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.
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…
Check out our set of reading response activities for the New Zealand Junior Journal 70. Our NZ Junior Journal 70 Activities and Lesson Plans pack has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within this publication. Both a paper-based and digital option are included. This Junior Journal is all about insects, in…
Your search for New Zealand curriculum-aligned spelling activities ends here! Explore our comprehensive collection of activity sheets meticulously designed to enhance the teaching of 50 spelling rules at the Phase Two (Year 4-6) level. See the full list of included spelling rules below. The resource is organised by spelling rules and phonics concepts, so you…
Enhance Your Students’ Reading Comprehension with Science of Reading Principles. This comprehensive resource based on the article ‘What is a Tree>’ from Junior Journal 64, will develop your students’ reading comprehension while also developing key content knowledge. It is a great addition to your Year 3 structured literacy program. What is a Tree – Junior…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive resource, focused on the non-fiction article “Living by the Maramataka” from the Level 3 November 2022 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 comprehension strategies,…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (Year 4 – Year 8). It is a simple narrative that follows Pete, who goes to the creek to look for frogs and gets stuck in the mud. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on: /ē/ (long e), represented by ‘ee’…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (Year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on Slugs and Snails (minibeasts) and contains information about the differences between the bugs and some non-fiction information about them. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on long /ā/ sounds, represented by ‘ai’ and…
This resource contains 8 independent activity sheets designed for Year 6 students to practice literacy skills autonomously. These tasks are structured to provide student agency and to allow teachers to work with other groups without frequent interruptions. Please note: We’ve included a version with “Year 6” in the heading and a version without it….
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…
This Daily Maths Vocabulary Slides resource is your no-prep, 5-minute-a-day solution to building essential Number and Algebra vocabulary for your Year 6 students. These slides can be used in PowerPoint or imported into Google Slides. These 11 vocabulary slideshows are designed to be quick, engaging, and powerful. Aligned with Year 6 (Phase 2) of…
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…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the School Journal Story Library text: In His Blood – The Bruce McLaren Story. This resource has everything you need to dive into the story of Bruce McLaren’s life! Rev your engines, motorsport enthusiasts! This School Journal Story Library text covers content great for…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive resource, focused on the traditional Tongan tale The Sons of Ma’afu from the Level 2 October 2015 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…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the Connected Phase 2 Year 5-6 2024 – Pathways to Niue text. This resource has everything you need to dive into the articles within this publication. Connected supports Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories and Tīkanga ā-Iwi, social sciences, inclusion, and well-being – within integrated literacy programmes. Great…
This comprehensive resource, focused on the article “For the Ancestors“ from the Level 3 November 2019 School Journal, will help you develop your students’ reading comprehension. It is a great addition to your structured literacy program and perfect for a study of the Sāmoan culture. This teaching tool engages students in deep comprehension strategies,…
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