These decodable stories offer children the opportunity to review and master their letter sounds, all while reading their very first chapter book series. 6 books, 40-44 pp + slipcase.
super-value WOW! packs are not recommended as reading gifts, but as a great way to fill your classroom library with books for a diverse range of interests.
814. Tri-Blocks Phonics Tub
Turn each Tri-block and manipulate the middle sound (CVC, CVVC), change a blend (‘sp’ to ‘sl’ or ‘st’), or change the spelling (y to i) when adding a suffix. Tri-blocks let you know the spelling rules by their colour-coding and their systematic phonics progression.
90 colour-coded Tri-blocks and teaching guide.
$49.99 TE $49.00
817. Rainbow Phonics Tiles
Includes all of the most common letter patterns, including consonants, short vowels, consonant digraphs, vowel digraphs and split digraphs (each colourcoded accordingly). Also includes phoneme frames of different sizes for building words.
104 magnetic letters, pop-up write-on/wipe-off board.
$39.99 TE $39.00
815. 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.
$24.99 TE $24.00
NEW! Phonics Blox - Decoding
Students will enjoy a variety of hands-on activities where colour-coding implicitly supports their developing decoding skills.
TE $49.00
Ella’s World 2-Pack
A brand-new phonics-based home reading system, from the beloved universe of Ella and Olivia! Each book includes a helpful parent guide, phoneme chart, learned words, and tricky words to watch out for. Each 48 pp. $19.98 TE $12.00
819. 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
820. 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 nonfiction content.
72 different reader titles, 12 at each Phase level.
$249.99 TE $190.00
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90 PIECES
PIECES
CONNECTING CLASSROOMS TO COUNTRY
821. NEW! Yarning Cards
Explore the cultural importance of yarning with 60 fun questions designed to spark conversations and dialogue with children. 25 cards.
$44.98 TE $39.00
823. Bush Foods Snap!
Students learn about bush foods and their importance to Aboriginal culture while playing fun card games.
40 cards, each measuring 11 x 8cm.
$44.99 TE $39.00
822. NEW! Ask Aunty: Bush Survival Skills Learn from Aunty Munya about how to love and look after Country like it’s family. 32-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $20.00
824. NEW! Rain on the Rock Vivid imagery and Anangu connection to the land come together to celebrate the impact of rain on Uluru and the Kata Tjuta National Park. 32-pp hardcover.
$27.99 TE $22.00
825. First Nations Nature 5-Pack Five stunning picture books about native animals by First Nations creators. 5 books, 24-32 pp. $75.95 TE $30.00 SAVE $ 45.95
MAKE IT COUNT!
826. NEW! Australian Play Money Set
This versatile classroom set of manipulatives enables students to practise cash handling skills as well as challenging them with more advanced arithmetic, finding equivalences with different units, and calculating discounts using percentages.
340 replica plastic coins and 100 replica paper notes.
$59.50 TE $49.00
828. NEW!
Place Value Discs: 10-Value Decimals to Whole Numbers
Colour-coded according to place value, these foam discs allow students to visually track what happens when they regroup numbers in both addition and subtraction.
250 foam discs, each measuring 2.5cm diameter.
$29.99 TE $26.00
830. Primary Bucket Balance
Students can measure, estimate, or compare and contrast liquids or dry items with this convenient bucket
$49.99 TE $45.00
827. Magnetic Australian Money
We’ve taken our bestselling Australian magnetic coins and notes and put them together in one all-inclusive manipulatives set.
60 magnetic pieces including 42 x coins and 18 x notes, largest measuring 17cm x 7cm.
$51.95 TE $35.00
829. Mathlink Cubes 11-20 Activity Set
Children see how numbers really work as they build their own Numberblocks from 11 to 20 and master the maths skills of counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing through hands-on discovery and play.
Be a part of the learning process—literally! Life-sized mats and extra-large, fun-to-move discs add excitement to early maths concepts such as counting, one-to-one correspondence, number patterns, addition, subtraction and more.
