Use these flipbooks to scaffold the writing of Informational Reports on ocean animals. This resource can be used as a stand-alone flipbook or in an interactive notebook. What’s Included: Flipbook templates (1-7) in blackline to print. Self-editing checklist Peer-editing checklist Teacher Marking Rubric x 4 formats Writing sheets x 4 styles PARTS OF THE FLIPBOOK COVER: 20 cover options featuring ocean animals. Students can pick the cover depending on what ocean animal is under study. One blank cover included so students can illustrate. The following ocean animals are featured: clam, clownfish, crab, dolphin, eel, hermit crab, humpback whale, jellyfish, lobster, manatee, marlin, octopus, pufferfish, sand dollar, sea turtle, seahorse, shark, squid, starfish, stingray. 1. INTRODUCTION: weight, length, family, and group of ocean animal. Students may also write a brief description. 2. HABITAT x 2: location in the world. A world map is included to mark the location. 3. DIET: food the ocean animal eats to survive. There is place for illustration. 4. LIFE CYCLE: the breeding seasons and habits. 5. behaviour: the physical and behavioural adaptations that enable the ocean animal to survive in its environment. 6. INTERESTING FACTS: any other interesting facts about the ocean animal that would sum up the information report. How to assemble: You can choose either of the three options. Print out the templates in blackline. Cut around each template and assemble from smallest template to largest template. Have students colour in cover page. Staple at top tab for flipbook or glue descending order in notebook. Print out the templates on cardstock (different colours). Cut around each template and assemble. Attach at top. ** Have students refer to books, websites, and videos on the specific ocean animal to record information. Suggested use: Have students collect information in their flipbook on the ocean animal under study. This could also serve as their draft where they could use the self-editing and peer-editing checklists to edit. Finally have students publish on given writing sheets or type out content from draft observing corrections. The sections pertaining to habitat, diet, life-cycle, and behaviour can make-up the Body of the Report and 1-2 interesting facts to conclude the Information Report. ** These Ocean Animal flipbooks are sure to make an interesting bulletin board display.

Use these flipbooks to scaffold the writing of Information Reports on Ice Age animals. This resource can be used as a stand-alone flipbook or in an interactive notebook. What’s Included: Flipbook templates (1-7) in blackline to print. Self-editing checklist Peer-editing checklist Teacher Marking Rubric x 4 formats Writing sheets x 4 styles PARTS OF THE FLIPBOOK 12 cover options featuring Ice Age animals. Students can pick the cover depending on what Ice Age animal is under study. One blank cover included so students can illustrate. The following Ice Age animals are featured: Bison, Camel, Cave Bear, Dire Wolf, Giant Beaver, Giant Sloth, Glyptodont, Mammoth, Merriam's Teratorn, Sabre Tooth Tiger, Woolly Mammoth, Woolly Rhino. TEMPLATES (1– 7) 1. INTRODUCTION: weight, length, family, and group of Ice Age animal. Students may also write a brief description. 2. HABITAT x 2: location in the world. A world map is included to mark the location. 3. DIET: food the Ice Age animal ate to survive. There is place for illustration. 4. LIFE CYCLE: the breeding seasons and habits. 5. BEHAVIOUR: the physical and behavioural adaptations that enabled the Ice Age animal to survive in its environment. 6. INTERESTING FACTS: any other amazing facts about the Ice Age animal that would sum up the Informational Report. How to assemble: You can choose either of the three options. Print out the templates in blackline. Cut around each template and assemble from smallest template to largest template. Have students colour in cover page. Staple at top tab for flipbook or glue descending order in notebook. Print out the templates on cardstock (different colours). Cut around each template and assemble. Attach at top. ** Have students refer to books, websites, and videos on the specific Ice Age animal to record information. *** Information on many Ice Age animals may be found here: http://a-z-animals.com/animals/ Suggested use: Have students collect information in their flipbook on the Ice Age animal under study. This could also serve as their draft where they could use the self-editing and peer-editing checklists to edit. Finally have students publish on given writing sheets or type out content from draft observing corrections. The sections pertaining to habitat, diet, life-cycle, and behaviour can make-up the Body of the Report and 1-2 interesting facts to conclude the Informational Report. ** These Ice Age Animal flipbooks are sure to make an interesting bulletin board display.

