This resource includes 25 under the sea themed writing prompts in three formats: PowerPoints, Journals, and Worksheets. You can choose the ones that suit your class best. Great for sea week! You will receive 25 writing prompts: – Nine Explanation prompts – Eight Narrative prompts (story starters) – Eight Photo Prompts When you purchase this…
Engage your students with these easy-to-use reading packs. We’ve put together a bundle of fantastic reading comprehension activities exploring Pets, Zoo Animals, Ocean Creatures, and Sports. These reading passages are pitched at Year Three (Grade 2 and 3) learners. The resources are provided in both print and digital form – great for Google Classroom or…
Boost your students’ literacy and historical understanding with this engaging resource. Centred on the “The Māori Pioneer Battalion” article from the Level 3 June 2014 School Journal, this comprehensive resource effectively develops reading comprehension skills while deepening knowledge of Anzac Day and World War I. Ideal for structured literacy programmes! This teaching tool engages…
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…
This resource has been produced to help students consolidate the skill of writing summaries. This Summarising Activities Pack includes: Two summarising posters Four summarising question worksheets for use with any fiction text Three summarising question worksheets for use with any non-fiction text GIST summarising tool graphic organiser (and explainer information) One summarising question worksheet…
We’ve compiled a set of reading response activities for the Connected Level 3 2023 – He Pātaka Kura Huna text. This resource has everything you need to dive into the articles within this publication. Connected supports Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories and Tīkanga ā-Iwi, social sciences, inclusion, and well-being – within integrated literacy programmes. When…
This resource has been produced to help students consolidate the skill of making inferences. Build verbal reasoning skills. This Inference Skills Reading Resource includes: Three inference skills posters. Five inference skills question worksheets for use with any fiction text. 16 inference skills task cards for use with any fiction text. Inferencing is a…
Save your time and know that your students are completing follow-up activities featuring a range of reading comprehension skills with our PM Readers Activities Bundle. This follow-up activities bundle provides follow-up activities for a range of current PM readers found in New Zealand and Australian schools. Over 150 PM readers are covered in this mega…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 4 November 2018. This resource has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within this publication. Both a paper-based and digital option is included so you can use this in the way that suits you best…
These Phonics and Structured Literacy teaching slides have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of five consonant digraphs: ch, sh, th, -ck, -ng. This teaching tool could be used as a warm-up at the start of a structured literacy session, as revision or as a whole class lesson. Both PowerPoint and…
These Phonics and Structured Literacy teaching slides have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of the nine target sound and letters: l, e, c, f, u, b, g, r, h. This teaching tool could be used as a warm-up at the start of a structured literacy session, as revision or as a…
The purpose of this resource is to explain they key roles that Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia and Kate Sheppard played in the women’s suffrage campaign in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This Women and the Vote resource features: Two non-fiction texts: Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia Biography Kate Sheppard Biography Two sets of reading comprehension questions…
Our engaging Punctuation challenges will grab your students’ attention and help to improve their writing. Enjoy the flexibility of both paper-based AND digital options! These English Language Arts Literacy cards include capital letters, periods/full stops, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, apostrophes, and quotation marks. Go paperless with our Google Slides-ready punctuation digital writing resource!…
Highlight conservation and care for the environment with our Earth Day reading comprehension scavenger hunt puzzle. The completed puzzle posters will brighten your classroom walls or bulletin boards. Learn about the history of Earth Day, climate change, recycling, the tiny island of Tokelau that uses 100% renewable energy, conserving marine life, and more! Earth Day is…
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