Have your students go digital with this fun unit on budgeting that features interactive activities to enable students to plan a budget taking into account earned income, expenses, and a short-term spending goal. This resource is completely editable giving you the flexibility to modify it to suit your students’ needs. You will be able to change spellings, currency format and other written content by overwriting sample content. All clipart is secured in accordance with the artists’ terms of use. Content Students will work digitally on the following 4 main activities: Four tasks that facilitate an understanding of what it means to budget wisely. a. My Lucky Week Planning expenses with no relation to income. Students get a feel of expenses and work with whole and decimal numbers to calculate total cost. b. On a Budget Planning expenses in relation to a stipulated income. Students need to determine how to best budget to keep their expenses less than the given income. c. Reaching My Goal Planning expenses in relation to a given income and achieving a short term goal. Students work out a spending plan to achieve a short-term goal. d. My Personal Budget Drawing up a personal budget plan on the basis of personal income received and wants. students determine the feasibility of a budget plan through constructed reflection. ** Also included is a booklet cover if you would like to print students’ work and compile and task sheets, posters (colour and blackline) in an editable Power Point file. Other Activities Creation of Bar Graphs to show differences and comparisons in expenditure for the budgeting activities. Graphs are linked to charts in Google sheets. Students will be able to input their data to automatically reflect graph creation. Instructions are in the slide notes pane. Making wise choices from the Dream Collection Catalogue to achieve a short term goal. Constructive reflection on a budget plan with emphasis on spending patterns. Self-assessment, peer assessment, and teacher assessment using rubrics as a tool. SETUP AND USEAGE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN FILE.

Are you looking for task cards to teach and reinforce the four types of sentences? This collection of 32 types of sentences task cards and anchor charts/posters will help reinforce the understanding of the four kinds of sentences: Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, and Exclamatory. Items Included 32 Task Cards featuring the four types of sentences Recording Sheet x 1 Answer Key 8 Posters Style 1 (color and blackline) featuring definitions and examples of the four types of sentences. 8 Posters Style 2 (color) featuring definitions and examples of the four types of sentences. Posters come in two sizes: 8.5x11 inches and A4 Both US and British English files included (difference in punctuating sentences, terminology) Activity Use the posters/anchor charts to introduce and elaborate on the four types of sentences. Spread task cards around the classroom. I personally like to tape to walls, so they don’t get lost in all the excitement. Provide students with a clipboard and the recording sheet. Students work, individually, in pairs, or in small groups to record their responses. Post Activity Project the answer key on the smart board/interactive whiteboard for students to check their answers. Provide further explanation accordingly.

PHONICS: FLUENCY READERS Raise phonemic awareness and build reading fluency of 144 CVC words with this 122 page pack of fluency reader strips/accordion foldables. These accordion foldables may be glued into students’ interactive notebooks or stapled at the top to compile a mini strip booklet. You may also use a brad fastener to attach the reading strips together and spread-out to read as a fan. Great to send home with students to practice reading and spelling. Each set comes in: ✓ Colour ✓ Blackline ✓ With visuals ✓ Without visuals The word families in focus in these fluency reader strips/accordion foldables are: -at, -an, -ap, -am, -ad, -ag, -ar, -ab, -ip, -id, -it, -in, -ig, -im, -ib, -ix, -et, -en, -ed, -eg, -em, -eb, -og, -op, -ot, -ox, -ob, -od, -ug, -ut, -ub, -un, -um, -ud, -us, -up, -ug ********************************************************************* Please note there is only a single column for some word family words; this is because the focus is primarily on nouns with visuals. For example, the -ad family on page 18 does not have a complete visual set of four words to be placed in the second column. Also eight words cannot be formulated with some word families or words are not appropriate like in the case of -ox, -ib, -ar, -un, -um etc. word families. In this case both columns will feature one set of words, this is so you can cut vertically and distribute to two students. ********************************************************************** Your students will enjoy folding and reading each fluency strip foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading!

