harmony-ppt A PowerPoint lesson on Harmony Day. 42 slides (this includes cover pages) WALT - we are learning to (lesson objectives) Explains the word harmony, explains the meaning of the day links to the international day Can be used by Australian teachers and overseas teachers (the concept of racial harmony is the core theme) briefly covers what culture is (appropriate for early primary years) explains some differences across cultures (e.g. food, dance, language and clothes) worded in very child-friendly terms (read as is or add your own explanations into the lesson) check for understanding (think, pair and share) follow-up ideas provided beautiful photography

grapheme alternatives for diphthong ear - graphemes include; ear, ere, eer tune in, learning intentions, success criteria, reading lesson components, check for understanding included contents page with links to navigate through the lesson easier word level reading Polysyllabic words (words underlined in syllables for you) sentence level reading dictation (sentence level) editing word sorting word building 195 slides includes cover pages teacher notes included in some slide show notes use the moveable slides outside of slideshow mode (e.g. word sorting, word building) highly engaging and tried in my own Year 2 class suitable for students between the years 1, 2 and 3 (catch up for year 4) A fantastic lesson that you can just read as is. Use this to introduce the concept and then each day to revise. You can also choose to do different activities each day, e.g. word building, word sorting, phonic dictation and so forth. It is up to you and what suits your students! Enjoy.

where the wild things are questions for comprehension Need some comprehension questions and book activities for the story ‘Where the Wild Things are’ by Maurice Sendak? This print and go pack has everything done for you from visuals, comprehension questions, writing tasks and more. 151 page printable pdf document for K to Year 2 students. where the wild things are questions for comprehension includes; main story elements (e.g. characters, setting, problem…) colouring in pages prediction and visualisation creative thinking writing prompts feelings label writing description writing cloze pages (x2) read, write and draw sentence stem writing prompts vocabulary pages (nouns, verbs, word from the text - gnashed) speech bubbles sentence type writing prompts (statement, question, exclamation and command) true or false direct questions indirect questions blank story map templates story retell write your own story summary of story letter writing what would you change book report templates story visuals to use for retells plus one poster story words to display teacher checklists (x2) 151 pages includes cover pages links in contents page Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area). This is massive value. Enjoy!

ai spelling words - A massive 227 slide direct instruction phonic lesson that teaches the grapheme alternatives for the /ai/ sound. PowerPoint format. ai spelling words include: ai, ay, a-e, a, ei, ey, eigh, ea tune in learning intentions success criteria teacher slides word level reading sentence level reading polysyllabic words phonic dictation editing word sorting word building check for understanding direct instruction format 227 slides (includes cover pages) Please use the word sorting and building activities outside of slide show mode to enable movement. I have included a question mark after each of those tasks so that the students cannot see the answers from the drop down menu. Students need to tap the word (or letter) and then drag it into place. Please use this lesson prior to teaching as some words or arrows will appear when you press the space, enter or mouse button. It is very simple to use.

‘What the ladybird heard’ Comprehension Question Pack - massive value 117 page PDF printable pack. Includes: direct & inferential questions character, setting, time, and more differentiated tasks colour in pages text innovation (how would you change…) sentence level writing (Writing Revolution - stem sentence frameworks) cute clipart graphics to keep students engaged meaningful literacy tasks that can be used over several weeks So much value included in this pack. Please check your printer settings prior to printing. Enjoy!

End-of-Year-worksheet-pack - This pack will suit multiple year levels! It is differentiated to adapt in your class or across different year groups. This pack can also be used as a memory book or a busy bee last few weeks of school activities. 91 page pdf printable product. It also includes fun certificates that your students can write to their teachers. Thank you notes and more! This includes meaningful educational activities that are fun and learning based.

christmas-sentences-worksheet A 69 page activity pack for sentence stem writing with conjunctions (and, but, so, because) and sentence types (statement, command, question and exclamation). christmas-sentences-worksheet includes; using conjunctions to continue the sentence determining the conjunction to use within a sentence what each conjunction means fragment or complete sentence sort write sentence types sorting sentence types determining the sentence type written BONUS activity - sentence type cards and sentence examples to sort! Just laminate and go - use as a literacy rotation or mat lesson. BONUS cards - conjunction word cards - and, so, but, because black and white product for Year One and Two students differentiated tasks teacher checklists - conjunction use and sentence type use 69 pages total - includes cover pages Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area). Please provide a review to support this creator! Thank you. I hope you find this useful.

