We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for a range of Sāmoa-themed NZ School Journal texts and Connected texts. Our Samoa School Journal and Connected Follow Up Activities resource has everything you need to explore this engaging topic further. Lesson plans and comprehensive print and digital follow-up activities are included. The School…
Boost Reading Comprehension with our “All as One” Whole-Class Teaching Resource Elevate your students’ reading comprehension skills using Science of Reading principles with this comprehensive resource. These activities focus on the “All as One” article from the Level 3 November 2020 School Journal. Ideal for structured literacy programmes and timely for Ramadan studies, this tool…
Dive into the thrilling adventures of Children of the Rush (Book 3) by James Russell with this engaging novel study. Set during the 1860s Otago gold rush, this children’s novel follows the journey of three young protagonists—Michael, Atarangi, and Siu. After crossing the Southern Alps, the trio settles in Hokitika, hoping for a peaceful new…
Ignite enthusiasm and build essential writing skills in your classroom with these writing prompts and structured activities. Covering the genres of narrative (writing to entertain), argument writing (writing to persuade), and informative writing (writing to inform), this resource includes engaging prompts, mentor texts, scaffolded materials, and graphic organisers for planning. Comprehensive teacher notes are also…
Our Tier 2 Vocabulary Explicit Teaching Slides for Year 6 are a dynamic and effective tool for exploring word meanings. These explicit teaching slides are a great companion to your structured literacy programme. Expanding students’ vocabulary is crucial for improving their reading and writing skills. Studies have shown that students with larger vocabularies perform better…
Explore the structure and design of pā in New Zealand with this dynamic teaching resource. These print and digital independent activities are pitched at Year 5-8 learners and align with the Science of Reading and the principles of a knowledge-rich curriculum. In this Structure and Design of Pā independent activities pack, you receive: …
Explore the history of pa in New Zealand with this dynamic whole-class teaching resource. These whole-class teaching slides work for Year 5-8 learners and align with the Science of Reading and the principles of a knowledge-rich curriculum. In this History of Pā Whole-Class teaching pack, you receive: 1. A whole-class teaching set of…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on cricket and contains factual information about it and personal stories of the narrator and their love of the sport. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: The text emphasises the following phoneme-to-grapheme correspondences: /k/ phoneme represented by -ck,…
Explore the traditional legend of the Philippines: ‘The Legend of Mount Makiling’ with our set of reading and literacy activities. We have provided two options for you: a set of whole-class teaching slides and worksheets for small-group or independent use. These activities work for Year 4-6 learners. In this Philippines Legend Reading Comprehension and…
Engage your students in Remembrance Day commemorations with our interactive scavenger hunt and puzzle pack! Your students will learn about Remembrance Day’s history, the significance of poppies, how the event is celebrated today, and more! Remembrance Day is held each year on 11 November. Display the eight fact cards around the room and hand out…
Go paperless with our Halloween Digital Reading Comprehension Activity for Google Slides! Learn about the history of Halloween and how this spooky night is celebrated around the world with our differentiated reading passages and questions. This Google Slides resource includes two passages (at two levels) with eight unique slides of engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order…
Celebrate the Chinese New Year in your classroom with our Google Slides Chinese New Year Digital Reading Comprehension Activity, designed for Year Five and Six (Grades 4 and 5). This engaging, paperless resource is perfect for digital guided reading and brings the excitement of the Chinese New Year right to your students’ devices. It features…
Take a trip back in time while improving reading comprehension with our Ancient Egypt Reading Comprehension Bundle. This bundle includes informational non-fiction passages, unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. In addition, introduce your classroom to the amazing world of Ancient Egypt with our Ancient Egypt Escape Room. Students complete challenges and collect…
Bring the festive spirit into your classroom with this engaging “Roll-a-Christmas-Tale” writing kit! This comprehensive resource is designed to help your students master narrative writing, all while having holiday fun. Aligned with Phase 2 of the New Zealand English Curriculum, this pack includes everything you need to guide your students from planning to publishing. Students…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the School Journal Story Library text: In His Blood – The Bruce McLaren Story. This resource has everything you need to dive into the story of Bruce McLaren’s life! Rev your engines, motorsport enthusiasts! This School Journal Story Library text covers content great for…
Manu o te Wiki: Bird of the Week Reading Activities In this reading task for students working at phase two: year 4, 5 and 6; we have included: 5 x slideshows, each with their own Manu o te wiki and activities for each PowerPoint slideshows and Google Slides included 5 x worksheets for students…
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