Teacher Essentials, Issue 4 – Scholastic New Zealand
Teach essential life skills and help students gain new perspectives on everyday life with six fun games. Support children to learn how to cope in easily relatable social situations, differentiate between right and wrong and learn to express and understand others’ emotions. 6 games, 6 counters, spinner, die and game guide.
A fun, fascinating and revealing book about the strange and wonderful critters of Aotearoa. Share in the secrets and marvels of our natural world through stunning close-up photographs, matauranga Māori, insightful explanations, and meetthe-expert profiles.
pp.
A 120-degree rotating pivot disc that enables students to silently twist and turn. 30cm diameter.
A very special hardback collection of 10 classic children’s stories written and illustrated by multiple-award-winning New Zealand author Gavin Bishop. 256-pp hardcover
Get ready to giggle with ten stories of mischievous animals in laugh-out-loud situations!
809. The Descendants 5-Pack Will the Villain Kids succeed and follow in their wicked parents’ footsteps? 5 books, 256-320 pp.
NUMBERS IN ACTION
812. Fraction Bricks
Teach fraction concepts such as parts to a whole, equivalents and comparisons. Each brick is colour-coded to represent the different sizes of fractions. Comes with two magnetic ‘fraction trays’. 78 pieces.
$29.99 TE $25.00
814. Gears! Gears! Gears! Cycle Gears
Little engineers create moving cycles, fostering endless creativity and building STEM and critical thinking skills. 30 pieces.
$47.99 TE $36.00
813. Time Puzzles
Colour-coding across hours and minutes supports learning. Unique puzzle joins ensures only the correct pieces fit together and provide self-correcting support for solving each puzzle. Contains 72 piece puzzle (24 completed puzzles)
815. Inch by Inch Ruler
A 30cm ruler with a fun, convenient grip designed to help little hands learn how to measure. Measures 30cm. $14.00
816. Time Flips
A dual-purpose flipchart with both digital and analog clocks, colour-coded with hours in red and minutes in blue. Covers both 12- and 24-hour clocks, and the analogue clock has moveable hands.
Measures 28cm H x 20cm W.
$19.99 TE $17.00
BUBBLE BOARDS FOR MATHS + ENGLISH
Learn multiplication facts with this durable ‘pop and learn’ board. Factors one to ten are represented on both the vertical and horizontal axes with the correct product
$39.99
Find the missing words in this ‘pop and learn’ bubble board. Hidden words all contain blend beginning or ending. The double-sided board features different mystery word combinations on both sides. Includes over 50 words.
817. Multiplication Bubble Board
818. Addition Bubble Board
819. Word Search Bubble Board
NONFICTION SHORT READS
Levelled, short, informative and persuasive texts across a range of types of texts and contexts. They are designed so students learn about their world, as well as the way authors use language and various text types to achieve their purpose. Using short texts, students are able to practise reading and comprehending the range of often complex nonfiction texts encountered every day.
$349.00 820. Short Reads Non-fiction Box 1 Reading level 1 to 8; Lexile range BR to 200L; colour wheel bands magenta, red and yellow. $499.00
821. Short Reads Non-fiction Box 2
Ned and Katie Furze have gone on to create further titles in this beautifully researched and illustrated non-fiction series about the animals of Aotearoa, including: Ruru: Night Hunter and Pekapeka: Secret Forest Bat (available July 2025).
NED BARRAUD is a Nelson-based author and illustrator renowned for his engaging children’s books that explore New Zealand’s unique wildlife and ecosystems. With over twenty titles to his name, including the award-winning Explore & Discover series co-created with Gillian Candler, Ned combines scientific accuracy with captivating illustrations to inspire young readers.
COMING
INJULY 2025!
