Junior Journals
Guided Reading Plans, Independent Learning Contracts & Response Activities
Looking for ready-to-use literacy resources that build both academic skills and emotional intelligence?
This comprehensive collection of guided reading plans, independent learning contracts, and response activities is designed to support Junior Journal texts. Each resource is crafted to strengthen key literacy elements while also promoting metacognition, self-awareness, and compassionate inquiry.
Each pack includes:
✔️ Guided Reading Plans – Explore inference and deduction, language use, meta-cognitive and emotional understanding skills, and text organisation through rich, layered questions
✔️ Independent Learning Contracts – Reinforce core literacy skills while encouraging independent thinking and personal responsibility
✔️ Response Activities – Extend understanding through writing, reflection, and creative tasks that strengthen the reading–writing link
✔️ QR-Coded Explainer Videos – Provide step-by-step support to help students navigate tasks confidently and independently
✔️ Thinking & Feeling Packs – Integrate emotional regulation, empathy, and conscious communication into everyday literacy learning
✔️ Metacognitive Prompts – Encourage learners to reflect on their thinking, build self-awareness, and make meaning with compassion
Perfect for small group teaching, independent rotations, or take-home learning, these curriculum-aligned resources support both academic growth and wellbeing in your classroom.
Empower your students to think deeply, feel consciously, and read with purpose—The Resource Cupboard makes it simple.
