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Jul 11, 2024

Olympic Games

I absolutely love the Olympic Games and for two weeks (26 July - 11 August) I will be totally engrossed. In the past I have found that...

May 27, 2024

Matariki Literacy

There are some great articles in the School and Connected Journals about Matariki. It is easy to base your literacy program, for a few...

Apr 25, 2024

Explicitly Teaching Sentence Structure

I seemed to have taught sentence structure a lot recently; its teaching that students need again and again. I am always surprised how...

Apr 2, 2024

ANZAC Day Resources

ANZAC Day is an opportunity to remember and learn about an important part of New Zealand's history. Often I find that by Year 7/8 student...

Mar 17, 2024

Happy St. Paddy's Day

Today is St. Patrick's Day and this week there is a great opportunity to get your students writing limericks; which they will enjoy and...

Feb 25, 2024

Leap Year 2024

As I have mentioned before I love taking opportunities to bring things that are happening in the world into the classroom. This year is a...

Feb 2, 2024

Valentines Day Poem

I love taking the opportunity to do things at school that link to what is going on in the world. Students (especially year 7/8s I find)...

Jan 23, 2024

Tier 2 Vocab = Better Comprehension

I am always looking for ways to improve students' reading comprehension. One thing that the research, shows is that there is a direct...

Jan 18, 2024

Waitangi Day Shared Reading

Starting off your term with some shared reading takes the pressure off everyone and gives you the chance to set up routines and...

Jan 15, 2024

Back to School - Writing

Getting back into the rhythm and routine of school can take a bit of time. I think you need a good 3, maybe 4 weeks depending on your...

Jan 10, 2024

Rachel's Resource's Blog

For a while now I have been thinking about adding a blog to Rachel's Resources and so with the new year beginning I've decided to get on...