Level 3 teacher with 20 years of classroom teaching experience. Masters in Education (learning disabilities and difficulties). Creating resources to assist with differentiation. Fun early childhood resources to inspire.
Level 3 teacher with 20 years of classroom teaching experience. Masters in Education (learning disabilities and difficulties). Creating resources to assist with differentiation. Fun early childhood resources to inspire.
Family types writing activities - Want to link your HASS content to writing? Yes! Save your time and energy by integrating key family structure content in the HASS History curriculum with your writing plans. Use sentence stems containing the conjunctions and, so, but and because to allow your students to not only engage in meaningful writing activities but also to show you what they understand about family structures. 158 page pdf (includes answer key). For Year 1 and 2 students.
Family structures writing includes;
HASS History Family content - different family structures (nuclear, single-parent, extended, childless, step, grandparent), changing daily lives over generations, changing family roles, changing family structures and families are important.
Sentence stems for conjunctions; and, so, but and because
Differentiated pages (e.g. one conjunction or several)
Fill in the appropriate conjunction
Answer key - save time on your marking!
Clutter free pages
Black and white product (excluding answer key which has red answers)
Teacher checklist - writing sentence stems and student use of conjunctions and HASS content (understanding family structures and so forth)
Includes same-sex partners in nuclear families - choose the pages you wish to cover for your class
Pdf format - digital download
Single classroom licence
Please check your printer settings (fit to page, print in printable area) first. Thank you and enjoy!
History writing sentences - This product links early history concepts with sentence stem writing tasks allowing you to gain an understanding of your students knowledge by reviewing their sentence completions. Designed for students in Years 1 and 2. 256 page printable pdf.
History writing sentences includes;
Three levels of differentiated pages for each idea
Conjunctions; and, so, but and because
History concepts include: parents working and their changing roles over time, dinosaurs and fossils, how we remember the past, in the future or past, telephones, transport, cooking, writing, television, toilet, water, school and toys
Teacher checklist for students ability to write sentence stems and continue the sentence or use the conjunction
Teacher checklist to record that students understand the history concepts above as they have been able to complete sentences on them
This is a digital product. Download the product to your computer, save and print!
A4 landscape product in black and white
Answer key for compilation pages to give you an understanding of how students can continue the sentence stems (includes red ink)
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area). This product has been tried and tested in Year 1 and 2.
Weather Sentences - Weather and Conjunctions for Grade 1-2 (PDF). Enhance your students’ writing skills with this comprehensive 116-page PDF resource, perfect for Grade 1 and 2 classrooms! Focused on sentence stems using key conjunctions—and, but, so, and because—this workbook makes sentence-building fun and engaging. The weather-themed sentence prompts help students practice constructing meaningful sentences while linking to real-world concepts from the HASS Geography Curriculum.
Each activity is designed to reinforce grammar skills and improve students’ understanding of weather patterns, making learning relevant and integrated. Ideal for hands-on, print-friendly tasks or digital use, this resource allows teachers to download and print worksheets for individual or classroom activities. Tailored for both early learners and students needing extra support, this product encourages independent writing and critical thinking in a developmentally appropriate way.
Perfect for daily practice, homework, or literacy centers, this digital worksheet pdf and is a versatile tool that will fit seamlessly into your lesson plans!
Includes:
116 pages - this includes the answer key
pages are numbered for easy reference
4 levels of differentiation provided
conjunctions - so, and, but and because
weather topic linked to writing
digital download - simply save it to your computer, print and go!
black and white product
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area).
Geography Writing Topics For Grade 1 - My Sentence Starter 223 page PDF Worksheet Pack is designed to help students build essential writing skills while exploring the fascinating topic of places and space from the HASS curriculum.
This 223-page resource focuses on using conjunctions (and, but, so, because) to encourage sentence building and structured writing. With four differentiated levels, the pack is perfect for mixed-ability classrooms, catering to a range of student needs.
What’s Included:
Level 1: Simple sentence writing using conjunctions (1 sentence)
Level 2: Build up to 2 sentences using conjunctions
Level 3: Stretch students to write 4 sentences with conjunctions
Level 4: Compilation pages for extended writing and practice
Answer key included for quick and easy marking
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
North Pole and South Pole
Natural and managed environments
How places change over time
How places are cared for
Activities in various places
Digital product - save to your computer, print and go!
Single classroom use.
Weather sentence stems can be found in a separate pack.
This resource not only enhances writing skills but also strengthens students’ understanding of geographical concepts like places, space, and environments. Whether you’re working with emerging writers or those ready for a challenge, this pack will support student learning at every level.
Perfect for:
Differentiated learning
Literacy integration in HASS (W.A. Curriculum)
Developing sentence structure and conjunction usage
Help your students confidently express their ideas about places and spaces with this comprehensive and easy-to-use pack! Please note that this is not a geography worksheet pack but a sentence framework pack. Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area). Thank you.
