Ziptales Catalogue AUS NZ

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table of contents Key Stage 1 Learn the ABC …learn the alphabet Page 2 Puppet Plays …short video stories Page 2 Storytime …story cartoons for younger children Page 3 Timeless Tales …classic tales retold as graphic novels Page 3 Easy Readers …the world of phonics in story form Page 4 Story Machine …a “build your own story” device Page 5 Joke in a Box …endless silly but nice jokes Page 5 Make & Do …fun projects to create Page 6 Happy Schools …an anti-bullying suite of videos Page 6 Key Stage 1 & 2 Puzzle Palace …language and thinking puzzles Page 7 Rhyme Time …twelve classic poems Page 7 Specialised English Lessons …curriculum aligned Page 8 Key Stage 2 Adventure …pirates, treasure, dinosaurs, daring do Page 9 Animal …dogs, mice, kittens, frogs Page 9 Choose Your Own Adventure …thrilling branching narratives Page 10 Comedy …loads of laughs for all ages Page 10 Fairy Tales …the classic stories retold Page 11 Fantasy …magic, wishes, dragons, princesses Page 11 Mystery …challenging whodunnits to solve Page 12 Myths & Legends …monsters, mermaids, epic tales Page 12 People …the world of relationships Page 13 Scary …ghosts, spiders, haunted houses Page 13 True Tales …Houdini, the Titanic, Tutankhamen, etc Page 14 Yucky …for reluctant readers Page 14 Graphic Classics …classic tales retold as graphic novels Page 15 Children in History …Australian history in picture book form Page 15 Interactive Readers …texts for ESL & Special Needs Page 16 Advanced Library …challenging texts for older readers Page 16 Write Time …explicit teaching of major text types Page 17 Skill Builders …grammar, punctuation, spelling, grammar lessons Page 17 Scope and Sequence …National Curriculum England Page 18 Worksheets Page 18 1

LEARN THE ABC KEY STAGE 1 The lessons in this section teach the ABC. Children are taught to recognise the letter (as an initial sound), to write or draw the letter, and to be able to see the letter inside another word. Worksheets are provided. Puppet PLAYS KEY STAGE 1 All the joy of live children’s theatre, with beautiful rod puppets. As well as the three stories (The Octopus, The Sea Monster and The Pirates’ Treasure), there is a ‘Behind the Scenes’ special feature, a video on how to use soft toys to make stories, a puppet making work shop and a documentary on The History of Puppets. 2

STORYTIME Eight high interest animated KEY STAGE 1 stories for Year 1: The Three Little Pigs, The Billy Goats Gruff, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears – plus four cartoons starring Wendy: Wendy and the Fairy, Wendy and the Dragon, Wendy and the Pirate and Wendy and the Genie. All with worksheets. TIMELESS TALES KEY STAGE 1 Four all time favourite stories for younger children, presented as graphic novels: Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. Children can enjoy these wonderful old tales, brought to life in charming, Disney-style art. Worksheets are provided for classroom follow up. “ Children love Ziptales. They can’t wait to get on the computer. If children are enjoying and learning. And if they’re happy, that’s 3 a bonus. (Di)

Easy Readers KEY STAGE 1 Easy Readers takes up where ‘Learn the ABC’ leaves off and takes children through a series of short texts teaching phonics to beginning readers – one syllable short vowel and long vowel words, simple blends and the requisite sight words. Each story teaches them to read a particular phonic family (eg short vowel a), to reinforce their understanding. Worksheets and interactives are provided for classroom follow up. “ Ziptales caters to a variety of ability levels… Student motivation using Ziptales is extremely high. The children [at my school] really enjoy using Ziptales … they enjoy reading the many excellent stories… Overall, I cannot recommend Ziptales highly enough. (Chris) 4

Story machine KEY STAGE 1 Children can choose a story ‘scaffold’ by selecting (a) characters, (b) a setting and (c) a plot. They then go away and write the story they have chosen. joke in a box KEY STAGE 1 A Jack in a Box offers endless jokes and limericks. This resource offers ‘micro-reading’ events disguised as pure entertainment. To enjoy this, children must be able (a) to read and (b) to think – so it’s good for them as well as being lots of fun. 5

make & do KEY STAGE 1 & 2 Here are 18 ‘DIY’ projects, in three levels of difficulty. Children can make a paper doll or finger puppets, at the simplest level, learn magic, or how to draw cartoons, or do origami at the most challenging level. All projects come with a list of ‘ingredients’, photos, diagrams, text and an explanatory voiceover. happy schools KEY STAGE 1 & 2 A resource to combat bullying and deliberate hurt in the classroom or playground. • Is this bullying? (video) • Why isn’t our school a happy school? (video) • How to make our school a happy school (video) • What to do if you’re bullied (video) • No More Bullies (video and song) Plus classroom worksheets and research for teachers. 6

