Develop your students’ reading comprehension, writing, and literacy skills with this comprehensive whole-class teaching resource, centred on the events leading up to the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Treaty of Waitangi—a foundational moment in Aotearoa New Zealand’s history. This resource is a perfect addition to your structured literacy program, offering both rich…
Help your students to learn about the Pacific island of Tokelau with our three-page activity sheet. It features eleven activities, and is ready to PRINT and GO! This would be perfect to use during Tokelau Language Week. Activities included are: 1. Fill in the gaps (cloze reading) 2. Wordfind 3. Snapshot 4. Letter Writing…
We’ve put together a bundle of reading response activities for the 2020 NZ School Journals. This NZ School Journal 2020 Bundle has everything you need to dive into the stories and articles within the May, August, and November 2020 Level 2, 3, and Level 4 School Journals. Both a paper-based and digital option are included…
Support vocabulary development and extend students’ reading comprehension and writing skills by explicitly teaching vocabulary: prefixes, suffixes, Greek and Latin root words, synonyms, antonyms, context clues, shades of meaning, homophones, homographs and homonyms, dictionary skills, thesaurus skills, and figurative language. These vocabulary activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR) and are a practical addition…
Engage your students and learn more about the celebration of Easter with our Easter Reading Comprehension Activity! Perfect for reading comprehension, your students will learn about the origins of Easter, Christian traditions around Easter, the Easter Bunny, Easter Eggs, Easter Around the World, Egg Rolling and more! The completed puzzle posters will brighten your classroom…
Celebrate the festive season and improve reading comprehension with our Christmas Reading Comprehension Activity. The completed puzzle posters will brighten your classroom walls or bulletin boards. Learn about the history of Christmas Trees, Christmas Carols, Christmas Cards, the North Pole, Saint Nicholas, Reindeer, Christmas Lights…and MORE! This activity is great for individuals, pairs, or small…
Take a trip back in time while improving reading comprehension with our Introduction to Ancient Egypt-themed differentiated close reading activities. This activity pack includes one year five – year 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…
Take a trip back in time while improving reading comprehension with our Ancient Egypt Pharaohs Reading Comprehension activities. This activity pack includes one differentiated 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…
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