School Journal Year 7-8 June 2026 Follow Up Activities

Description

We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the School Journal Year 7-8 June 2026. Our School Journal Year 7-8 June 2026 Activities resource includes everything you need to dive into the stories and articles in 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 School Journal Year 7-8 June 2026 texts that we have featured are:

• Blue Purple Lucky (article)
• A User’s Guide to the Brain (article)
• Songline (Memoir)
• The Best Fish and Chips in the World (story)
  The Well Being (story)

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
• Share opinions

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).