We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 3 August 2017, Our School Journal 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 the way that suits…
Introducing our comprehensive Subject, Verb and Object Teaching Pack – the ultimate resource to help students master one of the fundamental building blocks of sentences. Packed with engaging materials, this set of resources equips educators with all the tools necessary to understand the sentence structure of subject, verb and object. Unlock the potential of…
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…
This digital slide deck is a specialised handwriting instructional tool for teaching the New Zealand Basic Script, a practical alphabet designed for speed, legibility, and automaticity. Optimised for short, 10–15 minute daily sessions, these slides guide students through the specific movements and patterns required to master handwriting. Note: These slides are also featured…
Ignite Historical Understanding and Literacy Skills with the Anzac Day article ‘Grey Angels’. This ready-to-use resource, based on the captivating “Grey Angels” article from the Level 3 June 2014 School Journal, transforms learning about Anzac Day and World War I into an engaging experience. Perfect for structured literacy, it builds deep comprehension through the Science…
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…
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…
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…
Embrace the multicultural classroom in style with our Diwali: Festival of Lights print and go worksheets. Just choose which resources you would like to use and print them out! Perfect to use in the classroom as an early finisher activity, as part of a literacy rotation, or for homework. In 2025, Diwali falls on Monday…
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