This worksheet, ‘5Ws and How of My Favourite Book’ provides a structured diagram that helps students identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of their preferred reading habits. It is a great visual graphic that can be used to generate meaningful class discussion.
This worksheet, ‘ABCs of Books’ provides an alphabet grid that students can use to develop their knowledge of books. This is a fun and simple resource that students can use as a one off activity or progressively as they read more books. They are encouraged to fill out the alphabet using books they have read …More
This worksheet, ‘All About Books Crossword’ provides students with the opportunity to use skills including vocabulary, reasoning and spelling to find the correct words about books, to complete the puzzle. It encourages students to identify and understand the terms being used and to build on their vocabulary of key words used when talking about books. …More
This worksheet, ‘All About Books Unscramble’ is a great activity that encourages students to study the sounds and spellings of words associated with books. Students will be challenged to unscramble letters to find common words used during discussions on books. An answer sheet is also provided.
This worksheet, ‘All About Books Word Search’ gives students the opportunity to learn new vocabulary and improve their spelling of words associated with talking about books. Students must scrutinise the spelling of each word on their list, ensuring new vocabulary is committed to memory with the correct spelling.
These reading themed bookmarks are simple colourful bookmarks that can be printed onto card or paper and laminated and distributed to students. Each bookmark has room for the student’s name and a hole that can be hole punched to attach a ribbon or string to.
These Book themed page borders are a set of full colour and black and white page borders that can be used in various ways in the classroom such as in wall displays and bulletin boards. They can also be used in student projects or worksheets. Borders can be printed, coloured in and laminated.
This illustration, “Bookshelf” is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in black and white. Lesson Zone has over 4, 000 pieces of clip art, searchable by learning area and theme. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can …More
This black and white outline illustration, “Bookshelf B&W” is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in colour. Lesson Zone has over 4, 000 pieces of clip art, searchable by learning area and theme. The clip art is fast and easy to …More
This teacher’s resource, ‘Celebrating Books’ is a great resource for teachers that can be sent home to inform parents or guardians of upcoming celebrations for Book Week. This two page resource provides a form fillable note that can be customised to outline specific information about your class’s celebrations and progress. The second form fillable page …More
This Assessment Item, ‘Emergent Skills and Behaviours Checklist’ provides teachers with a list of skills and abilities emergent readers and writers should be developing. It supports an understanding of reading and writing.
This worksheet, ‘Graphing Our Favourite Books’ is a fantastic resource to link English and mathematics. Students are asked to use tallies or numerals to record preferred books in their class. Using this table students are then provided with a graph to record their findings. The students are directed to create a bar graph however, it …More
This learning activity, ‘Guess the Book’ is a fun game to get students involved in discussing well known books. This book version of celebrity heads provides game instructions and examples of popular book titles that can be used. More book titles can be written onto the extra cards provided if students have suggestions for other …More
This set of ‘I Heart Reading Stickers’ can be printed directly onto sticker paper. It is formatted for Avery Code C2247.
This oral language photo activity ‘Librarian’, enhances vocabulary and concept development by providing a thought-provoking visual stimulus that can be used as a prompt to engage students in discussion. Each photo is complete with an accompanying lesson plan featuring tips and activities to develop oral language and vocabulary further.
This illustration, “Librarian” is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in black and white. Lesson Zone has over 4, 000 pieces of clip art, searchable by learning area and theme. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can …More
This black and white outline illustration, “Librarian B&W” is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in colour. Lesson Zone has over 4, 000 pieces of clip art, searchable by learning area and theme. The clip art is fast and easy to …More
This illustration, “Library” is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in black and white. Lesson Zone has over 4, 000 pieces of clip art, searchable by learning area and theme. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can …More
This black and white outline illustration, “Library B&W” is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in colour. Lesson Zone has over 4, 000 pieces of clip art, searchable by learning area and theme. The clip art is fast and easy to …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Making Connections’ supports the teaching of comprehension and reading strategies by asking students to record their connections to texts as they read.
