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Holiday Recount | Winter Edition (Years 1–8)

Four Holiday Recount worksheets for an easy start to Term 3. Differentiated from Years 1 to 8, with drawing, sentence starters, and independent writing. Print and go, zero prep needed.

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Matariki Unit (Years 5–8)

This is a full cross-curricular unit for Years 5–8 that covers the topic properly. It moves through Science, Maths, English, Social Science, Arts, Music, and Food Tech in a way that actually hangs together rather than feeling like a bunch of separate activities stapled together to try and suit a theme. Use it as a two to three week unit or pick and choose what fits your programme. Everything is ready to project, print, and hand out. Years 5–8 | NZ Curriculum aligned | PDF and editable Canva links

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Poetry Bundle | New Zealand Edition (Years 5–8)

A 5-week poetry unit designed for New Zealand classrooms, with 33 engaging slides and 9 printable worksheets. It covers similes, metaphors, personification, rhyme, non-sense, haiku & sensory poems, and performance tasks. Plus more! Students explore a range of poetic styles and study the work of well-known poets to inspire their own writing. Classroom-tested and ready to go — just follow the slides and print the matching worksheets when prompted.

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Narrative Writing Bundle | Slides & Worksheets | Years 5–8

A complete narrative writing unit for Years 5-8, with everything you need to teach students how to plan, draft and polish a story from start to finish. This bundle takes students through the whole writing process, from character and setting through to building tension, dialogue and editing. Each slide is scaffolded and pairs with a matching worksheet, so lessons are ready to teach straight away. How to use it: Work through the slides as a full unit over several weeks, or pull out individual lessons like Building Tension or Editing and Polishing to fit your term plan. Pair each slide with its matching worksheet for guided or independent practice. Years 5-8. Digital, printable and editable. Slides in Canva format, worksheets as PDF.

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Narrative Writing | Free Sample Lesson (Years 5–8)

A free taste of the full Narrative Writing unit. This sample lesson takes students through the key ingredients of a great story — from story elements and narrative language features to creating their own character. Includes 7 ready-to-use teaching slides and 7 practice worksheets and activities. Perfect for trying before buying the full bundle.

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Descriptive Writing Bundle | Slides, Worksheets & Writing Prompts (Years 5–8)

This descriptive writing bundle gives you everything you need to teach and practise descriptive writing in one place. With clear teaching slides, scaffolded worksheets, and engaging writing prompts, it's designed to build confidence and improve student writing step by step. The slides introduce key concepts like show don't tell, similes, metaphors, and personification in a clear, student-friendly way. The worksheets provide structured follow-up activities with examples and support, while the prompts give students engaging images paired with four sentence starters to help them get ideas down and expand their writing. This bundle works across a range of levels — students who need support can use the scaffolds provided, while more confident writers can extend and build on their ideas independently.

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Explanation Writing Unit | New Zealand Edition (Years 5–8)

This explanation writing unit is designed for New Zealand classrooms, with 14 engaging slides and 27 printable worksheets, examples and scaffolds. Covers the structure and features of explanation texts, topic sentences, technical vocabulary, structure, and linking ideas — with real-life topics like our native environment and science. Students learn to explain how and why things happen using clear structure and subject-specific language. Classroom-tested and easy to follow — just work through the slides and use the worksheets when prompted.

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Term Two Reflection Worksheet | Years 4–8

This Term Two Reflection worksheet gives students a simple, thoughtful way to look back on their learning, challenges, favourite moments, and goals for next term. It includes clear sentence starters and prompts, making it easy for students to reflect independently or as part of a class discussion. Ideal for an end of term writing activity.