Some students within their first couple of years in primary school continue to have difficulty recognising the letter ‘y’. between the letters ‘b’ and ‘d’.
This worksheet teaches children how to properly write the capital and lower-case versions of ‘y’, and provides space for the student to draw a picture to help them remember the letter in their own way.
The worksheet also includes a couple of handwriting sentences students can trace to improve their recognition of the letter ‘y’.
Some students within their first couple of years in primary school continue to have difficulty distinguishing between the letters ‘p’ and ‘q’.
This activity teaches children about the following mnemonic:
A ‘p’ is shaped like a pony’s head and neck, whereas
A ‘q’ is shaped like a quokka with a pointy tail.
The mnemonic helps to facilitate children’s familiarity with the similarly written letters.
The second page includes handwriting sentences students can trace to improve their recognition of ‘p’ and ‘q’.
Two pages in total.
Some students within their first couple of years in primary school continue to have difficulty distinguishing between the letters ‘f’ and ’ t’.
This activity teaches children about the following mnemonic:
Fast runners lean forward to increase their speed, like the letter ‘f’.
Tired runners stand straight to breathe in more air, like the letter ‘t’.
The mnemonic helps facilitate children’s familiarity with the similarly written letters.
The second page includes handwriting sentences students can trace to improve their recognition of ‘f’ and ‘t’.
Two pages in total.
Some students within their first couple of years in primary school continue to have difficulty distinguishing between the letters ‘b’ and ‘d’.
This activity teaches children about the mnemonic of ‘daytime’ vs ‘bedtime’ in relation to the opposite directions that the ‘b’ and ‘d’ face to help facilitate their familiarity with the similarly written letters.
The second page includes handwriting sentences students can trace to improve their recognition of ‘b’ and ‘d’.
Two pages in total.
A series of detailed worksheets that consider all sound variations of different vowel combinations.
The worksheets include:
The ‘A’-vowel family of sounds;
The ‘E’-vowel family of sounds;
The ‘O’-vowel family of sounds;
The ‘I’-vowel family of sounds;
The ‘U’-vowel family of sounds; and
The (honourary) ‘Y’-vowel family of sounds
For example, the worksheet dedicated to the ‘A’-vowel family of sounds practices sounds including:
Short ‘a’
Long ‘a’
a_e
ai
ay
au
aw
The child is tasked with filling in the rest of the letters for each word that contains a specific vowel sound. Parental / teacher assistance is advised.
13 pages in total.
These simple handwriting worksheets help students practice learning sight words following the coloured line guide.
The line guide is coloured blue at the top, green in the middle and orange at the bottom, representing the sky, grass and ground so students learn where parts of different letters are correctly written.
13 pags in total.
A comprehensive phonics worksheet that immerses students in the versatile sounds of the letter ‘a’.
Students learn about the two ‘a’ sounds (long vs short) and where they appear in words.
Students also learn about the role of the ‘evil E’, who controls the ‘a’ sound to create a long ‘a’ sound.
They are asked to complete each word with the help of visual clues.
Two pages in total.
A short, 3-page picture story that assists kindergarten-Year 1 aged children with distinguishing between the letters ‘b’ and ‘d’.
The story follows the character of Cally (who portrays the letter ‘c’) and her relationship with Benny (‘b’ )and Denny (‘d’). Cally ultimately decides to leave her position in the alphabet and explore new relationships (sounds) with other letters.
The document finishes with a page of handwriting to practice the letters ‘b’ and ‘d’.
Four pages in total.
This simple yet effective calendar maps your child’s reading progress across the year.
Effortlessly mark the days of each month where your child has read to ultimately foster a habit of daily reading.
Two pages in total. The grid can be cut out, laminated and displayed in your child’s room or exercise book.
An educational guide for primary and high school students with autism who require greater understanding about different ‘question’ words.
These words include:
Who
What
When
Where
Why
How
Which
A definition and three examples are provided for each word.
4 pages in total.
This worksheet contains an extensive list of persuasive phrases for primary school-aged children (Stage 3) to refer to when writing expositions, discussions or debate speeches.
The worksheet contains sentence starters / phrases involving:
Time conjunctions
High modality phrases
Referring to an expert
Rhetorical questions
Emotive language
Call to action
Cause and effect links
Concluding phrases
This is the ultimate bundle of resources that covers Stage 3 students’ range of writing styles.
The bundle includes:
Discussion writing
Exposition writing
Narrative writing
Procedure writing
Recount writing
Each resource also comes with individual assessment grids to help children mark their own work and discover elements they may have missed.
This is the ultimate bundle of essay resources for high school students!
The bundle includes:
Essay template
English textual concepts (13 pages)
Essay phrases compilation
Extensive list of language devices and techniques (8 pages)
Triple-Decker Ice-cream essay plan
These are all tried and tested resources that will help your students develop greater confidence and skills in essay-writing.
This comprehensive guide assists primary-aged students with learning the structure of a recount.
The components of the guide include:
What is a recount?
Title
Opening paragraph
Following paragraphs
Conclusion
Specific grammar used in recounts
Attached is also an assessment grid to help children mark their own work and discover elements they may have missed.
This comprehensive guide assists primary-aged students with learning the structure of a procedure.
The components of the guide include:
What is a procedure?
Title
Goal
Requirements/Ingredients/Materials
Steps/Method
Specific grammar used in procedures
Attached is also an assessment grid to help children mark their own work and discover elements they may have missed.
This comprehensive guide assists primary-aged students with learning the structure of a narrative composition.
The components of the guide include:
What is a narrative?
Title
Orientation
Complication
Series of events
Resolution
COda
Specific grammar used in narrative writing
Attached is also an assessment grid to help children mark their own work and discover elements they may have missed.
This comprehensive guide assists primary-aged students with learning the structure of an exposition.
The components of the guide include:
What is an exposition?
Title
Introduction
Body paragraphs
Conclusion
Specific grammar used in exposition writing
Attached is also an assessment grid to help children mark their own work and discover elements they may have missed.
This comprehensive guide assists primary-aged students with learning the structure of a discussion.
The components of the guide include:
What is a discussion?
Title
Introduction
Body paragraphs
Conclusion
Specific grammar used in discussion writing
Attached is also an assessment grid to help children mark their own work and discover elements they may have missed.
This spelling tool encourages primary and secondary-aged students to practice learning unfamiliar words they come across.
Aside from providing spaces for the student to ‘look, say, cover, write and check’ their words three times, each row includes a space for students to write the definitions of new words they comes across.
This fun and informative essay plan educates secondary students about the nuances involved in structuring an exemplary essay.
Uses ingredients in triple-choc ice cream as metaphors to explain how the elements of an essay and the overarching argument should seamlessly flow through the student’s writing.
Ideally print as an A3 poster for students.
There is an additional PDF of the poster in a dyslexic-friendly font.