Australia:WritingActivities-PerfectforHomeLearning

Over 30 activities all about Australia which allow children to practise their skills in Information, Opinion and Narrative writing. Many offer scaffolded worksheets and ideas for differentiation. They are all printable, include instructions and have answers where applicable. They are designed to make students think, have fun, learn new facts and engage in the writing process. They proved successful in motivating reluctant writers. Perfect for a writing centre, whole class or group work. Grammar Cards are offered free and Vocab flashcards are included to help set up a Writing Center or Word Wall.
This bundle ‘All About Australia’ includes 3 products: Explanatory/Information Writing, Persuasive/Opinion Writing and Narrative Writing. All offered separately or as a bundle. (Please read the descriptions for each individual writing product which give more detail)
Explanatory/Information Writing: 29 pages - 11 activities

• Australian States and Territories (worksheet/scaffolding/extension)
• Who Am I? (worksheet/scaffolded worksheet
• Plan a Holiday Itinerary (worksheet/scaffolded worksheet)
• Report Writing - Koala (worksheet/template)
• Report Writing - Echidna (worksheet/template)
• Platypus Cloze (worksheet)
• Platypus Cloze Differentiated (worksheet)
• Report Writing Outline (worksheet/scaffolded worksheet)
• Compare/Contrast - Platypus/Echidna (worksheet/Venn Diagram)
• Compare/Contrast- Emu/Cassowary (worksheet/Venn Diagram)
• AFL (Football) (Worksheet/extension
  Opinion Writing: 12 pages - 3 activities
• Should Shark Nets be Removed (worksheets/differentiation)
• Proposal for Uluru (AyersRock) (worksheet)
• Should Salt-Water Crocodiles be Culled? (worksheet)
  Narrative Writing: 24 pages - 22 activities
• Clauses (worksheets)
• Clauses (Cards/lesson notes/differentiation)
• Transition Words - 9 activities (worksheets/peer,self-editing/graphic
  organiser/paragraph writing/writing an orientation)
• Recount (worksheet/extension)
• Writing a Description - 4 activities(worksheets/writing an introduction for a narrative/graphic organiser
• Figurative Language/Idioms-5 activities(worksheets, writing paragraphs, scaffolding)