Embrace the multicultural classroom and improve reading comprehension with our Hanukkah-themed differentiated close reading texts and activities. This pack includes two non-fiction passages with six pages of unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. These activities are great for your guided reading program, or as homework tasks. This resource would also be…
These activities support Years 4 to 6 students working through the Fact Finders text “Trees, Leaves, Seeds”. Students practise reading and hearing the long /ē/ sound, spelled ee and ea. The book covers why trees matter, what they need to grow and some of our best-known native trees, from Tāne Mahuta to the tī kōuka….
How do scientists know the sea is rising? This ready-to-teach unit gets Year 5 and 6 students asking that question and finding the answer in the evidence. It’s built around “Rising Seas” by Kate Potter (Connected, Level 3, 2014). The article opens on a wrecked roller coaster in the Atlantic after Hurricane Sandy, then heads…
Add Paul Mason’s gripping School Journal Story Library text, “Frogs,” to your reading programme with this ready-to-use resource pack. Ideal for Year 7 and 8 students working at a Year 6 reading level, this unit blends deep comprehension with narrative writing and curriculum-aligned tasks. In a stark post-apocalyptic wasteland, young scavenger Tane stumbles upon four…
We’ve put together a set of reading response and writing activities for the School Journal Story Library text “Wind Chimes” by Paul Mason Wind Chimes synopsis: Fleeing through the wilderness from a dystopian regime known as the “Voids,” teenagers Tre and Muse escape a repressive re-education school to return to Tre’s home settlement. After discovering…
We’ve put together a set of reading response and writing activities for the School Journal Story Library text ‘Home: Stories from New New Zealanders” by Kate Paris. ‘Home: Stories from New New Zealanders” is a non-fiction text that shares the real-life migration stories and settlement experiences of four young immigrants and refugees adjusting to life…
Prepare your students for intermediate math with these 70 Year 6 (Phase 2) “Number of the Day” slides. This second set is designed for the specific needs of Year 6 students. It connects complex place-value concepts to fractions, decimals, and percentages. These daily warm-ups are rigorous and designed to build fluency across the full…
Ignite curiosity and build real-world engineering skills with this comprehensive, four-phase Simple Machines Unit. Designed to seamlessly integrate Science, Technology, and Reading, this resource provides everything you need for a deep dive into the world of simple machines, culminating in an epic Rube Goldberg challenge! What’s Included in This 4-Phase Unit? This complete…
Guide your students through the essential skill of formal letter writing with our comprehensive, no-prep unit. Designed specifically for the busy teacher, this resource breaks down the block style format into clear, manageable steps that build confidence and ensure success. Perfect for your literacy programme, writing rotations, or to leave for a relief teacher,…
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