Literacy

Literacy Games and Activities

Y1-3

Sunshine online (Username: sunshine2013 password: newzealand)

Teach your monster to read

Starfall

ABC Ya

Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Vocabulary

Spelling City

Study Ladder

Reading Eggs

Free e-books

Create your own book

Tagxedo​​​​​​​

GameGoo

Sentence Clubhouse

The Magic Key

Kung-Fu Sentences

Grammar Blast

Punctuation Game

Alien Punctuation

Hairy Maclary cartoon

Word Hippo

Children's encyclopaedia

A 30 minute webinar on The Art of Teaching Narrative Writing

Writing examples at different levels -

Click here for examples of different types of writing at different levels

If you are Year 1 or 2 have a look at Level 1 and 2 pieces.

If you are Year 3 or 4 have a look at Level 2 and 3 pieces.

If you are Year 5 or 6 have a look at Level 3 and 4 pieces.

If you are Year 7 or 8 have a look at Level 4 and 5 pieces.

A collection of audio stories

School Journal, Level 2 – June 2014

• First World War Mascots (MP3 17MB)
• Iron Tamariki (MP3 16MB)

School Journal, Level 2 – October 2013

• Kaitiaki of the stream (MP3 13MB)
• Nasty nits (MP3 13MB)

School Journal, Level 2 – August 2013

• Backyard Chooks (MP3 15MB)
• Ramadan Is Coming (MP3 11MB)

School Journal, Level 2 – April 2013

• Ask Eddie (MP3 17MB)
• Our Rocks Rock (MP3 10MB)

School Journal, Level 2 – October 2012

• Uncle Tino (MP3 7MB)
• Dances of Samoa (MP3 6MB)

School Journal, Level 2 – August 2012

• What a Disaster (MP3 2MB)
• Kutai Fritters (MP3 3MB)

School Journal, Level 2 – May 2012

• Namu and Waeroa (MP3 4MB)
• Te Namu_the Nuisance Fly (MP3 6MB)

School Journals, Level 2 – February 2012

• Flying Fungi (MP3 3MB)
• Poem for Anzac Day (MP3 486KB)
• The Anzac Button 1 (MP3 4MB)

School Journals, Level 2 – August 2011

• Mihi & the Foghorn father (MP3 10MB)
• Our Hero Final (MP3 3MB)

School Journals, Level 2 – October 2011

• Tiakina a Tangaroa – Protect Our Seas (MP3 6MB)
• A Grin from Ear to Ear (MP3 5MB)

School Journal Story Library

Level 3

• In the End (MP3 18MB)
• The Bittern (MP3 5MB)
• Severe Weather (MP3 11MB)
• Just Kidding (MP3 15MB)

Level 4

• Explorers of the Sunrise (MP3 27MB)
• The White Mouse (MP3 11MB)
• The Desert Kaupoi (MP3 24MB)
• Sky High (MP3 11MB)
• Quake, Rattle & Roll (MP3 29MB)
• Frogs (MP3 17MB)

• • Red
    • The rain came down (MP3 2MB)
  • Blue
    • I want to Fly (MP3 3MB)
    • The Crocodile's Christmas Jandals (MP3 11MB)
    • The Missing Socks (MP3 3MB)
  • Green
    • A Place to Sleep audio (MP3 4MB)
    • Dad's Hat (MP3 5MB)
    • Tims Costume (MP3 2MB)
  • Orange
    • A Special Visit to Koro and Nanny audio (MP3 3MB)
    • Growing Pumpkins audio (MP3 3MB)
    • One at a Time audio (MP3 3MB)
    • Myas Finger (MP3 2MB)
  • Turquoise
    • Audio file for Kapa Haka (MP3 7MB)
  • Purple
    • Treasure from the sea (MP3 10MB)
  • Shared
    • Something Very Scary audio (MP3 3MB)

Junior Journal 48

Always Great Never Late audio (MP3 12MB)

Breakdown audio (MP3 11MB)

Rongoā Māori audio (MP3 15MB)

Torty, the Lucky Tortoise audio (MP3 14MB)

Junior Journal 47

Kahu Ora audio (MP3 7MB)

Marcus and the Wind audio (MP3 6MB)

The Port audio (MP3 7MB)

Junior Journal 46

Free Juice audio (MP3 12MB)

Hinemoa & Tutanekai audio (MP3 11MB)

Something Strange Going On audio (MP3 12MB)

The Gulls of Sulphur Bay audio (MP3 8MB)

Tui Returning from the city audio (MP3 1,020KB)

Junior Journal 45

Takapu audio (MP3 3MB)

The Stowaway audio (MP3 5MB)

Uira audio (MP3 2MB)

Junior Journal 44

Where's My Gumboot audio (MP3 4MB)

Making Paper audio (MP3 5MB)

Midnight Snack audio (MP3 812KB)

That's the Idea audio (MP3 5MB)

Thunder audio (MP3 618KB)