The report, ‘Dolphins and Porpoises’ compares and contrasts these two marine mammals, describing their appearance and behaviour. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This vocabulary development activity, ‘Don’t Bug Me’ supports vocabulary development by encouraging students to play a card game to demonstrate their understanding of selected multi-meaning words. It is aimed at helping students recognise multi-meaning words. It provides multi-meaning word cards, a book page template and blank flip cards.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Don’t Ever Kiss a Peacock!’, asks students to read a story and answer comprehension questions about a birthday party at the zoo.
This vocabulary development activity, ‘Don’t Spill the Beans’ supports vocabulary development by encouraging students to play an activity in which they earn beans by selecting the correct definitions for common idioms. It is aimed at helping students recognise idioms and their meanings. It provides common idioms and their definitions, idiom picture cards and an idiom …More
This role-play mask ‘Donkey’ is a resource that can be used in a variety of classroom activities. It is a hands-on tool that provides a stimulus to prompt vocabulary and concept development. Use it during class discussions to fuel engagement, or have students use their imaginations to incorporate the mask into other speaking activities. It …More
This role-play mask ‘Donkey B&W’ is a resource that can be used in a variety of classroom activities. It is a hands-on tool that provides a stimulus to prompt vocabulary and concept development. Use it during class discussions to fuel engagement, or have students use their imaginations to incorporate the mask into other speaking activities. …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Double Trouble’, features a narrative text about a couple’s dramatic journey home after a night out in the city. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about setting, fact/opinion, reasoning, validity, emotion, character, detail, the main idea, and genre. Answer sheet provided …More
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Double-Entry Journals,’ helps students evaluate the author’s organisation and purpose. It encourages students to select significant text information and think critically about the information.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Double-Entry Journals,’ makes the metacognitive process of proficient reading explicitly clear to all readers. It is aimed at teaching students that they are not merely reading words and that their brains should be actively making note of both the text and the thinking that goes on in relation to …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Down the Rabbit-Hole’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about a story in which a girl named Alice follows a rabbit down a magical Rabbit-Hole. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recall specific information from a narrative text, draw conclusions and think about text …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Downtown’ asks students to answer questions about a short story, which is about a girl and her mother who go for a walk. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recall details from the text.
This set of flashcards, ‘DR Blend’ supports recognition of sound patterns in words containing ‘dr’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson Zone visual …More
This set of flashcards, ‘DR Blend’ supports recognition of sound patterns in words containing ‘dr’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson Zone visual …More
This set of flashcards, ‘DR Blend’ supports recognition of sound patterns in words containing ‘dr’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson Zone visual …More
This set of flashcards, ‘DR Blend’ supports recognition of sound patterns in words containing ‘dr’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson Zone visual …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Dr Smithers in the Basement’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which a man sneaks into Dr Smithers’ basement to find out what he does down there. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make predictions, draw conclusions and think …More
This article, ‘All About Insects: Dragonflies and Damselflies’, provides information about dragonflies and damselflies. It features interesting facts about these insects and includes colourful and engaging images.
This role-play mask ‘Dragonfly’ is a resource that can be used in a variety of classroom activities. It is a hands-on tool that provides a stimulus to prompt vocabulary and concept development. Use it during class discussions to fuel engagement, or have students use their imaginations to incorporate the mask into other speaking activities. It …More
This role-play mask ‘Dragonfly B&W’ is a resource that can be used in a variety of classroom activities. It is a hands-on tool that provides a stimulus to prompt vocabulary and concept development. Use it during class discussions to fuel engagement, or have students use their imaginations to incorporate the mask into other speaking activities. …More
This content area reading activity, ‘Dragonology’ is an English based reading comprehension exercise encouraging students to understand the purpose of a book review.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Draw It,’ has students draw representations of visualisations they made while reading the text. It is aimed at enhancing students’ comprehension of the text by having them visualise key ideas.
This word study activity, ‘Draw the Opposite!’ asks students to draw pictures of opposites. It is aimed at developing students’ knowledge of antonyms.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Drawing Conclusions,’ guides students through the process of drawing conclusions. It is aimed at helping students draw conclusions about an issue and about the author’s intent.
This graphic organiser, ‘Drawing Conclusions’ supports the teaching of comprehension and reading strategies by asking students to use evidence in the text to draw conclusions as they read.
This understanding text reference worksheet, ‘Drawing Conclusions’ is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics, drawing conclusions and making judgements.
This quick reference chart ‘Drawing Conclusions’ helps students to identifying the meaning of what they have read. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of their purpose, then put this together with what they already know about a topic to draw conclusions about texts.
