Check out our most recently released online teaching resources – perfect for in-class and distance learning. We have a range of both print and digital resources to engage your students and save you valuable time.
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on a fictional narrative about a trip to a shop and includes details about what the children bought and saw. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on: digraphs: sh, ch, th, -ng and…
Level up your morning math routine with these “Number of the Day” slides! Designed specifically for Year 2 (Phase 1), set two of this resource builds on Year 1 foundations and introduces students to 3-digit numbers, rounding, and more complex place-value concepts. What’s Covered in Phase 1 (set two): These daily warm-ups align with…
Challenge your students and deepen their mathematical thinking with these 70 Year 4 (Phase 2) “Number of the Day” slides (Set two). Designed to extend student learning, this resource focuses on advanced place-value concepts and increasing mental math fluency. This phase moves beyond the basics, offering complex daily problems that encourage students to apply a…
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 digital slide deck is a specialised handwriting instructional tool for teaching the New Zealand Basic Script, a practical alphabet designed for speed, legibility, and automaticity. Updated 2026. Optimised for short, 10–15 minute daily sessions, these slides guide students through the specific movements and patterns required to master handwriting. Note: These slides are…
This digital resource provides a structured, step-by-step instructional sequence for teaching New Zealand Basic Script and the transition to Cursive Style. Designed for 10–15 minute daily sessions, these slides focus on the explicit modelling of efficient movements to build writing stamina and automaticity. Updated 2026. Note: These slides are also featured across our Daily…
This advanced handwriting instructional slide package is designed for Year 7 and 8 (phase 3) students to bridge the gap between basic letter formation and the development of a mature, efficient writing style. Focused on building speed and high-level vocabulary transcription, these slides are the final step in achieving complete handwriting automaticity. Note: These…
This Kauri Gum Diggers Scavenger Hunt is an engaging cross-curricular reading comprehension activity. Allow your students to move around the room, visit reading passages and answer questions. Solve the mystery of the Fossil in the Frost! The task card scavenger hunt is designed so students must visit/read each of the ten fact cards! That…
Elevate your daily math block with these Year 5 (Phase 2) “Number of the Day” slides. This second set, designed to challenge upper-primary students, moves beyond basic whole numbers to tackle millions, decimals, and algebraic thinking. These daily warm-ups are designed to build fluency with larger numbers and rational numbers, helping students switch seamlessly…
This resource provides follow-up activities and home-learning tasks for six new (March 2026) Ready to Read Phonics Plus Māhuri Sapling Level readers found in New Zealand schools. An engaging format is used to develop your students’ sense of agency and independence – perfect for your reading rotations. Texts Covered in this Resource: Lani in…
Prepare your students for intermediate math with these 70 Year 6 (Phase 2) “Number of the Day” slides. This second set is designed for the specific needs of Year 6 students. It connects complex place-value concepts to fractions, decimals, and percentages. These daily warm-ups are rigorous and designed to build fluency across the full…
This resource is a comprehension, discussion, and activity guide accompanying the New Zealand CHAPTERS series. This series supports Year 3 students in transitioning to reading longer texts. The resource supports the teaching and reading of Papa Pasi’s Fabulous Birthday by Victor Rodger. Niva’s family have arrived from overseas. They’ve come to surprise Papa Pasi…
Spark excitement and develop persuasive writing skills in your classroom with these six sets of writing prompts and scaffolded writing activities. The activities cover argument writing (write to persuade). They include engaging writing prompts, mentor texts, scaffolded material, and planning graphic organisers. This writing resource also includes in-depth teacher notes. This resource aligns with…
Our Daily Maths Review Slides are a dynamic and effective tool for enhancing memory, retention, and learning. By incorporating principles of spaced practice, interleaved practice, and retrieval practice, these daily reviews offer a comprehensive approach to reinforcing previously taught mathematics content. A great companion to your structured maths programme. Aligns with the refreshed New…
These 40 slides cover a mix of math concepts suitable for year 7-8 students, focusing on the material they should be familiar with in phase 3 of the New Zealand maths curriculum. Perfect to use as a warm-up or as a quick maths review. Aligned with Year 7 and 8 curriculum standards. What is included? 5 Slides:…
Streamline your Year 7 math routine with these “Number of the Day” slides. Designed for Year 7 (Phase 3), this resource bridges the gap between arithmetic and early algebra, focusing on rigorous mental strategies for both whole numbers and decimals. This resource supports students in mastering the infinite nature of the base-10 system, from…
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