Your students will enjoy learning about Easter with this 32 QR Code Hunt Fun Facts pack. Please note only Fact Card 1 outlines why Easter is celebrated. The rest of the fact cards all feature fun facts and are not of religious significance. WHAT’S INCLUDED 32 QR Code Cards on Easter 4 Recording Sheets 4 page Answer Key 26 Writing Templates featuring Easter images; 1 blank poster included for students to self-illustrate. Banners (plain and decorated) ACTIVITY Place the 32 QR Code Cards around the classroom. Students can work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to find the answers to all 32 questions on their recording sheets. They must scan the QR Code to find the answer for each corresponding question on their recording sheets. Students make an educated guess about the possible answer prior to scanning. Early finishers who complete the Qr Code Hunt can design their posters. They write 2-3 facts on a template of their choice. EVIDENCE OF LEARNING Wrap-up the activity by getting students together and asking them to share the facts they found the most interesting. They may refer to their recording sheets and posters. ** You may break-up the activity and do cards (1-18) or (19-32) depending upon time available. Copy recording sheets accordingly. ** These cards will assess students’ prior knowledge or alternatively pique their interest for them to want to scan the code to reveal the answer. Some cards also have picture clues (without giving away too much) to set up students for success. ONLINE SECURITY Once a QR code is scanned, students are not directed to a website but rather to a text only link. If the QR Code Reader app attempts to display the answer with a web browser, choose the option of view in ‘plain text’ in settings/preferences.

Is the Easter Bunny a hare or a rabbit? How many million Peeps are sold each year during Easter? What part of the chocolate Easter Bunny should you eat first? Your students will enjoy knowing the answers to these and many more interesting questions with this 32 Scavenger Hunt Fun Facts pack on Easter. Please note only Fact Card 1 outlines why Easter is celebrated. The rest of the fact cards all feature fun facts and are not of religious significance. WHAT’S INCLUDED 32 Fact Cards on Easter 4 Recording Sheets 4 page Answer Key 27 Writing Templates featuring Easter images; 1 blank poster included for students to self-illustrate. Banners (plain and decorated) ACTIVITY Place the 32 fact cards on Easter around the classroom. Students can work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to find the answers to all 32 questions on their response sheets. They must read the fact card to find the answer for each corresponding fact question on their response sheets. Early finishers who complete the Scavenger Hunt can design their writing posters. Wrap-up the activity by getting students together and asking them to share the facts they found the most interesting. They may refer to their recording sheets and posters. ‡ You may break-up the activity and do cards (1-18) or (19-32) depending upon time available.

Have your students practice research writing skills by collating and recording information in this editable flipbook on Easter. The titles, pictures and writing prompts for each section of the flipbook scaffold writing and research. ITEMS INCLUDED Editable Flipbook Self-editing checklist Peer-editing checklist Teacher Marking Rubric: 3 options Writing sheets x 2 Display Banner reading, ‘Happy Easter’ (2 options) PARTS OF THE FLIPBOOK/INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK Cover Page (20 options): featuring graphics (not editable) Easter: history and origin Festive Food: foods specifically associated with Easter Custom and Tradition: ways of celebrating and interesting facts EDITABLE TEMPLATES (2 – 4) Templates 2-4 of the flipbook are EDITABLE. Simply, type inside text to edit content and save as a PDF file. The flipbook scaffolds the research process with guiding prompts. This could also serve as the first draft where students use the self-editing and peer-editing checklists to edit. Finally have students publish on given writing sheets or type out content from draft observing corrections (optional). Suggested use: Have students refer to books, websites, and videos to record information on Easter. HOW TO ASSEMBLE FLIPBOOK: You can choose either of the two options. Print out the templates in blackline. Cut around each template and assemble from smallest template to largest template. Have students colour in cover page. Staple at top tab for flipbook or glue descending order in notebook. Print out the templates on cardstock (different colours). Cut around each template and assemble. Attach at top. Print out colour templates and assemble. PREPARATION → For grades 2-3, bundle up to 6 sheets together after sorting, align them perfectly and cut. → For grades 4-6, students are old enough to cut and compile flipbooks on their own. I have my students compile all sections of the flipbook prior to research and writing. DISPLAY After completion, display students’ flipbooks under the Easter Banner. These flipbooks are sure to make an interesting bulletin board display.

