This worksheet, ‘Clean Water Acrostic Poem’ is a fantastic quick activity to brainstorm facts and ideas about water sanitation. 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 ‘clean water’ to list facts or ideas that they …More
This Easter Eggs poem is a great example of a simple ABCB structured eight-line poem. It is written in simple language and provides a great opportunity to explore the concept of rhyming words and rhythm.
This well known poem, ‘In Flanders Field’ is a great resource to supplement teaching about Remembrance and war. It is a wonderful poem that pays tribute to veterans past and present and signifies a global commitment to peace.
The classic nursery rhyme ‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of …More
The classic nursery rhyme ‘5 Cheeky Monkeys Jumping on the Bed’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
The classic nursery rhyme ‘5 Cheeky Monkeys Sitting In a Tree’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
The classic nursery rhyme ‘Five Fat Sausages’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
The classic nursery rhyme ‘5 Grey Elephants’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
The classic nursery rhyme ‘5 Little Ducks’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
The classic nursery rhyme ‘5 Little Speckled Frogs’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
This Poetry worksheet, ‘A Different Kind of Boat’, features a whimsical poem about an unusual sailing voyage in a pea-green concrete boat. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the poem and includes questions about detail, vocabulary, and making a judgment. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This classic nursery rhyme ‘A Week of Birthdays’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
This Poetry worksheet, ‘Acid Rain’, features a poem about air and water pollution. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the poem and includes questions about drawing a conclusion, reasoning, detail, figurative language, validity, author’s purpose, vocabulary, and making a judgment. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This worksheet, ‘Acrostic Poem About My Dad’ is a fantastic quick activity to celebrate Father’s Day. It is a fun resource that can be used without preparation across all age groups and abilities. Students are required to use the letters of the words ‘Love You Dad’ to brainstorm why their Dads are special.
This worksheet, ‘Acrostic Poem of Chinese Celebrations’ is a fantastic quick activity to brainstorm facts about Chinese New Year traditions. It is a fun and engaging activity that can be used without preparation and across all age groups and abilities. Students are required to use the letters from the word ‘Celebrations’ to list facts that …More
This worksheet, ‘Acrostic Poem of Valentine’s Facts’ is a fantastic quick activity to brainstorm facts and ideas about Valentine’s Day. 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 word ‘Valentine’s’ to list facts or ideas that they …More
This Poetry worksheet, ‘Against All Odds’, features a poem about luck that highlights the good fortune of finding the right partner. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to understand the poem and includes questions about classifying, cause and effect, literary devices, vocabulary, and author’s purpose. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Alarm Clocks’ asks students to answer questions about a poem by Joyce Kilmer. 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 graphic organiser, ‘Alphabet Soup’ allows students to sort and classify words with the same word patterns.
This Poetry worksheet, ‘An Easy Pet’, features a poem that recommends goldfish as an easy pet to look after. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the poem and includes questions about vocabulary, word meaning, conclusion, theme, and reasoning. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This graphic organiser, ‘Ask Me Anything’ provides students with the opportunity to answer questions and evaluate their draft writing.
This graphic organiser, ‘Ask the Animals Anything’ provides students with the opportunity to answer questions and evaluate their animal draft poems.
The classic song ‘Australian National Anthem’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic songs and nursery rhymes.
The classic nursery rhyme ‘Autumn Is Here’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
This classic nursery rhyme ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
This Poetry worksheet, ‘Backyard Friends’, features a poem about the squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, and other small animals that visit a garden. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the poem and includes questions about conclusion, figurative language, emotion, validity, predicting outcome, and detail. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Bear from How to Know the Wild Animals’ asks students to answer questions about Carolyn Wells’ poem about bears. 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 poem, ‘Bugs’, by Ron Brown, describes the characteristics of bugs. It uses rhyming and rhythm to engage students in learning about bugs.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Chameleon from How to Know the Wild Animals’ asks students to answer questions about Carolyn Wells’ poem about the chameleon. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and draw conclusions.
