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Wombat Stew Book Companion
Wombat Stew is a much loved story about some adorable Australian animals. Follow Dingo as he tries to make a stew to eat while the other animals try to trick him.
This book study for ‘Wombat Stew’ contains the following printables
Getting to know the text
Alphabet Key
Parts of speech – classify the words and make a display
What I know, want to know and new learning
Alphabet Wall for a class display
Working through the text tasks include -
Beginning, middle, end
Text Connections
Problems and solutions
Write a summary
Story Elements
I see, I think, I wonder
A Dingo-Wombat-Emu-Echidna-Kookaburra-Lizard-Koala-Platypus is, can, has
Use adjectives to describe
Beyond the text tasks include -
Main Idea and sub plots
Conversations
Venn Diagrams compare animal characters in Wombat Stew
Change the ending
A recipe to use
Alternative coping methods
Personality Traits
Use adjectives
List Australian animals
Amazing illustration
Visual Illustrations
New Book Cover
Book Reports
Author Tools
Interview questions
Conversation between Wombat Stew characters
Innovation on the text
Sequel to text
Make your own book
Non-Fiction Responses for an Information Report include -
Photos to use as display and conversation prompts
Fact cards to share in colour and black/white
Planners (USA and Non-USA spelling)
Pages to use for writing text
Information Text rubric (USA and Non-USA spelling)
Map of the world
Interactive Note Pages for planning (USA and Non-USA spelling)
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Wizard of Oz - Book Companion
This Wizard Of Oz – Book Companion Pack is an excellent way to explore language, have shared experiences and look at character, setting and plot development.
It contains the following tasks
Word Wall – add to this as you move through the unit. It is great for early writers to check the spelling of words.
Vocabulary Cards– to sort into various categories or use as a word wall
KWHL– record what you know, want to know, how you will find this out and new learning that takes places
Word Splashes– record words or phrases about each character. Great for display to motivate writers to write
Comprehension tasks– Sequencing tasks, Labels, Cloze, Read and color, Beginning- Middle – End, Record Facts. Story Map, True or False, Text connections, Opinions
Language Vocabulary tasks– has – is- can for each character, Word focus tasks
Writing Tasks– If I were Dorothy, Recount Templates, Breaking News, Compare two Characters, Sequencing, Summary, Compare, Change the Ending, Add a Character, I see – I think - I wonder, Persuade others to Read it, Be a Designer, INB pages, DeBono’s Hats, Characters Traits, Conversations between Characters
Puppet Tasks– use as unstructured play or write scripts and perform a play.
A Little Reader– to share with your grade. You may make multiple ones to share.
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Rosie's Walk Book Companion
Rosie’s Walk is a great book to teach positional words. This book companion looks at many aspects of the book and provides opportunities to respond to the text in differentiated tasks.
Vocabulary Cards – to sort and look at parts of speech
Word Wall – create a list of words together
Visual Representation
Draw a map and recount
Create your own version to read.
Print and Go Section
Word splashes for Rosie, the fox and the chase
Plus, Minus and Interesting facts
Alphabet Key
I see, I think, I wonder
Record three facts
3/2/1 – Facts, options, questions
Text to text, self and world
Design a book cover
Responding through the senses
Book Review
Writing about the Reading
Writing a letter- convince the fox to leave Rosie alone
Main Idea and sub points
Author tools – what does the author do to keep us reading and interested?
Interview questions – for the foxes and the farmers
Dialogue between characters
Write a different ending
Write an innovation on the text
Make a list of important facts from the text
List the complications and resolutions
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Stellaluna Book Study
Stellaluna is a story about a young bat that finally makes their way back home after trying to fit in with a bird family. These tasks will explore the text and inspire your students to write.
Tasks include -
Word Wall Cards - Use these words as a display or in a learning centre to sort into categories or to find out meanings or to put into sentences or stories or use in writing or put into alphabetical order
KWHL - Copy each page and display as a grade list the things you - Know about Stellaluna - Want to know about Stellaluna - How will we find this out - Our New Learning about Stellaluna
Word Splashes - Around each picture record words to describe it. Discuss adjectives, verbs and nouns
Interactive Pages - On the front – draw an illustration. Under the flap – write a description for the Beginning, middle and end of story and Personality traits for Stellaluna
Writing Tasks - Flap Book, Stellaluna loves to…, Life in a nest, Spare writing pages, ACROSTIC poem, Side graphics for stories, Venn Diagram, At night I …If I were a bat I would
Word Work - Use these class lesson or an individual focus for word work tasks. Pages for – at, ir, ight
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Persuasive or Opinion Posters, Planners and Rubrics
Writing a persuasive text needs structure and guidance to include well researched evidence to back up an opinion. Use our posters, planners and rubrics to guide your students through formulating opinions and producing a persuasive text.
