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…
Explore extreme weather and its causes and effects with these differentiated reading passages and science activities. This weather pack includes an informational non-fiction passage, reading and vocabulary questions, and higher-order thinking tasks. This resource features a full digital pack – perfect for Google Classroom or Microsoft One Drive. These activities are great for your…
Our Daily Maths Review Slides are a dynamic and effective tool for enhancing memory, retention, and learning. By incorporating principles of spaced practice, interleaved practice, and retrieval practice, these daily reviews offer a comprehensive approach to reinforcing previously taught mathematics content. A great companion to your structured maths programme. Aligns with the refreshed New…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 3 June 2024. Our School Journal Level 3 June 2024 Activities resource has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within this publication. Both a paper-based and digital option are included so you can use this in…
These Punctuation Power-Up activities are a great boost for those who need some extra practice of punctuation skills. This pack focuses on the various uses of capital letters, including the start of a sentence and proper nouns. We’ve provided two levels, easily identified by the handwriting or standard lines on the worksheet. Most…
This novel study is a comprehension, discussion, and activity guide accompanying Des Hunt’s The Last Tuatara. This intriguing novel is suitable for upper primary to lower secondary because of its themes of family, friendship, bravery, and environmental awareness. The Last Tuatara Novel Study has been split up into sections. Each section varies in size…
Go paperless with our Shades of Meaning Digital Task Card Activities. These Google Slides activities feature 24 interactive slides for students to work through, and 10 teaching slides. This semantics resource is aligned with the Science of Reading (SoR). This semantics resource is suitable for Google Drive, Google Classroom, or Microsoft OneDrive (instructions included),…
Immerse your students in New Zealand’s history with this NZ School Journal Task Cards resource! This comprehensive collection features 72 carefully selected texts from School Journals (Levels 2, 3, and 4, 2012-2022). With 40 task cards to choose from, students enjoy flexibility while exploring articles and stories that delve into the country’s historical people, places, events, and artefacts….
Get your fireworks ready and celebrate the Chinese New Year with our Chinese New Year reading comprehension activities. This activity pack includes THREE Year Five and Six (Grade Four and Grade Five) non-fiction passages with six pages of unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. Gain context with our bonus Chinese New Year…
The Persuasive Speech Toolkit is a comprehensive resource that guides students through writing and delivering compelling persuasive speeches. This toolkit simplifies complex concepts, making speech writing accessible and engaging for all learners. How It Works: This toolkit provides a structured, explicit, step-by-step approach to teaching persuasive speech writing. It breaks down the process…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 3 November 2017, Our School Journal resource has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within this publication. Both a paper-based and digital option are included so you can use this in the way that suits…
Explore tools to measure the weather with these differentiated reading passages and science activities. This weather pack includes an informational non-fiction passage, reading and vocabulary questions, and higher-order thinking tasks. This resource features a full digital pack – perfect for Google Classroom or Microsoft One Drive. These activities are great for your guided reading…
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