Name: NZ Junior Journal 69 Activities and Lesson Plans - Year 3
Brand: Top Teaching Tasks
Price: 7.00 NZD
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Description

Check out our set of reading response activities for the New Zealand Junior Journal 69. Our NZ Junior Journal 69 Activities and Lesson Plans pack 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 best – great for distance learning.

The NZ Junior Journal 69 texts that we have featured are:

Land of Islands (article)
Ka Moutere Titi – The Muttonbird Islands (article)
Life on Aotea (article)
Safe from Sharks (story)

This resource aligns with the New Zealand English Curriculum – During Year 3: Comprehension:

Monitoring Comprehension
Summarising and Drawing Conclusions
Inferring Using Evidence

This resource aims to engage and motivate students to explore the stories and articles from Junior Journal 69.

1. 4 x Lesson plans

A lesson plan is provided for each story/article covered in this resource:

2. 8 x Follow-Up Activity Sheets

A one-page activity sheet is provided for each story or article covered in this resource.

Each activity sheet contains a range of reading comprehension strategies including:

Use prior knowledge
Monitor comprehension
Find specific information
Use vocabulary
Make connections
Sequence
Summarise

An additional reading comprehension activity sheet is also provided.

These one-page activity sheets also include links to further activities and ideas. The links help students to explore the topic of the story or article further. QR codes and web links are provided so students can explore multiple perspectives. They can visit websites, listen to audio clips, and watch video clips.

Each activity sheet also features a design/create challenge. This encourages students to use higher-order thinking to synthesise their knowledge and create something new.

3. Paper-based and digital activities are provided

This activity is provided in both paper-based and digital form (Google Slides).

4. Answers are included