Teacher Essentials, Issue 8 – Scholastic New Zealand
Rainbow Sorting Trays
Children learn a rainbow of sorting, patterning, and early addition skills with this vibrant learning set. All components are conveniently stored inside the cloud compartments.
pieces including 1 x tray, 30 x counters, 5 x cards
Develop students’ time management skills or effectively structure lessons with this fun and functional timer!
16cm diameter.
819. NEW! Together: A Book About Community
A story showing how we can work together to build strong communities. 40-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $14.00
821. NEW! My Dog Ate the Bathroom Chaos erupts when Ella’s dog starts eating everything! 32 pp.
$21.99 TE $12.00
820. NEW! Some Days You’ll Have Days Like These
A captivating picture book about navigating sunny days and sad days, happy days and hard days, from award-winning creators Josh Pyke and Stephen Michael King. 32-pp hardcover.
$29.99 TE $16.00
822. NEW! The Unicorn Who Came to School
How would you feel starting school with a Unicorn as a classmate? 32-pp hardcover.
$ 13.99
$24.99 TE $14.00
$ 9.99
823. NEW!
The Little Yellow Digger 1 2 3 Kids can learn to count to ten with the Little Yellow Digger and friends, just perfect for the youngest digger fans! 24 pp.
$21.99 TE $12.00
824. NEW! Shevolution: Celebrating Girl Power Throughout History
A whistlestop tour through prehistory following the journeys of the female pioneers who have shaped us all. 96-pp hardcover.
$29.99 TE $18.00
825. NEW! Moana Oceania: Niue
Readers will learn about daily life in Niue, the values of its people, and how families live and celebrate. 48 pp. $29.99 TE $25.00
826. NEW! Art School (in a book) Take a tour through a virtual gallery showcasing some of the most exciting artists of the twentieth century, as well as the artistic visionaries of today. 80-pp hardcover.
$39.99 TE $35.00
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MAIN HEADINGLITERACY MUST-HAVES FOR 2026
827. NEW! Syllables Flips
A double-sided flip stand for teaching prefixes, suffixes and root words. Simply flip over cards to change meaning and build new words. Colour-coded to support learning.
Measures 24cm x 14cm.
$23.99 TE $19.00
828. Sentence Flips
A double-sided flip stand that helps students build sentences with colour-coded nouns, adjectives, verbs, and punctuation. One side features words with blends, while the other side contains words with various vowel. patterns, supported by picture examples.
Measures 24cm x 14cm.
$19.99 TE $19.00
829. 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
831. Reading Champions Readers Pack
Every title in this bumper collection has been expertly levelled for children aged five and over who are starting to read independently. 30 books, each 24 pp.
$239.00 TE $99.00 SAVE $ 140.00
830. 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
832. NEW! CVC Dominoes Help children to practice reading and blending three-letter words. 28 pieces.
$19.99 TE $19.00
FOR YOUNG EXPLORERS
833. NEW! STEM Explorers Machine Makers
Students learn the science behind real-world machines as they build twisting, turning creations. 60 pieces.
$54.99 TE $49.00
835. Science Decodables Boxed Set
Science Decodables engage all learners, especially those more interested in learning facts. Every story has been written with a strictly controlled text, so that children are only exposed to those letter sounds that they have previously learnt. 60 books, each 8 pp.
$219.99 TE $179.00
834. NEW! STEM Explorers Geo-Glow Art
Students use pegboards and removable glow-bands to craft glow-in-the-dark art pieces.
A dynamic set of cards to integrate project-based learning into your science, technology, engineering, and maths curriculum! Students will be challenged to work collaboratively, using a design process that helps them to step into STEM with greater competence and confidence. Each STEM project includes a design brief, STEM curriculum links and alternative project ideas.
841. NEW! Taniwha
A variety of tales from Aotearoa, from the guardians who accompanied waka voyages to present day inhabitants of the whenua and moana. 64-pp hardcover.
$40.00 TE $35.00
842. NEW! New Zealand Place Names: Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Updated definitions for over 850 place names with history, origin, meanings, curiosities and more!
228 pp.
$39.99 TE $35.00 SAVE $4.99
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843. Weather and Climate New Zealand
Weather and Climate New Zealand answers questions such as: What’s in a weather system? How do you read a weather chart? In what ways does our weather and climate differ from other parts of the world? And what are the indicators of climate change in New Zealand?
100 pp.
$29.99 TE $18.00
846. The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa
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 meet-theexpert profiles.
112 pp.
$35.00 TE $26.00
847. Around and About Aotearoa
Everything you ever wanted to know about Aotearoa with lots of educational facts, figures and historical information. Includes a timeline of interesting events at the back of the book.
