This colourful set of 32 Context Clues Tasks Cards helps students to use clues when reading to understand the meaning of unknown words. Print and laminate these context clues task cards for regular use! These semantics activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR) and are a practical addition to your structured literacy programme. Activities link…
Get your students’ imagination flowing and send them on an exciting overseas adventure. Students read NZ School Journal stories and articles that feature locations from around the world. They choose task cards to complete, earning passport stamps and money for tourist activities. This NZ School Journal Task Cards resource provides a fantastic entry point for…
Explore The Kuia and the Spider, the classic New Zealand picture book, in your classroom with our easy-to-use activities. These activities combining comprehension and vocabulary skills with the higher-order thinking skills of applying new knowledge and creating and synthesising. These activities would suit students from Year 3-6. Please note: To complete these activities you…
Take a trip back in time while improving reading comprehension with our Ancient Egypt Reading Comprehension activities. This activity pack includes FOUR Year Five and Six (Grade Five and Six) non-fiction passages with six pages of unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. Gain context with our bonus Ancient Egypt PowerPoint. NOW INCLUDES…
Elevate your persuasive writing instruction with our comprehensive Writing to Persuade Activities. This all-inclusive resource pack equips educators with the essential tools for teaching persuasive writing. This writing resource is designed to support teachers to teach Writing to Persuade from Phase 2 (Year 4-6) and Phase 3 (Year 7-8) of Te Mātaiaho: English in…
Elevate your Phase 2 (Year 4-6) Writing to Inform: Explanation writing instruction with our comprehensive Writing to Inform: Explanation Writing Activities. This all-inclusive resource pack equips educators with the essential tools for teaching explanation writing. This writing resource is designed to support teachers to teach Writing to Inform: Explanations, from Phase 2 (Years 4,…
Boost your students’ literacy and historical understanding with this engaging resource. Centred on the “The Māori Pioneer Battalion” article from the Level 3 June 2014 School Journal, this comprehensive resource effectively develops reading comprehension skills while deepening knowledge of Anzac Day and World War I. Ideal for structured literacy programmes! This teaching tool engages…
Introducing our comprehensive Adjectives Teaching Pack – the ultimate resource to help students master one of the fundamental building blocks of sentences. Packed with engaging materials, this pack equips educators with all the tools necessary to ensure a deep understanding of adjectives. Unlock the potential of your lessons with our thoughtfully crafted teaching slides,…
Learn about the upcoming 2023 Women’s World Cup with this reading and literacy pack. This engaging resource includes an informational non-fiction passage, reading and vocabulary questions, links to explore the topic further, and higher-order thinking tasks. Just print and go! In this 2023 Women’s World Cup pack you will receive: 1. One text…
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