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ENGLISH STARS winner of :

• Best Primary Student

Resource English

• Outstanding Primary

Digital Resource

• Overall Excellence in Australian

Educational Publishing

THINK MENTALS winner of :

• Best Primary Student Resource Mathematics

PLUS FAVOURITESSound Waves, iMaths,

Writing Time, and more

PRODUCT CATALOGUE 201718

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Educational resources that matter

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Literacy Programs

English Stars is the multi-award winning digital English program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4

Sound Waves is your whole school approach to phonemic spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8

Writing Time will change the way you look at handwriting practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12

Numeracy Programs

iMaths is the ultimate investigation-based numeracy program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16

Think Mentals makes maths friendly with its award winning computation strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20

Resources

Choose from Teacher Timesavers and Jigsaw Maths Problem Solving BLMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24

Brainy Bug dictionaries and maths card games will engage young minds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24

The Primary Teacher’s Planner is your ultimate organising tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25

Letters and Sounds books and My Beginner’s Dictionary are tried and true . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25

PD and Support

Firefly Education offer a range of PD and support options to help you in the classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26

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Product Catalogue 2017–18

Firefly Education produce quality books, digital programs and

online materials. With a range of comprehensive programs and

resources available, there’s something for every classroom.

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English StarsBlended teaching and

learning program

Best Primary Student

Resource English

Outstanding Primary Digital

Resource

Overall Excellence in Australian

Educational Publishing

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WINNER

5www.englishstars.com.au

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What is English Stars?

It’s the first fully digital English teaching and learning

program written especially for Australian classrooms.

Written for the Australian Curriculum

English Stars covers the literacy, literature and language

strands of the Australian Curriculum. Written by

curriculum expert, principal and teacher Lesley Englert,

English Stars content is a game changer.

Videos, texts and slideshows, oh my!

English Stars includes a plethora of resources

that introduce, explain and model important

English concepts.

Cutting-edge digital solutions

Our state-of-the-art tracking feature allows you to

monitor student progress and competency in any

concept, while the automatic marking of activities both

saves you time and assists in student differentiation.

Student activities like no other

Each interactive activity has been designed to provide

the best pedagogical experience possible for any given

concept. Trialled in Australian schools, these activities

are proven to be intuitive and fun!

Everything you didn’t know you needed

Do you remember why ‘the expensive, leather belt’ is

correct, but ‘the leather, expensive belt’ is incorrect?

English Stars has helpful notes that give you a refresher

course on concepts before you teach them to the class.

Assessment and reporting

English Stars’ comprehensive assessment program

includes all the summative tests and projects you need

to confidently assess your class. Individual results are

digitally collated in student portfolios so everything

you need for reporting and analysis is at your fingertips.

Suits every classroom

English Stars is a web-based teaching and learning

program that can be used on any device. Interactive

student activities are perfect for 1:1 classrooms or

classes with shared devices. And if you opt for a

School Licence, there’s also a printable pack for each

activity, giving you the choice to deliver lessons online

or offline.

Ongoing PD and support

As well as built-in support in the form of teaching plans

and concept notes, we offer year-round professional

development and support options for all of our English

Stars teachers.

English Stars is the multi-award winning blended teaching and

learning program.

‘‘ I wanted to create a program that

uses best classroom practice while

giving teachers the confidence

that they have the curriculum

covered. ’’– author Lesley Englert

Visit englishstars.com.au to:

• take a free trial of the program

• view sample content

• download our Yearly Plan and

Curriculum Match

• explore our PD and support options.

Curriculum & technology –united at last!


The features of English Stars

Features for teachers• Yearly plan and curriculum matches

• Teaching plan and notes for each concept

• Teaching resources to project – including texts, videos,

slideshows and reference pages

• Interactive practice and student activities (with answers)

• Automatic marking of knowledge questions in student

activities and online tests

• Assessment with rubrics

Features of your digital classroom• Real-time activity tracker – monitor student progress

• Activity locks – choose when students complete activities

• Access to student portfolios – see results for automatically

marked knowledge questions and assign marks for

application questions

• Access to class portfolio – get a snapshot of your

class’s performance

Features for students• Individual logins to access English Stars on any device

at school or home

• Learning resources – including texts, videos, slideshows and

reference pages

• Interactive student activities with built-in differentiation

for consolidation and extension*

• Instant verification of knowledge questions in student activities

• Student portfolio with rewards system

*Student activities are also available as printable worksheets.

