This Editing Task worksheet, ‘A Brilliant Idea’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about two boys who try to solve the problem of carrying heavy textbooks home from school. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘A Football Injury’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about a girl whose knee is hurt during a football game. It encourages students to identify spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘About a Kitten’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about a stray kitten. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, and capitalisation errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ accuracy in written work.
This graphic organiser, ‘Applauding Affixes’ asks students to identify affixes in words, as well as how they help to shape a word’s meaning.
This graphic organiser, ‘Applauding Affixes for the Classroom’ asks students to apply their knowledge of affixes to the classroom as they search for words that contain given affixes.
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Cherokee Nation’, features a rough draft of an informational text about the Native American tribes that settled in the southeast. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalisation errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Compounding the Problem’ asks students to recognise compound words in sentences, as well as understand that two words can be combined to form a compound word.
This graphic organiser, ‘Compounding the Problem for Read Alouds’ asks students to identify compound words as they are read aloud from a literature book, then break the words into their component parts, find their definitions, and use them in a sentence.
This understanding text worksheet ‘Could the Same Word Have Two Meanings?’ helps students with homophones. It encourages students to look critically at words and to use context clues in order to ascertain their particular meaning. In this case, the words ‘to’, ‘too’ and ‘two’ are examined. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This sight words list, ‘Dolch Lists 1’ features words that occur most frequently in early reading encounters. Available in different levels of difficulty, these high-frequency word lists are essential for language development as they include words which often cannot be sounded out or illustrated.
This sight words list, ‘Dolch Lists 2’ features words that occur most frequently in early reading encounters. Available in different levels of difficulty, these high-frequency word lists are essential for language development as they include words which often cannot be sounded out or illustrated.
This sight words list, ‘Dolch Lists 3’ features words that occur most frequently in early reading encounters. Available in different levels of difficulty, these high-frequency word lists are essential for language development as they include words which often cannot be sounded out or illustrated.
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Droughts in the United States’, features the rough draft of a report on droughts. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, usage, and sentence structure errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ accuracy in written work.
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Duke the Dog’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about a dog that wants to play. It encourages students to identify capitalisation, spelling, punctuation, grammar, and word choice errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ …More
This Assessment Item, ‘Emergent Writing Checklist’ provides teachers with a list of skills and abilities emergent writers are developing. It supports an understanding of writing.
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘First Day at University’, features a narrative text about a young woman’s experiences as she starts university. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, capitalisation, and usage errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ accuracy in written …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Food from Afar’, features an informational text about cargo ships transporting food. It encourages students to identify spelling, capitalisation, punctuation, and usage errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ accuracy in written work.
This sight words list, ‘Fry Lists 1’ features words that occur most frequently in early reading encounters. Available in different levels of difficulty, these high-frequency word lists are essential for language development as they include words which often cannot be sounded out or illustrated.
This sight words list, ‘Fry Lists 2’ features words that occur most frequently in early reading encounters. Available in different levels of difficulty, these high-frequency word lists are essential for language development as they include words which often cannot be sounded out or illustrated.
This sight words list, ‘Fry Lists 3’ features words that occur most frequently in early reading encounters. Available in different levels of difficulty, these high-frequency word lists are essential for language development as they include words which often cannot be sounded out or illustrated.
This sight words list, ‘Fry Lists 4’ features words that occur most frequently in early reading encounters. Available in different levels of difficulty, these high-frequency word lists are essential for language development as they include words which often cannot be sounded out or illustrated.
This sight words list, ‘Fry Lists 5’ features words that occur most frequently in early reading encounters. Available in different levels of difficulty, these high-frequency word lists are essential for language development as they include words which often cannot be sounded out or illustrated.
This sight words list, ‘Fry Lists 6’ features words that occur most frequently in early reading encounters. Available in different levels of difficulty, these high-frequency word lists are essential for language development as they include words which often cannot be sounded out or illustrated.
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Grandma’s Parents’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about a boy’s grandmother discussing how her mother would wait for her father to return from sea. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalisation errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Grown Up’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about a young girl trying to decide on a career. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, and capitalisation errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ accuracy …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Hiking and Camping’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about two boys preparing for a weekend in the mountains. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, and word choice errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop …More
This subject area word list, ‘History and Geography 4′ features vocabulary commonly associated with topics in history and geography. Organised thematically and available in different levels of difficulty, this list is designed to broaden students’ subject-specific vocabulary and to aid language development.