*These colour and blackline alphabet picture dough and tracing mats will be fun for students to work on at a centre. Simply laminate the mats and have students trace the letters and use play dough inside the outlines of the images. * ITEMS INCLUDED ✅ 26 sheets for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet with black and white images. ✅ 26 sheets for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet with colour images. ✅ Reference sheet to showcase all the colour dough images. Helpful if students are working independently on black and white sheets at a centre. ⚫ Each letter of the alphabet features 3 images on 3 sheets. SUGGESTED USE ⚫ Use this resource in conjunction with your letter of the week activity. ⚫ Laminate the sheets for use at a Centre. Have students use markers to trace the letters and dough inside the outlines of the images. ⚫ Take a photo once students have completed their sheet and place in their learning portfolios or upload to digital portfolio. ⚫ Display on a bulletin board. Press dough down firmly on sheet for it to stick.

LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET ACTIVITIES: UPPERCASE *Develop phonemic awareness skills with this handy resource featuring five fun activities for each of the 26 uppercase letters of the alphabet. * Separate file featuring Australian/UK spelling included. The hands-on activities for each uppercase letter of the alphabet are: ✓ Letter Puzzle: students colour the puzzle, cut out the pieces, assemble, and glue onto the provided sheet. ✓ Letter Connect the Dots: Dots range from numbers 1 to 20 ✓ Letter Cut-out: students colour the letter, cut around the outline and glue onto provided sheet. ✓ Letter Bingo Dab: Students use a bingo dabber to dab the outline of the letter, alternatively they may colour in the circles. ✓ Letter Maze: Students enter and follow the path through the maze in each letter to exit. This resource complements the teaching of the letters of the alphabet to build phonemic awareness and phonic skills in the beginning reader.

Build reading fluency of 148 Final Consonant Blends with this innovative pack of fluency reader strips/accordion foldables. These accordion foldables may be glued into students’ interactive notebooks or stapled at the top to compile a mini strip booklet. For foldables featuring two strips of ten words, you may glue strip 1 over strip 2 to create one long accordion foldable. Perfect to send home with students or for display in the classroom. Each set comes in: ✓ Colour ✓ Blackline ✓ With visuals ✓ Without visuals → The blackline formats feature words in large outline so your students may colour in, write, or highlight inside to reinforce spelling and reading. → You may have students glue the accordion strips in their interactive notebooks or simply staple them at the top. → Accordion foldables have between 6 -10 words conveniently placed on a single sheet giving you the flexibility to use them as spelling lists or to introduce in smaller batches. Some sheets also have two copies of a single strip on a single page for two students. → You may also use a brad fastener to attach the reading strips together and spread-out to read as a fan. Great to send home with students to practice reading and spelling. The Final Consonant blends in focus in these fluency reader strips/accordion foldables are ♦ FINAL CONSONANT BLENDS N- & MP ♦ FINAL CONSONANT BLENDS -L ♦ FINAL CONSONANT BLENDS -R ♦ FINAL CONSONANT BLENDS -S ♦ FINAL CONSONANT BLENDS -T Reading will not be too overwhelming as your students fold and read each fluency strip foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading, besides this resource could also serve as an effective way to also teach vocabulary and spelling.

These accordion foldables may be glued into students’ interactive notebooks or stapled at the top to compile a mini strip booklet. You may also use a brad fastener to attach the reading strips together and spread-out to read as a fan. Great to send home with students to practise reading and spelling. Each set comes in: ✓ Colour ✓ Blackline ✓ With visuals ✓ Without visuals The long vowels in focus in these fluency reader strips/accordion foldables are: Long a (ai/ay): 20 words Long e (ea/ee/ey/ie/y) : 50 words Long i (ie/igh/y) : 30 words Long o (oa/oe/ow) : 28 words Long u (ew/ue/ui) : 26 words * The sub-sets in each long vowel set feature ten words on a single sheet (2 accordion foldables) with the exception of only /ui/ in long vowel /u/ that has four words on a sheet. There are two copies of this for you to distribute to two students. Reading will not be too overwhelming as your students fold and read each fluency strip foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading, besides this resource could also serve as an effective way to also teach vocabulary and spelling.

