This novel study is a comprehension, discussion, and activity guide accompanying the novel Children of the Rush (Book 1) by James Russell. The book explores themes of social injustice, friendship, and bravery against the backdrop of the 1860s gold rush in New Zealand. The Children of the Rush Novel Study has been split up…
Learn about Rudolph and his reindeer friends with this informational Christmas Reindeer Reading Comprehension text! This Christmas-themed differentiated passage will engage your students while reinforcing important reading skills. These are great reading comprehension activities for guided reading! In this Christmas Reindeer Reading Comprehension pack you will receive: 1. One text, with an extended and scaffold…
Learn about the popular New Zealand band Six60 with our differentiated reading passages and literacy activities. This resource features a full digital pack – perfect for Google Classroom or Microsoft One Drive. Great for New Zealand’s May Music Month! This Year 4, Year 5-6 and Year 7-8 pack includes a non-fiction passage, reading and…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on the Olympic Games and New Zealand’s involvement. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: This text has a particular focus on v_e split digraph words, including a_e, e_e, i_e, and o_e split digraphs. Examples include athlete, compete, backstroke,…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on Matariki, a public holiday marking the Māori New Year in New Zealand. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: The text emphasises the following phoneme-to-grapheme correspondences: /or/ phoneme represented by or /ar/ phoneme represented by ar ‘er’ grapheme…
Take a trip back in time while improving reading comprehension with our differentiated Ancient Egypt Pyramids Reading Comprehension activities. This activity pack includes one Year 5-8 non-fiction passage (at two levels) with six pages of unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. Gain context with our bonus Ancient Egypt PowerPoint and Internet website…
Improve reading comprehension in your classroom with our differentiated myths and legends from around the world close reading passages and questions. This pack includes five passages with six pages of engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. These activities are great for your guided reading program or as homework tasks. Learn more about Theseus and the Minotaur,…
The purpose of the Matariki Stations Activities is to explore concepts and themes of Matariki, the Māori New Year, through an engaging and collaborative format. This activity is set up as a great introduction to Matariki. It is a tool to get your students reading, writing, interacting, using tech tools, creating, and working together….
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