NZ School Journal Year 4 November 2025 Follow Up activities
Description
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Year 4 November 2025. Our NZ School Journal Year 4 November 2025 Follow Up activities resource has everything you need to dive into the story and articles within this publication. Both a paper-based and digital option are included so you can use this in the way that suits you best – great for distance learning.
The School Journal Year 4 November 2025 texts that we have featured are:
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The Little Lost Penguin (article – animals)
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Rescuing Waitangi Dog (article – animals)
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After the Storm (story – Natural disaster)
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Spotting Kiwi (story – NZ Native birds)
This resource aligns with the New Zealand English Curriculum – During Year 4: Comprehension:
Comprehension strategies:
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Making predictions, inferences, and connections within the text, using information from the text and prior knowledge and ideas.
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Summarising a text by providing the key details in sequence, explaining how the details support the meanings and messages of the text.
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Identifying key details and implied information in the text to draw a simple, supported conclusion
You receive:
1. Four x Lesson plans
A lesson plan is provided for each story or article covered in this resource
2. Eight x Follow Up Activity Sheets
A one-page activity sheet is provided for each story or article covered in this resource.
Each activity sheet contains a range of reading comprehension strategies including:
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Use prior knowledge
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Monitoring comprehension
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Understand vocabulary using context clues
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Make inferences using evidence
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Make connections
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Share opinions (evaluate)
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Summarise
a) Apply Your Knowledge links
These links provide further activities and ideas to help students explore the topic of the story or article further. QR codes and web links are provided so students can visit websites, and watch video clips.
b) Creative/Design activities
These activities challenge students to use higher-order thinking to synthesise their knowledge and create something new.
An additional reading comprehension worksheet is also included for each text.
3. Paper-based and digital activities are provided
This resource is provided in both paper-based and digital form (Google Slides).