This resource will teach your students everything there is to know about the place value of numbers. Included are 176 problems making use of dice, spinners, games and colour by answer activities to familiarise your students with the basics and more. WHAT’S INCLUDED ✓ Value of the Underlined Digit (colour by answer) ✓ Expanded Form of Numbers ✓ Standard Form of Numbers (colour by answer) ✓ Expanded From to Standard Form (colour by answer) ✓ Word Form to Standard Form (colour by answer) ✓ Standard Form to Word Form ✓ Standard Form, Expanded Form, and Word Form of numbers using a spinner. ✓ Comparing Numbers ✓ Ascending Order and Descending Order of Numbers ✓ Rounding Numbers to the nearest 10, 100, and 1000 ✓ Rounding Numbers using a six-sided dice ✓ Matho Game (4 gameboards on a single sheet; 15 calling cards) ✓ Number Value Game (32 Game Cards) WHAT ELSE ✓ Answer key to all problems included ✓ Colour by answer sample included ✓ Each sheet is designed to be user-friendly with cute clipart, graphics, font and comprehensive content. SUGGESTED USE ✓ Pre-assessment Activity ✓ Post- assessment Activity ✓ Math Centres ✓ Homework ✓ Early Finishers/Extended Activity Review and Reinforcement * Teach one skill at a time followed by an activity sheet. Numbers go up to 1, 000,000, so sheets cater to differentiation. Some sheets have a colour by answer activity, this will be a pleasant break for both teacher and student.

Have your students write a research report on an Australian Animal with this hands-on digital resource. Your students will be spoilt for choice from a selection of 24 eye-catching covers featuring a variety of Australian Animals. Students will document information in fun flipbook-style templates in google slides ( a free app in the google drive suite). Students have the option to digitally submit the completed flipbook report for feedback and grading. Student checklists and marking rubrics included. The templates may also be printed after students have entered their information to colour and display on the bulletin board. REQUIREMENTS This is a digital resource and can be used with google drive, Microsoft one drive and google slides. Both teacher and students need to create a google account or a one drive account. This is a free service and is easy to set up. This resource can also be assigned to your students via Google Classroom by accessing your drive and inserting (click on drive/attachment icon) the google drive file. Select the option of ‘make a copy for each student’. ITEMS INCLUDED 24 black and white cover templates in google slides – students choose any one depending upon the Australian animal under study 6 black and white templates scaffolding research and titled: Australian Animal, Habitat, Diet, Life Cycle, Behaviour, Interesting Facts Student self-editing checklist in google slides Peer-editing checklist in google slides Teacher Marking Rubric (3 options) in google slides FLIPBOOK-STYLE RESEARCH TEMPLATES After completion, the Australian Animal Research Report flipbook will feature 7 templates: Cover (selection choice of 24 covers featuring Australian Animals- students choose one) Australian Animal: Classification Habitat Diet Life Cycle Behaviour Interesting Facts SETUP When you click on the provided link, you will be prompted to make a copy. Click on the ‘make a copy’ button in order to access the file. Further detailed instructions included in download. USEAGE Students should work in the google slides in ‘edit mode’’ to be able to add information when writing their report. All changes are automatically saved. Instructions are present in slide notes to guide students through each part of the flipbook report. Click inside text to edit or delete. ADVANTAGES Use of this digital resource would contribute to the creation of a paperless/hybrid classroom. Enhancement of student engagement as research is conducted and information for the report is collated and documented. Integration of technology to facilitate learning. Students will be able to access google drive from school, home or anywhere where there is internet connection. They will also be able to access google drive if there is no internet connection by setting Google Drive to be accessible off-line from their account.