Use the 51 presentation slides in conjunction with the Cornell-style student guided notes to teach students the art of writing persuasively. Students record information as you present. Best of all, the slides and student note-taking sheets are editable empowering you to modify the resource to suit your students’ needs. You will be able to edit all written content. All clip art is secured. This is in accordance with the artists’ terms of use. You will receive an editable Power Point file and a PDF file if you do not wish to make any changes to the existing file. ITEMS INCLUDED Editable Power Point presentation comprising of 51 slides complete with animation 15 page Cornell-style student guided notes (also editable) to use in conjunction with the PowerPoint presentation. PDF files of the presentation and the guided notes Teacher Guided Notes (answer key) PDF file 6 Teach To Tell fonts used in this resource (comes with installation instructions). All fonts are embedded, however if the fonts do not show up due to computer settings, then you will need to install them. Content information and writing samples for each writing section will help model and scaffold students’ writing. The writing sections in focus are: Learning to Write Persuasively (overview of persuasive writing) Learning to Write a Hook (Strong Statement, Rhetorical Question, Quote, Scene, Definition – samples of each) Learning to Write an Introduction (hook, opinion, thesis statement) Learning to Write a Body Paragraph (topic sentence, supporting details, concluding sentence) Learning to Write a Conclusion (summary statement, re-statement of reasons, call to action) As each writing section is introduced and taught, students will have the opportunity to identify the structural elements and write an introduction, a body paragraph and a conclusion observing written samples. Content information and writing samples for each writing section will help model and scaffold students’ writing. SUGGESTED USE: With the slideshow, elicit responses from students prior to playing out the animations on each slide. For example, for slide 1, ask the question, what is Persuasive Writing – prior to revealing the slide content on the same. Refer to the guided notes as you present. This gives the opportunity for students to think constructively prior to recording the words that fill in the blanks. Students will also be more engaged whilst recording. All text is editable, simply type inside the text box to edit content.

This resource will help you teach the structural elements of the persuasive genre and enable your students to write persuasively. The 47 editable slide presentation and 13 page student guided notes (Cornell-style) will help you present a step-by-step approach to teaching writing. Written samples are provided at each stage of the writing process. Students will record information as you present. Best of all, the slides and student note-taking sheets are editable empowering you to modify the resource to suit your students’ needs. You will be able to edit all written content. All clip art is secured. This is in accordance with the artists’ terms of use. You will receive an editable Power Point file and a PDF file if you do not wish to make any changes to the existing file. ITEMS INCLUDED Editable Power Point presentation comprising of 47 slides complete with animation 13 page Cornell-style student guided notes (also editable) to use in conjunction with the PowerPoint presentation. PDF files of the presentation and the guided notes Teacher Guided Notes (answer key) PDF file 6 Writing Prompt Cards (colour and black and white) Self-editing and peer-editing checklists; Teacher Marking Rubric Graphic organisers, Writing Sheets 6 Teach To Tell fonts used in this resource (comes with installation instructions). All fonts are embedded, however if the fonts do not show up due to computer settings, then you will need to install them. The writing sections in focus are: Learning to Write Persuasively (overview of persuasive writing) Learning to Write a Hook (Strong Statement, Question and a fact, (samples of each) Learning to Write an Introduction (hook, opinion) Learning to Write a Body Paragraph (topic sentence, supporting details) Learning to Write a Conclusion (summary statement, re-statement of reasons, call to action) As each writing section is introduced and taught, students will have the opportunity to identify the structural elements and write an introduction, a body paragraph and a conclusion observing written samples. Content information and writing samples for each writing section will help model and scaffold students’ writing.