Persuasive/Opinion Posters
What can we write about?
What does this text need? Three options with differentiated options
Individual posters for the components of the text that can be printed in three sizes – Title, State your Opinion, List your Reasons, Supporting Evidence, Re State Your Opinion
Tools to use – Alliteration, Analogy, Emotive Language, Exaggeration, Facts, Modality, Opinions, Personal Pronouns, Repetition, Rhetorical Questions, Rule of Three and Statistics
Persuasive/Opinion Planners with 3 options
Persuasive/Opinion Rubrics with three options
The first option is one page with three levels for Persuasive and Opinion
The second option is a checklist
The third option is smaller and outlines the structure only
Lined Pages and Templates
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Narrative Prompts
Some children at writing time get stuck for ideas. These Narrative Writing Prompts will help motivate your writers and you will never hear – “I don’t know what to write about.” Copy these in color and laminate before adding to your display board. There is a save your ink version.
This pack contains
• label choices for tag containers
• a poster to print off in color and use as part of your display board
• tags for plot ideas
• tags for setting ideas
• tags for character ideas
• writing papers to allow for differentiation between your writers
I have placed some of the tags on a pin board in buckets. They can be placed on a shelf too. The students choose a tag from each bucket – character, setting and plot and then weave the ideas into a narrative.
Links to related products
Persuasive Writing Prompts
Writing Prompts and Ideas
100 Writing Prompt Pages
Text Type Posters
Text Type Posters, Planners and Trackers
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Narrative Planners, Posters, Rubrics
Writing a narrative takes lots of support. This Narrative Pack includes planners, posters and rubrics that will assist in providing all the support you will need.
It includes -
Instructions on how to use the writing pages with the rubrics
Narrative Posters - What can we write about? - What does a narrative need? (Three versions for differentiation)
Posters for How, What, When, Where, Why, How in full size and a poster that includes all 9 posters together
Narrative Planners with 7 options
Narrative Rubrics with three options - First option is one page with three levels- Second option is a mini version based on structure - Third option has six levels based on structure and language features
Narrative Planners with rubrics based on the six levels in the rubric section – with and without lines
Narrative Lined Pages and Templates
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Persuasive Opinion Writing Prompt Pack
This Persuasive Opinion Writing Pack has 22 prompts for writing about opinions that will motivate your writers. Your students will present a point of view with supporting arguments. The Persuasive/Opinion prompts can be printed or displayed on your whiteboard or TV screen.
This pack includes
Simple planning tool - You can use this to plan to help your students plan using a blank piece of paper.
Persuasive prompts - These 22 prompts can be printed off and shared. I would suggest that they are displayed on your Smartboard or IWB and used as discussion starters.
Print and go sheets - The ‘print and go’ copies are for your students to write on and check off as they include parts of the text in their writing.
Assessment - Choose between one for each child or a class recording sheet.
Writing pages - You can use this as a draft or published piece. The empty box can be used as a plan or for a supporting illustration or diagram.
Please Note – Australian teachers – this pack is supportive of NAPLAN (this is a National Assessment Program) as it is about good teaching from day one of primary school, not just teaching the writing styles just prior to the assessment time. This pack will help you to work with Year 2 to Year 6 students to help prepare them for our National Testing as well as write well planned and reasoned persuasive texts.
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Persuasive Writing Bundle
There are two packs included in this bundle
**Persuasive Prompts **
Teaching persuasive and opinion writing is made easier with these prompts. Persuasive - Opinion Writing is exciting to teach. Children have strong opinions and enjoy sharing what they believe. This pack encourages them to provide reasons for their point of view.
Explore with your students -
• options for Persuasive and Opinion Writing
• 100 writing prompts
• planning templates
• rubrics
• checklists that will improve writing this genre for every student
Instructions for use -
Copy, laminate and cut out the cards.