This graphing unit features interpreting data in bar graphs and pictographs. Data is collected using concrete materials such as visuals, dice, spinners, coins and M&M’s . This data is then represented in bar graphs and interpreted. The section on pictographs requires collected data to be interpreted. These no prep printables facilitate students to move from the concrete to the abstract. Graphs target students of different ability levels and are categorised into two main sections: ► ITEMS INCLUDED Cover Sheets x 2 (if compiling all pages into a booklet for students) ►2. SECTION ON PICTOGRAPHS The following pictographs are featured in this section. All graphs include questions that interpret collected data and symbols representing votes. ✓ Cupcakes Sold Pictograph ✓ Favourite Excursion Pictograph ✓ Bus Arrivals Pictograph ✓ Soccer Match Pictograph ✓ Pocket Money Spent Pictograph ✓ Ice-cream Sales Pictograph ✓ School Lunch Choices Pictograph ✓ Bake Sale Fundraiser Pictograph ✓ Favourite Pets Pictograph ►3. SECTION ON BAR GRAPHS The following bar graphs are contained in this section. All graphs include questions that interpret collected data. ✓ Lolly Bar Graph ✓ Roll-a-Dice Bar Graph ✓ Spin a Colour Bar Graph ✓ Spin a Sea Creature Bar Graph ✓ M&M’s Bar Graph ✓ Coin Toss Bar Graph ✓ Animals on a Farm Bar Graph ✓ Animals at the Aquarium Bar Graph ✓ Library Books Check Out Bar Graph ►VOCABULARY DISPLAY CARDS This section contains vocabulary cards featuring mathematical language used when working with bar graphs.

Scaffold the writing of the parts of a narrative that include the elements of a plot (exposition, inciting incident, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution) with this comprehensive pack comprising of 40 editable Power Point presentation slides, student guided interactive notes, sample texts, self-editing and peer-editing checklists and marking rubric. Overview of Items Included: 1.40 editable and animated Power Point slides. 2.17 guided note-taking sheets. 3.Cover sheet to collate all note pages into a booklet. 4.Teacher reference notes to use along with the presentation. 5.Sample narrative text for each element of the plot: exposition, inciting incident, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution 6.Plot diagram to be filled in by student for each element of the plot as it is covered. 7.10 Review/assessment questions on the plot. 8.Picture narrative writing prompt: third-person fictional or personal. 9.Narrative writing prompt: student’s choice 10.Plot diagram for organising story events. 11.Student check-list: self-editing 12.Peer-editing check-list. 13. Teacher marking rubric. 14. Snapshot of all 40 (colour) slides on a sheet for both student (glue in notebooks) and teacher reference. Prints fine in black and white. LESSON ACTIVITY: Collate all guided note sheets (except the story maps) into a booklet. Staple together with cover sheet. Use the story map sheet in conjunction with the guided notes. Students will document content from the presentation. They will highlight key evidence in the sample text and fill up each part of the story map for each element of the plot as it is presented. Keep a separate copy of the story map on hand for each student. This way students don’t have to keep going back and forth through their notes to refer to the story map. Elicit response prior to presenting each slide to gauge students’ prior knowledge or to make them think constructively. Refer to the Teacher Guide as you present. The slides are editable so you will be able to edit content or change spellings. Some text that is locked in with the clip art is not editable; this is in keeping with the artist’s terms of use. EVIDENCE OF LEARNING: Have students practice writing a personal or third-person fictional narrative on the provided picture-writing prompt or on a topic of choice. They use the story map to plan and organise the story events. Students self-edit and peer edit using the self-editing and peer-editing checklist. Use the Teacher Marking Rubric to provide an assessment score. This resource has greatly helped my students to structure their narratives and I hope it will help your students too.

