This resource provides simple and practice activities to send home with emergent readers who are following the Ready to Read Phonics Plus scope and sequence. These Kākano 2 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…
Strengthen your learners’ reading comprehension using this comprehensive tool, built around the “Underground Soldiers” piece from the Level 4 June 2014 School Journal. Ideal for bolstering your structured literacy approach and for an integrated exploration of Anzac Day. This teaching resource immerses students in robust comprehension activities, vocabulary development, grammar, syntax, sentence construction, logical reasoning,…
Learn about Matariki and the Māori New Year with this easy-to-use reading and literacy pack. In this set of Matariki Reading Comprehension and Literacy Activities pack, pitched at Year 4 learners, students will learn what Matariki is, and how, when, and why it is celebrated. This resource is provided in both print and digital form…
Learn about Matariki and the Māori New Year with this easy-to-use reading and literacy pack. In this set of Matariki Reading Comprehension and Literacy Activities pack, pitched at Year 3 learners, students will learn what Matariki is, and how, when, and why it is celebrated. This resource is provided in both print and digital form…
We’ve put together a bundle of reading response activities for Junior Journals 57-62. This Level 2 NZ Junior Journal Activities Bundle has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within Junior Journal 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, and 56. Both a paper-based and digital option are included so you can use this…
Save your time and know that your students are completing follow-up activities featuring a range of reading and fine motor skills. This resource provides follow-up activities for a selection of 8 Blue Level 10 readers found in New Zealand and Australian schools. An engaging format is used to develop your students’ sense of agency and…
Engage your students in the “friendly games” with our creative and engaging resource bundle. Your students will learn about the history of the Commonwealth Games, its traditions, the city of Birmingham, and the upcoming 2022 Birmingham Games! Our Birmingham 2022 Games Resource Bundle features: The Games Scavenger Hunt Puzzle Activity – Year 5-8 The…
Use these Reading Comprehension Skills Posters to help teach important reading comprehension strategies. These eye-catching posters are provided in two formats: TItle + definition Title + definition + sentence starters Both posters also include a QR code that students can scan to see an additional video that explains the reading comprehension skill. The following…
Go paperless with our Google Slides figurative language digital activities bundle. These activities feature 102 interactive slides for students to work through. Due to their mostly open-ended nature, many slides can be used multiple times! Develop your students’ ability to use figurative language in their writing. Great for distance learning and at-home learning. These…
Go paperless with our Digital Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension bundle! This combo pack is great for digital guided reading! Learn about video games, Ancient Egypt, the world under the sea, and natural disasters with our differentiated reading passages and questions. Each of the four Google Slides resources includes four passages (at two levels) with at least…
Learn about the cheeky character of Maui the demigod with our Maui Myths Paired Texts from the Pacific and Polynesian islands of Hawaii, Tahiti, Tonga, and New Zealand. These fiction-to-fiction paired texts target reading comprehension using two different passages about Māui and his exciting adventures. In this Maui Myths Paired Texts pack you will receive:…
Our Daily Maths 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 mathematics content. A great companion to your structured maths programme. Aligns with the refreshed New…
This novel study is a comprehension, discussion, and activity guide accompanying Witi Ihimaera’s The Whale Rider. The book explores themes of family, friendship, bravery, gender roles, power and resilience and traditions. The Whale Rider Novel Study has been split up into sections. Each section varies in size due to the number of pages and…
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