Teach your students 20 essential reading strategies. The 30 graphic organisers (colour and blackline) will help your students practise key reading strategies with any text they read. Each graphic organiser provides an explanation of the reading strategy in focus. Students will be able to successfully document their findings via the writing prompts. The eye-catching graphics and student-friendly organisation will surely motivate the most reluctant. ITEMS INCLUDED ✅ 30 BLACK AND WHITE graphic organisers to document the application of the reading strategies ✅ 30 COLOUR graphic organisers to document the application of the reading strategies ✅ 1 cover sheet (featuring name and grade) to compile all organisers into a booklet ✅ 2 page writing template The reading strategies in focus are: ⭐ Author’s Purpose ⭐ Asking Questions ⭐ Cause and Effect ⭐ Characterisation ⭐ Compare and Contrast ⭐ Context Clues ⭐ Determining Importance ⭐ Drawing Conclusions ⭐ Fact and Opinion ⭐ Main Idea and Details ⭐ Making Connections ⭐ Making Inferences ⭐ Making Predictions ⭐ Problem and Solution ⭐ Setting ⭐ Sequencing ⭐ Story Elements ⭐ Summarising ⭐ Synthesising ⭐ Visualising SUGGESTED USE: Focus on one reading strategy at a time. Have students record their responses on the specific graphic organiser as they read. Use the writing templates if you would like students to write a paragraph/page from information documented in the organiser. This resource will also be very useful to teach, review and apply the reading strategies in preparation for Naplan. THIS RESOURCE IS INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-strategies-bundle-11614333

*These colour and blackline alphabet picture dough and tracing mats will be fun for students to work on at a centre. Simply laminate the mats and have students trace the letters and use play dough inside the outlines of the images. * ITEMS INCLUDED ✅ 26 sheets for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet with black and white images. ✅ 26 sheets for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet with colour images. ✅ Reference sheet to showcase all the colour dough images. Helpful if students are working independently on black and white sheets at a centre. ⚫ Each letter of the alphabet features 3 images on 3 sheets. SUGGESTED USE ⚫ Use this resource in conjunction with your letter of the week activity. ⚫ Laminate the sheets for use at a Centre. Have students use markers to trace the letters and dough inside the outlines of the images. ⚫ Take a photo once students have completed their sheet and place in their learning portfolios or upload to digital portfolio. ⚫ Display on a bulletin board. Press dough down firmly on sheet for it to stick.

Build reading fluency of 90 final stable syllables with this hands-on pack of fluency reader strips/accordion foldables. These accordion foldables may be glued into students’ interactive notebooks or stapled at the top to compile a mini strip booklet. Each set comes in: ✅ Colour with words and visuals ✅ Blackline with words and visuals ✅ Blackline with just words ⚫ There are 9 sets of final stable syllables featured in these fluency reader strips/accordion foldables. ⚫ Each set has 10 words. The sets are: ☀️ -ble bible, bubble, double, rumble, marble, nibble, pebble, stable, tumble, wobble. ☀️ -cle circle, cuticle, cycle, icicle, particle, popsicle, treacle, tricycle, uncle, vehicle. ☀️ -dle bridle, candle, cuddle, middle, middle, noodles, paddle, puddle, saddle, toddle ☀️ -fle baffle, muffle, restful, rifle, shuffle, snuffle, soufflé, trifle, truffle, waffle. ☀️ -gle bugle, burgle, dangle, eagle, giggle, juggle, jungle, single, tangled, wiggle. ☀️ -kle ankle, buckle, cackle, freckle, pickle, prickle, sickle, sparkle, tickle, trickle. ☀️ -ple apple, couple, maple, pimple, purple, ripple, staples, steeple, temple, trample. ☀️ -sle and -zle dazzle, drizzle, frazzle, guzzle, measle, nozzle, nuzzle, puzzle, sizzle, tussle. ☀️ -tle beetle, bottle, gentle, kettle, mantle, rattle, shuttle, skittle, title, turtle. Reading will not be too overwhelming as your students fold and read each fluency strip foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading, besides this resource could also serve as an effective way to also teach vocabulary and spelling. This resource is included in the mega bundle: ⭐ PHONICS: PHONEMIC AWARENESS: FLUENCY READERS: INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

