This colourful set of 32 Context Clues Tasks Cards helps students to use clues when reading to understand the meaning of unknown words. Print and laminate these context clues task cards for regular use! These semantics activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR) and are a practical addition to your structured literacy programme. Activities link…
Embrace the multicultural classroom in style with our Diwali: Festival of Lights print and go worksheets. Just choose which resources you would like to use and print them out! Perfect to use in the classroom as an early finisher activity, as part of a literacy rotation, or for homework. In 2025, Diwali falls on Monday…
Explore The Kuia and the Spider, the classic New Zealand picture book, in your classroom with our easy-to-use activities. These activities combining comprehension and vocabulary skills with the higher-order thinking skills of applying new knowledge and creating and synthesising. These activities would suit students from Year 3-6. Please note: To complete these activities you…
We’ve put together a bundle of activities to explore, comprehend, and write poetry using emotions. This Poetry Activities bundle features: Poetry Comprehension Activities for NZ School Journal Poems – Print and Digital Six poetry comprehension activities Each resource features 8-10 questions. Six digital poetry comprehension activities Answers are included. Comprehension activities to use with…
Introducing our comprehensive Adjectives Teaching Pack – the ultimate resource to help students master one of the fundamental building blocks of sentences. Packed with engaging materials, this pack equips educators with all the tools necessary to ensure a deep understanding of adjectives. Unlock the potential of your lessons with our thoughtfully crafted teaching slides,…
Get your students’ imagination flowing and send them on an exciting overseas adventure. Students read NZ School Journal stories and articles that feature locations from around the world. They choose task cards to complete, earning passport stamps and money for tourist activities. This NZ School Journal Task Cards resource provides a fantastic entry point for…
This colourful set of 32 Complex Sentence Task Cards helps students understand one of the key sentence structures. 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…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 2 May 2017, Our School Journal Level 2 June 2018 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…
Go paperless with our Synonyms and Antonyms Digital Task Card Activities. These Google Slides activities feature 32 interactive slides for students to work through. This semantics resource is aligned with the Science of Reading (SoR). **Suitable for both US and British spellings.** This semantics resource is suitable for Google Drive, Google Classroom, or…
This colourful set of 30 Dictionary Skills Tasks Cards helps students to use a dictionary to find the meaning of unknown words. Students will also practice putting words into alphabetical order and identifying parts of speech. Print and laminate these context clues task cards for regular use! This set of 30 Dictionary Skills Tasks…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 2 June 2023. Our School Journal Level 2 June 2023 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…
These spelling activity task cards and Print and Go student worksheets are designed to save you time while providing students with a range of fun and interactive ways to practice their spelling words. The best thing about these activity cards is they work with ANY spelling list, so they are perfect for differentiated learning. Use…
Challenge your students and deepen their mathematical thinking with these 70 Year 4 (Phase 2) “Number of the Day” slides. Designed to extend student learning, this resource focuses on advanced place-value concepts and increasing mental math fluency. This phase moves beyond the basics, offering complex daily problems that encourage students to apply a wider…
Elevate your Phase 2 (Year 4-6) 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 2 (Years 4,…
Enhance your literacy teaching with these teaching slides focusing on key spelling rules for Phase One: During the Third Year. These slides are crafted to help you build strong literacy foundations through a structured literacy approach. These structured literacy spelling rules slides align perfectly with the Transcription Skills—Spelling strand of Te Mātaiaho – The…
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