English Stars is available for

Years 4 to 6 Year 3 preparing to

launch.


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option for you

Our consultants at Firefly Education have a wealth of teaching experience and offer year-round

professional development and support for English Stars.

PD and support options include whole school workshops, video tutorials, professional reading

articles or just a simple chat about how best to implement the program.

To contact your local education consultant and discuss how they can help you make the most of

English Stars, visit fireflyeducation.com.au/contact.

PD and support

School Licence

$0 per teacher and $29 per student*

Everything for all your students and teachers! All students

have their own login to complete activities digitally and

track their own performance. All teachers have their own

login to access their teaching content and student results

in their digital classroom.

The exclusive features of the School Licence include:

• free access for teachers, aides and curriculum leaders

• printable versions of all student activities for full flexibility

• central class builder to set up all students and teachers.

* School Licences are available to whole cohorts only.

‘Whole cohort’ means the total number of students

enrolled in a year level.

Individual Licence

$175 per teacher and $29 per student(includes 3 free student logins to get started)

Ideal for single classrooms, this individual licence gives

you access to all the teaching content for your chosen

year level. Test the benefits of the digital classroom

for free with your first three students, then add more

students at any time for $29 each.

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SOUND WAVESYour whole school approach

to phonemic spelling

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The most effective way to teach spelling

Sound Waves employs a phonemic approach, which is

recognised as one of the most effective ways to teach

spelling and reading skills. So when you use Sound

Waves you are employing the most powerful teaching

pedagogy for literacy development.

More than just spelling

Sound Waves covers key language concepts, including

prefixes, suffixes, Latin and Greek roots, synonyms,

homophones, tense, contractions and much more.

Differentiation and multi-age classrooms –

something for everyone

Sound Waves provides differentiation through graded

List Words and activities, as well as Extension Words

and extra challenges for fast finishers. Additionally, all

year levels share a consistent design and learning order,

making Sound Waves ideal for multi-age classrooms.

Diagnose and remediate with ease

Sound Waves assessment tools do more than gauge

student proficiency. Content Tests give you a snapshot

of students’ phonemic spelling abilities. The Spelling

Diagnostic Test identifies students’ strengths and

weaknesses, and includes targeted remediation

activities for specific spelling concepts.


Perfectly suited to the improved Australian Curriculum,

Sound Waves is the only Australian whole school

phonemic spelling program from Foundation to Year 6.

A Year 7 program is also available.

Flexibility to suit any classroom

Use the program in the format that best suits you –

books, online resources or a combination of both. Our

resources will bring your phonemic classroom to life.

Integrated online resources

Sound Waves Online is a great teaching and learning

resource that supports the Sound Waves program with

a wealth of projectable, printable and interactive tools.


With year-round PD sessions and a comprehensive

support structure, we’ll help you make the most of

your Sound Waves program.

Sound Waves is your whole school phonemic approach to spelling,

with a range of workbooks, resources and online materials.

“ Now our experienced and new

teachers have the confidence

and resources they need to teach

spelling as an integral part of our

literacy program. ”

Visit soundwavesspelling.com.au to:


• see sample pages

• download our Scope and Sequence

• watch our video tutorials.

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ACARAhas increased

focus on phonics

and phonemic

awareness.


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Teacher Books F–6 $70• Comprehensive weekly program for each Unit

• Explicit teaching directions and strategies

• Detailed instructions for games and activities

• Word segmenting and pronunciation tips

• Student Book answers

Student Books F–6* $17.95Also available as an online, printable resource

• 72 pages of engaging activities

• Unit List Words and Sound Boxes

• Helpful Hints for spelling and grammar

• Extra Challenges for fast finishers

• Extension Word Lists and activity ideas

* The Foundation Student Pack includes a

Student Book and Scrapbook.