Build reading fluency of 90 final stable syllables with this hands-on pack of fluency reader strips/accordion foldables. These accordion foldables may be glued into students’ interactive notebooks or stapled at the top to compile a mini strip booklet. Each set comes in: ✅ Colour with words and visuals ✅ Blackline with words and visuals ✅ Blackline with just words ⚫ There are 9 sets of final stable syllables featured in these fluency reader strips/accordion foldables. ⚫ Each set has 10 words. The sets are: ☀️ -ble bible, bubble, double, rumble, marble, nibble, pebble, stable, tumble, wobble. ☀️ -cle circle, cuticle, cycle, icicle, particle, popsicle, treacle, tricycle, uncle, vehicle. ☀️ -dle bridle, candle, cuddle, middle, middle, noodles, paddle, puddle, saddle, toddle ☀️ -fle baffle, muffle, restful, rifle, shuffle, snuffle, soufflé, trifle, truffle, waffle. ☀️ -gle bugle, burgle, dangle, eagle, giggle, juggle, jungle, single, tangled, wiggle. ☀️ -kle ankle, buckle, cackle, freckle, pickle, prickle, sickle, sparkle, tickle, trickle. ☀️ -ple apple, couple, maple, pimple, purple, ripple, staples, steeple, temple, trample. ☀️ -sle and -zle dazzle, drizzle, frazzle, guzzle, measle, nozzle, nuzzle, puzzle, sizzle, tussle. ☀️ -tle beetle, bottle, gentle, kettle, mantle, rattle, shuttle, skittle, title, turtle. Reading will not be too overwhelming as your students fold and read each fluency strip foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading, besides this resource could also serve as an effective way to also teach vocabulary and spelling.

LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET ACTIVITIES: UPPERCASE *Develop phonemic awareness skills with this handy resource featuring five fun activities for each of the 26 uppercase letters of the alphabet. * Separate file featuring Australian/UK spelling included. The hands-on activities for each uppercase letter of the alphabet are: ✓ Letter Puzzle: students colour the puzzle, cut out the pieces, assemble, and glue onto the provided sheet. ✓ Letter Connect the Dots: Dots range from numbers 1 to 20 ✓ Letter Cut-out: students colour the letter, cut around the outline and glue onto provided sheet. ✓ Letter Bingo Dab: Students use a bingo dabber to dab the outline of the letter, alternatively they may colour in the circles. ✓ Letter Maze: Students enter and follow the path through the maze in each letter to exit. This resource complements the teaching of the letters of the alphabet to build phonemic awareness and phonic skills in the beginning reader.

This pack comprising of 12 posters and 32 task cards will help reinforce teaching and learning of Simple and Compound Sentences. ITEMS INCLUDED: 12 posters/anchor charts featuring a definition and explanation of the Simple Sentence, Compound sentence and the seven coordinating conjunctions. 32 Task Cards featuring simple sentences and compound sentences Recording Sheet x 1 Answer Key ACTIVITY: Use the posters/anchor charts to introduce and elaborate on grammatical terminology. Spread task cards around the classroom. I personally like to tape to walls, so they don’t get lost in all the excitement. Provide students with a clipboard and the recording sheet. Students work, individually, in pairs, or in small groups to record their responses. POST ACTIVITY: Project the answer key on the smart board/interactive whiteboard for students to check their answers. Provide further explanation accordingly.

This pack comprising of 5 posters and 44 task cards will help reinforce teaching and learning of Simple Sentences. ITEMS INCLUDED: Five anchor charts/posters defining and illustrating what a sentence is and its components: simple sentence, complete subject, complete predicate, simple subject, simple predicate Task cards (20) with QR answer codes on them featuring simple sentences on the Loggerhead turtle. Task cards (20) without QR answer codes featuring simple sentences on the Loggerhead turtle. QR Answer Codes (20) featuring just QR answer codes. You may glue these behind the task cards or spread them around the classroom for students to find and scan. Task cards (24-more challenging) featuring simple sentences on the butterfly. Recording Sheets Answer Key Note: All task cards require students to identify the simple subject and the simple predicate. ACTIVITY: Use the posters/anchor charts to introduce and elaborate on grammatical terminology. Spread task cards around the classroom. I personally like to tape to walls, so they don’t get lost in all the excitement. Provide students with a clipboard and the recording sheet. Students work, individually, in pairs, or in small groups to record their responses. POST ACTIVITY: Project the answer key on the smart board/interactive whiteboard for students to check their answers. Provide further explanation accordingly.

