This resource provides simple and practical activities to send home with emergent readers who follow the Ready to Read Phonics Plus scope and sequence. These Kākano 3 resource sheets can be printed and glued in a home learning book to accompany the corresponding home reader from the Phonics Plus range. In this pack, you…
These Punctuation Power-Up activities are a great boost for those who need some extra practice of punctuation skills. This pack focuses on end-of-sentence punctuation (full stops, question marks, and exclamation marks). We’ve provided two levels, easily identified by the handwriting or standard lines on the worksheet. Most of these worksheets have a vibrant…
Introducing our comprehensive Adverbs Teaching Pack – the ultimate resource to help students master one of the fundamental building blocks of sentences. Packed with engaging materials, this pack equips educators with all the tools necessary to ensure a deep understanding of adverbs and adverbial phrases. Unlock the potential of your lessons with our thoughtfully…
Learn about Matariki and the Māori New Year with this easy-to-use reading and literacy bundle. In this Matariki Reading Comprehension and Literacy Activities bundle, students will learn what Matariki is, and how, when, and why it is celebrated. Use these differentiated activities with Year 2, Year 3, and Year 4. Great if you have a…
Introducing our comprehensive Verbs and Verb Tenses Teaching Pack – the ultimate resource to help students master one of the fundamental building blocks of sentences. Packed with engaging materials, this pack equips educators with all the tools necessary to ensure a deep understanding of verbs and verb tenses. Unlock the potential of your lessons…
This colourful set of 32 Synonym Tasks Cards helps students to understand the meanings of words and how words function in sentences. Print and laminate these synonym task cards for regular use! These semantics activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR) and are a practical addition to your structured literacy programme. This set of…
These teaching slides are created to help you teach the key spelling rules for Phase One: During the Second Year. These structured literacy spelling rules slides will transform your literacy lessons. Designed to seamlessly align with the Transcription Skills—Spelling strand of Te Mātaiaho —The NZ English Curriculum, this resource brings the principles of structured literacy…
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…
We’ve put together a bundle of activities to explore, comprehend, and write poetry using emotions. This Poetry Activities bundle features: Poetry Comprehension Activities for NZ School Journal Poems – Print and Digital Six poetry comprehension activities Each resource features 8-10 questions. Six digital poetry comprehension activities Answers are included. Comprehension activities to use with…
This colourful set of Grammar (Parts of Speech) and Punctuation Posters helps students to understand the building blocks of sentences. Laminate these and create an engaging and useful classroom display. These sentence structure activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR). This resource is a practical addition to your structured literacy programme. Activities link directly to…
This colourful set of 32 Commas Task Cards helps students to understand eight comma rules. Print and laminate these task cards for regular use! These grammar-syntax activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR). This resource is a practical addition to your structured literacy programme. Activities link directly to the Common Core (Grade 3-6) and…
Introducing our comprehensive End of Sentence Punctuation Teaching Pack – the ultimate resource to help students master one of the fundamental building blocks of sentences. Packed with engaging materials, this pack equips educators with all the tools necessary to teach students to punctuate sentences correctly. Unlock the potential of your lessons with our thoughtfully…
Learn about the 2023 New Zealand General Election and the processes of the New Zealand government. In this set of reading comprehension and literacy activities pack, pitched at Year 2-4 learners, students will learn what an election is and all about the 2023 New Zealand General Election. In this New Zealand General Election Reading…
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…
Go paperless with our Winter Digital Writing Prompts! Encourage independence with this easy to use writing activity pack featuring 30 winter writing prompts. This Google Resource will have your students writing persuasive arguments, narratives and explanations using Google Slides in no time! You can get this pack as part of a discounted bundle here. ***This features…
Liven up your classroom for Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa – Sāmoa Language Week with these engaging daily teaching slides! This comprehensive set of PowerPoint slides covers Monday to Friday, providing a full week of language and cultural immersion for your whole class. No prep needed – just project and go! These PowerPoint slides can…
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