This resource will help your students write a narrative’s exposition, orientation, lead, or Introduction Paragraph. Writing lessons scaffold the writing of sizzling starts. The Backfill and the Get Back techniques conclude the writing of the exposition. In addition, the graphic organizers, checklist, integration of technology (QR codes), and writing activities involving a short animated movie will facilitate your students to write their impressive openers. The unit is divided into three sections. SECTION 1: Sizzling Starts Written samples are provided to demonstrate the writing of each sizzling start. Students will then write their own sizzling starts after identifying the different openers and analyzing the written samples. They will watch the short animated movie and write on the scene using each of the five main types of sizzling starts. SECTION 2: Backfill and Get Back Students will color code the sizzling start, backfill, and get back in written samples. They will match a Backfill to its Sizzling Start and write the Get Back to conclude the exposition. SECTION 3: Writing the Exposition Students will answer wh-questions to analyze sample expositions. They will use the wh- questions graphic organizers to plan their expositions for given visual prompts. They will use the Expositions Checklist as they write the sizzling start, backfill, and get back for each exposition. Teacher Key included for all sections.

This writing unit will help you scaffold the structural components of an persuasive essay and facilitate your students to write persuasively on given topics. There are four lessons that will scaffold writing at every stage of the persuasive essay on a given topic. Each lesson features a booklet cover. All the individual lessons can also be combined into one whole booklet with a general cover. ITEMS INCLUDED: 1. Posters on Persuasive Writing x 3: definition, key points, structure 2. Sample Text: All lessons revolve around this sample text. Students will colour code the parts of the text as the lessons are delivered. 3. Sample Text: targeting differentiation for higher ability students 4. Mini Lessons x 4: Deconstructing the Introduction, Deconstructing the Body, Deconstructing the Conclusion 5.Peer-editing checklist 6.Self-editing checklist 7.Teacher Marking Rubric 8.Six posters on Persuasive Writing Signal Words 9.Blank Writing Sheets on a topic of choice 10.Two page mini booklet featuring the sample text. Have students refer to this booklet when attempting lesson 1 on deconstructing structure. Assembly instructions included in file. ABOUT MINI LESSONS: LESSON 1: DECONSTRUCTING STRUCTURE 20 questions that target the key components in terms of structure, language, and vocabulary of a persuasive piece of writing. LESSON 2: DECONSTRUCTING THE INTRODUCTION: HOOK, OPINION, THESIS Focus on two major hooks: strong statement, hypothetical question. Students will write their own hooks, opinions and thesis statements on given topics based on sample. LESSON 3: DECONSTRUCTING THE BODY: TOPIC SENTENCE, DETAILS, CONCLUDING SENTENCE A sample body paragraph is provided for students to colour code the topic sentence, supporting details and the concluding sentence. A graphic organiser enables students to brainstorm their ideas of body paragraphs on a given topic. These ideas are then written out in succeeding organisers marked: first body paragraph, second body paragraph and third body paragraph. This is an opportunity for students to also make revisions and edit their work as they write. LESSON 4: DECONSTRUCTING THE CONCLUSION A sample concluding paragraph is provided for students to colour code the parts of a conclusion: summary statement, brief restatement of three reasons given in body, and a call to action.

