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How To Write A Narrative // PART 1 Narrative Writing For Kids

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Narrative Story Planning // PART 2 Narrative Writing For Kids

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Narrative Introduction // PART 3 Narrative Writing For Kids

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Narrative Conclusion //  PART 4 Narrative Writing For Kids

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writing in an enchanted forest but it gets darker (and spookier?) the longer you write

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A great tool for surfacing descriptive words

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"The Forest's Treasure" Magic & Adventure! Fantasy Short Story to learn English@WOAFairyTalesEnglish

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Students sit in a circle and each adds a sentence to create an enchanted forest story, emphasizing descriptive language.

or, find a buddy, sit in a circle and work as a pair to add a new sentence to the story

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Replace the UK animals with NZ examples

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Writing Prompts #16: Forest Destruction 🌲

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Integrate technology by using an interactive app or website that simulates a walk through New Zealand's enchanted forests, spotting and identifying native birds along the way. Students can describe each bird they find in the app, noting special features.

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Have students listen to recordings of the native birds' calls and songs. Then, ask them to describe what they hear and match the sounds to the correct bird. This activity helps develop auditory descriptive skills and familiarizes students with the unique calls of Aotearoa's native birds.

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Downloading the songs: Right-click the song link for options to save. More help on files.

Reusing the songs: These bird songs are Crown Copyright. They may be reused, even commercially, as long as you credit the Department of Conservation (NZ). More about copyright.

Dawn chorus

Dawn chorus with bellbird/korimako in the foreground (MP3, 1,853K)
01:58 - Birds singing from silver beech trees in Abel Tasman National Park.

Dawn chorus with tūī in the foreground (MP3, 2,889K)
03:04 - Tui and a chorus of many other birds singing in mixed bush and flowering kowhai.

Dawn chorus with blackbirds in the foreground (MP3, 2,281K)
02:25 - Adult male blackbird and many other birds giving song in garden surroundings.

Bird species

Fantail: Chatham Island fantail song (MP3 1,597K)
01:41 - Singing from a song perch.

Fantail: North Island fantail song (MP3, 230K)
00:14 - Making short feeding flights and giving calls.

Fantail: North Island fantail song (MP3 1,842K)
00:1:57 - Adult giving territorial calls while moving from perch to perch in willows.

Fantail: South Island fantail (MP3, 2,015K)
02:08 - Adult male territorial song.

Kākāpō male 'booms' (MP3, 2,102K)
02:14 - Adult male 'booming' to attract females.

Kākāpō male 'chings' (MP3, 345K)
00:22 - Adult male 'chinging' to attract females.

Kākāpō male territorial calls (MP3, 2,361K)
02:30 - Adult male giving territorial calls (00:43). Screaming in answer to playback of booming call played through amplifier.

Kākāpō female song (MP3, 1,396K)
01:28 - Adult female.

Kea song (MP3, 977K)
01:02 - Kea responding to recordings of their calls.

More bird songs and calls

For other bird calls visit NZ Birds Online.

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Downloading the songs: Right-click the song link for options to save. More help on files. Reusing the songs: These bird songs are Crown Copyright. They may be reused, even commercially, as long as you credit the Department of Conservation (NZ). More about copyright.

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Create a picture dictionary with enchanted forest vocabulary. Introduce new words like 'whispering willows', 'twinkling', and 'mystical'. Each student will draw a picture representing the word and use it in a sentence, enhancing both their vocabulary and descriptive skills.

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Below is a list of enchanted forest words - that is, words related to enchanted forest. The top 4 are: fairy, forest, fantasy and magic. You can get the definition(s) of a word in the list below by tapping the question-mark icon next to it. The words at the top of the list are the ones most associated with enchanted forest, and as you go down the relatedness becomes more slight. By default, the words are sorted by relevance/relatedness, but you can also get the most common enchanted forest terms by using the menu below, and there's also the option to sort the words alphabetically so you can get enchanted forest words starting with a particular letter. You can also filter the word list so it only shows words that are also related to another word of your choosing. So for example, you could enter "fairy" and click "filter", and it'd give you words that are related to enchanted forest and fairy.

You can highlight the terms by the frequency with which they occur in the written English language using the menu below. The frequency data is extracted from the English Wikipedia corpus, and updated regularly. If you just care about the words' direct semantic similarity to enchanted forest, then there's probably no need for this.

There are already a bunch of websites on the net that help you find synonyms for various words, but only a handful that help you find related, or even loosely associated words. So although you might see some synonyms of enchanted forest in the list below, many of the words below will have other relationships with enchanted forest - you could see a word with the exact opposite meaning in the word list, for example. So it's the sort of list that would be useful for helping you build a enchanted forest vocabulary list, or just a general enchanted forest word list for whatever purpose, but it's not necessarily going to be useful if you're looking for words that mean the same thing as enchanted forest (though it still might be handy for that).

