We have a growing range of phonics activities. These complement the Phonics Plus Reading texts and can also be used as a part of your structured literacy programme.
Our Daily Literacy 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 literacy content. A great companion to your structured literacy programme. How many Daily Literacy Review sets…
These activities have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of three suffixes: -ing, -ed, -s With initial modelling and scaffolding, these activities are intended to be completed independently to build students’ skills in following instructions, fine motor skills and stamina to complete tasks. In this Phonics and Structured Suffixes Activities…
We have created activities to accompany the Ready to Read Phonics Plus Big Books: The Boat Race and Frog Finds a Home. These books introduce the characters that will be found in many of the Kākano, Tupu, Māhuri and Rākau Ready to Read Phonics Books. We have created 24 follow-up activities for the two Ready…
Our Daily Literacy Review Slides are dynamic and effective tools 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 literacy content. They are a great companion to your structured literacy programme. What is included in this…
Our Daily Literacy Review Slides are dynamic and effective tools 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 literacy content. They are a great companion to your structured literacy programme. What is included in this…
These activities have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of five consonant digraphs. The consonant digraphs included in this set are: ch, –ck, sh, th, -ng With initial modelling and scaffolding, these activities are intended to be completed independently to build students’ skills in following instructions, fine motor skills and stamina…
These activities have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of six target sounds and letters. The sound and letters included in this set are the following single consonants: j, k, v, w, y, z With initial modelling and scaffolding, these activities are intended to be completed independently to build students’ skills…
Practice reading CVC words, CCVC words, and CVCC words using our Cut and Match activities. Read each word and find the matching picture. Cut out the matching picture and glue it under the word. Use this resource as a reading activity, with your guided reading group, or as a whole class activity to practice…
These Phonics and Structured Literacy teaching slides have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of the nine target sound and letters: l, e, c, f, u, b, g, r, h. This teaching tool could be used as a warm-up at the start of a structured literacy session, as revision or as a…
Practice blending and reading CVC words, CCVC words, and CVCC words using our Snakes and Ladders game. Children roll the dice and move their counter around the board. They read the word they land on (and can practice writing it down on a whiteboard as well). If they land on the red ladder, they…
These Phonics and Structured Literacy teaching slides have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of five consonant digraphs: ch, sh, th, -ck, -ng. This teaching tool could be used as a warm-up at the start of a structured literacy session, as revision or as a whole class lesson. Both PowerPoint and…
Practice decoding and spelling CVC words using our Colour, Build and Write activity sheets. Students cut and rearrange the letter tiles to sound out the CVC word. They write the word and then colour the picture. We’ve created two versions of activities Version a) students trace the CVC word Version b) students write the…
Save your time and know that your students are completing follow-up activities featuring a range of reading and literacy skills. This resource provides games and activities for the Ready to Read Phonics Plus Kākano Seed Level reader: Nat and Pip found in New Zealand schools. ***This resource is provided in A4 paper size and…
These activities have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of ten vowel teams. The vowel teams included in this set are: ai, ay, ea, ie, igh, oa, o_e, ew, ow, and ue. With initial modelling and scaffolding, these activities are intended to be completed independently to build students’ skills in…
These Phonics and Structured Literacy teaching slides have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of six target sounds and letters: j, k, v, w, y, z. This teaching tool could be used as a warm-up at the start of a structured literacy session, as revision or as a whole class lesson. …
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on earthquakes and their impact on New Zealand. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on v_e split digraph words, including a_e, e_e, i_e, and u_e split digraphs. Examples include earthquake, plate, magnitude, shake,…
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