Reading

Choose from a range of literacy activities to complete each day, while you are at home. Try to complete at least one Reading and one Writing activity daily.

Reading Activities

Explore the wonderful world of Dr Seuss

A range of stories to read or be read to by famous faces.

A range of kid safe articles and activities to read from NZ and around the world.

This graphic novel provides a fresh approach to the story of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document. It covers a wide time span, from the arrival of Polynesian explorers to the signing of Te Tiriti, to the New Zealand Wars, and through to the modern-day Treaty settlement process.

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A fun website with interesting kid friendly articles.

Watch the video on 'why do we itch?' and then click on this link to complete the activity. LINK

Other Ideas for Reading

Read your favourite book to your family members or even your pets. Make sure they’re listening nicely!
Write a postcard to your favourite author.

Write a book review of the book you are reading. What is it about? Who would you recommend it to?
Make some “top ten” lists. What are your top ten book characters, or books made into films, for example?

Read the dictionary (or another book in your home) and make a note of some words that you have not seen before. What do they mean?
Choose characters from different books and imagine that they came together in a new story. Imagine what they might do together.
Think of an alternative ending to one of your favourite books.

AnyQuestions offers free, online help to assist New Zealand students with their school work. Between 10am and 6pm weekdays, students can log on and chat with a librarian. The librarian can help guide their research and support students to develop information literacy skills, including how to look up information themselves. AnyQuestions also has a Many Answers section. This section offers over 170 topics each with supporting resources.

This section provides teaching strategies for English language learners, focusing on vocabulary building.

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