Got ten minutes to go before that last bell and lost for what to do to keep students busy? Well, this pack of 140 Subitising cards can be a perfect time filler. Subitising is the ability to look at a number of items in a small set and identify the amount without counting each one individually. Educator, Douglas H. Clement in his article, “Subitising : What is it? Why teach it?”, states that students who develop the ability to subitise show improvement in overall maths skills, especially addition and subtraction skills. So get your students to not only use perceptual subitising whereby they quickly identify the number of items in a set by perceiving that four dots are more than three dots for example, but are also able to use conceptual subitising that involves the ability to combine small set of numbers or number combinations, for example, six dots and two more make eight in all. HOW TO USE Show each card briefly for less than 3 seconds. Students should look at the arrangement of dots and patterns to identify the number. The idea is not to count each dot individually, but look at the items as a whole and determine the number. Explicit training is required so eventually students can combine numbers to find out the sum of two sets of numbers. Students can also play with each other in small groups. One student shows a card and the fastest to answer keeps the card. You may also have students play ‘Around the World’. Student who answers gets to move around the circle till he/she returns to their spot. * Instructions for a fun game is included in file. CARDS INCLUDED SUBITISING NUMBERS 1-5 SUBITISING NUMBERS 6-10 SUBITISING NUMBERS 11-15 SUBITISING TEN FRAMES 1-5 SUBITISING TEN FRAMES 6-0 SUBITISING TEN FRAMES 11-15 SUBITISING TEN FRAMES 16-20 ** Cards are marked with different colour backgrounds and dots for each section. You may mark each section behind each subitising card to differentiate if you like. CATERING TO DIFFERENTIATION The cards in this pack range in complexity in terms of number and arrangement of dots in a set. Cards that use perceptual subitising feature less number of dots that are more spread out in a line or rectangle, while cards that require students to use conceptual understanding feature dots that are more tightly arranged in a linear arrangement or placed in a circle. For older students, cards can be shown for a fraction of a second. Research shows that with practice, students will develop the ability to subitise and eventually demonstrate increased arithmetic skill.

Facilitate sound conceptual knowledge of data for statistics (mean, median, mode, range, and outlier) with this student-friendly resource. The 64 task cards (colour and blackline) and hands-on activities not only target differentiation in the classroom but also provide a vital link to real-life math. WHAT IS INCLUDED 20 Task Cards on finding the Range of a data set. Task cards range in complexity. Cards 1-12 facilitate acquisition of key concepts through visuals and simpler tasks. Cards 13-20 are more challenging. 20 task cards on finding the mode, median, and outlier. Cards 1-14 facilitate acquisition of key concepts. Cards 15-20 are more challenging. 24 task cards on finding the Mean. Task cards range in complexity. Cards 1-8 facilitate acquisition of key concept. Cards 9-24 are more challenging. * All task cards feature kid friendly font and eye-catching graphics that make conceptual content less daunting. WHAT ELSE * 4 hands-on activities targeting students who are academically challenged. Students cut apart the data cards, arrange in ascending order and find the median, mode, mean, range and outlier. They record their findings in their maths journals. Data cards feature gumballs, apples, popcorn, and candy bags. *4 task cards that provide a connection to real-life math. These tasks are fun and students use their maths journal to record answers. The task cards feature the following activities: What’s in a name? It’s the age! Real-life maths with Dice Numbers Real-life maths with Telephone Numbers Math vocabulary display cards that feature the word and definition of mean, median, mode, range, and outlier. *Response Sheets to record results. Answer keys. SUGGESTED USE Use the colour task cards in centres. The blackline task cards may be glued in students’ math journals for reference. There are 4 cards on a page. You also have the option to print all 20/24 cards on a single page that students can attach to their journals for reference. You can also play Scoot with the task cards or simply leave them around the classroom for students to move quietly and solve.

Looking to have your students document their research on the planets of the solar system? These print and digital templates (google slides, digital PowerPoint files) will help you do just that. Items Included Flipbook Templates (Print) Flipbook templates (style 1 and 2) in blackline to print. Flipbook templates in color (style 1 and 2) to print. Self-editing and Peer editing Checklist Teacher Marking Rubric Vocabulary Display Cards Editable PowerPoint templates in style 1 (blackline & color) Assembly instructions included in download. **Digital Flipbook (Google Slides, PowerPoint) ** Students will document information in fun flipbook-style templates in google slides ( a free app in the google drive suite). Students have the option to digitally submit the completed flipbook report for feedback and grading. Student checklists and marking rubrics included. The templates may also be printed for students to color and display. Both color and blackline template options included.