Student Resources• Original Student Chart $6.95

• Extended Student Chart $6.95

• Words and Sounds Book $6.95

Sound Waves 7 also available for extension

Sound Waves Online F–6* • Weekly lesson plans

• Teaching slideshows

• Projectable Student Book pages and answers

• List and Extension Word Segmenting Tool with answers

• Projectable Sound Boxes and Extended Sound Boxes

• Videos for pronunciation, chants and actions

• 200+ downloadable BLMs per year

• Content and Diagnostic Tests with remediation

• Interactive spelling games for students

• Access for students to soundwaveskids.com.au

* Features may differ across year levels.

The Sound Waves program consists of four components:

the Student Book, Teacher Book, Student Chart and Sound Waves Online.

Weekly Lesson Plansnow available


Choose the Sound Waves Online

option that suits your school

Resources

Let’s Sing the Sounds CD $19.95

Sound Cards A5 $29.95, A4 $39.95

Super Challenge BLMs $39.95 (Years 1–6)

Teaching Charts $69.95

Foundation Flashcards $79.95

Foundation Toolbox $169.95(Includes Flashcards, CD and Sound Cards)

PD and support

Our consultants at Firefly Education have extensive

knowledge of the phonemic approach and offer

year-round professional development and support

for Sound Waves.

PD and support options include whole school

workshops, video tutorials, professional reading articles

or just a simple chat about the program.

To contact your local education consultant and discuss

how they can help you make the most of Sound

Waves, visit fireflyeducation.com.au/contact.

Sound Waves Online with printable

Student Book pages

School Licence $12 per student(one year subscription)

Provides every teacher with access to Sound Waves

Online with printable Student Book pages for all year

levels purchased by the school.

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Provides every teacher with access to Sound Waves

Online for all year levels purchased by the school.

Individual Licence $79 per class(one year subscription)

Provides one teacher and class with access to Sound

Waves Online for their chosen year level.

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WRITING TIMEChange the way you look at

handwriting practice

13www.writingtime.com.au

Writing Time is an F–6 program available in:

NSW Foundation Style, Qld Beginner’s Alphabet and Vic Modern Cursive.

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What makes Writing Time so different?

• A carefully planned sequence of instruction and skill development in handwriting

• Beautiful full-colour illustrations to engage students in the consolidation of fine motor control

• Sight words, crosswords, word families, poems and much more

• Hero lines and songs to give Foundation students a multi-sensory approach to beginning handwriting

• Australian Curriculum themed activities for Years 4–6

• Free companion resources at writingtimeonline.com.au, including interactive teaching tools and

printable student practice pages

Adventures in handwriting

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Student Practice Books F–6 $13.95

These beautifully illustrated full-colour books will take students on a unique handwriting

adventure, where they will develop all the skills they need to become handwriting experts.

Visit writingtime.com.au to:


• sign up for free resources.

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Queensland BeginnerQueensland Beginner’s Alphabets Alphabet

Victorian Modern Cursive

Available in the following fonts:

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More Writing Time resources

Writing Time Early Years Dictionary (A5) $6.95

These Writing Time Early Years Dictionaries develop students’ early spelling

and dictionary skills. Available in all Australian fonts.

Writing Time Alphabet Wall Frieze $19.95

This colourful 5-piece wall frieze features upper- and

lower-case letters and animal characters. Available in

all Australian fonts.

Writing Time Desk Strips (30 pack) $17.95

These adhesive strips are a great visual reference for

beginning writers. Available in all Australian fonts.

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Want free resources?

Sign up to writingtimeonline.com.au for

free handwriting resources, including:

• interactive See & Trace tool

• projectable blank lines

• printable practice worksheets

• assessment guides and checklists.

Students will love

using the interactive

See & Trace tool on

their iPads.

Our consultants at Firefly Education have a wealth of

teaching experience and offer year-round professional

development and support for Writing Time.





how they can help you make the most of Writing Time,

visit fireflyeducation.com.au/contact.

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iMATHSThe ultimate

investigation-based

numeracy program

17www.imaths.com.au

iMaths is the ultimate investigation-based numeracy program,

with a range of workbooks and online materials.

