Our reading comprehension activities include passages at two reading levels and a range of follow-up tasks featuring higher-order thinking skills. These activities link the skills of reading and writing, and the range of topics helps students increase their knowledge across the curriculum (content-area literacy).
Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions You can grab these reading comprehension activities and relax because we’ve done the hard work for you! This resource features 20 engaging non-fiction texts and a wealth of reading comprehension strategies. Higher-order thinking questions challenge students to read deep and think critically about the passages. These activities meet many…
Do your students love video games? Engage them in reading with our History of Video Games Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions. This pack includes one Year Five and Six (Grade Four and Grade Five) non-fiction informational text with six engaging text-dependent higher-order thinking tasks. These activities are great for your reading program, or as homework…
Explore Maori Myths and Legends (Pūrākau) and the mythical world of Māori Gods and Supernatural Beings with our Maori Myths and Legends Activities Bundle. Your students will be engrossed while learning with our Who am I? and Bingo games and be challenged to think outside the square with our higher-order thinking activities. Our character analysis…
Do you have video-game-obsessed students in your classroom? This differentiated Pokemon Go Reading Comprehension resource is for them! This pack includes two Year Five and Six (Grade Four and Grade Five) non-fiction passages with six pages of engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. These activities are great for END OF YEAR reading activities, your guided reading…
We’ve put together a set of integrated reading and history resources that explore a range of Aotearoa New Zealand Protests across history. Your learners will explore momentous and powerful protests such as the Māori Land March, the Bastion Point occupation, NZ’s Nuclear-Free protests, the Springbok Tour Protests, the invasion at Parihaka, and more! Our New…
This Tonga Reading Comprehension Activities pack includes engaging reading activities featuring higher-order thinking activities to use with the following NZ School Journal texts: The Sons of Ma’afu – School Journal Oct 2015 Level 2 (Year 4) ‘Ofa Lahi Atu – Good Luck – School Journal P3 N3 2000 (Year 5) A Vanishing Art/ Tomorrow’s Tapa…
This New Zealand Politics Reading Activities Bundle is a great way to prepare and engage your students with the upcoming NZ General Election in October. The New Zealand Politics Reading Activities Bundle features the following resources: New Zealand Politics and the 2020 General Election Scavenger Hunt Puzzle Poster Kate Sheppard Reading Comprehension Activities |…
This resource’s purpose is to explore what we know about the range of people who were at Waitangi around the time of the Treaty of Waitangi signing, and the key people involved in the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This Key People at the Treaty of Waitangi Signing Year 1-3 resource features: …
Improve reading comprehension in your classroom with our differentiated Video Games Reading Comprehension bundle This pack includes four non-fiction passages with six pages of engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order-thinking tasks. These activities are great for your guided reading program, as independent work, or as homework tasks – suitable for Year 5-8 students. NOW INCLUDES A FULL…
Ramp up your reading comprehension program with this Reading Comprehension Maori Myths & Legends BUNDLE. It features differentiated traditional literature Reading Comprehension passages with Higher Order Thinking Tasks. It features eight Māori Myths and Legends or Pūrākau (Volume One and Two), and contains a wide range of higher order thinking activities! Perfect for your guided…
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