Our Type of Sentences Grab and Go pack helps you to teach four sentence types (based on function): statement, command, question, and exclamation. We’ve included vibrant posters, ready-to-go activity sheets, and interactive digital resources. These activities have been crafted to engage New Zealand students with sentences brimming with Kiwiana, te reo Māori and…
Practice decoding and spelling CVC words using our CVC spinners. Spin the spinners to create, write and read CVC words. Use this resource as a reading activity, with your guided reading group, or as a whole class activity to practice decoding and spelling CVC words. This resource contains: 12 spinners (a mix of consonants,…
The purpose of this resource is to explain how, over time, various New Zealand governments restricted voting rights for Māori, women, and Chinese people. Both print and digital activities are provided. This History of New Zealand Voting Rights resource features: A three page article that explains how New Zealand governments restricted voting rights…
Go paperless with our Vocabulary Digital Task Cards Mega Bundle. These Vocabulary Google Slides activities feature 346 interactive slides for students to work through and 60 teaching slides to introduce the concepts. This vocabulary resource bundle is suitable for Google Drive, Google Classroom, or Microsoft OneDrive (instructions included), and can be used on multiple…
Head back in time to the Jurassic Age and improve reading comprehension with our Dinosaurs Reading Comprehension activities. This activity pack includes FIVE Grade Five and Six (Year Five and Six) informational non-fiction passages with six pages of unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. These activities are great for your guided…
Christmas is an extremely busy time of year! Let us save you some time! This Christmas Reading Comprehension Bundle will engage your students while reinforcing important reading skills – great reading comprehension activities for guided reading! In this Christmas Reading Comprehension Bundle you will receive: Three Christmas Reading Packs (In total, you receive four texts…
These 40 slides cover a mix of math concepts suitable for year 7-8 students, focusing on the material they should be familiar with in phase 3 of the New Zealand maths curriculum. Each number includes both a slideshow version and a printable version, which students can use to answer the questions shown on the slide. Perfect…
Elevate your daily math block with these Year 5 (Phase 2) “Number of the Day” slides. Designed to challenge upper-primary students, this resource moves beyond basic whole numbers to tackle millions, decimals, and algebraic thinking. These 80 daily warm-ups are designed to build fluency with larger numbers and rational numbers, helping students switch seamlessly between…
This Ready to Read Phonics Plus bundle provides simple, practice activities to send home to readers who follow the Ready to Read Phonics Plus scope and sequence. It covers all readers in this series, from Kākano through to Rākau. These resource sheets can be printed and glued in a home learning book to accompany the…
Save time and deliver an outstanding descriptive writing unit with this resource, fully aligned with Phase 2 of Te Mātaiaho: NZ English Curriculum. This pack contains everything you need to guide your Years 4-6 students from initial concept to polished final piece. Everything You Need in One Resource Pack: Teaching and Learning: Full teaching…
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…
Liven up your classroom for Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga – Tonga Language Week with these engaging daily teaching slides! This comprehensive set of PowerPoint slides covers Monday to Friday, providing a full week of language and cultural immersion for your whole class. No prep needed – just project and go! What’s Inside? Each…
Enhance Your Students’ Reading Comprehension with the Science of Reading Principles. This comprehensive resource, focused on the story “After the Fire” from the Level 3 November 2019 School Journal, will help you develop your students’ reading comprehension. It is a great addition to your structured literacy program and perfect for a study of the Sāmoan…
The Whaling and Sealing in New Zealand Scavenger Hunt is an engaging cross-curriculum reading comprehension activity. Allow your students to move around the room, visit reading passages and answer questions. Solve the mystery of the First Mate’s Peril! The task card scavenger hunt is designed so students must visit/read each of the ten fact…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the Connected Phase 3 Year 7-8 2024 – The Land of Taniwha 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…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on storms and contains factual information about what you may see in a storm, what to do and what could happen afterwards. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on: /or/ represented by or…
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