I have used a sticky note holder to keep my writing prompt cards in.
This way they stay together and our writers have easy access to them.
There are three planners to use with spaces for one, two or three reasons to support each point of view.
There are options for the checklist and the rubric for Persuasive and Opinion Writing.
Use the checklist for assessment or goal setting at teacher conference time.
Persuasive Opinion Writing Prompts
This Persuasive Opinion Writing Pack has 22 prompts for writing about opinions that will motivate your writers. Your students will present a point of view with supporting arguments. The Persuasive/Opinion prompts can be printed or displayed on your whiteboard or TV screen.
This pack includes
Simple planning tool - You can use this to plan to help your students plan using a blank piece of paper.
Persuasive prompts - These 22 prompts can be printed off and shared. I would suggest that they are displayed on your Smartboard or IWB and used as discussion starters.
Print and go sheets - The ‘print and go’ copies are for your students to write on and check off as they include parts of the text in their writing.
Assessment - Choose between one for each child or a class recording sheet.
Writing pages - You can use this as a draft or published piece. The empty box can be used as a plan or for a supporting illustration or diagram.
Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack.
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Narrative Writing Bundle
Pack One - Writing a narrative takes lots of support. This Narrative Pack includes planners, posters and rubrics that will assist in providing all the support you will need.
It includes -
Instructions on how to use the writing pages with the rubrics
Narrative Posters - What can we write about? - What does a narrative need? (Three versions for differentiation)
Posters for How, What, When, Where, Why, How in full size and a poster that includes all 9 posters together
Narrative Planners with 7 options
Narrative Rubrics with three options - First option is one page with three levels- Second option is a mini version based on structure - Third option has six levels based on structure and language features
Narrative Planners with rubrics based on the six levels in the rubric section – with and without lines – USA and non USA spelling
Narrative Lined Pages and Templates
Pack Two - Some children at writing time get stuck for ideas. These Narrative Writing Prompts will help motivate your writers and you will never hear – “I don’t know what to write about.” Copy these in color and laminate before adding to your display board. There is a save your ink version.
This pack contains
• label choices for tag containers
• a poster to print off in color and use as part of your display board
• tags for plot ideas
• tags for setting ideas
• tags for character ideas
• writing papers to allow for differentiation between your writers
I have placed some of the tags on a pin board in buckets. They can be placed on a shelf too. The students choose a tag from each bucket – character, setting and plot and then weave the ideas into a narrative.
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Mother's Day Book Responses for Any Book
These tasks can be used with any Mother’s Day Book you have access to. As teachers we have so many Mother’s Day Books and always want tasks to do with them. You will be able to use this over and over again and never run out of ideas.
Pre Reading Tasks
• Predictions from the cover
• Predict what will happen after two pages
• Interactive Flap page for recording predictions
• KWHL
Vocabulary Tasks
• Alphabet Key
• Word Wall
• Is-have-can for Mum and Mom
• Noun, Proper Noun, Verb and Adverb sorting task
• Vocabulary Detective task
Traits
• Words to describe Mum/Mom
• Inside and Outside traits of your Mum/Mom and the character within a book
Summary
• Important facts
• Beginning. Middle, End with two options
• Somebody, wanted, but, so, then
• First, next, then, after that, last or finally
• Recount
• Main Idea and sub points
• Booklet for Beginning. Middle and End
Print and go section
• Venn Diagram
• Problems and Solutions
• Complications
• Compare two plots
• I see, I think, I wonder
• Three facts and opinions
• 3-2-1 facts-opinions-questions
• Plus, minus, and interesting parts
• Text to Text, Self, World
• What does the author do to keep us interested?
• Interview questions
• Design a new cover
• Speech bubbles
• Author’s Purpose
• Write a sequel
• Different ending
• Change the characters
• Write a letter
• Draw and label a Story Map
• Story Elements
Book Reports
• Fiction Text
• Non Fiction Texts
Craft Idea
• Make a card
Rubrics and planners included are
• Biography
• Descriptive
• Informational
• Narrative
• Recount
• Opinion
• Persuasive
• Procedural
• Use these planners and rubrics to write about topics related to Mothers. The above suggestions are just ideas and there are multiple ideas to write about. Brainstorm the possibilities as a grade.
