek and out to sea to try and find a taniwha!
Learning in Science brings together accounts of the five influential and groundbreaking Learning in Science Projects, undertaken by the author over a period of twenty years. Offering comprehensive coverage of the findings and implications of the projects, the book offers insight and inspiration at all levels of science teaching and learning, from primary and secondary school science, to teacher development, and issues of classroom assessment. The book reviews the findings in the light of current science education, and is thematically organised to illuminate continuous and emerging themes and trends, including: * learning * pedagogy * assessment * Maori and science education * curriculum development as teacher development * and research methodology. Learning in Science will be a valuable resource for science teachers, science teacher educators, science education researchers, curriculum developers and policy makers.
"Weta and friends, including beetle, centipede, stick insect and huhu, come to school with the kids for Show and Tell. In the classroom weta marches along while his friends how what they can do - singing, dancing and scaring the teacher! But they don't want to stay in the classroom! Where will they go? Will Koro be able to help his mokopuna keep the critters safe?"--Publisher's website. Includes factual information about weta, and the other insects
Each time its people move away, the little hall sits empty. Will its walls ever again ring with laughter, music, stories and song? Then, one day, a little boy steps inside the hall- and feels the welcome of its wooden arms. Suggested level: primary.
Sir Singlet is clever with needle and thread See all the cushions he¿s made for his bed ¿ Narrated by the hero¿s nephew, Sir Singlet is about a knight with a difference ¿ he¿d rather create his new underwear range than fight the enemy. But the king has other ideas, leaving Sir Singlet with not enough time to get his new `knightwear¿ range into production. Will it stand the test of battle and help to win new fame for this most well-dressed hero?
It is a special time of year. A time when the whispering wind blows warm from the east, and a crescent moon rises in the wintry night sky. Seven little sisters make kites with eyes of seashells to celebrate the New Year. But that playfulwind whips those kites away... Matariki is here!
This volume explores Australian and New Zealand experiences of translation and interpreting (T&I), with a special focus on the formative impact of geocultural contexts. Through the critical lenses of practitioners, scholars and related professionals working in and on these two countries, the contributors seek a better understanding of T&I practices and discourses in this richly multilingual and multicultural region. Building on recent work in translation and interpreting studies that extends attention to sites outside of Europe and the Americas, this volume considers the geocultural and geopolitical factors that have helped shape T&I in these Pacific neighbours, especially how the practices ...
This is the story of Hare, who struggles with an un-named mental malady self described as ‘noise’. Noise could be runaway thoughts, voices in Hare’s head, or loud feelings and general anxiety. Hare goes on a journey to try and find a solution. Just when Hare thinks there’s no hope a friend, Ruru, flies calmly down and gives a suggestion. Hare ultimately feels better after doing three things: • Talking to someone • Focusing on breathing • Connecting to nature This gentle story is for anybody who suffers from noises, anxiety or loud feelings.
"Racing birds, splashing birds, safari birds and party birds ... Be a bird spotter! A fun counting book"--Publisher information.
There is a bright new star in the winter sky-Puanga, cousin to the Matariki sisters. Each year, she appears to the people of Aotearoa, a special sign for those unable to see Matariki, that winter and the Maori new year are coming. A new addition to Scholastic's popular Matariki range, this time introducing readers to the Puanga star, which is celebrated for Maori New Year and the coming of winter in place of Matariki along parts of the West Coast of New Zealand.