This Poetry worksheet, ‘Circus Dreams’, features a poem a boy who dreams about joining the circus and grows up to become a circus ringmaster. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to understand the poem and includes questions about making an inference, comparison/contrast, detail, emotion, author’s intent, and theme. Answer sheet provided with …More
This reading comprehension exemplar, ‘Confessions of a Year Six Bully’ provides a model of a completed reading comprehension worksheet. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information.
This writing task activity, ‘The Fairies’ provides a poem as a writing prompt for students to produce their own writing.
This writing task activity, ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ provides a poem as a writing prompt for students to produce their own writing.
This writing task activity, ‘The Whole World Out There’ provides a poem as a writing prompt for students to produce their own writing.
This writing task activity, ‘Water Worries’ provides a poem as a writing prompt for students to produce their own writing.
This classic nursery rhyme ‘Diddle Diddle Dumpling’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
This classic nursery rhyme ‘Doctor Foster’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
This early learning activity, ‘Elephant Song’ provides instructions on how to make elephant puppets using paper plates and socks and is followed by an accompanying song.
This worksheet, ‘Environmental Acrostic Poem’ is a fantastic quick activity to brainstorm facts and ideas about the environment. 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 word ‘Environment’ to list facts or ideas that they already know …More
This worksheet, ‘FIFA World Cup Acrostic Poem’ is a fantastic quick activity to brainstorm facts and ideas about the FIFA World Cup. 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 word ‘FIFA World Cup’ to list facts …More
This early learning activity, ‘Five Cold Penguins’ provides instructions on how to make penguin stick puppets followed by an accompanying song.
This early learning activity, ‘Five Little Fishes’ provides instructions on how to make whale and fish models followed by an accompanying song.
This early learning activity, ‘Five Little Monkeys’ provides cut-outs to make monkey stick puppets followed by an accompanying song.
This graphic organiser, ‘Fluent vs. Non-fluent for The Owl and the Pussycat’ asks students to listen to and evaluate a passage from The Owl and the Pussycat read both fluently and non-fluently.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Four Poems’ asks students to answer questions about four famous nursery rhymes. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and draw conclusions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Four Poems’ asks students to answer questions about four poems by Edward Lear. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and draw conclusions.
The classic nursery rhyme ‘Georgie Porgie’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Get Up and Bar the Door’ asks students to answer questions about a poem, which is about a stubborn husband and wife who get robbed. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and draw conclusions.
This early learning activity, ‘Gingerbread Girl’ provides cut-outs to make stick puppets of characters that feature in the accompanying story.
The classic nursery rhyme ‘Goosey Goosey Gander’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
This graphical organiser, ‘Halloween Acrostic Poem’ is a fantastic quick activity to think about what they associate with Halloween. 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 word ‘Halloween’ to list things that they know and associate …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Harriet Beecher Stowe’ asks students to answer questions about Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make judgements, form opinions and think about personification as well as author purpose.
This early learning activity, ‘Hello Children’ is a welcome song to be sung by teachers and students to encourage interaction and cooperative spirit in the classroom.
This classic nursery rhyme ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Hiawatha’s Childhood’ asks students to answer questions about the legendary Native American. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about similes.
This early learning activity, ‘Honey Jar’ provides cut-outs to make stick puppets of animals and items that feature in the accompanying story.
This Poetry worksheet, ‘Horse Sense’, features a humorous poem about how to handle a horse. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the poem and includes questions about figurative language, reasoning, making an inference, conclusion, detail, and theme. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This classic nursery rhyme ‘Hot Cross Buns’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
This graphic organiser, ‘How Do the Rhymes End?’ supports students in creating lists of rhyming words with common endings.
This classic nursery rhyme ‘Humpty Dumpty’ is presented with illustrations ready for projection or printing. It provides a simple and engaging introduction to following rhythm and rhyme whilst simultaneously encouraging group cooperation and interaction. Accompanying sheet music is available for each item in this collection of classic nursery rhymes.
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