These tasks are for the book – The Crayons Love Our Planet – DeWalt and Jeffers Use it to explore World Environment Day, Earth Day and/or Arbor Day. Pre Reading Prediction • predictions from the cover • predictions for what will happen after two pages • Interactive Flap Page for recording predictions • Vocabulary Tasks • Alphabet Key • Word Wall • Words to describe our planet Summary templates • What did the crayons draw? • Recount template Print and Go • I see, I think, I wonder • 3-2-1 facts-opinions-questions • Plus, minus, and interesting parts • Text to Text, Self, World • Write a sequel • Sequencing task with two options • Wordfind – two options Book Report • Read the text and decide if you would recommend it to others. Craft Idea • Create a display with our Earth and choices for headers and footers Copyright © Paula’s Place Teaching Resources This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent.

Elmer the Elephant Writing and Craft Activities - Elmer is a much loved elephant and the series of books are read over and over again. These writing tasks and craft activities will support increasing vocabulary and writing skills. Tasks include - • Alphabet Key – write down words or phrases to describe Elmer or the books you read • Record words to describe Elmer – inside or outside traits • Label parts of an elephant • Create a summary – read a book and complete the task • Recount of the story – choose a text to recount • Plus, minus and interesting facts – for any book • Concept map – can be used to describe characters or texts • Three facts, two opinions and one question you have about Elmer • I see, I think, I wonder statements about Elmer • Elmer can, is, has • Elmer Fact Chart • Make a paper weave Elmer COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Pirate’s Perfect Pet - Writing a persuasive or opinion piece takes skill and repetition. The book “Pirate’s Perfect Pet” is an excellent introduction to writing this type of text. Use these printables to argue what would be the perfect pet for a pirate. Use the Alphabet Key to list the animals that could be a great pet for a pirate. Work with a partner to record the pros and cons for each pet mentioned in the text. Use these to help write a plan. The planning templates are differentiated to support students to record their point of view, reasons and supportive arguments. The Pirate Booklet is used to record the sections from the planner. Print the pages you need for each group. The Persuasive Text Rubric is used to show how successful each writer has been. Share the rubric before you start.** COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Read and share the ‘Diary of a Wombat” by Jackie French and enjoy the simplicity of the text! This book is great for consolidating days of the week and establishing what routines are. Work through the initial tasks to become familiar with the text and then record your own diary. All the tasks included for Diary of a Wombat are all print and go- Word splash for a wombat A wombat is-has-can Compare the two – wombat and koala Recount of the book Recount of my week Change the ending Students choose an animal to have as their character in their own diary Discuss days of the week and brainstorm ideas that they could use in the diary Choose a cover to use for your diary which includes a make your own design a front cover Write and enjoy the diaries that they write COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

ANZAC Day is a huge part of our Australian and New Zealand shared history. It is a huge responsibility to make sure we engage our students in the recognition and commemoration of this event. This pack will assist in building their knowledge and understanding of the sacrifices that have been made by all ANZACs and their families. Tasks include - Word Wall – brainstorm words with your students and record them on the colour or black or white versions. Use these words to add to your writing sessions. Adjectives - Brainstorm with your grade words to use as adjectives to describe each photo. Then use to write a sentence about the photo. Edit, refine and then publish. Symbols – Read the information provided on Slouch hat, Wreath, Last Post, Medals, Poppies and answer the questions Reading tasks - What is ANZAC Day? ‘The Ode’, ‘Flanders Fields’, War Memorials. Read the information and answer the questions Interview - If you could interview a ‘digger’ what would you ask? Record on the template provided Personality traits of a digger Wordfind – locate and colour the words found Mapping - Locate Australia, New Zealand, Turkey – locate and colour ANZAC Biscuits - History of ANZAC biscuits. A recipe to make these biscuits with a recount template COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Use the magical picture story book “Room on the Broom’ to explore language, have shared experiences and look at character, setting and plot development. