An easy to use and easy to adapt marking rubric for oral presentations.

Display these alphabet cards in your classroom for students to refer to. Each letter comes with corresponding picture. Matching homework sheets are also available. Simple and attractive alphabet display.

These simple alphabet A-Z worksheets allow students to trace and say each of the phonographs in the alphabet. A wall display is also available.

This unit takes students on a journey back in time, as they discover that houses have stories to tell. Students use the historical inquiry questions - who, what, when, why, how, and where, to better understand times and cultures of various times in history. Although based on Historical Sites in South Australia, the unit can be adapted to any place in the world. After extensive study of local history, students write their own historical narratives, relating significance of life in those times.

Use the well-known hamburger model to teach your students how to write a juicy paragraph. PowerPoint presentation takes students on a step by step journey on writing comprehensive paragraphs.

A lesson series aimed at developing reading and comprehension strategies. Worksheets also include classification activities as a prepatory activity for more formal report writing. A template for a mini-animal report is included.

An knowledge and content-based presentation on the different plants and their adaptations to Australian deserts.

A teaching resource that explores Australia's top 10 deserts. This PowerPoint provides background on the fascinating biome. The resources provides instructional resources for Australia's deserts. Maps and images included.

Students learn about the symbols and meaning of the Australian Flag. Students explore protocol for flying the Australian flag. Information is presented as a PowerPoint. Students reflect on learning through the Australian Flag worksheet.

Prior to writing narratives, students can be scaffolded through the planning stages. These worksheets allow students to plan the characters of their narrative by identifying the characters physical features, behavioural characteristics, speech, and background.

In this unit students explore landscapes and common features of local environments. The unit assists the use and development of geographical inquiry and skills outlined in the Australian Curriculum. Learning begins by examining students’ natural environment. Students identify natural versus man-made features. This is extended though a literacy recount writing task. Students then observe and analyse different types of landscapes – beach, city, rural and country. Students identify the distinct features of these landscapes. To close the unit, students create an information report that summarises learning throughout the entire unit, giving students an opportunity to reflect on the geographical features of their own location. Worksheets, templates, PowerPoint, and Assessment Rubrics.

Students are given opportunity to read and respond to a basic information text on Bengal Tigers. The PowerPoint provides scaffolded information and visual literacy opportunities for students to make inferences whilst reading. The lesson activities allow students to integrate reading comprehension skills with scientific classification to create simple information texts.