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.

This Pets - Printables and Templates is all about how we look after our Pets. There are recording options for your information and a Word Wall to place words you may need to complete the writing tasks. This pack includes - Word Wall Posters – print in colour and display to record words with your students you may use throughout the unit KWHL – complete the grid by adding what you know, want to know and new learning. Keep adding to this as you move through the learning Templates for making two small books about how to take care of your pets PET TALES, includes a book cover, and instructions to go home or you could use it as a class book. (Two spelling options for color/colour). If you do not have a pet, write about your dream pet. References to the Australian Curriculum and CCSS (USA) Pets - Printables and Templates are print and go templates Boggle for stethoscope and veterinarian What would you do for your pet if it was in the sun – thunder or snow? Pros and cons for having a pet – birds, cats, dogs, fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, horses, mice, rabbits, snakes and tortoises and a template for other pets What does a vet do? Research x-rays: human and animal Compare two animals – dog/cat, mouse/hamster, snake/tortoise or use the open template for other pets Describe your pet Steps to put together a fish tank Facts and opinions about birds, cats, dogs, fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, horses, mice, rabbits, snakes and tortoises Birds, cats, dogs, fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, horses, mice, rabbits, snakes and tortoises – can, have, need, are If I were a vet for a day Collect data on who owns pets and what sort they have – graph them What animal would you have if you could have any pet? Interview your grade to gather facts and opinions about pets Pets can-have-are-need Collect tally marks and make a graph of your own design Write about your dream pet 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.

End of Year – Memory Book K-2. Each year, it is great to capture what has happened and put together a keepsake for students to take home and share with their families over the summer break. This pack will help you to do just that. You can do the pages over time and then put them together when you have completed them. This pack contains Choice of covers to use in color or black and white Choice of Grade/Year covers Self Portrait My Friends My teacher My reflections, strengths, areas to improve and goals ** Choose all or some of these pages to go in your book** Computers Excursion Field Trip Languages Math Maths PE Playground Reading Read to Self Read to Someone Science Spelling Sport STEM STEAM Technology Word Work Writing Monthly highlight pages where students can add writing and drawings to show the highlights for each month. 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.

These Design Posters - STEAM - STEM are to be used for class prompting and display. There is a Design Process Recording Booklet included too! Use the Design Posters to model each part of the task and then allow the students to record their own responses in their Recording Booklet. 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.

These tasks are for the delightful book – The Speedy Sloth by Young and McKenzie. Use these printables to explore this text in depth and build on reading responses. Pre Reading Tasks •Predictions from the cover •Predict what will happen after two pages •Interactive Flap page for recording predictions Vocabulary Tasks •Alphabet Key •Word Wall •Is-have-can for a sloth •Noun, Proper Noun, Verb and Adverb sorting task •Vocabulary Detective task •Rhyming word task Traits •Words to describe the characters Summary •Important facts •Beginning. Middle, End with two options •Somebody, wanted, but, so, then •First, next, then, after that, last or finally •Recount •Main Idea and sub points Print and go section •Venn Diagram •Problems and Solutions •Complications •Compare two characters •I see, I think, I wonder •Three facts and opinions •3-2-1 facts-opinions-questions •Plus, minus, and interesting parts •Text to Text, Self, World •What does the author do to keep us interested? •Interview questions •Design a new cover •Speech bubbles •Author’s Purpose •Write a sequel •Different ending •Change the characters •Write a letter •Draw and label a Story Map •Story Elements Book Reports •Fiction Text Craft Idea •Make a running sloth with split pins •Use paper chipping to colour the sloth from the cover Rubrics and planners included are •Descriptive •Informational •Narrative •Recount •Opinion •Persuasive •Procedural Use these planners and rubrics to write about topics related to Mothers. The above suggestions are just ideas and there are multiple ideas to write about. Brainstorm the possibilities as a grade. •4 choices of paper to write on ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 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 of the author.

This pack provides 2D Shape Posters on some of the most well known 2D shapes. There are two versions each in color and black/white. The first version has the name of the shape, while the second version has some attribute facts about the sides and vertices/corners. Shapes included are - • Circle • Heart • Hexagon • Octagon • Oval • Pentagon • Oblong • Rectangle • Rhombus • Square • Star • Trapezoid • Triangle 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.

Talk Like a Pirate Day is a fun day to mimic what a pirate might sound like for the whole day. Explore words, phrases and live like a pirate for the day. These writing tasks will expand your vocabulary and help to make this a day to remember. Word Wall – one that is complete and a blank version to add your own grade’s ideas. Great to get your grade talking like a pirate, with lots of terms and phrases to use. Make a Pirate Dictionary template – what words or phrases would you add Interactive Notebook for What a Pirate is-has-can? Word splash to describe a pirate Character Traits of a Pirate – List them and take on the nice ones for a day A Day in the Life of a Pirate – Write a story Making Pirate lists – What does a pirate need to do in a day Conversations with a pirate – what would you say if you met one My Pirate Diary – Make a booklet to describe a week at sea, a week in port, finding treasure A Day in the Life of a Pirate with side graphics – write a narrative A ‘I talked like a Pirate today’ Certificate Stick Puppets – use them to write a script Pirate Script Planner – two versions Themes - talk like a pirate day, pirates, special days, words, phrases, script writing, word splash 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 Parts of Speech - Pirate themed pack supports working out if a word is a noun, verb or adjective is all part of helping to make a great sentence and writing a grammatically correct text. Enjoy this pirate theme pack while sorting out nouns, verbs and adjectives. Posters • These posters when displayed will guide your students through the difference between nouns, verbs and adjectives. • There is a second version of the Adjectives poster with USA and non USA spelling. Sorting Task • Use the picture prompts sort into three groups – nouns – verbs – adjectives. • Record the groups of words on the provided templates. Print and Go • This print and go section allows for consolidation of what the students know about nouns, verbs and adjectives. • Brainstorm tasks, alphabet keys and recording templates that are clear and suitable for focus groups or whole class tasks. Writing Tasks • Use these templates for planning writing tasks that focus on using nouns, verbs and adjectives. • These can be pirate based or texts of your choice. Read the Room • Print the cards and display them around the room. • Print the recording sheet for each child. • As they find a card they record if the card is displaying a word that is a noun, verb or adjective. • There is an answer key. Describe It • These cards can be printed and laminated. • The students can use a dry erase marker to add adjectives to describe each picture. • You could print and use in focus groups and complete a few of the cards together. • Check in with a buddy and add more adjectives together. 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 Pirate Bundle contains our Pets Theme Printables and Templates, Book Study for Pirate’s Perfect Pet, Parts of Speech/Pirate Theme and Talk Like a Pirate Day 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.