Investigation-based program

Whether it’s building castles, travelling around

Australia or going on a spending spree – iMaths’

exciting, themed Investigations ensure your

students will have a ball (while applying their

maths knowledge and understanding).


iMaths covers all state and national curriculum

documents. Written by practising teachers, iMaths

not only covers the content strands, it is the only

maths program to comprehensively teach and

assess the proficiency strands.

Integrated online resources

iMaths Online is a great teaching and learning

resource that supports the program with

projectable and printable resources, everyday

teaching tools and interactive maths games.

Differentiation – something for everyone

iMaths Online provides downloadable Differentiation

worksheets for every Topic across three levels of

difficulty: Support, Consolidation and Extension.

Flexibility to suit any classroom

Use the program in the format that best suits you –

books, online resources or a combination of both.

Add our resources to any maths classroom.

Planning made easy

Choose one of our sample plans, or create your own

yearly plan using the iMaths iPlanner. The iPlanner

is an interactive tool that allows you to quickly and

effectively plan a maths program best suited to the

needs of your students.

Assessment

The iMaths Tracker Book provides structured

assessment for each maths Topic, covering all content

strands of the Australian Curriculum. At the conclusion

of every Investigation, the proficiency strands are

assessed using Investigation rubrics which describe

achievement standards from A to E.

With iMaths you have all the tools you need to get a

comprehensive picture of student achievement.


We offer year-round professional development and

support options to help you make the most of your

iMaths program.

Visit imaths.com.au to:



• download our Curriculum Match

• watch our video tutorials.

“ The differentiation activities

in iMaths make maths so

much easier to manage in

my classroom. ”

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Want the whole iMaths package?

www.imaths.com.au

The iMaths program consists of four components:

the Student Book, Teacher Book, Tracker Book and iMaths Online.

Teacher Books F–6 $70• Detailed instructions for the iMaths program

• Teaching notes, solutions and strategies

• An A–E rubric for each Investigation

• Student and Tracker Book answers

Student Books F–6* $18.95Also available as an online, printable resource

• 12 Investigations with easy instructions

• Topics that cover the 3 content strands

• Problem solving strategies and tasks

• Challenges to cater for fast finishers

• Mental computation strategies and practice

• Data and Tear-out pages for Investigations

* Foundation Investigations are located in the

Teacher Book.

Tracker Books 1–6 $8.95• A Readiness test to assess prior maths knowledge

• Assessment items for each Topic in the Student Book

• Working pages for Problem solving tasks

• A Student Assessment Profile

iMaths Online F–6*

• iPlanner electronic planning tool

• Differentiation tasks – 3 levels

• Interactive maths games for students

• Interactive Teaching Tools

• Projectable Student Book pages and answers

• Projectable Tracker Book answers

• Tear-outs, Data pages, BLMs and Rubrics

• Readiness and end-of-year tests

• Access for students to imathskids.com.au

* Features may differ across year levels.

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Choose the iMaths Online option

that suits your school

iMaths Problem Solving Poster $5.95

A great reference for teachers and students,

illustrating the 10 Problem Solving Strategies.

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Problem Solving Strategies

Draw a picture or diagram

Make an organised list

Act out the problem

Find a pattern or use a rule

Find smaller parts of a large problem

Solve a simpler problem

Guess and check

Check for relevant or irrelevant information

Work backwards

Make a table or chart

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iMaths Online


Provides every teacher with access to iMaths

Online for all year levels purchased by the school.

Individual Licence $79 per class(one year subscription)

Provides one teacher and class with access to

iMaths Online for their chosen year level.

iMaths Online with printable

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THINK MENTALSTeach mental

computation the

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Best Primary Student

Resource Mathematics

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Think Mentals is the friendly approach to quick and efficient mental

computation, with Student Workbooks available for Years 1–6.

Teach mental computation the friendly way

Think Mentals teaches your students how to

break maths problems into friendly, manageable

chunks so they can calculate answers fluently

and correctly.

Award winning strategies are the key

Think Mentals systematically teaches students a

range of mental computation strategies to use

when solving addition, subtraction, multiplication

and division problems.

Scaffolded practice

Each strategy is accompanied by plenty of

practice questions to help students increase their

fluency in mental computation. You’ll also find

carefully sequenced sets of revision questions

throughout the book to consolidate learning.

