This Writing Traits activity ‘Conjunctions’ encourages students to use conjunctions to connect ideas.
This Writing Traits activity ‘Editing for Punctuation’ encourages students to recognise the importance of using different punctuation and editing written work for correct punctuation.
This Writing Traits activity ‘Editing for Simple and Complex Sentences’ encourages students to vary sentence length in their writing.
This Writing Traits activity ‘Paragraphing’ encourages students to organise information in distinct paragraphs to signal new ideas.
This Writing Traits activity ‘Spelling’ encourages students to write frequently misspelled words correctly.
This Writing Traits activity ‘The Dash’ encourages students to correctly use a dash in writing to emphasise ideas.
This Writing Traits activity ‘The Semicolon’ encourages students to correctly and effectively use semicolons in writing.
This Writing Traits activity ‘Using Paragraphs’ encourages students to write a paragraph using main ideas and additional support sentences.
This Writing Traits activity ‘Using Quotations Correctly’ encourages students to recognise how quotations enhance writing and how to correctly punctuate quotations.
This graphic organiser, ‘Creating Questions’ supports students in planning writing using prewriting strategies to create questions for an interview.
This graphic organiser, ‘Creating Questions for Peers’ supports students in planning writing, using prewriting strategies to create questions for interviewing peers.
This writing text exemplar ‘Creative Prompts’ gives students an example of how to approach such a prompt. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing and ask themselves questions about the ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘when’, ‘ where’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the story, then determine which ideas would be best to include in their …More
This writing text exemplar ‘Creative Prompts’ gives students an example of how to approach such a prompt. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing and ask themselves questions about the ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘when’, ‘ where’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the story, then determine which ideas would be best to include in their …More
This writing text exemplar ‘Creative Writing Prompt’ gives students an example of how to approach such a prompt. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing and ask themselves questions about the ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘when’, ‘ where’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the story, then determine which ideas would be best to include in …More
This writing text exemplar ‘Creative Writing Prompts’ gives students an example of how to approach such a prompt. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing and ask themselves questions about the story’s characters, setting, beginning, middle and end in order to write the best possible composition. It includes an example of a …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Describing a Character’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by asking students to record details about characters as they read or plan to write.
This graphic organiser, ‘Describing Settings’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by asking students to record details about settings as they read or plan to write.
This graphic organiser, ‘Descriptive Doodles’ supports students in planning descriptive writing using prewriting strategies.
This graphic organiser, ‘Descriptive Doodles for the Monster Match’ supports students in planning writing using prewriting strategies by drawing ideas for silly monsters .
This graphic organiser, ‘Descriptive Language’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by prompting students to record descriptive details as they read or write.
This writing task worksheet ‘Dialogue’ supports students to write a short dialogue between two people. It introduces students to the principles of this literary form, covering proper punctuation, paragraph breaks and speaker identification.
This writing task worksheet ‘Dialogue’ supports students to write a short dialogue between two people. It aims at encouraging students to use dialogue to put life into their work and provides space for students to practise this form.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Disagree with Me,’ teaches students that they can disagree with the text or with what the author has written. It is aimed at helping students to become critical readers and to understand that authors often don’t show opposing viewpoints.
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 quick reference chart ‘Drafting’ gives students a list of what to look for when they write their first draft. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan the content and organisation of their composition before they start writing, by paying attention to the details, sequence, and the introduction and conclusion of their texts.
This quick reference chart ‘Drafting’ gives students a list of what to look for when they write their first draft. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan the content and organisation of their composition before they start writing, by paying attention to the details, transitions, sequence, and the introduction and conclusion of their texts.
This worksheet ‘Editing Form’ helps students to evaluate each other’s writing. It encourages students to identify areas for improvement.
This worksheet ‘Editing Form’ helps students to evaluate each other’s writing. It encourages students to identify areas for improvement.
Editing Form’ helps students to evaluate each other’s writing. It encourages students to identify areas for improvement.
This quick reference guide, ‘Editing Writing Guide’ supports students as they revise a first draft and provides proofing marks and a sequencing activity. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This graphic organiser, ‘Eggcellent Heroes’ supports students to identify details from stories about folk heroes.
This Assessment Item, ‘Emergent Writing Checklist’ provides teachers with a list of skills and abilities emergent writers are developing. It supports an understanding of writing.
This quick reference guide, ‘Evaluating Your Own Writing’ supports students to self-assess their writing.
This writing organiser ‘Explanations’ supports students to plan for writing a text that explains ‘how’ or ‘why’.
This writing organiser ‘Explanations’ supports students to plan for writing a text that explains ‘how’ or ‘why’.
This graphic organiser, ‘Exploring a Sequence of Events’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by prompting students to identify the order of events as they read and write.
This graphic organiser, ‘Exploring Descriptive Writing’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by giving students a template for identifying or adding descriptive details.
This graphic organiser, ‘Exploring Fables’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by giving students a template for identifying characters and purposes in fables.
This graphic organiser, ‘Exploring Myths’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by giving students a template for identifying problems and solutions in myths.
This writing text exemplar ‘Explanatory Prompts’ gives students an example of how to approach such a prompt. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing and ask themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details and examples.
This writing text exemplar ‘Expository Prompts’ gives students an example of how to approach such a prompt. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing and ask themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details and examples.
This writing text exemplar ‘Expository Writing Prompt’ gives students an example of how to approach such a prompt. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing and ask themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details and examples.
This writing text exemplar ‘Expository Writing Prompts’ shows students how to approach such a prompt. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing and ask themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details and examples.
This quick reference chart ‘Expository Writing Prompts’ shows students how to best approach such a prompt. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing and ask themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details and examples.
This writing organiser ‘Fables’ supports students plan to plan for writing or retelling a fable.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Fact and Opinion T-Chart,’ teaches students about distinguishing fact from opinion when reading nonfiction texts. It is aimed at helping students to become discriminating readers.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Fact vs. Opinion,’ helps students distinguish between facts and opinions when reading texts. It is aimed at teaching students that nonfiction texts aren’t always true and that much of nonfiction has to do with opinion.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Fact/Opinion Charts,’ teaches students how to distinguish between facts and opinions when reading texts. It is aimed at helping students improve their own writing and become critical readers by showing them how authors use a blend of facts and opinions intentionally to achieve their purpose.
This graphic organiser, ‘Facts and Opinions’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by giving students a template for recording facts and opinions as they read or plan for writing.
This graphic organiser, ‘Family Memory Makers’ supports students in identifying the main idea from their family picture books.
This graphic organiser, ‘Family Puzzle Pieces’ supports students in developing their writing skills and structuring complete sentences about their families.
This Assessment Item, ‘Feedback’ offers guidance for students as they seek feedback on their writing.
This graphic organiser, ‘Finding Facts’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by giving students a template for recording facts and details as they read or plan for writing.
This graphic organiser, ‘Finding the Treasure Step-by-Step’ asks students to record the sequence of steps for finding a treasure.
This quick reference chart ‘First Draft’ shows students how to plan and structure their writing, and to make sure it is interesting. It is aimed at encouraging students to pay attention to the details, sequence, opening and closing of their compositions, to use word variety to make their writing interesting and to best express opinions …More
This content area reading learning activity, ‘First, Second, and Third Person,’ teaches students about different points of view. It is aimed at showing students how authors can write in first, second or third person point of view, depending on their purpose.
This graphic organiser, ‘Fishbone Theme’ asks students identify themes from within a book, providing specific examples to support that theme.
This graphic organiser, ‘Fixing Family Memories’ supports students in editing and revising their family writing drafts.