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these activities perfect for centers. Your students will love exploring new vocabulary, sharing what they discover, listing parts of speech, sequencing and writing tasks through this book study. Tasks included in our product - Words – There are words from the story on cards for you to use. You can display them in your room as writing or reading prompts. They can be used to put into alphabetical order, sort words into similar groups and name the groups. In word work, students can find the meanings of them. Labels are provided to sort into nouns, adjectives and verbs. KWHL - Copy each page and display. As a grade, list the things you - Know about Witches- Want to know about Witches - How will we find this out? In the last section, record your new Learning about Witches (there is one on each page as well as a template that includes all four on one page). Word Splash - Around each picture, record words to describe it. Discuss adjectives, verbs and nouns Print and go – sequencing task, label the characters, fill in the missing word, two comprehension tasks, two sequencing tasks, beginning/middle/end, witch/dragon are-have-can, fact task, story map – setting, characters and problem/solution, true or false, making connections, my opinion, narrative template, witch and animals to go on the side of your writing, a recount, Dragon loses fire, word work – oo – itch – and, phonic challenge. Stick Puppets - Copy page of your choice. Cut and attach to sticks. Students perform oral plays with the characters. This is what teachers, like you, have said about this product… Great tool to use during Literacy rotations to help expand the students thoughts while reading one of their favourite stories. — Nichole R. I left these resources for my relief when I was sick and it completely covered everything that I required and saved me prep time when I wasn’t feeling well! My students loved these resources. I will definitely be using these again and will recommend to my co-workers. Chantelle Copyright © Paula’s Place Teaching Resources This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent.

Make teaching the difference between living and non living easy! This pack includes low prep printables and centers that guide your students to learn the difference between living and non living. Watch your students categorize items with confidence. Lead your students to discover the concepts of living and non living through sequenced activities that are planned for you. Your students will be guided through a learning sequence that builds their knowledge about living and non living. Your students will love discussing how they classify items and will be proud to share their learning with you. What will you get in this product? ● I can statements to display in your classroom ● KWHL templates to record what you know, want to know, how you might find out new learning and your new learning ● Posters -two printing options, full color and a save ink version (I teach that plants do move – a Venus Fly trap certainly does, a vine can curl around a frame and plants turn toward the sun. Some schools teach that living things can move and others do not so the posters provide both options.) ● Matching - sorting pictures into categories of living and n living ● Print and Go - cut and sort the pictures and glue under the correct headings, record living and non living, explanations on how to classify, a reflection task ● Reader - print and go ● Interactive Note Pages Prep is quick and easy… Just print the student pages, gather the materials listed, and you’re ready for a fun and engaging class! This is what teachers, like you, have said about this product This was a fun and easy way for me to teach 1st graders about Living and Non Living Things. My students enjoyed the activities we did. Julie I love the assortment of resources in this product. I used it for morning work, independent work, homework and small group work. Love that it is no prep and easy to use. Great resource! Ashlee A beautiful layout of resources to help build my Biology resources - excellent picture and great range of activities easy to use and minimal prep! Love your work! Deanne Great resource! It was fun to use as a whole group to teach an engaging lesson on science. This resource is loaded with a ton of activities for all the students to use throughout the week both as a group and to work on independently! Nicole Copyright © Paula’s Place Teaching Resources This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent.