A whole school approach

From early concepts and friendly number facts at

the start of Year 1 to advanced mental

computation in Year 6, each Think Mentals

Student Workbook builds on the strategies and

skills developed in the previous year.


Written by practising teachers, the structured and

differentiated activities in Think Mentals are drawn

from the content strands – Number and Algebra,

Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics

and Probability.

Engaging problem solving activities

After all the strategies have been covered,

students are rewarded with a weekly Think Box.

These higher-order thinking activities will appeal

to enquiring minds.

Assessment

Assess your students with the weekly test and see

how they’re performing at a glance with the

Student Assessment Profile. Students can also

record their scores and times daily.

Answers made easy

Run through solutions with your class, or have

your students peer mark, using our projectable

answers. Available for all year levels.

Visit thinkmentals.com.au to:


• sign up for free projectable

strategies and answers.

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strategies have given

my students the best

foundation for improving

fluency in maths. ”

Making maths friendly

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Day 1

Time to welcome a new strategy!

First, a friendly explanation and easy-to-follow

examples show students how and when to apply the

new strategy. Then it’s time to practise, with a set of

tightly structured questions to help students develop

familiarity and confidence.

Days 2–4

Practice, practice and more practice!

Each day begins with a set of problems built around

that week’s focus strategy, followed by revision

questions to reinforce previous strategies. Next,

students tackle a variety of question types from across

the ACARA content strands.

Day 5

Finish the week with a test.

Using the same familiar format as days 2–4, the test

combines focus, revision and core content questions to

give a weekly snapshot of student progress.

In later units the strategy section is replaced with a

Think Box – an enjoyable activity that promotes

higher-order thinking.

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of learning, practice, revision and assessment.

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16 Complete this number pattern.

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17 What is the time shown on this clock?

18 What month is it now?

19 Name this 3D object.

20 List the possible outcomes when rolling a dice.

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10 Tahlia used 90c to buy an 80c ice-block. How much change should she get?

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18 Circle the first month of the year.

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19 Name this 3D object.

20 List the possible outcomes for this spinner.

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10 One half of our class of 24 students walks to school. How many students is that?

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10 Emma’s airline ticket is $170 plus $34 for travel insurance. What is the total cost?

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18 Circle the last month of the year.

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19 Which 3D object am I? I have only one surface, no straight edges and no corners.

20 List the possible outcomes.

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20 On the family holiday to Sydney, Jason has travelled 798 km so far. It is another 57 km to Sydney. How far is Sydney from Jason’s home?

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Brainy Bug resources

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Brainy Bug Card Games $12.95A series of fun, educational card games for exploring

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Beginner’s Dictionary $6.95The Brainy Bug Beginner’s Dictionary and Early Years

Word Book develop students’ early spelling and

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Black Line Masters

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Letters and Sounds

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My Beginner’s Dictionary (Qld) $6.95The Letters and Sounds My Beginner’s Dictionary

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TEACHER TIMESAVERS

Lower Primary ISBN PRICE QTY TOTAL

Classroom Manager 978 1 74135 001 2 $29.95

Theme Essentials 978 1 74135 002 9 $29.95

Basics Plus 978 1 74135 000 5 $29.95

Maths Basics 978 1 74135 078 4 $29.95

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Early Handwriting Vic/WA 978 1 74135 085 2 $29.95

Initial, Final & Medial Sounds 978 1 74135 086 9 $29.95

Lower to Middle Primary

Special Days 978 1 876016 74 6 $29.95

How to Draw Cool Cartoons 978 1 74135 135 4 $29.95

Maths Games: Cards & Dice 978 1 74135 087 6 $29.95

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How to Draw Aussie Animals 978 1 74135 134 7 $29.95

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BRAINY BUG

Early Years Word Book

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Beginner’s Dictionary

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Catch4 Clocks Card Game 978 1 74135 320 4 $12.95