Phase 3 Phonic Warm-up PowerPoint - Perfect for teachers looking to engage their students with interactive and structured learning. This 289-slide presentation is packed with essential Phase 3 concepts and activities designed to help students master phonics through dynamic practice.
Features:
Learning Intentions & Success Criteria: Clearly outlined goals to guide your lesson.
Warm-up: Revise Phase 2 graphemes.
Phase 3 Sound Revision: Reinforce essential graphemes, words, and sentences.
Interactive Word Building: Use this activity outside of slideshow mode. Simply press the mouse or enter key to reveal answers and make word building fun and engaging.
Phonic Dictation & Word Building: Build fluency with phonics through guided writing activities.
Writing with Phase 3 Sounds: Practice writing individual graphemes, forming words, and placing words into sound boxes.
Interactive Contents Page: Navigate easily by clicking on the links to jump to specific sections, perfect for skipping or reviewing parts of the lesson.
Check for Understanding: Regular comprehension checks ensure that learning sticks!
Aligns to current SOR practices.
289 slides includes covers
Based on the Letters & Sounds Phase 3 concepts
Includes the graphemes: j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, th, ai, ee, high, oa, oo, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er
You do not have to be following the Letters & Sounds program to find this lesson useful. Look at the graphemes above. If you are focusing on revising these concepts, then this lesson will be perfect for you!
Appropriate for Pre-Primary (Foundation), Grade 1 and early year revision for Grade 2 students (or struggling students).
Digital product - Download, save to your computer and use with your students!
Single classroom use. Thank you.
This resource covers everything you need to effectively teach Phase 3 phonics, saving you time and keeping your students on track with their learning. Ideal for any Letters and Sounds classroom!
Parts of speech classroom posters - Bring your classroom to life with this Parts of Speech Posters! This vibrant, 23-poster set is designed to help students master key language concepts, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and more. Each poster features easy-to-read definitions and engaging clipart examples, making it a fun and effective way to reinforce essential grammar rules.
A 31-page PDF is created for quick, hassle-free printing, ensuring you can seamlessly incorporate these posters into your lessons. With clear explanations and colorful illustrations, they’re perfect for students of all learning levels. These posters are not only a great tool for building vocabulary but also encourage interactive learning through visually stimulating content.
What’s included:
23 posters covering nouns, verbs, synonyms, antonyms, adjectives, homonym, homophones, homographs, pronouns, proper nouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, articles, collective nouns, determiner, adverb, adverbial phrase, adverbs of manner and adverbs of time.
Two versions of posters featuring American and British spelling differences (e.g., favorite vs. favourite).
Digital Download: Print, decorate, and enhance your classroom in just a few easy steps!
Note: Be sure to adjust your printer settings for best results (e.g., fit to page). This product is designed in full color. For single classroom use. Thank you!
Phonics PowerPoint on sh sound alternatives A 202 slide phonics powerpoint for alternative graphemes covering the /sh/ sound!
Includes:
learning intentions
success criteria
direct instruction lesson format
alternative graphemes; sh, ch, ss, si, s, ti and ci
two slides with all graphemes listed showing alternatives (with words)
word level reading for each alternative
sentence level reading
polysyllabic word reading (syllables underlined for you)
word building
phonic dictation
editing (sentence level)
word sorting
checking for understanding
230 slides (includes cover pages)
aligns to the evolving science of reading
Use this same lesson every day for 1-2 weeks (you do not have to cover all slides in every lesson as there is a lot of content in there) and then use again for revision 1x a week!
Aboriginal Symbol Activities - Discover Aboriginal art symbols with this comprehensive 95-page worksheet pack, perfect for primary students worldwide. Activities include ‘Colour and Design Your Own Symbol,’ a word search, cut-and-paste tasks, and creative story writing using traditional Aboriginal symbols. This print-and-go, no-prep resource fosters creativity and cultural learning, making it ideal for teachers seeking to introduce Aboriginal culture in the classroom.
Aboriginal Symbols PowerPoint - Would you like to teach your students the meaning of Australian Aboriginal symbols? This is a 126 slide PowerPoint lesson that takes you through the essential background information required, the meaning of the symbols and then includes a quick check for understanding. Appropriate for multiple year levels: Year 1-6 (depending on your students knowledge of Aboriginal culture). A clear and straight forward introductory lesson to teach students about Aboriginal culture (art) and explain symbols used in your classroom.
This lesson includes;
126 slides (includes cover pages)
PowerPoint Lesson
Background information on Australia (map of Australia and Aboriginal people)
Explains symbols - briefly with a few words
Briefly explains different art styles
Shows some pictures of real cave paintings
Engaging clipart pictures
A great lesson for beginning knowledge of Aboriginal Culture
Use this lesson alongside the printable Aboriginal Posters and aboriginal symbols worksheet pack!
Discussion point slides added
2 activity suggestion slides
Contents slide included
Digital product - get the product, download it to your computer, save and use in slideshow mode with your students!