Our Plants and Seeds Inquiry Unit will make the teaching of this topic engaging and full of learning. Discover how plants grow in a cycle, explore the vocabulary to strengthen your grade’s knowledge about plants. This is a print and go pack. What will you get in this product? A task based on ‘The Tiny Seed’ to tune your grade into plants and what happens to seeds. A KWHL to see what your students know about plants before you start. A Word Wall poster set allows you to list words you will need as you proceed through the unit. A Boggle task – lets the students explore words within words – 4 suggestions in color and black and white. Instructions on how to grow a Hairy Harry – 2 pages of instructions and 7 pages for the diary. Templates to record – what plants have, need and give us There is a print and go section that includes templates for recording - What parts of the plant do we eat? The sequence a plant cycle What is the purpose of plant parts? The correct labels of a plant A design for a new plant A design a recipe using plants What role does a bird/bee/sun/wind/soil and rain play in the life of a plant? The comparison for germination/pollination and deciduous/ evergreen The Investigation of photosynthesis, oxygen and seasons What grows from seeds? This is what teachers, like you, have said about this product… This was a great activity for my students. It was easy to understand and easy for them to do independently. Annie R Loved this for my blended class. It was helpful to have students make connections with the pieces of the activities and all the visuals. Rebecca C. Copyright © Paula’s Place Teaching Resources This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent.

These recording templates support the Powerpoint contained in the zip file. • What do we need to keep doing and what can we stop doing to make our planet a better place to be? • Record words to describe World Environment Day • Plus, minus and interesting ideas about our planet • Alphabet Key – Our Planet • What I see, I think and I wonder about our planet • Environment Day Fact Chart • World Environment Day 3 facts, 2 opinions and 1 question I have • Compare and contrast our world 50 years ago and today • Convince your grade to look after our planet. Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

At the end of this Fractions – Making a Fraction Farm your students will have produced a farm based on fractions, decimals and percentages. Each step in this project based learning project is clearly explained and supported by resources in the pack. Included in this PowerPoint are Curriculum Standards for Common Core and Australian Curriculum A description of what Project Based Learning is A Learning Intention – ‘I will show what I know about fractions The Nine Steps a) What do we know about fractions using manipulatives? Photo of examples provided. Fraction wall graphics included. b) A rubric for assessment to track progress and give feedback throughout the unit. c) Designing the farm for fraction work – determining the scale and size of animal or crop fields. Examples are provided to explore before students develop their own farms. d) Discovering more about fractions through INB pages e) Accumulating more knowledge – develop your own posters about knowledge – examples provided. f) Comparing fractions- decimals – percentages g) Presenting the work with guidelines h) Reflecting on my work through a written response Extra resources – Fraction Walls, Fractions posters that include – vocabulary, equivalent fractions and the four operations I use these steps for Project Based Learning in my teaching and learning space. Setting the stage for the learning that is about to happen and making a link back to a real life scenario The teacher negotiates the criteria for evaluating the projects Students become project designers Students discuss the information needed for their designs Students accumulate the materials necessary for the project Students create their projects Students prepare to present their projects Students present their projects Students reflect on the process and evaluate the projects based on the agreed criteria COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Our Project Based Learning Design a Cubby House or Tree House has prompts, posters and rubrics that will help you to design some amazing cubbies or treehouses. Our students love designing and producing models that mean something to them. Explore tree/cubby houses and work out which design will influence your STEM process. There are five posters to help guide you through the Design a Cubby House process. There are four Cubby Designs to make comments on and reflect positives or negatives for your own design. Design a Cubby House Learning Book – Copy the pages and place them together in a book. Work through each page together and check in often. Share great work along the way and provide help with giving feedback Digital Learning Option Guide for Design a Cubby House We have used the free version of Book Creator and we made a new class assignment within the app. When they have completed the task they upload this to Showbie – which is also a free version. Rubric Assessment included for Design a Cubby House Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Our Christmas Around the World templates are a great way to present research on how we celebrate Christmas around the world. I have provided photos of some of the finished products. These photos are of the product before I updated the pack and added different fonts. Use library books and internet research to add the information for each section. The facts are not included in the pack. Templates included are for Africa, Australia, China, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, North Korea, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Scandinavia, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, USA Copy and go – there are color and black/white versions. For some countries, there is a male and female version to use in black and white. It is not intended that you do your own country using these templates. Have two children work on recording the information and then place all work in a class book to share. There is a page for peer feedback. