A comprehensive Reading, Literacy, and Writing novel study that bridges the gap between understanding a novel and mastering the craft of writing. This comprehensive 6-week unit for Year 6 and 7 (Phase 2 and 3) provides a total literacy solution by intentionally building the foundations students need to succeed. By managing cognitive load through a…
This resource is a comprehension, discussion and activity guide to accompany the novel The Dragon Defenders by James Russell. Paddy and Flynn live on The Island that holds an incredible secret: dragons live there! This book is action-packed, with themes of family, resourcefulness, problem-solving, teamwork and standing up for others and your own beliefs….
This resource is designed to give students extra fluency practice. Project the slides on your classroom projector or TV, and you are ready to go! A full teacher script is built into the slides to help guide you through the resource. The words used in this fluency resource are aligned to the scope and…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive resource, focused on Reclaiming Te Kōpua from the Connected Phase 3 Year 7 and 8 2024 text. Great as an addition to your structured literacy program. Enhance Your Students’ reading comprehension with Science of Reading Principles. This teaching tool engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary…
Elevate your Phase 1 (Year 2-3) 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 in teaching Writing to Inform: Explanations from Phase 1 (during the…
Enhance your students’ reading comprehension and knowledge of NZ history content with this comprehensive resource, focused on Chinese New Zealanders from the Level 4 November 2019 School Journal. This teaching tool is great as an addition to your structured literacy program. It engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar, syntax, sentence structure,…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It is a narrative about going away on a camping trip with friends. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on: /k/ phoneme represented by –ck, c and k /oa/ phoneme represented by oa, ow and…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 4 June 2024. Our School Journal Level 4 June 2024 Activities have 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…
We’ve compiled a set of reading response activities for the Connected Level 4 2023 – Hear Our Voices text. This resource has everything you need to dive into the articles within this publication. Connected supports Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories and Tīkanga ā-Iwi, social sciences, inclusion, and well-being – within integrated literacy programmes. When you…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for Connected Level 4 2015: Is That So? This resource has everything you need to dive into the articles within this publication. The Connected series promotes content-based literacy. Students are exposed to scientific, technological, and mathematical vocabulary and contexts, and broaden their knowledge and understanding of…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 3 November 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…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 3 August 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…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 4 May 2017. 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 you…
Embrace the multicultural classroom and improve reading comprehension with our Ramadan and Eid Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions. 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. Ramadan 2024 begins on…
Let us save you time this St. Patrick’s Day with our St. Patrick’s Day Reading Comprehension pack! These Year Five and Six (Grade Four and Grade Five) St. Patrick’s Day-themed close reading passages will engage your students while reinforcing important reading skills – great reading comprehension activities for your guided reading program. This resource would…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Year 5 and 6 November 2025. This resource has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within this publication. There are some great articles and stories about identity within this School journal! Both a paper-based and digital…
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