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…
This colourful set of 32 Context Clues Tasks Cards helps students to use clues when reading to understand the meaning of unknown words. Print and laminate these context clues 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. Activities link…
Get your students’ imagination flowing and send them on an exciting overseas adventure. Students read NZ School Journal stories and articles that feature locations from around the world. They choose task cards to complete, earning passport stamps and money for tourist activities. This NZ School Journal Task Cards resource provides a fantastic entry point for…
Enhance Your Students’ Reading Comprehension with Science of Reading Principles. Develop your students’ reading comprehension and New Zealand history content knowledge with this comprehensive resource, focused on First World War Mascots from the Level 2 November 2024 School Journal. A great addition to your structured literacy program and a focus on Anzac Day. This…
Introducing our comprehensive Adjectives 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 adjectives. Unlock the potential of your lessons with our thoughtfully crafted teaching slides,…
Go paperless with our Synonyms and Antonyms Digital Task Card Activities. These Google Slides activities feature 32 interactive slides for students to work through. This semantics resource is aligned with the Science of Reading (SoR). **Suitable for both US and British spellings.** This semantics resource is suitable for Google Drive, Google Classroom, or…
This colourful set of 30 Dictionary Skills Tasks Cards helps students to use a dictionary to find the meaning of unknown words. Students will also practice putting words into alphabetical order and identifying parts of speech. Print and laminate these context clues task cards for regular use! This set of 30 Dictionary Skills Tasks…
This superhero-themed pack includes eight Sight Word Snakes and Ladders Game Boards to cover the NZ High-Frequency Sight Word Levels: Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Orange. Help your students build their sight word fluency while also engaging them in this fun game. Sight word recognition improves reading fluency, allowing the student to focus their…
This colourful set of sentence-building cards helps students to understand the building blocks of sentences. Laminate these and create a hands-on sentence-building activity, a parts of speech identification activity, or a handy classroom display. Sentence-building cards can be a fun and interactive way to teach language skills, reinforce grammar concepts, or simply engage learners…
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