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Bring the 2024 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year into your classroom with this ready-to-go novel study! Nine Girls follows Titch, whose family moves from Auckland to Ngāruawāhia in the late 1970s. She becomes determined to find the gold buried on her family’s land, and an unexpected friendship with Paneiraira, a talking eel, leads her…
These activities support Years 4 to 6 students working through the Fact Finders text “Trees, Leaves, Seeds”. Students practise reading and hearing the long /ē/ sound, spelled ee and ea. The book covers why trees matter, what they need to grow and some of our best-known native trees, from Tāne Mahuta to the tī kōuka….
Looking for low-prep follow-up tasks that keep young readers engaged? This print-and-go activity pack reinforces targeted sound-spelling patterns and early sight words using the Ready to Read Phonics Plus decodable reader Bug in the Hut (Kākano 2 Seed Level). Instead of filler work, these printable pages give your tamariki structured practice in phonics, handwriting, reading…
Looking for low-prep follow-up tasks that keep young readers engaged? This print-and-go activity pack reinforces targeted sound-spelling patterns and early sight words using the Ready to Read Phonics Plus decodable reader In the Bin (Kākano Seed Level). Instead of filler work, these printable pages give your tamariki structured practice in phonics, handwriting, reading comprehension, and…
This pack is for Years 4 to 6 students reading the Fact Finders decodable text “Critter of the Day”. The focus is ai and ay representing the long /ā/ sound. Critter of the Day introduces three New Zealand critters (the springtail, the gecko and the praying mantis – an insect) and invites readers to learn…
Help your Year 3 students transition smoothly to chapter books with this complete, low-prep literacy resource for Kate De Goldi’s Chapters story, Max Leaves Home. What’s Included Chapter Check-Ups: Quick, flexible comprehension questions for every single chapter. Perfect for checking in on literal retrieval, new vocabulary, predictions, and sequencing (beginning, middle, and end). End-of-Text Discussion…
Save time and know your students are completing follow-up activities that build a range of reading and literacy skills. This resource provides games and activities for the Ready to Read Phonics Plus Kākano Seed Level reader: Tap, Tap found in New Zealand schools. ***This resource is provided in A4 paper size and British spelling.*** In…
How does your phone know exactly where you are? Your students use GPS every day, but few know how it works or what happens when it fails. This ready-to-teach activity pack is built around “The Global Positioning System” by Renata Hopkins (Connected Level 4, 2019). The article explains how a network of satellites and a…
Streamline your literacy block and keep students actively engaged with independent follow-up tasks designed to reinforce essential foundational reading skills. Crafted specifically for New Zealand classrooms, this supplementary pack supports the Ready to Read Phonics Plus Kākano (Seed Level) reader titled Pop, Pop in the Pot. Formatted for A4 printing using British/NZ English conventions. What…
This pack is for Years 4 to 6 students reading the MoE Fact Finders decodable text: How to Catch a Fish. The focus is adjacent consonants, consonant digraphs and short vowels. What’s included: Two-page activity sheet: Word Reading: ten focus words from the book, with a Quick Draw. Comprehension Questions: the four question types recommended…
What would you do if your class had to find $500 to start a business, and your workers were bees? This ready-to-teach unit helps Year 5 and 6 students explore how a small business really works. It’s built around “A Sweet Business” by Bronwen Wall (School Journal, Level 3, November 2016). The article follows the…
How do scientists know the sea is rising? This ready-to-teach unit gets Year 5 and 6 students asking that question and finding the answer in the evidence. It’s built around “Rising Seas” by Kate Potter (Connected, Level 3, 2014). The article opens on a wrecked roller coaster in the Atlantic after Hurricane Sandy, then heads…
Save time and know your students are completing follow-up activities that build a range of reading and literacy skills. This resource provides games and activities for the Ready to Read Phonics Plus Kākano Seed Level reader: Mud, Mud, Mud, found in New Zealand schools. ***This resource is provided in A4 paper size and British spelling.***…
Celebrate Pacific connections and language revitalisation in your classroom with this complete resource package for “The Boy Who Loves Niue,” featured in the School Journal (Years 5–6, June 2026). Tailored specifically for Year 5 and 6 learners, this unit is built around Science of Reading and Structured Literacy principles, creating meaningful cross-curricular links to Social…
Save time and know your students are completing follow-up activities that build a range of reading and literacy skills. This resource provides games and activities for the Ready to Read Phonics Plus Kākano Seed Level reader: The Pin Tin, found in New Zealand schools. ***This resource is provided in A4 paper size and British spelling.***…
Save time and know your students are completing follow-up activities that build a range of reading and literacy skills. This resource provides games and activities for the Ready to Read Phonics Plus Kākano Seed Level reader: To the Top, found in New Zealand schools. ***This resource is provided in A4 paper size and British spelling.***…
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