Are you looking for writing activities to celebrate Father’s Day in your classroom?There couldn’t be a better gift than these four poem dedication writing activities on Father’s Day. The flipbooks and cards are sure to touch every father’s beating heart! Items Included PowerPoint Presentation (13 slides) informing students of the structural elements of the four poem types: Cinquain, Synonym Diamante, Acrostic, Structured Poem (Love you, Dad!) Posters x 7 (color and black and white) of the four poem types for students’ reference. Flipbook Templates x 5 (color and black and white) featuring the lined structure of the four poem types. There are 33 cover options. 25 Cards (black and white – 2 sheets each card) scaffolding the writing of a Cinquain, a Synonym Diamante, and an Acrostic. Activity Introduce students to the four poem types and written examples with the PowerPoint Presentation. Give students the choice of writing out their poems using the flipbook templates or the cards. Display the Poem Types Posters in the classroom for reference. The posters feature a written example of each poem type. Have students take home their flipbooks or cards to present to their fathers or father figures. Flipbook Book Templates Sections (color and blackline) Template 1: Cover There are 33 flipbook cover options featuring a variety of themed images. Students pick one. Template 2: Cinquain Template 3: Diamante Template 4: Acrostic Template 5: Love You, Dad! Card Templates Each card comprises two sheets that need to be printed or photocopied back to back. Further detailed instructions in download. The sections are: Front: Cover Inside sections 2-3: writing lines for a Cinquain and an Acrostic Back: writing lines for a Synonym Diamante Printing Flipbook Templates Print blackline templates. Have students color, then assemble smallest to largest templates or vice versa after all poems are written. Glue/staple at top tab. Print templates on colored cardstock. Assemble and staple/glue at top tab. Print out the colored templates and assemble. These poems will be a memento for every father/father figure to cherish.

This resource will help your students write the tightening tension in a narrative. Writing lessons scaffold the writing of the exposition, inciting incident, rising action (pebble, rock, boulder). In addition, the graphic organizers, checklists, integration of technology (QR codes), and writing activities involving a short animated movie will facilitate your students to write with impressive style and technique. The unit is divided into three sections. SECTION 1: Scaffolding Structural Components Cover Sheet (if compiling pages into a booklet) Sheets that scaffold the writing of the exposition, inciting incident, rising action (pebble, rock, boulder) through a sample text. Activity Students will respond to 40 questions on the structural components and language devices used in the mentor text. Students will find and highlight evidence in the sample text. They will document responses on the Story Map, Sensory Details, Figurative Language and Writing Techniques organizers. SECTION 2: Summary; Analyzing Structural Components, Sensory Details and Figurative Language Sheets featuring 21 questions that analyze the structural components, sensory details, and figurative language used in the sample text Sequencing of events sheet. Cut and glue option included. Activity Students will answer 21 multiple-choice and written response questions based on the sample text, ‘Water, Water – Everywhere’. This activity may also be given as an assessment after completing section 1. Students will sequence the events in order, for an extract, to better understand how events increase in intensity and add to suspense and tension. SECTION 3: Writing the Tightening Tension Writing assignment with scenario Writing prompt sheets Story Map Sensory Details, Figurative Language and Writing Techniques organizers. Self-editing and peer-editing checklist Activity Students will respond to the writing assignment and writing prompts. They will use the story map, Sensory Details, Figurative Language and Writing Techniques organizers to plan their writing. They will use the self-editing checklist and peer-editing checklist to check they have included all components. Students need to be introduced to the different types of figurative language prior to writing a tension scene. Teacher Key included for all sections.

