Go paperless with our Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms Digital Task Card Activities. These Google Slides activities feature 28 interactive slides for students to work through. This semantics resource is aligned with the Science of Reading (SoR). This semantics resource is suitable for Google Drive, Google Classroom, or Microsoft OneDrive (instructions included), and can be…
This resource provides follow-up activities and home-learning tasks for six new (March 2026) Ready to Read Phonics Plus Māhuri Sapling Level readers found in New Zealand schools. An engaging format is used to develop your students’ sense of agency and independence – perfect for your reading rotations. Texts Covered in this Resource: Lani in…
This resource is designed to give students extra fluency practice. Project the slides on your classroom projector or TV, and you are ready to go! A full teacher script is built into the slides to help guide you through the resource. The words used in this fluency resource are aligned to the scope and…
Develop deep reading comprehension skills with this engaging resource based on the personal narrative “Superhero” from the Level 3 November 2024 School Journal. Aligned with Science of Reading principles and the New Zealand English Curriculum, this comprehensive tool is perfect for structured literacy programs. The text explores themes of personal identity and belonging – great…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 4 November 2023. Our School Journal Level 4 November 2023 Activities resource has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within this publication. Both a paper-based and digital option are included so you can use this in…
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…
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,…
Learn about the formation of clouds and their impact on our weather with these differentiated reading passages and science activities. This resource features a full digital pack – perfect for Google Classroom or Microsoft One Drive. This weather pack includes an informational non-fiction passage, reading and vocubulary questions, and higher-order thinking tasks. These activities…
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…
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