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
AT HOME ON THE FARM
Written and illustrated by: Ned Barraud ISBN (PB): 978-1-77543-909-7 RRP: $21.99
Recommended Age Level: 3+ Pages: 24 BOOKSPLUS
Through lyrical rhyming text, readers are taken on a sweltering, mid-summer journey across paddocks, barns and treetops, encountering the animals and landscapes that make up the farm’s rich ecosystem.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
MARK SOMMERSET is the Wānaka-based author of a diverse range of best-selling picture books including the hilarious 'Baa Baa Smart Sheep' series. His books have been published in 13 languages across 16 countries, picking up a number of literary and design awards along the way, including the Children’s Choice Award for Baa Baa Smart Sheep in the New Zealand Children’s Book Awards. Later, the much-loved picture book Two Little Bugs won Book of the Year in the New Zealand Book Design Awards. Because You Are You is his first book with Scholastic.
BECAUSE YOU ARE YOU
Written by: Mark Sommerset
Illustrated by: Dïne
ISBN (PB): 978-1-77543-918-9 RRP: $21.99
ISBN (HB): 978-1-77543-958-5 RRP: $27.99
Recommended Age Level: 3+ Pages: 32
A heartwarming tale of a little mouse with big dreams—and a mother’s unconditional love.
SOCIAL SKILLS ESSENTIALS PHONICS ESSENTIALS
826. Phonics Blox - Decoding
Students will enjoy a variety of hands-on activities where colour-coding implicitly supports their developing decoding skills. 69 pieces.
$49.99 TE $49.00
828. Fiction Decodables Boxed Set 1
A week-by-week program encouraging emerging reading skills. Each vibrant story has a strictly controlled text ensuring children are only exposed to letter sounds they have previously learnt.
72 different reader titles, 12 at each Phase level.
$249.99 TE $190.00
CARDS
830. Tri-Blocks Word Building Cards
A set of self-checking, word-building cards that can be used for sounding out or identifying sounds in various one-and two-syllable words. 40 cards.
827. Bargain Pack Phonics
A bargain pack of phonics resources! Includes My Oxford wordlist, My Oxford wordlist flash cards, 6 phonics games, reading with phonics pack, An Alphabet of Stories.
$154.95 TE $89.00
829. Nonfiction Decodables Boxed Set 1
A week-by-week program with strictly controlled text and full colour photography, sure to engage little learners who prefer non fiction content.
72 different reader titles, 12 at each Phase level.
$249.99 TE $190.00
$24.99 TE $24.00
831. Phonics Poetry Pages
Fifty fill-in-the-blanks practice pages that help kids master essential phonics skills for reading success.
64 pp.
$20.00 TE $8.00
HUGE 15 PIECE PACK!
BRAND NEW PICTURE BOOKS
832. NEW! Dragon Dave The Not So Brave Dragon Dave has been stuck in this book FOREVER. Will he be brave enough to change his story? 32-pp hardcover. $24.99 TE $12.00
Ocean Adventure Dive in to a magical new adventure series by teacher sensation, Mr. Luke. 24-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $12.00
One Word and a Bird A gorgeous story of serendipity, love and looking for the right word when nothing seems to fit. 32-pp hardcover.
SCAN TO LEARN MORE
ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING
841. Rainbow Warrior
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985 is a key event in New Zealand political history.
Each 160 pp.
$125.94 TE $59.00
844. Here Upon the Tide
Amir’s city in Syria is bombed. Milly’s still reeling from the aftermath of earthquakes in Christchurch. A story about grieving teenagers who find new ways to be happy.
Each 240 pp. Upper Primary/Lower Secondary.
$167.94 TE $119.00
842. The Wahine Disaster
Following a trip to the South Island to visit relatives, Debbie boards the ferry to return home to Wellington. It is April 1968. The ferry’s name is Wahine... Each 160 pp.
$125.94 TE $59.00
843. Aliya to the Infinite City
On Aliya’s birthday, a glittering surprise gift arrives, promising her greatest wish, to know her late parents.
Each 416 pp.
$131.94 TE $59.00
845. NEW! The Singing Stone
It looks ordinary enough—just a smooth, red stone that Miles finds buried in gravel by the river. Until the singing starts. And then the stone begins to glow . . . Set in the Coromandel, a perfect story for fans of the supernatural.
Each 144 pp. Upper Primary/Lower Secondary. $143.94 TE $109.00
846. Nine Girls
A story about growing up in a time of social unrest in early 1980s New Zealand, Nine Girls is a page-turning adventure that shows what it’s like to feel like an outsider in our own world.
