Check out our set of reading response activities for the New Zealand Junior Journal 69. Our NZ Junior Journal 69 Activities and Lesson Plans pack 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…
Supercharge your reading programme with this engaging five-pack Reading Skills Check Mega Bundle! Designed for Year 4 learners, this resource uses high-interest themes – Food, Natural Disasters, Sports, Insects and Vehicles – to build comprehension, vocabulary, inference, and analytical skills in a structured, easy-to-implement format. Five weeks included! Each pack offers a week of…
Unlock the power of descriptive writing in your junior classroom! This comprehensive, no-prep unit provides everything you need to teach your Year 1-3 students how to write with vivid detail using the five senses. Transform simple sentences into rich, imaginative descriptions and watch your students’ writing confidence soar. Say goodbye to “It was nice”…
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…
Stop teaching literacy skills in isolation! This comprehensive unit brings a pivotal moment in Aotearoa New Zealand’s history to life while systematically building the reading and writing skills your students need. Grounded in the Science of Learning, this Women and the Vote unit is more than just a set of activities. It’s a carefully sequenced,…
This novel study accompanies novel Shadow by Michael Murporgo. Shadow is a powerful and emotionally resonant novel set in England. The novel tells the intertwined stories of a young Afghan refugee named Aman, his best friend Matt, and a brave dog named Shadow who changes their lives. The novel explores themes of friendship, war,…
Enhance your students’ reading comprehension and knowledge of NZ history content with this comprehensive resource, focused on Chinese New Zealanders from the Level 4 November 2019 School Journal. This teaching tool is great as an addition to your structured literacy program. It engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar, syntax, sentence structure,…
Enhance Your Students’ Reading Comprehension with Science of Reading Principles. Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive resource, focused on ‘Digging for Kauri Gum’ from the Level 2 November 2024 School Journal. Great as an addition to your structured literacy program. This teaching tool engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar,…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 4 June 2024. Our School Journal Level 4 June 2024 Activities have 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…
We’ve compiled a set of reading response activities for a range of NZ School Journal and Connected texts around the broad theme of Pā in Aotearoa New Zealand. This resource has everything you need to explore this engaging topic further. Lesson plans and comprehensive print and digital activities are included. The School Journal and…
These activities have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of nine consonant patterns. The consonant patterns included in this set are ff, ll, ss, zz -tch, -dge, qu, wh, and x. With initial modelling and scaffolding, these activities are intended to be completed independently to build students’ skills in following…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for Connected Level 4 2015: Is That So? This resource has everything you need to dive into the articles within this publication. The Connected series promotes content-based literacy. Students are exposed to scientific, technological, and mathematical vocabulary and contexts, and broaden their knowledge and understanding of…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 3 November 2016. 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…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 3 August 2016. 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…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 2 November 2016. 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 you…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 4 May 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 you…
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