• 4 choices of paper to write on
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Fairy Tale Bundle - 10 Mini Units
Who doesn’t love Fairytales? We have put together our top ten Fairy Tales in a money saving bundle for you.
This pack includes - Cinderalla, Goldilocks, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and The Beanstalk, Little REd Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Snow White, The Frog Prince, Th Three Billy Goats Gruff and the Three Little PIgs.
Each of our mini units contain the following tasks
A KWL to show what you know, want to know and your new learning
Word Wall to display and record words related to the Fairy Tale
I see, I think, I wonder
Beginning, middle and ending template
Text Connections – self – text, world
Is, can, has templates for Cinderella, Godmother, Prince
Problems and solutions in the text
Compare characters
Record a summary
Change the ending
Record story elements
Description of outfit before/after
Brainstorm forms of transport - shoes
Adjectives to describe the castle
Character Traits
Word Study Tasks
Matching Tasks
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Fairytale Bundle - 4 complete Resource packs
This Fairy Tale Bundle engages your early readers in well known texts. As you proceed through the tasks the confidence to discuss texts, write about them and then make predictions increases
Three Little Pigs - Reading and Writing Tasks
57 pages
This pack is a great way to engage your students in reading and writing tasks around a well known story. There are tasks suited to many differentiated levels, some tasks will challenge and extend, while others will support your students at best fit.
Little Red Riding Hood – Reading and Writing Tasks
96 pages
This Little Red Riding Hood – Reading and Writing set provides a small reader (2 options), and supporting tasks to improve literacy through reading and writing. Your students will love learning about this Fairy Tale and working through the tasks.
Princess and the Pea
63 pages
Our Princess and the Pea Pack has writing tasks that build vocabulary and descriptions to write a retell of this Fairy Tale. There are photos that help you through three different craftivities. Your students will love learning about this Fairy Tale and working through these tasks.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
62 pages
This pack focuses on one Fairy Tale – Goldilocks and the Three Bears and gives many opportunities to explore and interpret the text through reading and writing.
The variety of tasks lets you choose which aspects will suit your grade before you print. Explore all facets of the story with these planners and the prepared prompt sheets. Encourage planning before writing and allow for lots of discussions.
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Shark Information Pack
Sharks Information Pack
This pack provides information about Sharks, it is great for Shark Week. This Shark Information pack will assist in the writing of your own Informational Text, guided by a rubric.
KWHL for Sharks
There are colour, plus black/white versions and a one page version.
This will assist in assessing what your grade knows and will help when writing the Informational Text - This is what we know about… - This is what we want to know … - This is how we will find out what we want to know…… - This is our new learning about ….
Vocabulary
Colour and black/white versions are provided.
Spare tags for extra words.
Display these words and discuss what they mean
Facts
These cards are discussion starters or display these facts about sharks and discuss what they mean.
There are starters for the Informational Text to help build the paragraphs
Posters
These posters will assist in writing the text.
Print off and display around the finished Informational Text
Print and Go
This includes a true or false glue sort
labelling the shark, a fact recording sheet
a Can - Have – Are task
print and go fact sheets
complete the fact sheets for each shark
a blank template is also provided
Reading
The posters are to record the main ideas and the supporting information. The second task is to paraphrase the text
Writing
Use the posters provided in the poster section to assist in writing the text
Print off and display around the finished Informational Text
The rubrics are helpful in assessing the text
A planner is included for the Informational Text
Map to use
There are a variety of papers and planners provided
Posters
Photo prompts to be used for displaying in your room.
You must read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack.
Themes - shark | sharks | ocean | sea | information text |
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Positional Words
Teaching Positional Words is vital for the placement of people and objects. Our Positional Word Resource is going to teach, explore and consolidate these important words. Your students will love exploring these positional words through these tasks.
The positional words covered in this pack are above, across, against, among, around, behind, below, beside, between, down, far, first, in, into, last, near, off, on, out, over, through, toward, under and up
Posters
are available in two sizes
two color options - full color and b/w which can be printed on color card which is a third option
the smaller size could be used for matching opposites
Jigsaw Puzzle
Match the picture to the right word for extra revision
Bingo Game
You will need counters to place over the icons when they are called out by the caller.
