Blast off into space while improving reading comprehension with our Apollo 11 Moon Landing close reading activities. A differentiated non-fiction passage with six pages of unique and engaging higher-order thinking tasks. This pack includes a full digital pack – ready for Google Classroom and Microsoft One Drive. In this First Moon Landing Reading Activities…
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…
Elevate your persuasive writing instruction with our comprehensive Writing to Persuade Activities. This all-inclusive resource pack equips educators with the essential tools for teaching persuasive writing. This writing resource is designed to support teachers to teach Writing to Persuade from Phase 2 (Year 4-6) and Phase 3 (Year 7-8) of Te Mātaiaho: English in…
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…
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…
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…
Go paperless with our Context Clues Digital Task Card Activities. These Google Slides activities feature 24 interactive slides for students to work through AND 14 teaching slides. This semantics resource is aligned with the Science of Reading (SoR) and is a great tool for practicing inference skills. This semantics resource is suitable for Google…
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….
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 4 November 2019. Our School Journal Level 4 November 2019 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…
This colourful set of Grammar (Parts of Speech) and Punctuation Posters helps students to understand the building blocks of sentences. Laminate these and create an engaging and useful classroom display. These sentence structure activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR). This resource is a practical addition to your structured literacy programme. Activities link directly to…
Elevate your Phase 3 (Year 7-8) Writing to Inform: Explanation writing instruction with our comprehensive Writing to Inform: Explanation Writing Activities. This all-inclusive resource pack equips educators with the essential tools for teaching explanation writing. This writing resource is designed to support teachers to teach Writing to Inform: Explanations, from Phase 3 (During year…
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