Kupu Words Range
An Integrated Approach to Literacy Development
Making Literacy Learning Fun and Easy Qizzle brings you the Kupu Words Series, a set of three engaging workbooks that support your student's journey into the world of words. These books are designed with structured literacy in mind, a proven approach that helps kids understand all aspects of reading and writing - from spelling out words, and making sense of sentences, to getting the hang of grammar. The series includes 'Kupu Words 1 (Year Levels 0-2), 'Kupu Words 2 (Year Levels 3-4), and 'Kupu Words 3 (Year Levels 5-8). Each book is packed with fun learning activities that are just right for your child's age and stage, making literacy learning an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
Introducing Kupu Words 1
Kupu Words 1 is designed for our youngest learners, laying a solid groundwork for their literacy journey. This exercise book follows structured literacy principles, providing systematic and explicit instruction in reading and writing. The 2025 Kupu Words 1 format has been upgraded to include two-thirds lined pages with the top third left blank, allowing space for drawing and encouraging both written and creative expression. This layout supports various learning activities, helping children develop multiple skills simultaneously.
The 14mm line spacing is perfect for early writers, giving them ample room to form letters and words accurately. Smaller dotted lines within these wide spaces assist children in controlling the size of their letters, promoting good handwriting habits from the start. Margin dots further guide young writers, ensuring their text remains aligned and easy to read.
Inside the front cover, students will find charts for blends and digraphs, complete with practical examples. These resources offer targeted practice, helping students recognize and understand key components of language, which are essential for reading fluency.
The laminated back cover provides a colourful and interactive space for practicing sight words, reinforcing essential reading skills in an engaging way. This hands-on practice helps young readers build fluency and comprehension, laying a strong foundation for their reading journey.
Additionally, the book includes a space at the back for students to set and reflect on their learning goals, fostering a sense of responsibility and self-direction. An alphabet chart with upper- and lower-case letters is paired with example words, te reo Māori translations, and corresponding images, enriching vocabulary and promoting cultural inclusivity as part of comprehensive literacy education.
Here’s an example of how you can use this book: When teaching blends and digraphs, such as "ch" or "th," you can guide the student to locate the blend on the chart inside the front cover. After identifying the blend, the student can practice writing words like "chip" or "that" on the lined pages. To reinforce their learning, encourage the student to draw a picture representing one of these words in the blank space above the lines. This approach helps solidify their understanding of blends and digraphs through both writing and creative expression.
Introducing Kupu Words 2
Kupu Words 2 is aimed at guiding Year 3-4 students through essential stages of literacy development. With a focus on structured literacy, this book provides a clear and consistent framework that supports students in building strong reading and writing skills.
The 10mm line spacing is ideal for this age group, offering ample room to develop handwriting skills while maintaining a structured format. The book integrates active reading strategies, such as predicting, connecting, questioning, monitoring, summarising, and visualising, to enhance students' comprehension and engagement with texts.
On the laminated back cover, a dedicated space allows students to set and visualise their learning goals, fostering a sense of self-reliance and determination. The inside flap offers a guide to the writing process, with steps like planning, drafting, revising, and editing, ensuring students approach writing tasks in an organised and methodical way.
Additionally, a handy writing checklist prompts students to focus on important elements such as capital letters, full stops, finger spacing, spelling, and neatness, reinforcing good writing habits. The inside back cover provides foundational grammar lessons on parts of speech and sentence structure, encouraging students to explore and use a variety of sentence types in their writing.
Here’s an example of how you can use this book: During a vocabulary lesson, direct students to the inside back cover where they can engage with the parts of speech section. For instance, after introducing new verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, have students record their favorite words in the designated space. They can then use these words in sentences, referring to the sentence structure guide to ensure they are constructing simple, compound, or complex sentences correctly. This exercise helps students apply new vocabulary in context while reinforcing their understanding of sentence structures.
Introducing Kupu Words 3
Kupu Words 3 is designed for students in year levels 5 to 8, providing a comprehensive approach to literacy development within a structured framework. Building on the skills established in Kupu Words 1 and Kupu Words 2, this book offers advanced tools and techniques to deepen students’ understanding and enhance their language abilities.
With 8mm line spacing, Kupu Words 3 is tailored to suit the writing style of this age group, giving students the space they need to practice and refine their writing. The structured layout promotes organised and clear writing, which is essential for developing strong literacy skills.
A key feature of Kupu Words 3 is the inside flap attached to the laminated back cover, where students can set their own learning goals, personalising their literacy journey. The reverse side of this flap offers a guide to figures of speech, complete with explanations and examples, allowing students to explore creative expression in a structured way.
On the front inside cover, students will find a set of reading response questions for both fiction and non-fiction texts. These prompts encourage deeper engagement with reading materials, helping students analyse, evaluate, and make connections.
The back inside cover provides a detailed section on parts of speech, along with space for students to record examples. It also breaks down sentence structures, explaining simple, compound, and complex sentences, which supports students in building a solid understanding of grammar.
The laminated back cover presents eight active reading strategies—Predicting, Visualising, Connecting, Questioning, Making Inferences, Summarising, and Synthesising. These strategies are presented in an easy-to-follow format, to reinforce students' ability to engage with texts more effectively.
Kupu Words 3 blends structured literacy principles with engaging activities, supporting students as they continue their literacy journey.
Here's an example of how you can use this book: During writing exercises, students can utilize the back inside cover of Kupu Words 3 to explore sentence structures and parts of speech. For instance, while crafting a paragraph, they can refer to the sections on nouns, adjectives, and verbs to ensure varied and rich language use. They might experiment with creating simple, compound, or complex sentences, using the guidance provided to enhance their writing.