puzzle palace KEY STAGE 1 & 2 Twenty-four original interactive puzzles – ideal for the IWB. There are Word Play puzzles (spell the word), Word Search puzzles (with click and choose word find), Drag and Drop (eg assemble a T-Rex), Tell the Story (sequencing a story from the jumbled pictures and text), How Good is your Memory? (where they must reconstruct the scene from memory), Amazing (quest games) and Whodunnit (where they must select the culprit from the suspects and their testimony). rhyme time KEY STAGE 1 & 2 These are twelve famous poems – ranging from Edward Lear’s limericks to The Owl and the Pussycat, Jabberwocky and all the way up to challenging works like The Lady of Shalott. Worksheets and teacher notes are provided. “ Children can work through a wide range of different forms and stories, so interest levels are catered for beautifully… It’s become (Tony) 7 an essential tool in the classroom now. It’s a perfect learning tool.

SpecialiSed english lessons KEY STAGE 1 & 2 These are explicit lessons embracing the key concepts in the National Curriculum England syllabus. There are lessons in Writing, Reading and Oral Language. All primary year levels are covered in 144 mini lessons specially mapped to the UK Curriculum. You can access these mini lessons by going straight through the SEL portal, or you can go through the Scope & Sequence section in the teachers staffroom. Example: Reading Comprehension (poetry) Year 1 is mapped both to Ziptales (The House that Jack Built in Rhyme Time) and to a special lesson - Studying Poetry. Example: Reading Comprehension (fact and opinion) Year 6 is mapped both to Ziptales (the argument text Computer Games in Advanced Library) and to a special lesson - Objective and Subjective Language. “ Easy to use and excellent material. We love Ziptales and would thoroughly recommend it to all schools. (Gail) 8

adventure KEY STAGE 2 Here children can find high octane narratives of the sort they love – pirates, treasure, ancient tombs, jungles and dinosaurs. Three stories star an intrepid adventurer called ‘Lucky Luke’, who dares go where no one should go. Safe but adrenalin charged tales. Twelve levelled stories, with comprehension quizzes. animal KEY STAGE 2 Cute tales about dogs and frogs, mice and kittens – problem pets, abandoned puppies, a crazy zoo, faithful furry friends and animal fables. Twelve levelled stories, with comprehension quizzes. “ Mystery stories, Scary stories, Adventure stories - they are all exciting, they get the kids interested and motivated to keep reading. They’re all topics that the children enjoy. I’d highly recommend Ziptales to any school, because it caters to so many different 9 students, so many different abilities and interest levels. (Paul)

choose your own adventure KEY STAGE 2 Here are four massive ‘Choose your own adventures’ – Pirate Island (where the reader must avoid being killed and find the treasure), The Black Knight’s Castle (where they must rescue the princess), The Castle of Screams (a scary place full of monsters) and The Greatest Moments in History (a time travel yarn where the reader can visit the Titanic, Gallipoli, Pompei, the Hinderberg, etc) – real history with a thrilling twist. comedy KEY STAGE 2 All children love a laugh – from broad slapstick to subtler character humour, these stories showcase comic staples like classroom embarrassment, annoying pets and would-be superheroes. Twelve levelled stories, with comprehension quizzes. 10

fairy tales KEY STAGE 2 These are traditional tales – some famous (Cinderella, The Frog Prince), others practically unknown. All demonstrate the pleasures of fantasy, magic and morality – heroes, villains, monsters, wishes, enchantment and happy endings. As well as classic European stories, we showcase Middle Eastern and Asian gems. Twelve levelled stories, with comprehension quizzes. fantasy KEY STAGE 2 Enchanting tales of magic and make believe – exploring archetypal classics like wishes, knights and princesses, spells, dragons, wizards and aliens. Twelve levelled stories, with comprehension quizzes. “ computer. B. Because it’s a visual text, with very colourful pictures. [You say your students like Ziptales. Why?] A. It’s on the It’s funny. They love the stories. Because, when they’re answering the questions they get a real kick out of getting 80%, 100%, etc. 11 And fortunately, it’s entirely self-corrective. (Wendy)

