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This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on Matariki, a public holiday marking the Māori New Year in New Zealand. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: The text emphasises the following phoneme-to-grapheme correspondences: /or/ phoneme represented by or /ar/ phoneme represented by ar ‘er’ grapheme…
We’ve put together a bundle of reading response activities for the NZ Level 3 2020 School Journals. This bundle has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within the May, August, and November NZ Level 3 School Journals. Both a paper-based and digital option are included so you can use this in…
Our Daily Literacy Review Slides are dynamic and effective tools for enhancing memory, retention, and learning. By incorporating the principles of spaced practice, interleaved practice, and retrieval practice, these daily reviews offer a comprehensive approach to reinforcing previously taught literacy content. They are a great companion to your structured literacy programme. What is included in…
Learn about the popular New Zealand band Six60 with our differentiated reading passages and literacy activities. This resource features a full digital pack – perfect for Google Classroom or Microsoft One Drive. Great for New Zealand’s May Music Month! This Year 4, Year 5-6 and Year 7-8 pack includes a non-fiction passage, reading and…
Learn about Rudolph and his reindeer friends with this informational Christmas Reindeer Reading Comprehension text! This Christmas-themed differentiated passage will engage your students while reinforcing important reading skills. These are great reading comprehension activities for guided reading! In this Christmas Reindeer Reading Comprehension pack you will receive: 1. One text, with an extended and scaffold…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on the Olympic Games and New Zealand’s involvement. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: This text has a particular focus on v_e split digraph words, including a_e, e_e, i_e, and o_e split digraphs. Examples include athlete, compete, backstroke,…
This digital resource provides a structured, step-by-step instructional sequence for teaching New Zealand Basic Script and the transition to Cursive Style. Designed for 10–15 minute daily sessions, these slides focus on the explicit modelling of efficient movements to build writing stamina and automaticity. Updated 2026. Note: These slides are also featured across our Daily…
UPDATE: 20 additional pages have been added, plus answers. This Writing Skills Year 5 and 6 bundle features our Literacy Skills Activity Pack, Figurative Language Activities Bundle and our Literacy Skills Poster Bundle. Grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling and figurative language feature in this year-long resource. With activities and an assessment, you can cover the…
Take a trip back in time while improving reading comprehension with our differentiated Ancient Egypt Pyramids Reading Comprehension activities. This activity pack includes one Year 5-8 non-fiction passage (at two levels) with six pages of unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. Gain context with our bonus Ancient Egypt PowerPoint and Internet website…
Improve reading comprehension in your classroom with our differentiated myths and legends from around the world close reading passages and questions. This pack includes five passages with six pages of engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. These activities are great for your guided reading program or as homework tasks. Learn more about Theseus and the Minotaur,…
Explore the cultural significance and ties to the natural world of the nine stars of Matariki (te iwa o Matariki). Our set of reading and literacy activities provides two options for you: whole-class teaching slides and printable worksheets for small-group or independent use. These activities work for Year 5-8 learners and align with the Science…
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