If you would like to teach your students a step-by step approach to writing persuasively and also scaffold every stage of the writing process, then you will find this resource very useful. All components in this pack are designed to facilitate students to sit formal writing assessments. The materials adhere to a formal writing style complete with close detail to elements of structure and composition of persuasive texts whereby opinion is supported by relevant details. Further details of lessons included in this pack are outlined below: * All lessons to teach and model the parts of a Persuasive Essay revolve around the mentor text, ‘Dogs Make the Best Pets’ The graphic organisers also enable students to write on other topics of choice. LESSON 1: THE STRUCTURE ✓ Persuasive Writing Anchor Charts x 3 ✓ Mentor Text x 1 on the topic ‘Dogs Make the Best Pets' ✓ Cut and glue parts of the mentor text activity to study structure ✓ Colour-code parts of the mentor text to study the structural components of the introduction, body and conclusion. ✓ Questions to draw attention to structure (to use with mentor text and informative article) ✓ Persuasive Techniques including the ethos, pathos and logos modes of persuasion. LESSON 2: THE INTRODUCTION ♦ Scaffolded activities based on the mentor text to enable students to write the three parts that make-up the introduction: hook, opinion and thesis statement. ♦ Activity focus on the five type of hooks including work with QR Codes, LESSON 3: THE BODY ♦ Cut and glue interactive activities and reference to mentor text to help students better understand the parts of the three body paragraphs: the topic sentence encompassing the reason, supporting details and concluding sentence. LESSON 4: THE CONCLUSION ♦ Reference to colour-coded mentor text and deconstructing parts of a concluding paragraph activity to better understand the parts: summary statement, re-statement of reasons and call to action. ALSO INCLUDED: ✓ Graphic organisers to organise ideas of the introduction, body and conclusion when planning to write on a given prompt are included for all lessons. ✓ Writing templates for published pieces. ✓ Self-editing checklist ✓ Peer-editing checklist ✓ Teacher marking rubric ✓ Booklet cover for all lessons if compiling lesson sheets. ✓ Posters x 6 on Persuasive Writing Signal Words Once you have taught students the style and structure of a Persuasive Essay, the job is half done. All the best! I hope you will have an idea of how I have used this resource with my students via the guided notes for each section. Further instructions on how to use this resource are in file.

To weave a compelling story is indeed an Art in its own kind and with the structured and scaffolded lessons this unit offers, your students will be able to do just that. Lessons in the first part of this unit focus on identifying the structure and features of a narrative. Mini lessons target use of transitions, description, figurative language, and dialogue to control pacing, in addition to effective ways to begin and conclude narratives. The provided narrative writing sample is editable giving you the flexibility to customise this unit to suit your students’ learning needs. Narrative Writing Part I IDENTIFYING THE STRUCTURE AND FEATURES OF A NARRATIVE Lessons revolve around the sample personal narrative, ‘The Storm’. Students will identify the elements of a plot, use of figurative language, transitions, dialogue, and opening, body, and concluding paragraphs. They de-structure the parts of a narrative and note use of interesting vocabulary. An assessment sheet is also provided to assess comprehension. The following mini lessons are included: USING TRANSITION WORDS AND PHRASES TO MANAGE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS DESCRIPTION AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE TO SLOW DOWN PACE OF STORY DIALOGUE IN WRITING ANALYSE A NARRATIVE PROMPT – mini booklet ORGANISE A NARRATIVE SHORT STORY DRAFTING AN INTRODUCTION NARRATIVE WRITING PART II Students use all the skills acquired in Part I of this Narrative Writing unit to respond to On – Demand Narrative Writing Prompts that require students to write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well‐chosen details and well-structured event sequences. Students have the choice of responding to 7 prompts with visuals. They use the given picture stimulus and graphic organisers to plan their writing and write their first draft. They will be familiar with this, having had ample practice in Narrative Writing Part I of this unit. ALSO INCLUDED * Writing Tools: Colour posters of the VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation) gang to enable students to write creatively and edit their draft. * self-editing checklist * peer-editing checklist * Teacher Marking Rubric * Suggested lesson overview and procedure for each writing activity included. * Table of Contents for easier navigation.