Resources and Services for Primary School Teachers

Services

Visit The Library

See how you can bring your class to visit us.

Host The Travelling Roadshow at your school!

The Travelling Roadshow is an interactive programme of story reading and storytelling for junior classes, years 1 - 3. It is presented by library staff at your school. Invitations are sent out at the start of Term One. Contact us for more information.

Membership

It is free to join the Library.

• You need two forms of name ID or a passport. You also need to provide proof of address.
• Children under 16 years must have a parent’s or legal guardian’s signature
• Library enrolment form [224KB PDF]

If you intend to bring a group of students in for enrolment, it is a good idea to ring the library beforehand to arrange a time - see our Contact us page for contact details.

Resources

Teachers’ resources

In 2010, Christchurch City Libraries created a Matariki learning resource pack for teachers of pupils in Years 1 to 8. Full of practical examples and ideas, this resource can be used to incorporate Matariki into subjects such as art, dance, English, science, social science and social studies.

Download the Matariki learning resource pack [146KB PDF].

Online guides for kids

• Children’s collections
• Good reads for kids - including a list of interactive reading guides and read-alikes of favourites
• Homework – see how many ways we can help you with your homework
• Kids’ fact sheets - Early Christchurch, Famous New Zealanders, New Zealand Disasters and more
• New Zealand Children’s Authors - interviews with over 90 authors plus original stories from many of them

Internet Gateway web links

• Kidstuff - selected websites for kids
• Education sites
• Primary and intermediate schools

Resources in our Catalogue

• Education, primary
• Primary school teaching
• Primary schools