This colourful set of 32 Pronouns Tasks Cards helps students to understand one of the key building blocks of sentences. Print and laminate these pronouns task cards for regular use! These grammar-syntax activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR). This resource is a practical addition to your structured literacy programme. Activities link directly…
This colourful set of 32 Nouns and Proper Nouns Tasks Cards helps students to understand one of the key building blocks of sentences. Print and laminate these nouns and proper nouns task cards for regular use! This resource is also included in our Nouns Teaching Pack. These grammar-syntax activities align with the Science of…
Celebrate 100 days of school in style with this dynamic, engaging and collaborative activity – a wonderful bulletin board display. 100 days is a perfect chance to celebrate the great activities and experiences of the first few months while also looking forward to what adventures are still to come! Students create a collaborative jigsaw puzzle that…
This pack is for Years 4 to 6 students reading the Fact Finders decodable text “Critter of the Day”. The focus is ai and ay representing the long /ā/ sound. Critter of the Day introduces three New Zealand critters (the springtail, the gecko and the praying mantis – an insect) and invites readers to learn…
This pack is for Years 4 to 6 students reading the MoE Fact Finders decodable text: How to Catch a Fish. The focus is adjacent consonants, consonant digraphs and short vowels. What’s included: Two-page activity sheet: Word Reading: ten focus words from the book, with a Quick Draw. Comprehension Questions: the four question types recommended…
How does your phone know exactly where you are? Your students use GPS every day, but few know how it works or what happens when it fails. This ready-to-teach activity pack is built around “The Global Positioning System” by Renata Hopkins (Connected Level 4, 2019). The article explains how a network of satellites and a…
Looking for low-prep follow-up tasks that keep young readers engaged? This print-and-go activity pack reinforces targeted sound-spelling patterns and early sight words using the Ready to Read Phonics Plus decodable reader In the Bin (Kākano Seed Level). Instead of filler work, these printable pages give your tamariki structured practice in phonics, handwriting, reading comprehension, and…
Looking for low-prep follow-up tasks that keep young readers engaged? This print-and-go activity pack reinforces targeted sound-spelling patterns and early sight words using the Ready to Read Phonics Plus decodable reader Bug in the Hut (Kākano 2 Seed Level). Instead of filler work, these printable pages give your tamariki structured practice in phonics, handwriting, reading…
Save time and know your students are completing follow-up activities that build a range of reading and literacy skills. This resource provides games and activities for the Ready to Read Phonics Plus Kākano Seed Level reader: Tap, Tap found in New Zealand schools. ***This resource is provided in A4 paper size and British spelling.*** In…
Save time and know your students are completing follow-up activities that build a range of reading and literacy skills. This resource provides games and activities for the Ready to Read Phonics Plus Kākano Seed Level reader: Mud, Mud, Mud, found in New Zealand schools. ***This resource is provided in A4 paper size and British spelling.***…
Transform your phonics instruction with these vibrant, evidence-based Spelling Rules Suffix Posters. Perfect for structured literacy classrooms, structured intervention, or home learning! Are you looking for an easy, effective way to explicitly teach suffix spelling rules? This comprehensive set of classroom posters simplifies abstract phonics rules into manageable, highly visual steps. Each poster breaks down…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive resource, focused on the non-fiction article “Daylighting Streams” from the School Journal Level 3 June 2024. Explore kaitiakitangi, conservation, environmental change and the impacts of urban planning. Great as an addition to your structured literacy program. Enhance Your Students’ reading comprehension skills with Science of Reading Principles….
Enhance Your Students’ Reading Comprehension with Science of Reading Principles. This comprehensive resource based on the article ‘Incredible Insects’ from Junior Journal 70, will develop your students’ reading comprehension while also developing key content knowledge. It is a great addition to your Year 3 structured literacy program. Incredible Insects – Junior Journal 70: This article…
Transform your phonics instruction with these vibrant, evidence-based Split Digraphs Posters. Designed explicitly for early readers, this resource provides clear visual anchors, mouth formation cues, and word examples to help students confidently master the trickiest first-year spelling rules. Perfect for structured literacy classrooms, structured intervention, or home learning! Are you looking for an easy, effective…
We’ve put together a bundle of activities to reinforce spelling rules for Phases One to Three. This bundle includes all the spelling rules in the refreshed New Zealand curriculum for Year 0-Year 8. The resource bundle is organised and partitioned by spelling rules and phonics concepts so you can match these activities to your school’s…
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