Embrace the multicultural classroom and improve reading comprehension with our Diwali Activities. The completed Festival of Lights scavenger hunt puzzle posters will brighten your classroom walls or bulletin boards. Learn about the Diwali celebrations, the days of Diwali, Diwali for children and families, and how Diwali is celebrated around the world. In 2025, Diwali…
Hook your sports fans into reading with our engaging Sports Reading Comprehension passages and questions. Sports such as basketball, gymnastics, tennis, golf, and rugby are covered! This pack includes SIX Year 5-8 (Grade Four and Grade Five) differentiated non-fiction passages with six pages of engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. These activities are great…
Help your students to learn about the Pacific island of Tokelau with our three-page activity sheet. It features eleven activities, and is ready to PRINT and GO! This would be perfect to use during Tokelau Language Week. Activities included are: 1. Fill in the gaps (cloze reading) 2. Wordfind 3. Snapshot 4. Letter Writing…
We’ve put together a bundle of reading response activities for the 2020 NZ School Journals. This NZ School Journal 2020 Bundle has everything you need to dive into the stories and articles within the May, August, and November 2020 Level 2, 3, and Level 4 School Journals. Both a paper-based and digital option are included…
Support vocabulary development and extend students’ reading comprehension and writing skills by explicitly teaching vocabulary: prefixes, suffixes, Greek and Latin root words, synonyms, antonyms, context clues, shades of meaning, homophones, homographs and homonyms, dictionary skills, thesaurus skills, and figurative language. These vocabulary activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR) and are a practical addition…
Celebrate the festive season and improve reading comprehension with our Christmas Reading Comprehension Activity. The completed puzzle posters will brighten your classroom walls or bulletin boards. Learn about the history of Christmas Trees, Christmas Carols, Christmas Cards, the North Pole, Saint Nicholas, Reindeer, Christmas Lights…and MORE! This activity is great for individuals, pairs, or small…
Take a trip back in time while improving reading comprehension with our Introduction to Ancient Egypt-themed differentiated close reading activities. This activity pack includes one year five – year 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…
Our Daily Literacy Review Slides are dynamic and effective tools 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 literacy content. They are a great companion to your structured literacy programme. What is included in this…
Take a trip back in time while improving reading comprehension with our Ancient Egypt Pharaohs Reading Comprehension activities. This activity pack includes one differentiated 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…
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