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.
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…
Enhance Your Students’ Reading Comprehension with Science of Reading Principles. This comprehensive resource based on the article ‘Land of Islands’ from Junior Journal 69, will develop your students’ reading comprehension while also developing key content knowledge. It is a great addition to your Year 3 structured literacy program. ‘Land of Islands’: This article integrates…
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,…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the School Journal Story Library text ‘Marcus Thomas: New Zealand Caveman’. This resource has everything you need to learn more about caving adventures! Grab your helmet and ropes and abseil your way into this story! This School Journal Story Library text covers content great…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive resource, focused on Listening Eyes, Speaking Hands: The Story of Deaf Education in New Zealand from the Level 3 November 2018 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…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive resource, focused on Choie Sew Hoy: Otago Pioneer from the Level 2 May 2021 School Journal. Great as an addition to your structured literacy program. This teaching tool engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar, syntax, sentence structure, verbal reasoning, and content knowledge—key elements…
Our Words for Indicating Degree Explicit Teaching Slides and Activities provide a dynamic, effective way to explore word meanings, making them an excellent addition to any structured literacy programme. Expanding students’ vocabulary is vital for enhancing reading and writing skills, as research shows that students with a wider vocabulary often perform better academically, especially in…
Empower your students to take charge of their learning journey with the Student Bureau of Improvement Collector Cards! These cards celebrate and reinforce student agency by recognising new skills, leadership, and self-management in the classroom. Designed to encourage students to take an active role in their learning, these collector cards help students develop ownership and…
Spark excitement and develop recount writing skills in your classroom with these five sets of writing prompts and scaffolded writing activities. The activities cover recount writing – personal narratives (write to entertain). They include engaging writing prompts, mentor texts, scaffolded material, and planning graphic organisers. This writing resource also includes in-depth teacher notes. This…
This resource contains 8 independent activity sheets designed for Year 5 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 5” in the heading and a version without it….
This comprehensive resource provides 10 independent activity sheets designed for Year 4 students to practice essential literacy skills autonomously. These activities are ideal for literacy rotations, homework, or early finishers, allowing students to work without interrupting the teacher. Please note: We’ve included a version with “Year 4” in the heading and a version without…
This Daily Maths Vocabulary Slides resource is your no-prep, 5-minute-a-day solution to building essential Geometry and Statistics vocabulary for your Year 4 students. These slides can be used in PowerPoint or imported into Google Slides. These 12 vocabulary slideshows are designed to be quick, engaging, and powerful. Aligned with Year 4 (Phase 2) of…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on how we can reduce the amount of waste we produce. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on: /s/ phoneme, represented by ‘s’, ‘ss’, ‘ce’, ‘se’ and ‘c’ This resource contains: Decodable text…
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