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We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the Connected 2016 Level 4: Getting the Message. This resource has everything you need to dive into the articles within this publication. The Connected series promotes content-based literacy. Students are exposed to scientific, technological, and mathematical vocabulary and contexts, and broaden their knowledge and understanding…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the Connected 2016 Level 2: Show and Tell. This resource has everything you need to dive into the articles within this publication. The Connected series promotes content-based literacy. Students are exposed to scientific, technological, and mathematical vocabulary and contexts, and broaden their knowledge and understanding…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive resource, focused on the non-fiction article “Amazing Antics in New Zealand from the Year 5-6 November 2025 School Journal. Great as an addition to your structured literacy program. Enhance Your Students’ reading comprehension skills with Science of Reading Principles. This teaching tool engages students in deep…
Enhance your students’ reading comprehension and knowledge of NZ history content with this comprehensive resource, focused on Valley of the Whales from the Level 4 June 2023 School Journal. This teaching tool is great as an addition to your structured literacy program. It engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar, syntax, sentence…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the Connected Level 2 2015: Have You Checked? This resource has everything you need to dive into the articles within this publication. The Connected series promotes content-based literacy. Students are exposed to scientific, technological, and mathematical vocabulary and contexts, and broaden their knowledge and understanding…
Your learners will love our differentiated Minibeasts Shared Reading Activities. This pack includes shared reading passages, follow-up activities, and discussion questions. Learn more about twelve fascinating creepy crawlies! In the Minibeasts Shared Reading Activities pack you receive: 1. 12 shared reading discussion passages in PowerPoint presentations: Native Bees Centipede Cicada Cockroach Dragonfly Flax snail Black tunnelweb…
Spark excitement and develop writing skills in your classroom with these five sets of writing prompts and scaffolded writing activities. The activities cover writing to inform: information reports, explanation writing and biography writing. They include engaging writing prompts, mentor texts, scaffolded material, and planning graphic organisers. This writing resource also includes in-depth teacher notes….
This resource is a comprehension, discussion and activity guide to accompany the novel Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl. Through humour, exaggeration, and a fast-paced plot, the novel explores themes of bravery, leadership, fairness, survival, and standing up to injustice. Beneath its playful tone, Fantastic Mr Fox invites readers to think about power, greed,…
New Zealand Native Invertebrates: Full Reading and Comprehension Pack PLUS 8 Interdisciplinary Creative STEAM Projects! This Minibeasts resource features ready-to-go nonfiction passages about unique New Zealand minibeasts (like the Wētā, Katipō Spider, and Pūriri Moth). In addition to providing reading comprehension activities, we’ve added a set of Deep Dive Synthesis Tasks designed to challenge…
Minibeasts Non-Fiction Passages and Engaging Follow-Up Activities This is a ready-to-go, jam-packed resource designed to engage Year 4 students with interesting, thought-provoking activities about Aotearoa New Zealand’s native mini-beasts. It includes non-fiction reading passages about fascinating creatures: Ngaro Huruhuru (Native Bee) Weri (Centipede) Kikihi (Cicada) Papata (Cockroach) Kapowai (Dragonfly) Titiwai (Glowworm) The passages are…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive resource, focused on the article Saving the Lizards from the Level 2 November 2022 School Journal. Great as an addition to your structured literacy program. Enhance Your Students’ Reading Comprehension with Science of Reading Principles. This teaching tool engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building,…
Supercharge your reading programme with this engaging five-pack Reading Skills Check Mega Bundle! Designed for Year 6 learners, this resource uses high-interest themes – Food, Natural Disasters, Sports, Insects and Vehicles – to build comprehension, vocabulary, inference, and analytical skills in a structured, easy-to-implement format. Five weeks included! Each pack offers a week of…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive whole-class teaching resource, focused on the story Spotting Kiwi from the Year 4 November 2025 School Journal. Great as an addition to your structured literacy program. Enhance Your Students’ Reading Comprehension with Science of Reading Principles. Spotting Kiwi – School Journal Year 4 November 2025 This…
Minibeasts Non-Fiction Passages and Engaging Follow-Up Activities This is a ready-to-go, jam-packed resource designed to engage Year 4 students with interesting, thought-provoking activities about Aotearoa New Zealand’s native mini-beasts. It includes non-fiction reading passages about fascinating creatures: Tunga rere (Huhu beetle and grub) Katipō spider Pupu rangi (Kauri snail) Pūriri moth Wētā Noke (Worm) …
Bring the fascinating world of New Zealand’s native creepy-crawlies into your classroom! This beautiful printable set features 24 unique NZ minibeasts, each with its name in English and Te Reo Māori, plus a short poem. It includes full-colour and ink-friendly black-and-white versions. This resource is a must-have for any Kiwi classroom, blending science, literacy,…
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