This poem, ‘Bugs’, by Ron Brown, describes the characteristics of bugs. It uses rhyming and rhythm to engage students in learning about bugs.
This writing text exemplar ‘Expository Writing Prompts’ shows students how to approach such a prompt. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan their writing and ask themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details and examples.
This subtraction learning activity, ‘Five Muffins’ asks students to practise with subtraction.
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 graphic organiser, ‘Having a Ball’ provides students the opportunity to edit and publish their written work.
This graphic organiser, ‘Having an Animal Ball’ provides students the opportunity to edit and publish their animal poems.
This writing task worksheet ‘Hold Fast to Dreams’ 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 graphic organiser, ‘How Do the Rhymes End?’ supports students in creating lists of rhyming words with common endings.
This profile, ‘John McCrae’, features important factual background information about this famous Canadian soldier and poet, and his famous WWI poem “In Flanders Fields.” It is aimed at broadening students’ historical and cultural awareness in an engaging manner, and could be used a prompt for further discussion or study about Canada.
This quick reference guide, ‘Mine, Yours and Ours’ provides students with the opportunity to explore the different ways we understand a text.
This graphic organiser, ‘Poetry Verses’ helps students to think about possible rhyming words and the placement of words together.
This graphic organiser, ‘Rhyme Additions’ asks students to brainstorm new ideas for an existing poem or nursery rhyme then write a new verse.
This subtraction learning activity, ‘Ten Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed’ asks students to practise with subtraction.
This graphical organiser, ‘Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem’ is a fantastic quick activity to think about what they have to be thankful for. 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 ‘Thanksgiving’ to list things that they are …More
This graphic organiser, ‘The Rhyme Climb’ encourages students to identify words that rhyme and rhyming word endings.
This writing task worksheet ‘The Turtle’s Walk’ 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 to …More
This writing task worksheet ‘Trying Something New’ 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 to …More
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