christmas-number-lesson A massive 121 slide math number warm-up PowerPoint in Christmas theme! Such a cute and engaging warm-up that covers so many essential concepts. christmas-number-lesson includes; learning intentions number recognition to 100 subitise to ten count from random numbers count backwards 20-1 identify missing numbers count quantities (in ten frames) addition subtraction friends of ten doubles place value skip counting (2, 5, 10) make a number story about a given picture 121 slides includes cover pages. Please go through the show first and use in powerpoint slide show mode. When you press a mouse, space bar or arrow button, numbers or images will appear. It is all scripted for you but you can add your own comments. I use this lesson in its entirety over a two-week period prior to Christmas holidays but you can just use a different section each day if you wish. It is entirely up to you! This lesson is intended to revise previously taught concepts as a daily warm-up. Please review.

sky-grass-dirt-handwriting This is a pack for a phonics display that uses the handwriting sky-grass-dirt prompt to ensure that students are remembering how to write letters correctly as they learn them. 89 pages and editable options are included! Mouth articulation prompts, pictures and letters on each page. sky-grass-dirt-handwriting - includes: 89 pages (cover pages included) this is not an a-z tracing pack a phonics chart display - laminate and write on the words as you brainstorm them 3 different poster styles included one page blank sky-grass-dirt to laminate or print and go editable pages - calibre font in this section as not everyone will have my foundation font used letters a-z included mouth articulation prompts cute pictures of initial sound print - laminate and display or print as worksheets to use with your students (or both!) Please check your printer settings prior to printing. Thank you.

hemisphere-powerpoint This is an explicit lesson for Geography on hemispheres of the world (specifically, northern and southern). It includes 67 slides. hemisphere-powerpoint includes: 67 slides (includes cover pages) name of planet meaning of word hemisphere northern and southern hemisphere explanation equator description map and globe pictures clipart and photos north and south pole explanation weather differences across northern and southern poles one slide - Australian Aboriginal Noongar Season names quiz at end of lesson Thank you for your support. I hope you find this lesson useful.

fluency-word-list Fluency strips for vowel digraphs. Print and go! A great way to encourage fluency reading at a basic level (word level) that is also fun and engaging for students. 74 pages fluency word list pack includes; word strips - 10 words per strip 12 phonemes with multiple grapheme alternatives for each sound two strips per grapheme student certificates fluency charts for teachers to plot accuracy with speed blank pages to write your own words onto includes some diphthongs graphemes: /ai/ /ay/  /a-e/ /e/ /ee/ /ea/ /y/ /e-e/ /o/ /oa/ /o-e/ /ow/ /ar/ /a/ /i/ /igh/ /i/ /i-e/ /y/ /oo/ /ew/ /u-e/ /ue/ /ou/ /ow/ /or/ /aw/ /au/ /a/ /oo/ /u/ /er/ /ir/ /ur/ /or/ /oy/ /oi/ /e/ /ea/ /ai/ I use these after I have taught the sounds and graphemes quite explicitly. These can be a great activity to use in partner reading as students love to time themselves and beat their speed. I laminate these and students write tally marks onto them for how many times they read through the strips although I also have recording cards that they can use. The word lists are also a very handy resource for teacher use.

ways-to-cook-potatoes PowerPoint lesson - Your students will love this topic! This links in nicely to many different themes such as farming, lifecycles, cooking, potatoes (as a unit) and food. 62 slides. ways-to-cook-potatoes includes; learning intentions success criteria discussion points information about potatoes different ways to eat potatoes (hot or cold) checking for understanding questions when you press the space or mouse button, the answer will appear photography that is beautiful and engaging cute clipart two activity follow up discussion/activity suggestions links nicely to the potato lifecycle powerpoint lesson 62 pages includes cover pages.

