Bring the fascinating world of New Zealand’s native creepy-crawlies into your classroom! This beautiful printable set features 24 unique NZ minibeasts, each with its name in English and Te Reo Māori, plus a short poem. It includes full-colour and ink-friendly black-and-white versions. This resource is a must-have for any Kiwi classroom, blending science, literacy,…
This resource is a comprehension, discussion and activity guide to accompany the novel Search for a Kiwi Killer by Des Hunt. This mystery-adventure, set in rural New Zealand, features themes of friendship, loyalty and kaitiakitanga. It would suit upper primary or intermediate-aged students. The Search for a Kiwi Killer Novel Study is split into…
Explore the history 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 History of Pā independent activities pack, you receive: 1. A set of…
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…
We’ve put together a set of reading response and writing activities for the School Journal Story Library text: Diary of a Wild Boy by Brandon Yelavich. Diary of a Wild Boy: To turn his life around, 19-year-old Brando Yelavich undertook a gruelling 600-day expedition to become the first person to walk the entire coastline of…
This Whole-Class Novel Study breaks Children of the Rush by James Russell into six sections, each supported by a slideshow covering prior knowledge, vocabulary, comprehension, and key literacy skills. Students reinforce these concepts through follow-up activity sheets, culminating in a 2–3 paragraph narrative writing task where they apply their new grammar, figurative language, and vocabulary…
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