Use these scaffolded interactive notebook templates and poster set to target differentiation and teach your students all about Simple Sentences. ITEMS INCLUDED: Five anchor charts/posters defining and illustrating what a sentence is and its components: simple sentence, complete subject, complete predicate, simple subject, simple predicate Notebook Templates: Notebook Templates 1 (cover and response sheet): Grammatical terminology is given on the cover sheets. Students write the definitions on the response sheet. Notebook Template 2 (cover and response): Sample sentences are given on the cover sheet, students colour code the complete subject and the complete predicate. They write their own sentences on the response sheet and colour code the complete subjects and the complete predicates. Notebook Template 3 (cover and response sheet): Visuals are given on the cover sheet, students write simple sentences on the response sheet. They colour code the complete subjects and the complete predicates. Notebook Template 4 (cover and response sheet): Sample sentences are given on the cover sheet, students colour code the simple subject and the simple predicate. They write sample sentences on the response sheet and colour code the simple subjects and the simple predicates. Activity Sheets x 2: Students write a descriptive paragraph on the picture stimulus. They colour code the simple subject and the simple predicate. Activity Sheets x 3: Students write down 7-8 simple sentences from a book of choice. They colour code the simple subjects and the simple predicates.

The editable PowerPoint presentation and Cornell-style note-taking sheets (also editable) will help you target differentiation and teach your students all about Simple Sentences. The note-taking sheets require students to fill in the blanks as you present the PowerPoint slides. Content ranges from writing parts of definitions of grammatical terminology in addition to interactive practice examples. OVERVIEW OF TOPICS COVERED: simple sentence fragment complete subject complete predicate simple subject simple predicate practice sentences RECOMMENDED USE: Run through the presentation yourself prior to presenting to students. Make any changes to content in the editable files (both presentation and notes), for instance: type in your own examples or edit content to target differentiation. Present the slides one at a time, students will follow instructions on each slide like filling in the blanks on their note-taking sheets and attempting practice examples. The slides are animated to present information in manageable chunks. Follow-up with task cards, practice sheets or notebook templates.

Use these print-n-go sheets and poster set to target differentiation and teach your students all about Simple Sentences. ITEMS INCLUDED Five anchor charts/posters defining and illustrating what a sentence is and its components: simple sentence, complete subject, complete predicate, simple subject, simple predicate Print-n-go sheets: 3 sheets on the definitions of a simple sentence, complete subject, complete predicate, simple subject, simple predicate, fragment, all with practice examples. Identifying subjects and predicates in simple sentences x 2 sheets Using QR Codes to write sentences with subjects and predicates x 1 sheet Writing simple sentences from a book of choice and identifying the subjects and predicates x 1 sheet Identifying simple subjects and simple predicates in simple sentences x 3 sheets Filling in the simple sentence blanks with simple subjects and simple predicates x 2 sheets Using QR codes to write sentences with simple subjects and simple predicates x 2 sheets Spinning a wheel and using the word spun as a simple subject in a sentence x 1 sheet Writing a short paragraph on a visual and identifying the simple predicates x 1 sheet Assessment x 4 sheets Answer Key

Use these scaffolded interactive notebook templates and poster set to target differentiation and teach your students all about Complex Sentences. WHAT’S INCLUDED 10 posters/anchor charts elaborating on grammatical terminology pertaining to the independent clause, subordinate clause, subordinating conjunctions and the complex sentence with sentence examples. Notebook Templates: Notebook Templates 1 and 2 (cover and response sheet) – Students identify the main clause and the subordinate clause in the sample Complex Sentences. Notebook Template 3 and 4 (cover and response) – Students combine two simple sentences to write a complex sentence. Notebook Template 5 (cover sheet) – Students identify the dependent clause and the independent clause in the sample sentences. They write an independent clause to link the dependent clause. Notebook Template 6 (cover sheet) – Students write an independent clause to link the dependent clause. Notebook Template 7 (cover sheet) – Students identify the kinds of sentences (simple, compound, complex). Notebook Template 8 and 9 (cover and response sheet) – Students write complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions on the given visuals. Notebook Template 10 (cover sheet) – Students write complex sentences using the 18 subordinating conjunctions. Activity Sheet – one print-n-go sheet where students record examples of complex sentences from a book of choice.