This learning activity, ‘Adding Details’ supports students to revise and improve their writing by adding details.
This reading activity, ‘Bikes and Cars’ provides opportunities for practice with reading advertisements and then completing the comprehension questions.
This article, ‘Comparing Thanksgivings’ is a simple resource that summarises the traditions of Thanksgiving and when it began in the US and Canada. Using a table it asks students to compare the differences in Canadian and US Thanksgiving meals.
This graphic organiser, ‘Correct Time’ helps students categorise events related to time, sequencing past, present and future events.
This graphic organiser, ‘Double Attribute Tree’ helps students to arrange information into small distinct categories, then write stories using this information.
This Assessment Item, ‘Explanation Checklist’ can be used by students to self-assess their writing of explanations.
This kids news activity, ‘Extreme Skydiver Breaks World Records With Dive From Near Space’ is about Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking high-altitude jump and his other daring feats.
This graphic organiser, ‘Facts or Opinions’ helps students divide information into two categories, showing their reading comprehension.
This true or false on Halloween is a thought-provoking worksheet that requires students to asses the truth of facts about Halloween. Many students may presume the answers quickly only to realise their assumptions were not correct which can lead to interesting discussions and further research into fun facts about the history and topic of Halloween. …More
This content area reading activity, ‘New Dog Diary’ is an English based reading comprehension exercise encouraging students to learn to separate facts from opinions.
These quick reference charts, ‘Parts of a Circle’ offer guidance on the topic of circles.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Police Officer Next Door’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions about police officers living in tough neighbourhoods.
This graphic organiser, ‘Problem Solving Pictures’ supports students to solve maths problems through drawing pictures of the details.
This graphic organiser, ‘Problem Solving Subtraction Pictures’ supports students to solving subtraction problems through drawing pictures.
This graphic organiser, ‘Proof Points’ helps students clarify their opinions and form new solutions.
This kids news activity, ‘Raising Awareness About Prader-Willi Syndrome’ is about a boy with a rare medical condition and his family’s efforts to find a cure.
This Assessment Item, ‘Report Checklist’ can be used by students to self-assess their report writing.
This kids news activity, ‘Rhinos Being Poached For Horns’ is about wild rhinos in South Africa and efforts to stop them being killed by poachers.
This reading activity, ‘Sea Creatures’ provides opportunities for practice with reading information about marine animals and answering the comprehension questions.
This graphic organiser, ‘Space and Time’ helps students categorise events about space in the past, present and future.
This graphic organiser, ‘The Big Scoop’ allows students to research and record information found in a specific text.
This reading activity, ‘The Orchestra’ provides opportunities for practice with reading about the orchestra to answer the comprehension questions.
This reading activity, ‘The Solar System’ provides opportunities for practice with reading about the solar system to complete the comprehension questions.
This quick reference bookmark ‘Recount Writing Prompt: What Happened?’ offers guidance for students as they plan and develop their writing of recount texts.
This quick reference guide, ‘Writing Reports’ provides students with guidance for writing reports.