There are ten boards to choose from
Student Booklet
Two versions
First version is a read and color
Second is fill in the missing position word and then color
I have – Who has card set
It doesn’t matter which card starts, all cards must be in play
Print and Go
Two options for writing in the correct word
Two versions for gluing the correct word
Two versions of draw a picture for the word given
Glue in the opposite positional word
Two glue sorts for behind/in front, near/far and under/over
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The Crayons Love Our Planet
These tasks are for the book – The Crayons Love Our Planet – DeWalt and Jeffers
Use it to explore World Environment Day, Earth Day and/or Arbor Day.
Pre Reading Prediction
• predictions from the cover
• predictions for what will happen after two pages
• Interactive Flap Page for recording predictions
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Vocabulary Tasks
• Alphabet Key
• Word Wall
• Words to describe our planet
Summary templates
• What did the crayons draw?
• Recount template
Print and Go
• I see, I think, I wonder
• 3-2-1 facts-opinions-questions
• Plus, minus, and interesting parts
• Text to Text, Self, World
• Write a sequel
• Sequencing task with two options
• Wordfind – two options
Book Report
• Read the text and decide if you would recommend it to others.
Craft Idea
• Create a display with our Earth and choices for headers and footers
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Memory Book
End of Year – Memory Book K-2. Each year, it is great to capture what has happened and put together a keepsake for students to take home and share with their families over the summer break. This pack will help you to do just that. You can do the pages over time and then put them together when you have completed them.
This pack contains
Choice of covers to use in color or black and white
Choice of Grade/Year covers
Self Portrait
My Friends
My teacher
My reflections, strengths, areas to improve and goals
** Choose all or some of these pages to go in your book**
Computers
Excursion
Field Trip
Languages
Math
Maths
PE
Playground
Reading
Read to Self
Read to Someone
Science
Spelling
Sport
STEM
STEAM
Technology
Word Work
Writing
Monthly highlight pages where students can add writing and drawings to show the highlights for each month.
Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack.
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Diary of a Wombat
Read and share the ‘Diary of a Wombat” by Jackie French and enjoy the simplicity of the text! This book is great for consolidating days of the week and establishing what routines are. Work through the initial tasks to become familiar with the text and then record your own diary.
All the tasks included for Diary of a Wombat are all print and go-
Word splash for a wombat
A wombat is-has-can
Compare the two – wombat and koala
Recount of the book
Recount of my week
Change the ending
Students choose an animal to have as their character in their own diary
Discuss days of the week and brainstorm ideas that they could use in the diary
Choose a cover to use for your diary which includes a make your own design a front cover
Write and enjoy the diaries that they write
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Pet Bundle
Our Pet Bundle contains our Pets Theme Printables and Templates and Book Study for Pirate’s Perfect Pet.
The Speedy Sloth Book Study
These tasks are for the delightful book – The Speedy Sloth by Young and McKenzie. Use these printables to explore this text in depth and build on reading responses.
Pre Reading Tasks
•Predictions from the cover
•Predict what will happen after two pages
•Interactive Flap page for recording predictions
Vocabulary Tasks
•Alphabet Key
•Word Wall
•Is-have-can for a sloth
•Noun, Proper Noun, Verb and Adverb sorting task
•Vocabulary Detective task
•Rhyming word task
Traits
•Words to describe the characters
Summary
•Important facts
•Beginning. Middle, End with two options
•Somebody, wanted, but, so, then
•First, next, then, after that, last or finally
•Recount
•Main Idea and sub points
Print and go section
•Venn Diagram
•Problems and Solutions
•Complications
•Compare two characters
•I see, I think, I wonder
•Three facts and opinions
•3-2-1 facts-opinions-questions
•Plus, minus, and interesting parts
•Text to Text, Self, World
•What does the author do to keep us interested?
•Interview questions
•Design a new cover
•Speech bubbles
•Author’s Purpose
•Write a sequel
•Different ending
•Change the characters
•Write a letter
•Draw and label a Story Map
•Story Elements
Book Reports
•Fiction Text
Craft Idea
•Make a running sloth with split pins
•Use paper chipping to colour
the sloth from the cover
Rubrics and planners included are
•Descriptive
•Informational
•Narrative
•Recount
•Opinion
•Persuasive
•Procedural
Use these planners and rubrics to write about topics related to Mothers. The above suggestions are just ideas and there are multiple ideas to write about. Brainstorm the possibilities as a grade.
•4 choices of paper to write on
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