This understanding text exemplar ‘Drawing Conclusions’ shows students the steps to follow to draw a conclusion about something they have read. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of their purpose, then put this together with what they already know about a topic to draw conclusions …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Dream Days’ asks students to answer questions about a story by Kenneth Grahame. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This written language activity, ‘Dreaming Symbols’ supports language development by encouraging students to build and reinforce recognition of common Aboriginal Dreaming symbols. It asks students to discuss the symbols and to put them into context through the reading or telling of stories.
This written language activity, ‘Dreaming Symbols’ supports students to build and reinforce recognition of common Aboriginal Dreaming symbols. It asks students to match each symbol to a picture of what it represents and invites further discussion about how the symbols can mean different things in different tribes.
This article, ‘All About Australian Animals: Dreamtime Stories’, describes Aboriginal Australians’ relationship with animals. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of Australian Aboriginal culture and includes colourful and engaging images.
The report, ‘Driving Cattle to Market’ describes the cattle drives of the American south in the 1860s to 1880s, when cattle had to be herded for long distances by cowboys to reach the trains that would take them to market. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Droughts in the United States’, features the rough draft of a report on droughts. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, usage, and sentence structure errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ accuracy in written work.
This article, ‘Dugong’ provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, habitat and diet of the dugong and, briefly, the manatee. It also introduces students to various terms relating to the dugong’s physical features and habitat. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs.
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Duke the Dog’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about a dog that wants to play. It encourages students to identify capitalisation, spelling, punctuation, grammar, and word choice errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ …More
This ‘Animal Alphabet: E: Elephant’ is an animal themed worksheet that provides opportunities for handwriting practice.
This short nonfiction text, ‘E: Eagle’ provides factual information about the Eagle, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts.
This short nonfiction text, ‘E: Echidna’ provides factual information about the Australian animal the Echidna.
This Animal Alphabet, ‘E: Edmontosaurus’ is a Dinosaur themed worksheet that provides opportunities for handwriting practice.
This short nonfiction text, ‘E: Elephant’ provides factual information about the Elephant, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts.
This short nonfiction text, ‘E: Elephant Seal’ provides factual information about the Elephant Seal, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts.
This short nonfiction text, ‘E: Eyed click beetle’ provides factual information about the Eyed click beetle, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts. The resource also provides a photo of the insect and guided handwriting practice that can be used to supplement the informational text.
This role-play mask ‘Eagle’ is a resource that can be used in a variety of classroom activities. It is a hands-on tool that provides a stimulus to prompt vocabulary and concept development. Use it during class discussions to fuel engagement, or have students use their imaginations to incorporate the mask into other speaking activities. It …More
This role-play mask ‘Eagle B&W’ is a resource that can be used in a variety of classroom activities. It is a hands-on tool that provides a stimulus to prompt vocabulary and concept development. Use it during class discussions to fuel engagement, or have students use their imaginations to incorporate the mask into other speaking activities. …More
This set of flashcards, ‘EAM Family’ supports recognition of sound and spelling patterns in words containing ‘eam’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson …More
This set of flashcards, ‘EAM Family’ supports recognition of sound and spelling patterns in words containing ‘eam’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson …More
This set of flashcards, ‘EAM Family’ supports recognition of sound and spelling patterns in words containing ‘eam’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson …More
This set of flashcards, ‘EAM Family’ supports recognition of sound and spelling patterns in words containing ‘eam’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson …More
This set of flashcards, ‘EAR Family’ supports recognition of sound and spelling patterns in words containing ‘ear’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson …More
This set of flashcards, ‘EAR Family’ supports recognition of sound and spelling patterns in words containing ‘ear’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson …More
This set of flashcards, ‘EAR Family’ supports recognition of sound and spelling patterns in words containing ‘ear’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson …More
This set of flashcards, ‘EAR Family’ supports recognition of sound and spelling patterns in words containing ‘ear’. Repetition with using word families will support children in the development of their reading, vocabulary and word association. Students will learn to identify the common sounds, patterns and letter combinations within each word family. Browse over 200+ Lesson …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Early American Artists’ asks students to answer questions about different American artists. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and form opinions.
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘Early Bicycles’ encourages students to recognise capitalisation and spelling errors, correct tense, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘Early Rap Years’ encourages students to recognise capitalisation and spelling errors, correct tense, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Early Women Drivers Who Dared to Be Different’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about the first women to drive from coast-to-coast across America. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Earth’s Water’ asks students to answer questions about the water on and in Earth. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This Readers Theatre activity, ‘Earthquakes’ encourages students to summarise and paraphrase information in texts. It also builds reading fluency. This activity includes a script for 4 readers.
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