Fairfax also produces practical, inexpensive classroom resources.
Here is a selection.
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CRUISING THE NEWS
Cruising the News is a guide for students to get more value from reading the newspaper. It's an ideal resource for English, Media Studies and Social Studies. This resource is comprised of three key components: the newspaper itself, you as a reporter and newspaper design and production.
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WHEN DISASTER STRIKES
This 8-page mini newspaper contains all you need to know about what to do in the event of a disaster such as how to assemble an emergency survival kit, what to do before, during and after an earthquake, how to get by without electricity, food hygiene, and even how to make a long-drop toilet.
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OLYMPICS IN ACTION
This brand new Olympics photo kit is packed with 32 stunning A4 colour photos of Olympic sports, along with supporting information and activities on the back of each photo card. An ideal resource for learning about the 2012 Olympic Games.
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MAKING CENTS
Ensure your class is money-wise with Making Cents! This 8-page financial literacy mini-newspaper looks at pocket money, banking, credit, income and expenses, and explores how to plan a budget along with other handy saving tips.
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SAY NO TO BULLYING
This 12-page mini newspaper is a fantastic resource that outlines what bullying is, the different types of bullying, when and where bullying can take place and what can be done about it.
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CELEBRATIONS
This photokit features 16 attractive colourful photos of popular celebrations from New Zealand and around the world. Questions and activities are supplied for each photo.
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TE MARAE
This photokit includes 24 individual pages, each with an excellent colour photo on one side and information, questions and activities on the reverse side. It focuses on the protocol, people, artwork and taonga of a marae.
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MAGNIFICENT MONARCHS
This fantastic A2 butterfly poster features the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.
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HE KORERO MO TE KAI
This colourful A2 poster features 18 food items and their names in te reo Maori.
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HOT AIR BALLOONS
Go up, up and away with this A2 NiE poster featuring amazing hot air balloons and how they work.
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FEATHERS, FUR AND SCALES
A photokit featuring 24 delightful colour photo pages, backed with information pages full of facts and activities. These pages are written in a style that is easy to read and relates to the natural curiousity of children about the animal world.
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ANZAC DAY
Encourage an understanding of the significance of Anzac Day. This photokit contains 20 photos backed by information, questions and activities. It includes: Anzac Day, it's beginnings and the way we remember those who lost their lives in the war.
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HOW IT WORKS
This 24-page broadsheet resource covers a wide range of things and explains just 'How It Works'. These include hyrdo power, how birds fly, what happens when you 'Google' it, the lifecycle of a plastic bottle and much more. Ideal for class work or to decorate the classroom walls.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES
This resource features 18 A3 full colour posters focusing on some of New Zealand's endangered species. Each poster contains background information on each animal including what they eat, where they live, how they breed and some of the reasons why they are in danger of becoming extinct and what’s being done to prevent this.
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GO FOR IT! ATHLETES IN ACTION
This photokit contains 48 A4, full colour photographs and focuses on a variety of different sports. Each photograph is backed with information and activities pertaining to that sport.
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NIE JUNIOR KIT
This 32-page PDF resource will help get the most out of the newspaper with your Year 1 and 2 students. It is packed with fun things to do using the pictures, words and numbers that you'll find in your local newspaper. You can easily print off pages and worksheets as needed.
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