The Team Behind the Resources: Expert Support for the NZ Curriculum
Kia ora, I’m Hinemoa.
Top Teaching Tasks began in 2016 with a simple goal: to create high-quality, engaging literacy activities for my own children. What started as a personal project quickly revealed a much larger need. I realised that teachers across Aotearoa were facing the same challenge – an overwhelming workload and a lack of locally relevant, curriculum-aligned resources that truly engage students.
Today, Top Teaching Tasks has grown from a kitchen-table business into a trusted collective of experienced New Zealand educators. We are passionate about one thing: giving teachers their weekends back by providing resources that work exactly as promised.
Created By Teachers, For Teachers
We don’t believe in “busy work.” Every resource in our library is thorough, comprehensive, and built with a deep understanding of the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum. Our team includes full-time, part-time, and retired teachers – specialists who understand the reality of the modern Aotearoa classroom.
We specialise in:
- Structured Literacy and Morphology: Systematic tools for Year 0–9, focusing on word mapping, Latin and Greek roots, and vocabulary development.
- Integrated Social Sciences: Connecting New Zealand History, Geography, and te Ao Māori with core reading and writing skills.
- NZ School Journal Activities: Comprehensive follow-up tasks for School Journals, Junior Journals, and the Connected series.
- Daily Maths Review: Evidence-based numeracy practice designed to build student fluency and confidence.
Our Commitment to quality
Whether you are looking for individual downloads in our Shop or seeking full access through our Membership, our commitment remains the same: accuracy, relevance, and engagement. Our resources are available in versatile print and digital formats, optimised for Google Classroom, Seesaw, and Microsoft OneDrive to suit your teaching style.
With over 10,000 teachers across the country utilising our materials, we are proud to be a part of the daily learning journey in classrooms from Northland to Southland.
Just wanted to reach out and tell you how much my year 7 class is enjoying season one of the Aotearoa History podcast this year. It's a favourite part of our week. I hear from parents that students are talking about what we're listening to at home.
I love hearing them link past learning with current episodes and how some of them have gone on to reading more about certain events. This morning we listened to the episode about World War 2. I was so impressed to hear a group of boys talking about Michael Joseph Savage and remembering that he was the PM who introduced benefits and was a PM who looked after the common people.
At my school we always do the PAT Listening Comprehension test at the start of the year, but never do anything with the results. This year I decided that listening skills really need to be developed and that taking notes from listening is a key skill my learners need to learn. I'm so glad I stumbled across this podcast series and your resource to go with it!
I intend to continue with season 2, but I'll listen to the episodes before hand and decide whether my students are mature enough to cope with the content.
Have a fabulous weekend and I love your work!
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So, haere mai, afio mai, malo e me’a mai, fakatalofa atu, welcome, welcome, welcome!
