We’ve put together a bundle of reading response activities for the 2017 NZ School Journals. This bundle has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within the June, August, and November 2017 Level 2, 3, and Level 4 School Journals. Both a paper-based and digital option are included so you can use…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 4 October 2015. Our School Journal 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 the way that suits…
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…
Our Daily Maths Review Slides are a dynamic and effective tool 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 mathematics content. A great companion to your structured maths programme. Aligns with the refreshed New Zealand…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (Year 4 – Year 8). It is a simple narrative that follows Pete, who goes to the creek to look for frogs and gets stuck in the mud. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on: /ē/ (long e), represented by ‘ee’…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on how we can reduce the amount of waste we produce. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on: /s/ phoneme, represented by ‘s’, ‘ss’, ‘ce’, ‘se’ and ‘c’ This resource contains: Decodable text…
Teach your students the essential modern skill of writing a clear and effective email with this complete, ready-to-use mini-unit. This resource uses vibrant, engaging slides and practical activities to guide students through the entire process, from planning to publishing. This mini-unit covers the crucial differences between formal and informal emails, making it the perfect…
This novel study accompanies Children of the Rush (Book 2) by James Russell, continuing the gripping adventures in Gabriel’s Gully during the 1860s Otago gold rush. After the intense events of the first book, Michael, Atarangi, and Siu—three close friends—face even greater dangers. Children of the Rush (Book 2) deepens the themes explored in the…
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: …
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…
This Puanga Mini Mystery Scavenger Hunt is an engaging cross-curriculum reading comprehension activity. Allow your students to move around the room, visit reading passages and answer questions. Solve the mystery of the vanishing star. The task card scavenger hunt is designed so students must visit/read each of the five fact cards! That means they must…
Enhance your students’ reading comprehension and scientific understanding with this comprehensive resource, focused on How Vaccines Work from the Level 4 November 2022 School Journal. This teaching tool is a great addition to your structured literacy program. It engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar, syntax, sentence structure, verbal reasoning, and content knowledge…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (Year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on bees and contains simple non-fiction information about their appearance and behaviour. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on the Floss rule: -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz This resource contains: Decodable text ‘The Buzz…
Enhance your students’ reading comprehension and cultural understanding with this comprehensive resource, focused on Brave from the Year 7-8 November 2025 School Journal. This teaching tool is a great addition to your structured literacy program. It engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar, syntax, sentence structure, verbal reasoning, and content knowledge—key elements…
Enhance your students’ reading comprehension and cultural understanding with this whole-class teaching resource, focused on Standing with the Ancestors: Fifty Years of Polyfest from the Year 7-8 November 2025 School Journal. This teaching tool is great as an addition to your structured literacy program. It engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar,…
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