We have a growing range of vocabulary resources, including morphology and semantics activities. These are great for explicit vocabulary instruction. Vocabulary development is crucial for reading comprehension, writing and spelling. Research has shown that explicit vocabulary instruction is effective in improving students’ reading comprehension and overall language skills.
This colourful set of 32 Synonym Tasks Cards helps students to understand the meanings of words and how words function in sentences. Print and laminate these synonym 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…
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…
This colourful set of 32 Antonym Tasks Cards helps students to understand the meanings of words and how words function in sentences. Print and laminate these antonyms 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…
This colourful set of 142 Prefixes, Suffixes and Greek and Latin Root Word Task Cards help students to build word sense and improve literacy skills and reading comprehension. Print and laminate these cards for regular use! This Prefixes, Suffixes and Greek and Latin Root Word Task Cards Bundle includes the following three resources: 42…
Use these task card labels with our Vocabulary Task Cards Mega Bundle.
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…
Support vocabulary development and extend students’ reading comprehension and writing skills by explicitly teaching morphology: Prefixes, Suffixes and Greek and Latin Root Words. These morphology activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR) and are a practical addition to your structured literacy programme. Activities link directly to the New Zealand and Australian Literacy Learning Progressions,…
Go paperless with our Vocabulary Digital Task Cards Mega Bundle. These Vocabulary Google Slides activities feature 346 interactive slides for students to work through and 60 teaching slides to introduce the concepts. This vocabulary resource bundle is suitable for Google Drive, Google Classroom, or Microsoft OneDrive (instructions included), and can be used on multiple…
This colourful set of 28 Homograph and Homonym 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…
Our Year 7 Tier Two Vocabulary Explicit Teaching Slides are an engaging and highly effective resource for exploring word meanings. These slides work perfectly alongside your structured literacy programme, supporting students as they build a stronger vocabulary. Expanding vocabulary is critical to improving reading and writing skills, and research shows that students with larger vocabularies…
This colourful set of 32 Shades of Meaning Tasks Cards helps students to understand the words can have the same meaning but vary in their level of strength and intensity. Print and laminate these Shades of Meaning task cards for regular use! These semantics activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR) and are a practical…
Support vocabulary development and extend students’ reading comprehension and writing skills by explicitly teaching semantics: synonyms, antonyms, context clues, shades of meaning, homophones, homographs and homonyms. These semantics activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR) and are a practical addition to your structured literacy programme. Activities link directly to the New Zealand and Australian Literacy…
This set of 28 Thesaurus Skills Tasks Cards helps students to use a thesaurus to find synonyms and antonyms of words. Students will also practice putting words into alphabetical order and complete tasks where they need to choose the best synonym for a sentence’s context. Print and laminate these thesaurus skills task cards for regular…
This set of 32 Verb Tense Task Cards is designed to provide students with a variety of practice opportunities to master their use of past, present, and future tense verbs. The set includes a range of tasks to help students strengthen their understanding and mastery of verb tenses. This set of 32 Verb Tense…
Our Year 5 Tier 2 Vocabulary Teaching Slides are an engaging and effective resource designed to deepen students’ understanding of word meanings. These slides complement structured literacy programs and are ideal for helping students expand their vocabulary, a crucial skill for improving both reading and writing abilities. Studies consistently show that a broader vocabulary is…
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