School Journal Plays & Poems
Guided Reading Plans, Independent Learning Contracts & Response Activities
Bring the rich world of School Journal plays and poems to life with our thoughtfully designed reading plans and independent learning activities. These resources are perfect for deepening engagement, enhancing language skills, and encouraging creative and critical thinking.
Each resource supports teachers to explore themes, language features, structure, and author’s purpose through targeted guided reading questions, while also building independence through learning contracts and response activities tailored to each text.
✔️ Aligned with the NZ Curriculum
✔️ Designed to support both reading and writing development
✔️ Promotes student agency, self-regulation, and deeper comprehension
✔️ Includes higher order thinking, creative response options, and conscious communication prompts
Perfect for classroom use, literacy rotations, or as independent tasks to enrich your reading programme. These resources make it easy to get the most out of every play and poem—all the planning is done for you.