My students love learning about the Aboriginal culture and have enjoyed looking at the Aboriginal Posters that I have created. This lesson is a great way to engage in prior to exposing students to this environmental print. Use this lesson in slideshow mode. Press the mouse, arrow or space bar to bring up answers in the check for understanding section.
two dimensional shape games - Get your students learning shape names by having fun! This pack includes flashcards, posters, 4 game boards and teacher checklists! 56 page printable pdf product. Colour and black and white versions. Appropriate for the early years of schooling Kindy, Pre-Primary and Year 1.
2d shape flashcards includes the following;
56 pages (includes cover pages)
ideas for cards included
black and white and colour flashcards
15 shapes - basic two-dimensional shapes (circle, oval, square, parallelogram, trapezoid, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, crescent, semi-circle, cross, rhombus, triangle, star, heart)
flashcards with pictures only
flashcards with words only
flashcards with picture and word
compilation posters 2x
teacher checklists
editable teacher checklist
game (includes 4 boards, game tokens, small game cards, question cards)
games are in colour
instructions for games included
answers for game 2 and 3 included
print doubles of flashcards and use for a memory or matching game!
This is a digital product. You can download it, save it to your computer and then print it.
What a great all in one product! Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area). Thanks.
3d shape attributes worksheets - Want a differentiated worksheet pack that covers three-dimensional shape names, descriptions and includes a variety of activities? This 95 page printable product requires zero prep. Teacher checklists are included and an answer key!
3d shape pdf includes;
cut and paste shape names
sorting shapes by stack or roll and curved and flat properties
shape drawing pages (trace and draw)
shape draw compilation
tick the correct shape description (e.g. curved vs flat and vertices)
write your own shape descriptions (includes useful words)
draw a line to match shapes
shape hunts
cube or cylinder?
cuboid or sphere?
shape patterns (drawn and real) continue them
write the name of the shape under real objects
tick the correct shape name
shape colour and count
venn diagrams
same and different
How many vertices, edges & faces (2x worksheets)
answer key
teacher checklists x4
questions numbered
95 pages includes cover page and answer key. Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area). I have a 3d shape powerpoint lesson that goes well with this resource!
Updated *23/10/24 (Includes one additional teacher checklist and all questions for students are numbered).
2d shape printables - 2d shape posters - Brighten your classroom decor with these posters. 20 different 2D shapes poster set. Includes 4 different poster types to choose from and one shape number prefix poster. Covers you from Kindergarten to Grade 2 with simple to complex shapes. 83 page pdf.
2d shape posters includes;
20 different shapes = circle, crescent, decagon, rhombus, heart, heptagon, hexagon, nonagon, octagon, oval, pentagon, rectangle, semi-circle, square, star, trapezoid, triangle, parallelogram, hendecagon and dodecagon
4 different shape poster styles = 1 - shape and name, 2 - shape, name and description, 3 - shape, name, description and number of sides in the centre of the shape, 4 - name and photograph of a real world shape
Bonus - shape number prefix poster (especially useful for understanding how the shape names relate to the sides)
Stretches from Kindergarten to Year 2. Use the basic shapes (e.g. square, circle, star, oval, rectangle, triangle) for kindergarten and gradually progress to more challenging shapes for Year 2.
Descriptions provided are particularly useful for Year 1 and 2 students.
Bright, colourful and clear images.
Print as A4 or A3 size
Colour product
Fun black and white borders
Digital product. Once you purchase this product, download to your computer and print it out.
83 pages (includes cover pages)
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area).
Adding problems for 1st graders - Do you want a no prep bundle of addition worksheets to cover you for a whole year? This product is a massive 197 (this includes the answer key) page worksheet bundle. Differentiated options are included and a variety of addition strategies are included. Designed for grade 1 students. These are high-quality worksheets with specific outcomes in mind.
It includes:
Answer key (this will save your time)
197 pages (includes cover pages and answer key)
Types of activities - count the collection (of pictures), vertical problems, horizontal problems, number stories, calculator sums, missing addends, adding 0, 10 and 20 to a given number and more
Strategies - using a number line, counting pictures (or using counters), counting on, using a 100’s chart, partitioning numbers, finding the ten, doubling and more
Differentiated pages - activities are differentiated by using smaller numbers (for the same concept) and sometimes having less problems to a page.
Show the page on your smart board and work through the sums together (I can do this with a pdf document on the smart board and most have this capacity)
Show the answer key on your smart board and have students partner mark to further save your time and discuss the answers together in your class (number talks!)
Can be used for struggling Year 2 students or for early morning revision for Year 2 students (I do this in my own Year 2 classroom!)
This product can last you one year if you are also covering other mathematical concepts in the curriculum (e.g. geometry, measurement, data).
This is a digital product (not a hard copy).
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area). A4 product but can be enlarged to A3.
This is a very handy resource for differentiated learning centres or morning number practise!
Teach the strategy and then follow up with the worksheet!
Aligns to the Australian Curriculum: AC9MIN02, MC(MIN04, AC9MIN05.
Aligns to the W.A. Curriculum: Year 1 - Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies, including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts
I hope you find this useful.