Learn about the history and design of pā in Aotearoa, NZ, with this engaging resource! In this History, Reading Comprehension & Literacy Activities pack, pitched at Year 4 learners, students will learn what pā are, their origins, and design and structure. This resource is provided in both print and digital form – great for Google…
Our activity sheets will help your students learn about the Philippines. They feature five pages of activities and are ready to PRINT and GO! Activities included are: 1. Reading comprehension passage with QR Code links 2. Reading comprehension questions Finding specific information Make inferences Vocabulary Critical thinking 3. Activity sheets Mix…
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 4 October 2015. 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…
This Puanga Mini Mystery Scavenger Hunt is an engaging cross-curriculum reading comprehension activity. Allow your students to move around the room, visit reading passages and answer questions. Solve the mystery of the vanishing star. The task card scavenger hunt is designed so students must visit/read each of the five fact cards! That means they must…
Enhance your students’ reading comprehension and scientific understanding with this comprehensive resource, focused on How Vaccines Work from the Level 4 November 2022 School Journal. This teaching tool is a great addition to your structured literacy program. It engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar, syntax, sentence structure, verbal reasoning, and content knowledge…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (Year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on Slugs and Snails (minibeasts) and contains information about the differences between the bugs and some non-fiction information about them. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on long /ā/ sounds, represented by ‘ai’ and…
This resource is designed as a decodable text for older readers (year 4 – Year 8). It focuses on a fictional narrative about a trip to a shop and includes details about what the children bought and saw. Focus Phonemes and Graphemes: It has a particular focus on: digraphs: sh, ch, th, -ng and…
Level up your morning math routine with these “Number of the Day” slides! Designed specifically for Year 2 (Phase 1), set two of this resource builds on Year 1 foundations and introduces students to 3-digit numbers, rounding, and more complex place-value concepts. What’s Covered in Phase 1 (set two): These daily warm-ups align with…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension and writing skills with this comprehensive resource, focused on the pūrākau (Māori legend) How Māui Discovered Fire. Great as an addition to your structured literacy program. Enhance Your Students’ reading comprehension skills with Science of Reading Principles. This reading and writing teaching tool engages students in deep comprehension strategies,…
Enhance your students’ reading comprehension and cultural understanding with this comprehensive resource, focused on Brave from the Year 7-8 November 2025 School Journal. This teaching tool is a great addition to your structured literacy program. It engages students in deep comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar, syntax, sentence structure, verbal reasoning, and content knowledge—key elements…
Enhance your students’ reading comprehension and cultural understanding with this whole-class teaching resource, focused on Standing with the Ancestors: Fifty Years of Polyfest from the Year 7-8 November 2025 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 the fiction story “Pai Tū, Pai Hinga” in New Zealand from the Year 5-6 November 2025 School Journal. Great as an addition to your structured literacy program. Enhance Your Students’ reading comprehension skills with Science of Reading Principles. This teaching tool engages students…
Develop your students’ reading comprehension with this comprehensive whole-class teaching resource, focused on the story Spotting Kiwi from the Year 4 November 2025 School Journal. Great as an addition to your structured literacy program. Enhance Your Students’ Reading Comprehension with Science of Reading Principles. Spotting Kiwi – School Journal Year 4 November 2025 This…
This resource is a comprehension, discussion and activity guide to accompany the novel Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl. Through humour, exaggeration, and a fast-paced plot, the novel explores themes of bravery, leadership, fairness, survival, and standing up to injustice. Beneath its playful tone, Fantastic Mr Fox invites readers to think about power, greed,…
Bring the festive spirit into your classroom with this engaging “Roll-a-Christmas-Tale” writing kit! This comprehensive resource is designed to help your students master narrative writing, all while having holiday fun. Aligned with Phase 2 of the New Zealand English Curriculum, this pack includes everything you need to guide your students from planning to publishing. Students…
New Zealand Native Invertebrates: Full Reading and Comprehension Pack PLUS 8 Interdisciplinary Creative STEAM Projects! This Minibeasts resource features ready-to-go nonfiction passages about unique New Zealand minibeasts (like the Wētā, Katipō Spider, and Pūriri Moth). In addition to providing reading comprehension activities, we’ve added a set of Deep Dive Synthesis Tasks designed to challenge…
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