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Write a letter to Santa – there are so many options available in this pack. This Letter to Santa pack explores why we use letters and what makes a letter so that we can write a great Letter to Santa. Tasks include - • Why do we write letters? Brainstorm ideas on the template. • List what we should include in a letter – what parts are necessary? • Write about something you want, you need, you want for someone else and what doesn’t cost money…. • What happens after we write the letter? • What does a letter look like? • What does an envelope need on it? • Design your own Christmas stamp • Planning page for writing your letter • What would you ask Santa? • Write a persuasive letter to Santa – 2 options • Write a recount – 2 options • Toppers for your writing when on display • How to make an envelope #1, #2, #3 • How to make an envelope #2 • Writing pages for your letter – 24 options to choose from Click here to follow my store COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Wombat Stew is a much loved story about some adorable Australian animals. Follow Dingo as he tries to make a stew to eat while the other animals try to trick him. This book study for ‘Wombat Stew’ contains the following printables Getting to know the text Alphabet Key Parts of speech – classify the words and make a display What I know, want to know and new learning Alphabet Wall for a class display Working through the text tasks include - Beginning, middle, end Text Connections Problems and solutions Write a summary Story Elements I see, I think, I wonder A Dingo-Wombat-Emu-Echidna-Kookaburra-Lizard-Koala-Platypus is, can, has Use adjectives to describe Beyond the text tasks include - Main Idea and sub plots Conversations Venn Diagrams compare animal characters in Wombat Stew Change the ending A recipe to use Alternative coping methods Personality Traits Use adjectives List Australian animals Amazing illustration Visual Illustrations New Book Cover Book Reports Author Tools Interview questions Conversation between Wombat Stew characters Innovation on the text Sequel to text Make your own book Non-Fiction Responses for an Information Report include - Photos to use as display and conversation prompts Fact cards to share in colour and black/white Planners (USA and Non-USA spelling) Pages to use for writing text Information Text rubric (USA and Non-USA spelling) Map of the world Interactive Note Pages for planning (USA and Non-USA spelling) COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Rosie’s Walk is a great book to teach positional words. This book companion looks at many aspects of the book and provides opportunities to respond to the text in differentiated tasks. Vocabulary Cards – to sort and look at parts of speech Word Wall – create a list of words together Visual Representation Draw a map and recount Create your own version to read. Print and Go Section Word splashes for Rosie, the fox and the chase Plus, Minus and Interesting facts Alphabet Key I see, I think, I wonder Record three facts 3/2/1 – Facts, options, questions Text to text, self and world Design a book cover Responding through the senses Book Review Writing about the Reading Writing a letter- convince the fox to leave Rosie alone Main Idea and sub points Author tools – what does the author do to keep us reading and interested? Interview questions – for the foxes and the farmers Dialogue between characters Write a different ending Write an innovation on the text Make a list of important facts from the text List the complications and resolutions COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Stellaluna is a story about a young bat that finally makes their way back home after trying to fit in with a bird family. These tasks will explore the text and inspire your students to write. Tasks include - Word Wall Cards - Use these words as a display or in a learning centre to sort into categories or to find out meanings or to put into sentences or stories or use in writing or put into alphabetical order KWHL - Copy each page and display as a grade list the things you - Know about Stellaluna - Want to know about Stellaluna - How will we find this out - Our New Learning about Stellaluna Word Splashes - Around each picture record words to describe it. Discuss adjectives, verbs and nouns Interactive Pages - On the front – draw an illustration. Under the flap – write a description for the Beginning, middle and end of story and Personality traits for Stellaluna Writing Tasks - Flap Book, Stellaluna loves to…, Life in a nest, Spare writing pages, ACROSTIC poem, Side graphics for stories, Venn