2 x vinyl 10-frame floor mats (each 1.5 metres L x 71cm W), 20 foam two-sided blue/green discs and an activity guide.
$84.99 TE $84.00
290 PIECES
THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST
832. Superwomen in STEM 6-Pack
Spotlighting remarkable female STEM pioneers throughout history.
Each 32 pp.
$107.94 TE $29.00
834. STEM Explorers Pixel Art Challenge Students craft cool 2D pixel art by solving maths and coding problems! 402 pieces.
$39.99 TE $35.00
836. Journey Through the Human Body 4-Pack
Accessible, eye-catching adventures through some of the most important body systems!
Each 32 pp.
$94.96 TE $55.00
833. NEW! The Girl Who Tested the Waters: Ellen Swallow, Environmental Scientist
The story of the first woman student at MIT—a pioneering environmental chemist sure to inspire the next generation of science trailblazers. 40-pp hardcover.
$34.99 TE $28.00
835. How to Be a... 2-Pack
Bright photography and illustrations bring key STEM topics to life, including simple projects for children to hone their mathematics and engineering interest.
2 hardcovers, each 144 pp.
$59.98 TE $26.00
837. NEW! Curious Questions & Answers About Favourite Science Topics
This nonfiction four-book set covers all things awesome, amazing and astounding about astronauts, dinosaurs, science and the human body. 4 books, each 32 pp + slipcase.
$24.99 TE $20.00
KEEP CALM AND CONNECT
UNIQUE BEAN BAGS
INSPIRE GAME CHANGERS
BRIGHT & TIDY CLASSROOMS
851. Medium Book Tub
THE SCIENCE OF READING
The Science of Reading is a vast body of peer-reviewed research on how children best learn to read. Spanning more than four decades, the research draws from the fields of education, linguistics, cognitive psychology and neuroscience, and continues to evolve with new insights. It supports an explicit, systematic approach to reading instruction.
WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SHOW?
The evidence highlights six key focus areas for best practice:
How can the Science of Reading be implemented?
The Science of Reading is not a program or a specific teaching system. Rather, it’s a body of research that guides evidence-based approaches to instruction, which teachers and school leaders can adapt to meet their students’ unique needs. COMPREHENSION
Right: Phonics Blox - Decoding See item #816
Above: Decodable Chapter Book Collection Phase 3 See cover item #804
Right: Reading Phone 5-Pack See cover item #801
Left: Real World Nonfiction Hi-Lo Decodables Boxed Set
#805
AUTHOR + NFRM AMBASSADOR LUKE SPRINGER
CHRISILLUSTRATORKENNETT
May is the month for readers, and it is 31 jam-packed days of fun reading events to celebrate the wonderful world of books, such as Scholastic’s National Family Reading Month Challenge, writers’ festivals, reading events and the NSW Premier’s Literacy Awards, to name a few!
Scholastic proudly announce the 29th instalment of their National Family Reading Month, which encourages families to read together on a regular basis to create strong reading habits.
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE READING AMBASSADOR FOR NATIONAL FAMILY READING MONTH 2025 IS MR LUKE!
On Thursday the 1st of May 2025 at 11am I will be reading my book Guess What We Are Doing Today? together with illustrator Chris Kennett – livestreaming into schools, early childhood centres, books stores and homes across Australia and New Zealand to launch National Family Reading Month where we will celebrate reading every day in May! Why not join me and take the challenge this May by putting aside just 10 minutes a day, every day to READ MORE IN MAY? By registering your commitment, you and your family will go into the draw to win prizes all month long. It’s fun – it’s easy and it’s free! ”
LITERACY ESSENTIALS
852. Reading Comprehension Cubes
Enrich your classroom reading discussions with comprehension cubes. Includes specific dice for before, during and after reading questions. 6 dice, each measuring 4 x 4 x 4cm.