digraph-cards-printable A 122 page pack of printable digraph word cards, teacher checklists, grapheme cards, teacher word lists and student awards. Follows my consonant digraph pack. graphemes used; ai, ay, a-e ee, ea, e, y o, oa, ow, o-e ar, a i, igh, ie, y, i-e oo, ew, ue (dipthong), u-e ou, ow or, aw, au, a oo, u er, ir, ur, or oy, oi e, ea, ai (short /e/ phoneme as in said, red, head) 122 pages includes cover pages. includes; word cards for each phoneme grapheme cards to use for sorting teacher checklists for each group teacher word lists (includes a list of all word cards in this pack) student awards for each level (19-30) trialled in my Year One classroom Mostly a black and white product nice borders so you can easily cut them out and they still have a border showing! Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page).

light-and-sound-worksheets 140 page lesson and worksheet pack complete with summative assessments. light-and-sound-worksheets includes; 9 lessons on sound 10 lessons on light teacher checklist per lesson for two outcomes summative assessments cover pages if you wish to make student booklets Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area). This unit fits well with the literature unit ‘What the ladybird heard’ which I have created in my store. Please provide a review.

matching-numbers-1-to-20 A SEN activity (or appropriate for Kindergarten/Foundation students) who are learning numbers 1-20 and can match quantities. Subitising dice cards, number cards and teacher checklists also included! matching-numbers-1-to-20 includes; 32 pages printable pdf product (includes cover pages) subitising cards 1-20 number cards 1-20 activity matching mats instructions for mats and card use teacher checklist for mat activities AND counting skills (e.g. conservation, cardinality, 1-1 correspondence and more). colour product please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g fit to page or print in printable area) I created this product for SEN students in my classroom. They complete this task independently once they have been shown how to complete it. You could also include this as a number activity rotation in your math lessons. Enjoy!

the-potato-people-story A massive activity pack to go with the story ‘The Potato People’ by Pamela Allen. 109 pages printable. Includes: suggested lesson sequence hyperlinks in content page visualise and predictions before reading read and draw pages story map (empty boxes to fill in) cloze (2x) description writing label writing sentence types (statement, exclamation, command and question) sentence stems (but, and, because & so) Vocabulary - 1x Dialogue word pages 2x true or false direct questions indirect questions main story elements events problem draw what you see creative writing 109 pages includes cover pages printable story prompt pictures (colour and black and white) story word cards write a retell write a summary book reports please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area) teacher/speech therapist checklists at end Use this over several weeks or for as long as you choose. A great pack to leave if you are going on a holiday, taking leave and so forth.

Creative writing for April - Keep on track with your writing plans and cover so many text types (or hand over to a relief teacher!). This monthly pack covers 18 different and differentiated text types and more prompts. A no prep printable pack of 169 pages. Use this yourself, hand over to a relief teacher, use for homeschooling or short leave. Seasonal topics and calendar date topics are included. For grades 1 - 6. Creative writing for April includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates (some - not all - have editable boxes to type your own question) student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist 169 pages (includes cover pages) Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included. I hope you find this so useful!

ee ea ie words - A huge 307 slide PowerPoint direct instruction synthetic phonic lesson teaching the grapheme alternatives for the long sound /ee/. Students are engaged with many different activities that can be used over a week or two and then again for revision. ee ea ie words includes; 307 slides (includes cover pages) word and sentence level reading for each different grapheme graphemes included: ee, ea, ey, y, ie and e-e polysyllabic words (underlined for you) phonic dictation slides editing slides (with answers provided) homophones word building (click out of slide show mode to move the letter tiles) word sorting (click out of slide show mode to move the words) check for understanding direct instruction lesson format (lesson intentions, success criteria, tune in, concept building, check for understanding) answers provided engaging clipart and activities tried in my Grade Two classroom I use this lesson over one week (every day) and then again for revision/warm-ups You may wish to go through this lesson prior to use. When you press the mouse or space/arow buttons, some pictures or words may appear.  Enjoy this lesson!

Chance-Worksheets-Year-One - This is appropriate for Pre-Primary to Year Two. A 78 page PDF printable document. Differentiated levels of the same task! ‘Chance-Worksheets-Year-One’ includes; answer key included vocabulary sorting (and printable for class displays) situation sort (using pictures) - coloured deciding which chance word is appropriate sentence re-write drawing pictures to match the chance vocabulary writing synonyms for chance words (yes/no/maybe) writing own sentences to suit the given chance word cute clipart Please check your printer settings prior to printing. Enjoy!