The Informative Speech Toolkit is a comprehensive resource crafted to guide students through writing and delivering compelling informative speeches. This toolkit simplifies complex concepts, making speech writing accessible and engaging for all learners. How It Works: This toolkit provides a structured, explicit, step-by-step approach to teaching informative speech writing. It breaks down the…
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…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive resource, focused on the traditional Tongan tale The Sons of Ma’afu from the Level 2 October 2015 School Journal. 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…
Enhance your students’ reading comprehension and knowledge of NZ history content with this comprehensive resource, focused on Keeping Promises: The Treaty Settlement Process from the Level 4 November 2017 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,…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive resource, focused on Choie Sew Hoy: Otago Pioneer from the Level 2 May 2021 School Journal. Great as an addition to your structured literacy program. This teaching tool engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar, syntax, sentence structure, verbal reasoning, and content knowledge—key elements…
Explore the traditional legend of the Philippines: ‘The Legend of Mount Makiling’ with our set of reading and literacy activities. We have provided two options for you: a set of whole-class teaching slides and worksheets for small-group or independent use. These activities work for Year 7-8 learners. In this Philippines Legend Reading Comprehension and…
Supercharge your reading programme with this engaging five-pack Reading Skills Check Mega Bundle! Designed for Year 7-8 learners, this resource uses high-interest themes – Food, Natural Disasters, Sports, Insects and Vehicles – to build comprehension, vocabulary, inference, and analytical skills in a structured, easy-to-implement format. Five weeks included! Each pack offers a week of…
Boost your students’ speaking and listening skills with this engaging pack of 5 Barrier Game Activities! This resource is a fun, hands-on tool designed to directly target the Oral Language strand of the New Zealand Curriculum for Phase 1 (Years 0-3). It provides a purposeful and playful way for students to express ideas and understand…
Enhance Your Students’ Reading Comprehension with Science of Reading Principles. This comprehensive resource based on the article ‘Kūmara – Behind the Scenes’ from Junior Journal 63, will develop your students’ reading comprehension while also developing key content knowledge. It is great as an addition to your Year 3 structured literacy program. Kūmara – Behind…
Supercharge your reading programme with this engaging five-pack Reading Skills Check Mega Bundle! Designed for Year 6 learners, this resource uses high-interest themes – Food, Natural Disasters, Sports, Insects and Vehicles – to build comprehension, vocabulary, inference, and analytical skills in a structured, easy-to-implement format. Five weeks included! Each pack offers a week of…
Teach your students the essential modern skill of writing a clear and effective email with this complete, ready-to-use mini-unit. This resource uses vibrant, engaging slides and practical activities to guide students through the entire process, from planning to publishing. This mini-unit covers the crucial differences between formal and informal emails, making it the perfect…
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…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the School Journal Story Library text ‘Marcus Thomas: New Zealand Caveman’. This resource has everything you need to learn more about caving adventures! Grab your helmet and ropes and abseil your way into this story! This School Journal Story Library text covers content great…
Adverbs of Manner Slides and Hands-On Activities Our Adverbs of Manner Slides and Activities are an engaging and practical resource for building vocabulary skills. These slides, flashcards, and visual aids integrate seamlessly into your structured literacy programme. Developing a rich vocabulary is vital for improving students’ reading and writing abilities. Research consistently shows that students…
Our Adverbs of Time Slides and Activities are a dynamic and effective tool for exploring word meanings. These slides, flashcards and visual aids are a great companion to your structured literacy programme. Expanding students’ vocabulary is crucial for improving their reading and writing skills. Studies have shown that students with larger vocabularies perform better in school, especially in reading. …
Learn about the vibrant country of the Philippines with these print-and-go worksheets. This reading comprehension and literacy activities pack, pitched at Year 3-4 learners, includes activities for students to learn about the Philippines. In this reading pack, you receive: a reading passage suitable for Year 3 a reading passage suitable for Year 4 …
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