School Journal Year 5 and 6 June 2026 follow up activities

Description

We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Year 5 and 6 June 2026. This resource has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within this publication. Three texts share the theme of future-proofing or taking action to ensure positive outcomes.

Both a paper-based and digital option are included, so you can use this in the way that suits you best.

The School Journal Year 5 and 6 June 2026 texts that we have featured are:

Seaweed Solutions (article – farming, greenhouse gases, sustainability, conservation)
The Boy Who Loves Niue (article – Niue, Pacific Islands, Pasifika, culture, language)
The Wharepaku Trick (story – marae life, teamwork)
Hide and Squeak (story – mice, family dynamics, relationships, change, pets)
Night Noises (comic – noises at night, resilience, friendship)

You receive:

1. Five x Lesson plans

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

2. 5 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
Monitoring comprehension
Understand vocabulary using context clues
Make inferences using evidence
Make connections
Summarise and draw conclusions
Visualise

a) Apply Your Knowledge links

These links provide further activities and ideas to help students explore the topic of the story or article further. QR codes and web links are provided so students can visit websites, and watch video clips.

b) Creative/Design activities

These activities challenge students to use higher-order thinking to synthesise their knowledge and create something new.

3. Paper-based and digital activities are provided

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