This set of ‘Chicken Little’ role-play masks 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 …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Analysing Folk Tales’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by giving students a template for identifying the features of folk takes.
This graphic organiser, ‘Character and Me Wheel’ helps students to better know themselves, by thinking about their defining characteristics.
This graphic organiser, ‘Charlotte’s Web and Me Wheel’ asks students to compare themselves to four main characters in ‘Charlotte’s Web’ and write sentences that evaluate how they are like each character.
This set of ‘Chicken Little’ role-play masks 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 …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Connect the Dots’ allows students to apply prior knowledge and understanding of a text to the world around them, as well as to themselves.
This graphic organiser, ‘Connect the Dots for Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ asks students to make connections between characters or simple events in literature to themselves, to other books they have read, or to people or events in their own lives.
This quick reference chart ‘Elements of a Story’ helps students to identify the structure and genre of a story. It is aimed at introducing students to the functional organisation of texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of their parts – beginning, middle, end – and each part’s purpose – establish setting and characters, …More
This quick reference chart ‘Elements of a Story’ offers guidance on the sequence of a story. It is aimed at introducing students to the functional organisation of texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of their parts – beginning, middle, end – and each part’s purpose – establish setting and characters, plot development and …More
This writing prompt, ‘Favourite Books’ helps students to write about their first favourite book. It encourages students to think about what makes a book special and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Favourite Character’ helps students to write about their favourite character from a book, a movie or a TV show. It encourages students to think about special characters and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This graphic organiser, ‘Four-Square Perspective’ enables students to make connections and understand relationships as they piece together disconnected information.
This graphic organiser, ‘Four-Square Perspective for Bridge to Terabithia’ asks students to examine different points of view in order to better understand conflict in a story.
This quick reference chart ‘How Texts Are Structured’ offers guidance on the sequence of a story. It is aimed at introducing students to the functional organisation of texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of their parts – beginning, middle, end – and each part’s purpose – establish setting and characters, plot development and …More
This quick reference chart ‘How Texts Are Structured’ offers guidance on the sequence of a story. It is aimed at introducing students to the functional organisation of texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of their parts – beginning, middle, end – and each part’s purpose – establish setting and characters, plot development and …More
This quick reference chart ‘How Texts Are Structured’ offers guidance on the sequence of a story. It is aimed at introducing students to the functional organisation of texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of their parts – beginning, middle, end – and each part’s purpose – establish setting and characters, plot development and …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Identifying Story Elements’ supports the teaching of comprehension and reading strategies by prompting students to specific elements of a story.
This hands-on activity, ‘Make Your Own Stripey Top Hat’ provides step-by-step instructions for students to follow in the classroom or at home. This resource directs students through the process of making a red and white striped top hat that can be used for art and craft activities or as part of a costume for book …More
This hands-on activity, ‘Make Your Own Superhero Mask’ provides step-by-step instructions for students to follow in the classroom or at home. This resource directs students through the process of making a simple mask that can be used for art and craft activities or as part of a costume for book and film characters.
This writing organiser ‘Myths’ supports students to plan for writing or retelling a myth.
This graphic organiser, ‘Narrative Plan’ supports the teaching of writing by giving students a template for planning the features of a narrative.
This writing organiser ‘Narratives’ supports students to plan for writing a narrative to tell a story.
This writing organiser ‘Narratives’ supports students to plan for writing a narrative to tell a story.
This graphic organiser, ‘Picture Pyramid’ allows students to visualise and draw the various elements of a story as they read them.
This graphic organiser, ‘Picture Pyramid for Descriptive Text’ asks students to visualise pictures from a piece of descriptive text that is read aloud to them, then create drawings from their visualisations.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Play Time’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about producing a play.
This writing organiser ‘Plays’ supports students to plan for writing a play to be acted.
This graphic organiser, ‘Story Mapping’ supports students to identify different elements of a story.
This quick reference chart ‘Structure of a Text’ offers guidance on the sequence of a story. It is aimed at introducing students to the functional organisation of texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of their parts – beginning, middle, end – and each part’s purpose – establish setting and characters, plot development and …More
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 graphic organiser, ‘The True Story of the Three Little Pigs’ supports students to identify character, setting and plot structure in ‘The True Story of the Three Little Pigs’.
This set of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ role-play masks 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 …More
This set of ‘The Wizard of Oz B&W’ role-play masks 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 …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Tracking Dialogue’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by giving students a template for recording the way dialogue works as they read or plan for writing.
This graphic organiser, ‘Tracking Dialogue’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by giving students a template for recording the way dialogue works as they read or plan for writing.
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘Two Respectable Men’ encourages students to recognise capitalisation and spelling errors, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This fun and engaging worksheet, ‘Anne of Green Gables or Amy Fleming’, uses the popular Would You Rather game as a writing prompt for students to consider which of these two Canadian characters they would rather be and why. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with Canadian culture …More
This quick reference guide, ‘Writing Narrative’ provides students with guidance for writing narratives.
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