$34.99 TE $29.00
853. NEW! Alphabet Axolotls
Students can make alphabet learning fun by building cute axolotls! 26 pieces.
$49.99 TE $45.00
854. NEW! Graphic Novel Builder
Students can learn how to create their own graphic novels with tips about plot, characters and world-building, drawing, and sharing their finished work with the world. 160 pp.
$24.99 TE $20.00
855. Graphic Novel 10-Pack - Upper Primary Ten epic graphic novels for Upper Primary students. 10 books, 176-256 pp.
$185.90 TE $79.00
856. Stage 1 Quality Literature Recommendations
Nine books included in the NSW Department of Education Quality Literature Recommendations for Stage 1. 9 books, 24-32 pp.
$167.91 TE $55.00
857. Barrington Stoke Primary Starter Pack
Barrington Stoke is the leading publisher of accessible hi-lo books. Pack includes 15 fiction books with interest and ability ages ranging from 5-11 years. 15 books, 32-128 pp.
$231.85 TE $179.00
ADVENTURES IN PERSPECTIVE
858. NEW! Cassowary Dad
After patiently incubating his mate’s eggs, Cassowary Dad must raise the chicks alone. When a monsoon tears through their rainforest home, will this devoted dad be able to save his family? 32-pp hardcover.
$26.99 TE $22.00
860. NEW!
Filo’s Butterflies
Aunty Rosie and Aunty Eve are getting married traditional Samoan style, and it’s time for Filo to dance his first siva faíataupati!
24-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $20.00
859. Footprint
A lyrical, meditative journey through nature, pondering the footprint humans have left on the Earth. 24-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $22.00
862. NEW!
Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger Orphaned twelve-year-old Tigg is the Bandicoot Bushranger, the youngest bushranger on the Ballarat goldfields in 1859.
320 pp.
$17.99 TE $16.00
863. NEW!
Our Story: Bold Ben Hall
A gripping historical fiction adventure set against the backdrop of the hectic, action-packed atmosphere of the booming Australian Gold Rush towns.
240 pp.
$17.99 TE $14.00
861. NEW! One Day:
A True Story of Courage and Survival in the Holocaust
A poignant retelling of the story of Eugene Black and his father, who escaped a convoy bound for Auschwitz and survived to share their tale. 40-pp hardcover.
$27.99 TE $22.00
NEW FROM JACKIE FRENCH!
SHORT & SWEET NONFICTION
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.
865. Short Reads Non-fiction Box 2
864. Short Reads Non-fiction Box 1
866. Short Reads Non-fiction Box 3
colour wheel bands purple, gold, silver/white.
867. Short Reads Non-fiction Box 4
868. Short Reads Non-fiction Box 5
FRESH PICKS AND PACKS
870. Animal Shenanigans 5-Pack
Get ready to giggle with five stories of mischievous animals in laugh-out-loud situations! 5 hardcovers, 24-32 pp.
$95.95 TE $35.00
872. NEW! Big Jim Begins Discover the origin story of Dog Man and friends, as they try to stop the Space Cuties. 240-pp hardcover.
$21.99 TE $11.00
871. Pig the Pug 9-Pack Pig the Pug is greedy and rude, watch him suffer hilarious consequences! 9 hardcovers, each 24 pp. $170.91 TE $65.00
873. Dog Man 12-Pack Dog Man has a nose for Justice. 12 hardcovers, 160-256 pp. $263.88 TE $110.00
$19.99 TE $11.00
874. Ninja Kid 1-3 Pack Nerdy Nelson isn’t the coolest or the bravest but he has serious ninja skills! 3 books, each 192 pp. $44.97 TE $15.00
875. NEW! Escaping Peril Peril must choose between loyalty to Clay or a new life. 224 pp.
876. Wings of Fire Graphics 1-7 Five dragonets are trained to end the war between the dragon tribes. Each 224 pp. $132.93 TE $67.00