If you're looking for names related to enchanted forest (e.g. business names, or pet names), this page might help you come up with ideas. The results below obviously aren't all going to be applicable for the actual name of your pet/blog/startup/etc., but hopefully they get your mind working and help you see the links between various concepts. If your pet/blog/etc. has something to do with enchanted forest, then it's obviously a good idea to use concepts or words to do with enchanted forest.

If you don't find what you're looking for in the list below, or if there's some sort of bug and it's not displaying enchanted forest related words, please send me feedback using this page. Thanks for using the site - I hope it is useful to you! 🐨

That's about all the enchanted forest related words we've got! I hope this list of enchanted forest terms was useful to you in some way or another. The words down here at the bottom of the list will be in some way associated with enchanted forest, but perhaps tenuously (if you've currenly got it sorted by relevance, that is). If you have any feedback for the site, please share it here, but please note this is only a hobby project, so I may not be able to make regular updates to the site. Have a nice day! 🐡

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A big list of 'enchanted forest' words. We've compiled all the words related to enchanted forest and organised them in terms of their relevance and association with enchanted forest.

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Create a simple bird feeder project in class. This hands-on activity not only gets students involved in conservation by attracting local birds for observation but also allows them to describe the various birds that visit the feeder, noting differences in size, color, and feeding behavior.

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Invite students to draw scenes of an enchanted forest including some of the native birds they've learned about. They should focus on adding detailed descriptions of the birds and the environment on their drawings to practice their descriptive writing skills.

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Host a 'Bird of the Week' presentation where each week, a student or a group of students prepares a presentation on one of New Zealand's native birds. They research the bird's habitat, appearance, and behavior, and present their findings, focusing on descriptive language to share with the class.

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Have students draw maps of their own enchanted forests, marking where different creatures live, including the manu, magic plants, and other elements they've created or learned about.

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Organize a fun and educational quiz game where students recall facts and descriptions of the native birds they have learned about. The quiz can include visual aids and sounds to make it more dynamic and engaging.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ

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Do you know the difference between a hihi and a huia? Or how many species of kiwi there are in NZ? Put your native bird knowledge to the test.

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Quiz: How well do you know your New Zealand birds?

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Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two or more of New Zealand's native birds, such as the tūī and the kiwi. Students will research and present information focusing on physical appearance, habitat, behavior, and other descriptive traits.

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Read a Maori legend or story that features one of the native birds as a character. This allows students to connect emotionally with the birds and enhances their understanding of Maori culture. Discuss the traits and descriptive elements of the bird as portrayed in the story.

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THIS TITLE IS OUT OF PRINT NZ LISTENER TOP 50 CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2016
The Cuckoo and the Warbler tells the story of one of the most remarkable wildlife relationships in New Zealand, between pipiwharauroa, the shining cuckoo, and riroriro, the grey warbler.

It is a story of tragedy, trickery and faithful care - and it plays out each spring and summer in the forests of Aotearoa. Although rarely seen by humans, the interaction of these two native birds is a striking example of nature's inventiveness - a drama that comes to life through the exquisite illustrations of Heather Hunt's latest book.

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THIS TITLE IS OUT OF PRINT NZ LISTENER TOP 50 CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2016 The Cuckoo and the Warbler tells the story of one of the most remarkable wildlife relationships in New Zealand, between pipiwharauroa, the shining cuckoo, and riroriro, the grey warbler. It is a story of tragedy, trickery and faithful care - and it...

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Set up a creative art station where students can craft their own versions of a native bird using recycled materials. Encourage them to observe images of the bird closely, aiming to replicate its features accurately with their materials. This activity fosters creativity and attention to detail.

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Authentic Text: How Kiwi saved the Forest

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Authentic Text: How Kiwi saved the Forest

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Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

Learning area: English

Category: Fiction

Descriptive language:

“swooping”, “soaring”, “rainbow wings”, “booming call”, “guardian”, “squawked”, “damp, dark forest floor”, “deep, sad breath”, “fade”, “grow dull”, “heart sank”, “most loved”

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Series: School Journal Level 2 May 2015

Learning area: English, Social Sciences

Curriculum level: 2

Reading year level: 4

Category: Non-fiction

Topics: conservation, environment, forestry, trees

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Series: School Journal, Level 3 November 2011

Learning area: Science

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 6

Category: Non-fiction

Fabulous Vocabulary Extension

-English

-Te Reo Māori

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Series: School Journal Level 3, June 2012

Learning area: English

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 6

Category: Non-fiction

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Series: Junior Journal 59, Level 2, 2019

Colour wheel level: Gold

Curriculum level: 2

Reading year level: 3

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Series: Junior Journal 59, Level 2, 2019

Learning area: English

Colour wheel level: Gold

Curriculum level: 2

Reading year level: 3

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Series: School Journal Level 3, June 2012

Learning area: English, Science

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 5

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Series: School Journal Level 4 November 2022

Learning area: Science, Social Sciences

Curriculum level: 4

Reading year level: 6