Diagram, At night I …If I were a bat I would Word Work - Use these class lesson or an individual focus for word work tasks. Pages for – at, ir, ight COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This Persuasive Opinion Writing Pack has 22 prompts for writing about opinions that will motivate your writers. Your students will present a point of view with supporting arguments. The Persuasive/Opinion prompts can be printed or displayed on your whiteboard or TV screen. This pack includes Simple planning tool - You can use this to plan to help your students plan using a blank piece of paper. Persuasive prompts - These 22 prompts can be printed off and shared. I would suggest that they are displayed on your Smartboard or IWB and used as discussion starters. Print and go sheets - The ‘print and go’ copies are for your students to write on and check off as they include parts of the text in their writing. Assessment - Choose between one for each child or a class recording sheet. Writing pages - You can use this as a draft or published piece. The empty box can be used as a plan or for a supporting illustration or diagram. Please Note – Australian teachers – this pack is supportive of NAPLAN (this is a National Assessment Program) as it is about good teaching from day one of primary school, not just teaching the writing styles just prior to the assessment time. This pack will help you to work with Year 2 to Year 6 students to help prepare them for our National Testing as well as write well planned and reasoned persuasive texts. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Design an Ugly Christmas Sweater - These tasks can be used with any ugly sweater! There are lots of them around at Christmas time. Loads of tasks to choose from - Improve the vocabulary used to describe and persuade others to wear an ugly Christmas Sweater. Word Splash Use these word splashes to describe the ugly sweater that is being worn. There is a blank one for you to draw your sweater and add words too. Design your own sweater Use the template to draw or use colored paper or add materials to make your dream ugly sweater. Vocabulary Cards Use these cards – color or black or white to build vocabulary. You can put them face down and draw one out at a time. Or assign cards too students to describe to the grade. Choose two cards to use to fill out the Venn diagram. Interactive NoteBook Pages - Use this to expand the way we describe our ugly sweaters. Record adjectives – phrases – nouns - sentences Writing Tasks The story behind my ugly sweater Pictures too add to your story My ugly sweater story – 2 versions I see, I think, I wonder Persuade someone to wear an ugly sweater DeBono Hat thinking COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Even our young students need to have an understanding about ANZAC Day. This pack will help you to explore through reading, writing, craft and cooking why ANZAC Day is so important to commemorate with our young students. This pack contains Print and Go tasks A Word Wall to brainstorm words that you may find in books you read or words you may need in writing tasks Read an ANZAC Day book of your choice and complete the beginning, middle and end template – 3 choices (these could be enlarged to A3) What I see, what I think, what I wonder about ANZAC Day A soldier, sailor, pilot and nurse is-can-has. This can be done individually or in small groups and then shared How does our school commemorate ANZAC Day? Why are medals given out to our Armed Forces? Craft Activities Make a wreath Poppy torn art Cooking activities Recipe for ANZAC Day biscuits Recount of making ANZAC Day biscuits – 2 options COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Earth Day Reading, Writing and Craft Earth Day is an important day to focus on so that our children understand that we need to take care of our planet. Work through these tasks to provide support to help protect our planet. Included in this pack Word Wall – color copy and display. As a grade add to this throughout the unit. Students can see the words and use them in writing and in extending vocabulary tasks. Emergent Reader – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Use the color cover and b/w. You may copy back to back and staple the pages together. As the children read the text, add color to the pictures. Use to reread each day. 3Rs Jack Johnson – the lyrics are here to read on a poster. Record how the song makes you feel and then write your own verse to share I love my planet because… two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture My Earth – ways I can save my home … two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture Use the tub pictures to record what you can Reduce, Reuse, Recycle What can be recycled? Add your thoughts in the circles and discuss with others Interactive Notebook page for - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mind Map for Reuse, Recycle Collage of items for Recycling Persuasive Plan for the need to recycle, plus writing page Persuasive Plan for we need to plant more trees, plus writing page Earth Day – How can we promote this? Earth Day – My Footprint Yellow and Black Hat thinking for compost Earth Day – Acrostic Poem Earth Day – Wordfind Fact and Opinion – 20 cards to sort under these headings This pack is aligned to the USA CCSS and Aus Curriculum Sorting and Matching Tasks Craft task - make a mobile Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.