This resource has been produced to help students consolidate the skill of writing summaries. This Summarising Activities Pack includes: Two summarising posters Four summarising question worksheets for use with any fiction text Three summarising question worksheets for use with any non-fiction text GIST summarising tool graphic organiser (and explainer information) One summarising question worksheet…
Learn about the country of France with these print-and-go worksheets. In this set of reading comprehension and literacy activities, pitched at Year 2-4 learners, students will learn about the country of France – great in the lead-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the 2024 France Summer Olympics. In this France Country Study…
Engage your students with these easy-to-use reading packs. We’ve put together a bundle of fantastic reading comprehension activities exploring Pets, Zoo Animals, Ocean Creatures, and Sports. These reading passages are pitched at Year Three (Grade 2 and 3) learners. The resources are provided in both print and digital form – great for Google Classroom or…
The Day I… Creative Writing Activities Year 2-3 This activity focuses on creative writing, particularly on writing to entertain. This resource includes: six creative writing prompts a planning guide (graphic organiser) self-assessment activities an exemplar creative writing text Students complete engaging writing prompts, focusing on sharing what, where, and why something happened, and…
Engaging Reading Response Activities for NZ Junior Journal 68 Explore our NZ Junior Journal 68 Activities and Lesson Plans, designed to bring the stories and articles in this publication to life! This comprehensive resource offers both paper-based and digital options, making it perfect for classroom use or distance learning. The texts in Junior Journal 68…
Our engaging Punctuation challenges will grab your students’ attention and help to improve their writing. Enjoy the flexibility of both paper-based AND digital options! These English Language Arts Literacy cards include capital letters, periods/full stops, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, apostrophes, and quotation marks. Go paperless with our Google Slides-ready punctuation digital writing resource!…
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…
These Punctuation Power-Up activities are a great boost for those who need some extra practice of punctuation skills. This pack focuses on using speech marks. We’ve provided two levels, easily identified by the handwriting or standard lines on the worksheet. This resource includes 22 activity sheets: Using speech marks for enclosing direct speech…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 2 May 2016, 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 the upcoming 2023 Rugby World Cup in France with our interactive scavenger hunt and puzzle pack! Your Year 3-4 students will learn about the Rugby World Cup, this year’s event, and the teams that are involved! Display the fact cards around the room, and hand out the puzzle pieces. Students…
This colourful set of 36 Homophone Tasks Cards helps students to understand the meanings of words and how words function in sentences. Print and laminate these homophone 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. This set of…
Engage your students with these easy-to-use year 4 reading packs. We’ve put together a bundle of fantastic reading comprehension activities exploring Extreme Sports, Ocean Creatures, the Pacific Islands, Celebrations Around the World, and Natural Disasters. These reading passages are pitched at Year 4 learners. The resources are provided in both print and digital form…
We’ve put together a Pacific Myths and Legends Shared Reading Activities Bundle featuring seven different resource packs! Each pack includes a shared reading passage, follow-up activities, and discussion questions. This bundle is suitable as an entry point to Polynesian history or a study on myths and legends from around the world. **This bundle features NZ/AU/UK…
Go paperless with our Spring Digital Writing Prompts! Encourage independence with this easy to use writing activity pack featuring 30 spring writing prompts. This Google Resource will have your students writing persuasive arguments, narratives and explanations using Google Slides in no time! You can get this pack as part of a discounted bundle here. ***This features…
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