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…
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…
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…
This colourful set of 32 Complex Sentence Task Cards helps students understand one of the key sentence structures. Print and laminate these 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 to the Common Core…
Go paperless with our Synonyms and Antonyms Digital Task Card Activities. These Google Slides activities feature 32 interactive slides for students to work through. This semantics resource is aligned with the Science of Reading (SoR). **Suitable for both US and British spellings.** This semantics resource is suitable for Google Drive, Google Classroom, or…
This colourful set of 30 Dictionary Skills Tasks Cards helps students to use a dictionary to find the meaning of unknown words. Students will also practice putting words into alphabetical order and identifying parts of speech. Print and laminate these context clues task cards for regular use! This set of 30 Dictionary Skills Tasks…
Liven up your classroom for Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa – Sāmoa Language Week with these engaging daily teaching slides! This comprehensive set of PowerPoint slides covers Monday to Friday, providing a full week of language and cultural immersion for your whole class. No prep needed – just project and go! These PowerPoint slides can…
Dive into the NZ School Journal Level 3 November 2024 with Our Reading Response Activities! We’re excited to introduce our School Journal Reading Response Activities for the NZ School Journal Level 3 November 2024! This comprehensive resource is perfect for unpacking this School Journal’s engaging stories and articles. With a focus on identity, resilience, and…
These Punctuation Power-Up activities are a great boost for those who need some extra practice of punctuation skills. This pack focuses on end-of-sentence punctuation (full stops, question marks, and exclamation marks). We’ve provided two levels, easily identified by the handwriting or standard lines on the worksheet. Most of these worksheets have a vibrant…
This colourful set of 32 Commas Task Cards helps students to understand eight comma rules. Print and laminate these 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 to the Common Core (Grade 3-6) and…
Introducing our comprehensive Apostrophes and Contractions 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 apostrophes and contractions. Unlock the potential of your lessons with our…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 3 November 2018, This resource has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within this publication. Both a paper-based and digital option is included so you can use this in the way that suits you best…
The purpose of this resource is to explain they key roles that Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia and Kate Sheppard played in the women’s suffrage campaign in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This Women and the Vote resource features: Two non-fiction texts: Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia Biography Kate Sheppard Biography Two sets of reading comprehension questions…
These spelling activity task cards and Print and Go student worksheets are designed to save you time while providing students with a range of fun and interactive ways to practice their spelling words. The best thing about these activity cards is they work with ANY spelling list, so they are perfect for differentiated learning. Use…
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