Catch4 Fractions Card Game 978 1 74135 319 8 $12.95

Numbers Up Card Game 978 1 74135 318 1 $12.95

Brainy Bug Subtotal $

LETTERS AND SOUNDS

Beginner’s Book Qld 978 1 74135 049 4 $13.95

Beginner’s Book Qld with CD 978 1 74135 050 0 $24.95

Letters and Sounds Book 1 Qld 978 1 876016 42 5 $13.95



My Beginner’s Dictionary Qld 978 1 74135 048 7 $6.95

Letters and Sounds Subtotal $

JIGSAW MATHS PROBLEM SOLVING BLMS

Problem Solving BLMs 1 978 1 74135 012 8 $35.95







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Primary Teacher’s Planner 2018 978 1 876016 88 3 $24.95

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Student Workbook 1 978 1 74135 335 8 $13.95






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WRITING TIME

Queensland Handwriting Fonts

Student Practice Book F 978 1 74135 279 5 $13.95

Student Practice Book 1 978 1 74135 280 1 $13.95






Early Years Dictionary 978 1 74135 333 4 $6.95

Alphabet Wall Frieze 978 1 74135 132 3 $19.95

Desk Strips (Beginner’s Alphabet) 978 1 876016 97 5 $17.95

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SOUND WAVES

Sound Waves Student Books ISBN PRICE QTY TOTAL

Foundation Pack 978 1 74135 200 9 $17.95

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Student Book 2 978 1 74135 157 6 $17.95

Student Book 3 978 1 74135 158 3 $17.95

Student Book 4 978 1 74135 159 0 $17.95

Student Book 5 978 1 74135 160 6 $17.95

Student Book 6 978 1 74135 161 3 $17.95

Student Book 7 978 1 74135 231 3 $17.95

Sound Waves Student Resources

Words and Sounds Book 978 1 74135 269 6 $6.95

Student Chart (desk size) 978 1 74135 193 4 $6.95

Extended Student Chart (desk size) 978 1 74135 226 9 $6.95

Sound Waves Teacher Books

Teacher Book F 978 1 74135 148 4 $70

Teacher Book 1 978 1 74135 149 1 $70

Teacher Book 2 978 1 74135 150 7 $70

Teacher Book 3 978 1 74135 151 4 $70

Teacher Book 4 978 1 74135 152 1 $70

Teacher Book 5 978 1 74135 153 8 $70

Teacher Book 6 978 1 74135 154 5 $70

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Teaching Charts (wall size) 978 1 74135 192 7 $69.95

Foundation Toolbox 978 1 74135 202 3 $169.95

Foundation Flashcards 978 1 74135 201 6 $79.95

Let’s Sing the Sounds CD 978 1 74135 197 2 $19.95

Foundation A4 Sound Cards 978 1 74135 194 1 $39.95

Foundation A5 Sound Cards 978 1 74135 195 8 $29.95

Sound Cards A5 (words & graphemes) 978 1 74135 196 5 $29.95

Super Challenge BLMs 1 978 1 74135 162 0 $39.95






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iMaths Student Books ISBN PRICE QTY TOTAL

Student Book F 978 1 74135 175 0 $18.95

Student Book 1 978 1 74135 176 7 $18.95

Student Book 2 978 1 74135 177 4 $18.95

Student Book 3 978 1 74135 178 1 $18.95

Student Book 4 978 1 74135 179 8 $18.95

Student Book 5 978 1 74135 180 4 $18.95

Student Book 6 978 1 74135 181 1 $18.95

Student Book 7 978 1 74135 229 0 $18.95

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Tracker Book 2 978 1 74135 183 5 $8.95

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Tracker Book 4 978 1 74135 185 9 $8.95

Tracker Book 5 978 1 74135 186 6 $8.95

Tracker Book 6 978 1 74135 187 3 $8.95

Tracker Book 7 978 1 74135 230 6 $8.95

iMaths Teacher Books

Teacher Book F 978 1 74135 168 2 $70

Teacher Book 1 978 1 74135 169 9 $70

Teacher Book 2 978 1 74135 170 5 $70

Teacher Book 3 978 1 74135 171 2 $70

Teacher Book 4 978 1 74135 172 9 $70

Teacher Book 5 978 1 74135 173 6 $70

Teacher Book 6 978 1 74135 174 3 $70

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iMaths Problem Solving Poster 978 1 74135 324 2 $5.95

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