Featuring these New Zealand Children's Books for 2022
 

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BIGGER, BETTER, BRIGHTER!

 

One day a girl named Marley woke up to discover that ‘Something’ was missing… 

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And so begins a quest that will lead Marley through destinations that are strange and challenging but often oddly familiar. However, first she must determine what it is that has disappeared from her life that is causing such a sense of emptiness.

 

Fortunately, her story has a narrator to help her. The thing is Marley sometimes has her own ideas as to how the story needs to be told. There are books around to provide clues and directions which is a great help – if you can figure out what they mean. Marley is determined to sort it out no matter where she travels or what she encounters.

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Join Marley and characters from a selection of the BEST 2022 New Zealand Children’s Books, as she seeks to discover what it is that is missing and how best to recover it. 

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One thing is certain - once the ‘Something’ is recovered, everything will become Bigger, Better, Brighter!

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This interactive and educational musical adventure is a fun filled and energetic celebration of New Zealand literacy that brings together all the elements of great storytelling - a hero, a mystery, a quest, and an exploration!

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LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE:

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The livestream performance is hosted by your personal Actor/Educator interacting and discussing live-in-real-time with your students and classrooms, as they introduce the filmed educational theatre episodes of the exciting Book Week in Schools adventure. The livestream lesson includes interactive segments for students to answer quizzes connected to the learning points, have guided discussions on the educational themes and ask questions in real time!

 

The educational episodes are captured live-on-film with multi-cameras and in high definition, meaning everyone will be watching from the best seat in the house!

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DIGITAL RESOURCES:

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With your secure school link, the livestream performance will be available for your whole school to watch, in class or at home, on the date/time of your scheduled incursion.

 

The Livestream e-learning package also includes an on-demand recording of the livestream incursion to re-watch and review all year long! Alongside this is a range of hands-on educational tools with online interactive games, quizzes, videos and lesson plans for classroom and at home to extend the engagement and learning, all available for the entire school year!

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INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS:

 

The session includes interactive discussions with the live host for your students to explore the themes and key questions connected to the learning points.

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CHOOSE YOUR OWN VERSION:​

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We provide three different versions of BIGGER, BETTER, BRIGHTER!  to suit the age groups watching. You can choose from either Junior or General version.

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CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS

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LEARNING AREAS:

English, The Arts – Drama, Dance, Music – Sound Arts, Health and Physical Education, Social Sciences.

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KEY COMPETENCIES:  

Thinking, Using language, symbols, and texts, Managing self, Relating to others, Participating and contributing.

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THEMES: 

Growth Mindset, Resilience, Positive Thinking, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Connecting to Community, Connecting to Culture, Traditional Stories, Books and Reading.