mystery KEY STAGE 2 Intriguing but child-friendly ‘whodunnits’ to make children think – featuring the celebrated narrative elements of exposition, clues, suspects and deduction from the facts. Twelve levelled stories, with comprehension quizzes. myths & legends KEY STAGE 2 An important part of our cultural heritage comes from myths. In this genre, we meet the classic heroes, the monsters, the dragons, the mermaids and the magic. These are epic tales of quest, tests of goodness, magical help and virtue rewarded. Twelve levelled stories, with comprehension quizzes. 12

people stories KEY STAGE 2 These stories explore the rich world of relationships and values – difficult siblings, schoolyard bullies, problem parents, guilty secrets and friendship. Twelve levelled stories, with comprehension quizzes. scary KEY STAGE 2 Most children love a safe ‘thrill’. These stories feature ghosts, monsters, spiders, spooky settings, weird haunted house challenges and at least one spine chilling urban legend. Twelve levelled stories, with comprehension quizzes. “ Very handy for reluctant readers! (Wendy) 13

true tales KEY STAGE 2 Dramatised accounts of real life stories – Houdini, the Titanic, Tutankhamen, Blackbeard, the Mary Celeste, a girl who falls onto the railway tracks as a train comes in, the real Robinson Crusoe, and more. Twelve levelled stories, with comprehension quizzes. yucky KEY STAGE 2 For the more reluctant readers – or those who consider reading not ‘cool’.There are stories about disgusting eating, spiders, spew and strange smells. Funny and exciting. Twelve levelled stories, with comprehension quizzes. “ [Ziptales] certainly gets them interested in reading. Kids who are ‘anti-reading’ don’t like to pick up a book, but this gives us a different way to present reading [and they take it up enthusiastically]. (Bronwyn) 14

graphic classics KEY STAGE 2 These stories represent all the beauty of graphic novels. The Happy Prince, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and King Arthur are retold as digital comic books. As well there are background documentaries on comics, myths and fairytales. children in history KEY STAGE 2 These three stories open up the richness of Australian history – without the plodding need for learning ‘facts’. The stories are exciting yarns: The Bell and the Bushrangers (set in the gold rushes), Secret Journey (set in 1890) and Runaway (the Great War) give children the ‘texture’ of each period – its look, the clothes, the issues – all wrapped up in an adventure. Behind the stories are the documentaries about the real time – Eureka, the riverboats, Gallipoli, and so on. Worksheets and model making projects are provided. “ My students just love the voiceovers and animations and I just love the teacher resource materials that accompany every single 15 story! Thanks Ziptales! (Jane)

interactive readers KEY STAGE 2 These eight stories are for Learning Support, ESL and Special Needs. There is for each a pre-reading exercise (drag and drop), the reading of the story (with highlighted text, sentence and word function) and four game-like post-reading exercises (match the picture, fill the gaps, word search and crossword). Ideal for older children experiencing difficulties. advanced library KEY STAGE 2 + A suite of 40 texts for older children whose reading is of a high standard. The stories are all longer (2000-3000+ words) with sophisticated vocabulary and concepts. Genres included: Adventure, Comedy, Family and Friends, Fantasy and Sci Fi, Horror, Mystery, People and Values, True Tales, Argument, Biography, Expository, Information. “ Students in the middle years still love hearing stories and they receive a great example of what stories can sound like. (Kate) 16

write time KEY STAGE 2 Teaching writing is often a real challenge. In Write Time we offer eight digital documentaries on ‘How to write’: stories, poetry, arguments, information, instructions, recounts and essays. The lessons are animated, with a voice over. Scripts and worksheets are provided for teachers. skill builders KEY STAGE 2 These lessons align to the national curriculum. The 46 digital lessons cover Grammar (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and sentences), Punctuation (full stops, commas, capital letters, quotation marks and apostrophes), Comprehension (facts, narratives, argument and visual literacy) and 30 lessons covering all aspects of Spelling. There are worksheets for all lessons. 17

scope and sequence National curriculum england This is an interactive chart showing how the whole of Ziptales is aligned with the teaching of the National Curriculum England for Key Stage 1 amd 2. Also highly useful for use in SEN classes. WORKSHEETS As well as the 550+ content modules on Ziptales (stories, poems, puzzles, videos, projects, documentaries, etc), there are worksheets for follow up class work. These can be downloaded and photocopied at will. • General worksheets (creative and skills based) • Learning Support/ESL/Special Needs worksheets • Spelling and vocabulary worksheets • Word Work sheets “ The stories are excellent for students who require extra reading practice, as I ask [them] to have the page read to them, and then to reread it themselves. (Kirsty) 18

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