This subject area word list, ‘History and Geography 5′ features vocabulary commonly associated with topics in history and geography. Organised thematically and available in different levels of difficulty, this list is designed to broaden students’ subject-specific vocabulary and to aid language development.
This subject area word list, ‘History and Geography 6′ features vocabulary commonly associated with topics in history and geography. Organised thematically and available in different levels of difficulty, this list is designed to broaden students’ subject-specific vocabulary and to aid language development.
This graphic organiser, ‘It’s in the Bag’ asks students to divide words into syllables using a dictionary and differentiate between words containing different numbers of syllables.
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Larry’s Visit to Manila’, features the rough draft of a story about a family’s holiday in the Philippines. The worksheet encourages students to identify spelling, capitalisation, punctuation, and usage errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ accuracy …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Learning Together’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about two classmates who are worried they will get into trouble with their teacher. It encourages students to identify spelling, capitalisation, punctuation, and usage errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Let’s Get Organised’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about a woman cleaning out her kitchen cupboards. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, usage, and sentence structure errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Letter to a Driving School’, features the rough draft of a letter seeking further information about a new learn-to-drive system. It encourages students to identify spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop …More
This subject area word list, ‘Maths 4′ features vocabulary commonly associated with topics in maths. Organised thematically and available in different levels of difficulty, this list is designed to broaden students’ subject-specific vocabulary and to aid language development.
This subject area word list, ‘Maths 5′ features vocabulary commonly associated with topics in maths. Organised thematically and available in different levels of difficulty, this list is designed to broaden students’ subject-specific vocabulary and to aid language development.
This subject area word list, ‘Maths 6′ features vocabulary commonly associated with topics in maths. Organised thematically and available in different levels of difficulty, this list is designed to broaden students’ subject-specific vocabulary and to aid language development.
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Me Too the Horse’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about a friendly horse who finds a new rider. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, and capitalisation errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ …More
This maths manipulative, ‘Number Words’ can be reproduced for classroom use.
This Assessment Item, ‘Proofreading Checklist’ offers guidance for students as they self-assess proofreading of their writing.
This quick reference chart ‘Same Word, Different Meanings’ helps students with homonyms. It encourages students to look critically at words and to use context clues in order to ascertain their particular meaning. In this case, the various definitions of the words ‘club’ and ‘fine’ are examined.
This subject area word list, ‘Science 4′ features vocabulary commonly associated with topics in science. Organised thematically and available in different levels of difficulty, this list is designed to broaden students’ subject-specific vocabulary and to aid language development.
This subject area word list, ‘Science 5′ features vocabulary commonly associated with topics in science. Organised thematically and available in different levels of difficulty, this list is designed to broaden students’ subject-specific vocabulary and to aid language development.
This subject area word list, ‘Science 6′ features vocabulary commonly associated with topics in science. Organised thematically and available in different levels of difficulty, this list is designed to broaden students’ subject-specific vocabulary and to aid language development.
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘The Boathouse Mystery’, features a narrative text about two kayaks that go missing from a holiday cottage’s boathouse. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, usage, and sentence structure errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ accuracy …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘The Circus Is Here’, features a rough draft of a story about a TV reporter interviewing circus workers. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, and capitalisation errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ accuracy in written …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘The Pacific Ocean’, features the rough draft of an informational text about the world’s largest ocean that discusses its size, depth, currents, and sunken ships. The worksheet encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, capitalisation, and usage errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Theo’s Coin Collecting’, features a rough draft of a narrative text about a boy who collects any new coins issued by the Mint. It encourages students to identify spelling, grammar, capitalisation, and punctuation errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Tornadoes on the Loose’, features the rough draft of a report on tornadoes in the United States. It encourages students to identify spelling, punctuation, usage, and sentence structure errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task is to develop students’ accuracy in …More
This Editing Task worksheet, ‘Wild Animals as Pets’, features a rough draft of a persuasive text about the dangers of people keeping dangerous or exotic animals as pets. It encourages students to identify spelling, capitalisation, punctuation, and usage errors in the text and then to write out a correct version. The purpose of this task …More
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