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.

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.

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.

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 Pet Bundle contains our Pets Theme Printables and Templates and Book Study for Pirate’s Perfect Pet.

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.

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.

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.

Teaching Positional Words is vital for the placement of people and objects. Our Positional Word Resource is going to teach, explore and consolidate these important words. Your students will love exploring these positional words through these tasks. The positional words covered in this pack are above, across, against, among, around, behind, below, beside, between, down, far, first, in, into, last, near, off, on, out, over, through, toward, under and up Posters are available in two sizes two color options - full color and b/w which can be printed on color card which is a third option the smaller size could be used for matching opposites Jigsaw Puzzle Match the picture to the right word for extra revision Bingo Game You will need counters to place over the icons when they are called out by the caller. There are ten boards to choose from Student Booklet Two versions First version is a read and color Second is fill in the missing position word and then color I have – Who has card set It doesn’t matter which card starts, all cards must be in play Print and Go Two options for writing in the correct word Two versions for gluing the correct word Two versions of draw a picture for the word given Glue in the opposite positional word Two glue sorts for behind/in front, near/far and under/over ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 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 the consent of the author.

Sharks Information Pack This pack provides information about Sharks, it is great for Shark Week. This Shark Information pack will assist in the writing of your own Informational Text, guided by a rubric. KWHL for Sharks There are colour, plus black/white versions and a one page version. This will assist in assessing what your grade knows and will help when writing the Informational Text - This is what we know about… - This is what we want to know … - This is how we will find out what we want to know…… - This is our new learning about …. Vocabulary Colour and black/white versions are provided. Spare tags for extra words. Display these words and discuss what they mean Facts These cards are discussion starters or display these facts about sharks and discuss what they mean. There are starters for the Informational Text to help build the paragraphs Posters These posters will assist in writing the text. Print off and display around the finished Informational Text Print and Go This includes a true or false glue sort labelling the shark, a fact recording sheet a Can - Have – Are task print and go fact sheets complete the fact sheets for each shark a blank template is also provided Reading The posters are to record the main ideas and the supporting information. The second task is to paraphrase the text Writing Use the posters provided in the poster section to assist in writing the text Print off and display around the finished Informational Text The rubrics are helpful in assessing the text A planner is included for the Informational Text Map to use There are a variety of papers and planners provided Posters Photo prompts to be used for displaying in your room. You must read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. Themes - shark | sharks | ocean | sea | information text | 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 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.

Pack One - Writing a narrative takes lots of support. This Narrative Pack includes planners, posters and rubrics that will assist in providing all the support you will need. It includes - Instructions on how to use the writing pages with the rubrics Narrative Posters - What can we write about? - What does a narrative need? (Three versions for differentiation) Posters for How, What, When, Where, Why, How in full size and a poster that includes all 9 posters together Narrative Planners with 7 options Narrative Rubrics with three options - First option is one page with three levels- Second option is a mini version based on structure - Third option has six levels based on structure and language features Narrative Planners with rubrics based on the six levels in the rubric section – with and without lines – USA and non USA spelling Narrative Lined Pages and Templates Pack Two - Some children at writing time get stuck for ideas. These Narrative Writing Prompts will help motivate your writers and you will never hear – “I don’t know what to write about.” Copy these in color and laminate before adding to your display board. There is a save your ink version. This pack contains • label choices for tag containers • a poster to print off in color and use as part of your display board • tags for plot ideas • tags for setting ideas • tags for character ideas • writing papers to allow for differentiation between your writers I have placed some of the tags on a pin board in buckets. They can be placed on a shelf too. The students choose a tag from each bucket – character, setting and plot and then weave the ideas into a narrative. 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.

