This Writing Task worksheet, ‘An Unfair Situation’, features instructions for students to write a letter about an unfair situation. It encourages students to plan their writing and to check it for errors. Prompts suggest explaining what was unfair, who or what was involved, and how they felt about it.
This graphic organiser, ‘Analysing a Text’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by prompting students to explore a range of meanings as they read or write.
This graphic organiser, ‘Analysing Characters’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by prompting students to explore how and why a character behaves in a story.
This graphic organiser, ‘Analysing Descriptive Language’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by prompting students to record descriptive details as they read or write.
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, ‘Analysing Poetic Language’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by prompting students to explore different ways of expressing meaning as they read or write.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Animal Acts’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about circus animals. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text and to look critically at words in order …More
This writing prompt, ‘Animal Adages’ helps students to write a new animal adage. It encourages students to think about animal behaviour and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Animal Characteristics’ helps students to write about an animal that has characteristics they have or would like to have. It encourages students to think about animal behaviours and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This graphic organiser, ‘Animals in Motion’ supports students in creating poems about animals by combining rhyming words and sentences.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Another Star on the Flag’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Puerto Rico and the United States.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Antarctic Shipwreck!’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about a shipwreck in Antarctica.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Antarctic Shipwreck!’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about a shipwreck in Antarctica.
This writing prompt, ‘Anywhere But Here’ helps students to write about a place that they would like to be right now. It encourages students to think about a favourite place and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This graphic organiser, ‘Are Advertisements for Me?’ helps students to analyse an advertisement to determine the impact on their emotions.
This writing task worksheet ‘Are Manners Important?’ helps students to practise persuasive writing. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing by choosing their position on a topic, then asking themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details, examples and their own personal experience to support their position. It …More
This writing prompt, ‘Around the World’ helps students to write about a trip they would take around the world and which four people they would take. It encourages students to think about different places and cultures and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Around the World in 20 Days’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about flying around the world in a hot air balloon.
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.
This graphic organiser, ‘Asking Questions’ prompts students to create questions using one word from the left column and one word from the top row. It is a great resource that assists students in creating progressively more complex, higher-order questions when analysing texts. It can also be used by teachers to develop questions that are targeted …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Asking Questions’ supports the teaching of reading and writing by giving students a template for recording their questions about a topics as they read or plan for writing.
This graphic organiser, ‘Asking Questions’ supports the teaching of reading and writing skills by providing students with a template for asking questions and locating information.
This graphic organiser, ‘At the Animal Car Wash ‘supports students in editing and revising their writing by developing titles for their animal poems.
This graphic organiser, ‘At the Car Wash’ supports students in editing and revising their writing by developing titles for their poems.
This graphic organiser, ‘At the End of the Rope’ supports students in developing their writing skills, focusing on sentence structure and correct use of punctuation.
This graphic organiser, ‘At the End of the Science Rope’ supports students in developing skills in science writing, focusing on sentence structure and correct use of punctuation.
This graphic organiser, ‘Attribute Chart’ supports students to evaluate characters in a story.
This graphic organiser, ‘Attributes of Miss Rumphius’ supports students to evaluate characters in the story ‘Miss Rumphius’.
This worksheet, ‘Australia Day’ uses the popular Would You Rather game to prompt interesting discussion topics. The Would You Rather prompts can be used with a whole class, individually or in pairs to encourage students to formulate a logical and coherent argument to present their opinion. Ideal for a getting-to-know-you exercise at the beginning of …More
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Author on Trial,’ helps students understand that there are often different ways to look at a concept. It has students evaluate a text to determine whether the author created a balanced opinion.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Author’s Meaning,’ helps students interpret the author’s meaning. It has students discuss information from the text that is implied but not directly stated and write two clues they used to make that inference.
This ‘Animal Alphabet: B: Bear’ is an animal themed worksheet that provides opportunities for handwriting practice.
This short nonfiction text, ‘B: Baboon’ provides factual information about the Baboon, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts.
This short nonfiction text ‘B: Baobab’ features important factual background information relating to the water-storing tree found in South Africa and other parts of Africa. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the unique and beautiful flora and fauna associated with South Africa and also features an activity for students to practise their handwriting.
This short nonfiction text, ‘B: Bilby’ provides factual information about the Australian animal the Bilby.
This short nonfiction text, ‘B: Birds of Paradise’ provides factual information about the Birds of Paradise, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts.
This short nonfiction text, ‘B: Blarney Stone’ features important factual background information about the famous stone in Blarney Castle that gives you legendary powers if you kiss it. 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.
This short nonfiction text, ‘B: Blue Whale’ provides factual information about the Blue Whale, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts.
This Animal Alphabet, ‘B: Brachiosaurus’ is a Dinosaur themed worksheet that provides opportunities for handwriting practice.
This short nonfiction text, ‘B: Butterfly’ provides factual information about the Butterfly, 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 kids news activity, Baby Superb Fairy-Wren Sings For Its Supper’ is about a species of Australian bird using unique calls to keep their babies safe.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Back to the Moon!’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about rocket scientists researching the Moon.
This writing prompt, ‘Bad Habits’ helps students to write about a bad habit they have or once had. It encourages students to think about how habits can affect their life and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Bad News Fans’ helps students to write about sports fans and their behaviour. It encourages students to think about what is unacceptable behaviour and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This graphic organiser, ‘Balancing the Colours of the World’ supports students to categorise colours by gradation.
This graphic organiser, ‘Balancing the Scales’ supports students to relate the colours, shapes and objects found in the world to themselves and other objects.
This writing prompt, ‘Be Grateful’ helps students to write about what it means to be grateful. It encourages students to think about a famous quote and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing task worksheet ‘Be Your Favourite Character for a Day’ helps students to practise creative writing. 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 space for students to plan …More
This reading activity, ‘Beat the Clock’ supports reading development by encouraging students to form sentences with word cards in a set amount of time. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of forming sentences. It provides sight word cards.
This sequencing activity, ‘Beginning, Middle and End’ asks students to arrange sets of pictures in the correct order. It is aimed at developing students’ knowledge of sequencing.
This writing task worksheet ‘Being Responsible’ helps students to practise expository writing. It is aimed at encouraging students plan their writing and ask themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details, examples and their own personal experience. It encourages students to use a checklist to help with the content and organisation, …More
This Readers Theatre activity, ‘Benjamin Franklin’ encourages students to summarise and paraphrase information in texts. It also builds reading fluency. This activity includes a script for 6 readers.
This writing prompt, ‘Best Advice’ helps students to write about the best advice they have ever received. It encourages students to think about other people’s opinions and advice and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing task worksheet ‘Best All-round Student’ helps students to practise persuasive writing. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing by choosing their position on a topic, then asking themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details, examples and their own personal experience to support their position. It …More
This writing prompt exemplar, ‘Best Birthday Present’ provides a writing model for the students. It encourages students to think about the best birthday present they ever received and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Best Birthday Present’ helps students to write about the best birthday present they have ever received. It encourages students to think about special celebrations and surprises and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing task worksheet ‘Best or Worst Day’ helps students to practise expository writing. It is aimed at encouraging students plan their writing and ask themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details, examples and their own personal experience. It includes space for students to plan their writing and a checklist …More
This writing prompt, ‘Best Present Ever’ helps students to write about the best gift they could ever receive. It encourages students to think about why it would be the greatest gift and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This writing prompt, ‘Best Room of the House’ helps students to write about their favourite place in their home. It encourages students to think about a special place and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
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