This hands-on activity, ‘My Book About a Book’ is a fantastic resource that provides students with template pages to make their own book. Students are asked to review and critique a book that they have read and give a summary in the format of a book report. It is a fun way of encouraging students …More
This set of ‘Reading Strategy Bookmarks: Asking Questions’ is formatted as two simple colourful bookmarks per full page that can be printed and distributed to students to provide them with helpful reading strategies. They prompt students to ask questions before reading, whilst reading, and following reading to better their understanding the text. This resource can …More
This set of ‘Reading Strategy Bookmarks: Determining Importance’ is formatted as two simple colourful bookmarks per full page that can be printed and distributed to students to provide them with helpful reading strategies. They prompt students to identify the important ideas and constantly ask what is the main idea of the text and how do …More
This set of ‘Reading Strategy Bookmarks: Making Connections’ is formatted as two simple colourful bookmarks per full page that can be printed and distributed to students to provide them with helpful reading strategies. They prompt students to connect what they’re reading with their prior knowledge of world events, other texts that they have read and …More
This set of ‘Reading Strategy Bookmarks: Making Predictions’ is formatted as two simple colourful bookmarks per full page that can be printed and distributed to students to provide them with helpful reading strategies. They prompt students to look for clues and guess what might happen next to help them better understand the text. This resource …More
This set of ‘Reading Strategy Bookmarks: Monitoring for Meaning’ is formatted as two simple colourful bookmarks per full page that can be printed and distributed to students to provide them with helpful reading strategies. They prompt students to use strategies if the understanding is not immediately apparent by rereading, using the pictures or breaking a …More
This template of ‘Reading Strategy Bookmarks: Summarising’ feature two simple colourful bookmarks that can be used to help students learn helpful reading strategies. They prompt students to ask questions before reading, whilst reading, and following reading to better their understanding the text. This resource can be printed onto card or paper, cut, stuck back-to-back, and …More
This set of ‘Reading Strategy Bookmarks: Visualising’ is formatted as two simple colourful bookmarks per full page that can be printed and distributed to students to provide them with helpful reading strategies. They prompt students to create a mental picture in their minds and think about what they could see, hear, taste, smell and feel …More
This illustration, “Ring binder” is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in black and white. Lesson Zone has over 4, 000 pieces of clip art, searchable by learning area and theme. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and …More
This black and white outline illustration, “Ring binder B&W” is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in colour. Lesson Zone has over 4, 000 pieces of clip art, searchable by learning area and theme. The clip art is fast and easy …More
This short nonfiction text, ‘T: Trinity College’ features important factual background information about Ireland’s leading university and treasures, like the Book of Kells, that house there. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with Irish culture and also features an activity for students to practise their handwriting.
In this story, ‘The Puzzle’ a girl follows clues to discover a surprise. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This ‘We Heart Books’ bunting can be printed and used as part of a colourful classroom display. The flags feature the letters and symbols for the phrase ‘We Heart Books’, which could also be used to make Book Week bunting. The bunting is formatted as two flags per page and each flag includes drawn cut-out …More
This black and white ‘We Heart Books’ bunting can be printed, coloured in and used as part of a decorative classroom display. The flags feature the letters and symbols for the phrase ‘We Heart Books’, which could also be used to make Book Week bunting. The bunting is formatted as two flags per page and …More
This worksheet, ‘We Love Books Acrostic Poem’ is a fantastic quick activity to brainstorm facts and ideas about books. It is a fun resource that can be used without preparation across all age groups and abilities. Students are required to use the letters from the words ‘we love books’ to list book titles, authors or …More
These World Book Day themed bookmarks are simple colourful bookmarks that can be used to celebrate World Book Day. Each bookmark can be printed onto card or paper and laminated and distributed to students. Each bookmark has room for the student’s name and a hole that can be hole punched to attach a ribbon or …More
This fun and engaging worksheet ‘Collin Farrell or Oscar Wilde’, uses the popular Would You Rather game as a writing prompt for students to consider which of these two iconic celebrities they would rather be and why. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with Irish culture and can …More
This set of ‘Reading Strategy Bookmarks: Making Inferences’ is formatted as two simple colourful bookmarks per full page that can be printed and distributed to students to provide them with helpful reading strategies. They prompt students to read between the lines and think deeply about the meaning of the text. This resource can be printed …More
This World Book Day themed banner is a great resource that can be cut out and used as part of a colourful classroom display. The banner is split over 4 pages which can be printed onto any size paper and joined up to cater for different sized wall displays. Printing in full colour and on …More
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