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…
Explore how meteorologists forecast the weather with these differentiated reading passages and science activities. This weather pack includes an informational non-fiction passage, reading and vocabulary questions, and higher-order thinking tasks. This resource features a full digital pack – perfect for Google Classroom or Microsoft One Drive. These activities are great for your guided reading…
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…
Blast off into space while improving reading comprehension with our Apollo 11 Moon Landing close reading activities. A differentiated non-fiction passage with six pages of unique and engaging higher-order thinking tasks. This pack includes a full digital pack – ready for Google Classroom and Microsoft One Drive. In this First Moon Landing Reading Activities…
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…
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’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 3 June 2024. Our School Journal Level 3 June 2024 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’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 2 June 2024. Our School Journal Level 2 June 2024 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…
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…
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