Kākano | Seed supporting materials - cards and games
This page describes the supporting materials in the Kākano | Seed phase of Ready to Read Phonics Plus. Kākano | Seed is the first phase of learning in the Ready to Read Phonics Plus scope and sequence.
About this resource
This page describes the supporting materials in the Kākano | Seed phase of Ready to Read Phonics Plus. You will find a support video on teaching students to articulate sounds and blend decodable words, and information about the Kākano sound cards, the Kākano book series and the matching pairs, snap and bingo games. The resources are available to download under Materials that come with this resource.
Kākano | Seed supporting materials - cards and games
Kākano I Seed is the first phase of the Ready to Read Phonics Plus series. The focus is on building the following foundational reading skills:
- Decoding (segmenting and blending) common phonetically regular words that follow the consonant vowel consonant (CVC) spelling pattern.
- Comprehending simple stories.
- Developing oral language and vocabulary skills around a story.
There are a number of supporting materials for the Kākano | Seed phase.
Digital copies
You can download a digital copy of the Kākano supporting materials. Go to the "About this resource" section at the top of the page.
See Materials that come with this resource and choose from:
- Kākano-Seed-Sound-Card (.pdf)
- Kākano-Seed-Matching-Pairs-Game (.pdf)
- Kākano-Seed-Snap-Game (.pdf)
- Kākano-1-Bingo (.pdf)
- Kākano-2-Bingo (.pdf)
- Kākano-3-Bingo (.pdf)
Order copies
Copies of Ready to Read Phonics Plus books and resources are distributed free to primary schools that use the New Zealand Curriculum.
Schools can re-order print copies of Ready to Read Phonics Plus at:
You can find more information about the Kākano | Seed supporting materials and games below.
Kākano | Seed supporting materials
Kākano | Seed sound cards can introduce or support sound and letter knowledge. You can use them before students read or to support sound and letter knowledge as they read the books. Students' learning needs guide you in choosing how you use the cards.
You can download a digital copy of the Kākano | Seed sound cards. Go to the “About this resource section” at the top of the page.
See Materials that come with this resource and choose:
- Kākano-Seed-Sound-Card (.pdf)
The Kākano | Seed phase overview shows the suggested order of the books, the focus sounds, words to blend, and kupu Māori for each book.
To download a pdf copy of the Kākano | Seed phase overview, go to Ready to Read Phonics Plus Phase 1 - Kākano | Seed
You can find more detailed information about each subgroup, along with access to the books in suggested teaching order, by either searching using the rupua | search bar, or by selecting them via the carousel at the bottom of this page.
The subgroup pages also give direct access to the book titles from within each phase.
Kākano | Seed texts are designed to support students to build the following foundational skills for ongoing reading success:
- Decode (segment and blend) common phonetically regular words that follow the consonant vowel consonant (CVC) spelling pattern.
- Comprehend simple stories.
- Develop oral language and vocabulary skills around a story.
Ready to Read Phonics Plus books have teaching notes in the inside back cover. These provide ideas about how you can use the books to engage your students with word recognition and ways to build language knowledge.
You can access the Kākano | Seed books in suggested teaching order via the subgroup pages at the bottom of the page.
Ready to Read Phonics Plus includes a games pack designed to provide opportunities for students to practise the skills you have already explicitly taught – skills such as decoding and blending. The games provide opportunities to consolidate the letter-sound (grpheme-phoneme) correspondences learned in the Kākano | Seed phase of the Ready to Read Phonics Plus Scope and Sequence.
The games pack includes:
- Matching Pairs cards
- Snap cards
- Bingo boards and tiles.
You can download digital copies of the Kākano | Seed games. Go to the “About this resource" section at the top of the page.
See Materials that come with this resource and choose from:
- Kākano-Seed-Matching-Pairs-Game (.pdf)
- Kākano-Seed-Snap-Game (.pdf)
- Kākano-1-Bingo (.pdf)
- Kākano-2-Bingo (.pdf)
- Kākano-3-Bingo (.pdf)
Print versions of these resources are sent to all New Zealand schools with students in years 1-3. Schools can also re-order copies at Down the Back of the Chair.
Order copies
You can find more detailed information about each subgroup, along with access to the books in suggested teaching order, by either searching using the rupua | search bar, or by selecting them via the carousel below.
The subgroup pages also give direct access to the book titles from within each phase.
Kākano | Seed subgroups
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Ready to Read Phonics Plus Phase 1 - Kākano | Seed
Kākano I Seed is the first phase of learning in the Ready to Read Phonics Plus series.
1 of 4Ready to Read Phonics Plus - Kākano 1
Kākano 1 is the first of the three subgroups in the Kākano | Seed phase of learning in Ready to Read Phonics Plus. Kākano 1 has the focus sounds m a d p o t n i s.
2 of 4Ready to Read Phonics Plus - Kākano 2
Kākano 2 is the second of the three subgroups in the Kākano | Seed phase of learning in Ready to Read Phonics Plus. Kākano 2 has the focus sounds l e c f u b g r h.
3 of 4Ready to Read Phonics Plus - Kākano 3
Kākano 3 is the third and final subgroup in the Kākano | Seed phase of learning in Ready to Read Phonics Plus. Kākano 3 has the focus sounds k j v w y z -ck th ch sh -ng.
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