Some children at writing time get stuck for ideas. These Narrative Writing Prompts will help motivate your writers and you will never hear – “I don’t know what to write about.” Copy these in color and laminate before adding to your display board. There is a save your ink version. This pack contains • label choices for tag containers • a poster to print off in color and use as part of your display board • tags for plot ideas • tags for setting ideas • tags for character ideas • writing papers to allow for differentiation between your writers I have placed some of the tags on a pin board in buckets. They can be placed on a shelf too. The students choose a tag from each bucket – character, setting and plot and then weave the ideas into a narrative. Links to related products Persuasive Writing Prompts Writing Prompts and Ideas 100 Writing Prompt Pages Text Type Posters Text Type Posters, Planners and Trackers 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.

Writing a narrative takes lots of support. This Narrative Pack includes planners, posters and rubrics that will assist in providing all the support you will need. It includes - Instructions on how to use the writing pages with the rubrics Narrative Posters - What can we write about? - What does a narrative need? (Three versions for differentiation) Posters for How, What, When, Where, Why, How in full size and a poster that includes all 9 posters together Narrative Planners with 7 options Narrative Rubrics with three options - First option is one page with three levels- Second option is a mini version based on structure - Third option has six levels based on structure and language features Narrative Planners with rubrics based on the six levels in the rubric section – with and without lines Narrative Lined Pages and Templates 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.

There are two packs included in this bundle **Persuasive Prompts ** Teaching persuasive and opinion writing is made easier with these prompts. Persuasive - Opinion Writing is exciting to teach. Children have strong opinions and enjoy sharing what they believe. This pack encourages them to provide reasons for their point of view. Explore with your students - • options for Persuasive and Opinion Writing • 100 writing prompts • planning templates • rubrics • checklists that will improve writing this genre for every student Instructions for use - Copy, laminate and cut out the cards. I have used a sticky note holder to keep my writing prompt cards in. This way they stay together and our writers have easy access to them. There are three planners to use with spaces for one, two or three reasons to support each point of view. There are options for the checklist and the rubric for Persuasive and Opinion Writing. Use the checklist for assessment or goal setting at teacher conference time. Persuasive Opinion Writing Prompts 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 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.

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.

Writing a persuasive text needs structure and guidance to include well researched evidence to back up an opinion. Use our posters, planners and rubrics to guide your students through formulating opinions and producing a persuasive text. Persuasive/Opinion Posters What can we write about? What does this text need? Three options with differentiated options Individual posters for the components of the text that can be printed in three sizes – Title, State your Opinion, List your Reasons, Supporting Evidence, Re State Your Opinion Tools to use – Alliteration, Analogy, Emotive Language, Exaggeration, Facts, Modality, Opinions, Personal Pronouns, Repetition, Rhetorical Questions, Rule of Three and Statistics Persuasive/Opinion Planners with 3 options Persuasive/Opinion Rubrics with three options The first option is one page with three levels for Persuasive and Opinion The second option is a checklist The third option is smaller and outlines the structure only Lined Pages and Templates ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 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 the consent of the author.

This is a ‘How to catch an Elf’ book companion pack with a design brief to make a trap to catch an elf. There are writing prompts and Literacy Center Tasks to keep your students working hard around Christmas time. Word Wall There are two versions for printing. These posters are an excellent way to brainstorm words together for reading and writing. Display in a prominent place in your room and watch your writers go! Visual Representation This section includes a page for each trap in the text. Students can draw what they think about each trap. As you read aloud stop before you show the illustrations from the book. Record a summary for each change. Then predict a new trap design. Print and Go This sections includes Word splashes for each the Elf, Santa and the children 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 Compare and contrast Design a book cover Book Review The Book Review templates allow for illustrations and a text response. The first page is great for setting up beginning, middle and ending so that the second page is easier to complete. Writing About the Reading Is-has-can tasks Writing letters- convince to keep the Elf safe Main Idea and sub points Author tools – what does the author do to keep us reading and interested? Interview questions Dialogue between characters Make an advertisement for the feast Write a different ending Write an innovation on the text Draw and label a story map Make a list of important facts from the text List the complications and resolutions Write a sequel Recount Summary Design a new Elf Trap Discuss three good traps Draw one great trap Design the trap Make the trap Get feedback and make modifications 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.

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.