Our spelling activities help students to increase accuracy, expand vocabulary, learn spelling rules with a structured literacy approach, and boost confidence through enjoyable and engaging practice.
These activities have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of nine consonant patterns. The consonant patterns included in this set are ff, ll, ss, zz -tch, -dge, qu, wh, and x. With initial modelling and scaffolding, these activities are intended to be completed independently to build students’ skills in following…
Enhance your literacy teaching with these expertly designed teaching slides that focus on key spelling rules for Phase Two: During the Sixth 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…
CVC, CCVC, CVCC Activities Bundle Practice decoding and spelling CVC words, CCVC words, and CVCC words using our six hands-on activities. Use these resources as a reading activity, with your guided reading group, or as a whole class activity to practice decoding and spelling CVC words, CCVC words, and CVCC words. This resource bundle…
These Phonics and Structured Literacy teaching slides have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of nine consonant patterns -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz, -tch, -dge, qu, wh, x. This teaching tool could be used as a warm-up at the start of a structured literacy session, as revision or as a whole class lesson….
This complete unit, built for the NZ Curriculum (Phase One, Years 2-3), provides everything you need to systematically and explicitly teach the nine most common suffixes using an evidence-based, morphology-first approach. The nine suffixes included are -ing, -ed, -es, -s, -er, -est, -ly, -ful, and -less. Built on the principles of the Science of…
This complete unit provides everything you need to systematically and explicitly teach four common prefixes (re-, un-, dis-, in-/im-) using an evidence-based, morphology-first approach. Built on the principles of the Science of Reading, this resource uses a Structured Literacy framework, moving beyond memorisation to build deep, transferable skills by focusing on word parts. Focus…
Our comprehensive, no-prep Suffix Rules pack has everything you need to explicitly teach the three core suffix rules, perfectly aligned with the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum. This resource is designed to meet Phase One, Year Three and Phase Two, Year Four and Five English Curriculum: Writing – Transcription Skills – Spelling. We provide a clear,…
Just Jokes – Working with Words Activities – Morphology, Syllables, Rhyme This activity is a fun way to explore parts of words: morphology (prefixes and suffixes), syllables, and also rhyme, synonyms and adjectives. In this Just Jokes activity, we have provided: 10-page set of worksheets Teacher’s guide for how this resource can be…
Just Jokes – Working with Words Activities | Morphology, Syllables, Rhyme This activity is a fun way to explore parts of words: morphology (prefixes and suffixes), syllables, and also rhyme, synonyms and adjectives. In this Just Jokes activity, we have provided: 10-page set of worksheets Teacher’s guide for how this resource can be…
This resource contains 8 independent activity sheets designed for Year 6 students to practice literacy skills autonomously. These tasks are structured to provide student agency and to allow teachers to work with other groups without frequent interruptions. Please note: We’ve included a version with “Year 6” in the heading and a version without it….
This comprehensive resource provides 10 independent activity sheets designed for Year 4 students to practice essential literacy skills autonomously. These activities are ideal for literacy rotations, homework, or early finishers, allowing students to work without interrupting the teacher. Please note: We’ve included a version with “Year 4” in the heading and a version without…
This resource contains 8 independent activity sheets designed for Year 8 students to practice literacy skills autonomously. These tasks are structured to provide student agency and to allow teachers to work with other groups without frequent interruptions. Please note: We’ve included a version with “Year 8” in the heading and a version without it….
This resource contains 8 independent activity sheets designed for Year 7 students to practice literacy skills autonomously. These tasks are structured to provide student agency and to allow teachers to work with other groups without frequent interruptions. Please note: We’ve included a version with “Year 7” in the heading and a version without it….
This comprehensive resource provides 10 independent activity sheets designed for Year 3 students to practice essential literacy skills autonomously. These activities are ideal for literacy rotations, homework, or early finishers, allowing students to work without interrupting the teacher. Please note: We’ve included a version with “Year 3” in the heading and a version without…
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