Mother’s Day facts to share This PowerPoint will assist in building an understanding of Mother’s Day and why we hold it as an important calendar event and acknowledge it in the way we do. • Use this as a PowerPoint and share with your grade. • Discuss each slide and ask questions about their understanding. Mother’s Day is day that is dedicated to celebrating and caring for our mothers. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

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. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

These tasks are for the delightful book – THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE SPOOKY by Young and McKenzie. Use these printables and craft tasks to explore this text in depth and build on reading responses. PRE READING TASKS • predictions from the cover • predictions for what will happen after two pages • Interactive Flap Page for recording predictions VOCABULARY TASKS • Alphabet Key • Word Wall • Part of speech sorting task PRINT AND GO • Words to describe the Bad Seed • A Bad Seed is, has, can • Important facts • Beginning. Middle, End with two options • Somebody, wanted, but, so, then • First, next, then, after that, last or finally • Food and drinks for a party • Games to play • Design an invitation • Design a costume • Recount template • Problems and Solutions • Text to Text, Self, World • Author’s Purpose WRITING SECTION Rubrics and planners included are for a narrative and here are two writing suggestions. You can always come up with a brainstorm of extra story starters with your grade. There are different planners that you can choose depending on the writing ability of your students. Included is a page you can print out to share with students as writing prompts. Narrative Writing: New Adventures for Bad Seed Write a new adventure for the Bad Seed. What happens after Halloween? How might the Bad Seed experience “good,” “bad,” and “spooky” events in other holidays or situations? Create a different spooky problem for the Bad Seed to solve. What would happen if they couldn’t find the perfect costume or if something went wrong at a Halloween party? CRAFT TASKS There are two craft tasks to choose from – a Good, Bad or Spooky Seed and then a pumpkin with pumpkin seeds. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place Teaching Resources This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without the consent of the author.

Talk Like a Pirate Day is a fun day to mimic what a pirate might sound like for the whole day. Explore words, phrases and live like a pirate for the day. These writing tasks will expand your vocabulary and help to make this a day to remember. Word Wall – one that is complete and a blank version to add your own grade’s ideas. Great to get your grade talking like a pirate, with lots of terms and phrases to use. Make a Pirate Dictionary template – what words or phrases would you add Interactive Notebook for What a Pirate is-has-can? Word splash to describe a pirate Character Traits of a Pirate – List them and take on the nice ones for a day A Day in the Life of a Pirate – Write a story Making Pirate lists – What does a pirate need to do in a day Conversations with a pirate – what would you say if you met one My Pirate Diary – Make a booklet to describe a week at sea, a week in port, finding treasure A Day in the Life of a Pirate with side graphics – write a narrative A ‘I talked like a Pirate today’ Certificate Stick Puppets – use them to write a script Pirate Script Planner – two versions Themes - talk like a pirate day, pirates, special days, words, phrases, script writing, word splash Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Our Parts of Speech - Pirate themed pack supports working out if a word is a noun, verb or adjective is all part of helping to make a great sentence and writing a grammatically correct text. Enjoy this pirate theme pack while sorting out nouns, verbs and adjectives. Posters • These posters when displayed will guide your students through the difference between nouns, verbs and adjectives. • There is a second version of the Adjectives poster with USA and non USA spelling. Sorting Task • Use the picture prompts sort into three groups – nouns – verbs – adjectives. • Record the groups of words on the provided templates. Print and Go • This print and go section allows for consolidation of what the students know about nouns, verbs and adjectives. • Brainstorm tasks, alphabet keys and recording templates that are clear and suitable for focus groups or whole class tasks. Writing Tasks • Use these templates for planning writing tasks that focus on using nouns, verbs and adjectives. • These can be pirate based or texts of your choice. Read the Room • Print the cards and display them around the room. • Print the recording sheet for each child. • As they find a card they record if the card is displaying a word that is a noun, verb or adjective. • There is an answer key. Describe It • These cards can be printed and laminated. • The students can use a dry erase marker to add adjectives to describe each picture. • You could print and use in focus groups and complete a few of the cards together. • Check in with a buddy and add more adjectives together. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

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 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place Teaching Resources This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without the consent of the author.

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 • 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 Copyright © Paula’s Place Teaching Resources This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent.

Elmer the Elephant Writing and Craft Activities - Elmer is a much loved elephant and the series of books are read over and over again. These writing tasks and craft activities will support increasing vocabulary and writing skills. Tasks include - • Alphabet Key – write down words or phrases to describe Elmer or the books you read • Record words to describe Elmer – inside or outside traits • Label parts of an elephant • Create a summary – read a book and complete the task • Recount of the story – choose a text to recount • Plus, minus and interesting facts – for any book • Concept map – can be used to describe characters or texts • Three facts, two opinions and one question you have about Elmer • I see, I think, I wonder statements about Elmer • Elmer can, is, has • Elmer Fact Chart • Make a paper weave Elmer COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Pirate’s Perfect Pet - Writing a persuasive or opinion piece takes skill and repetition. The book “Pirate’s Perfect Pet” is an excellent introduction to writing this type of text. Use these printables to argue what would be the perfect pet for a pirate. Use the Alphabet Key to list the animals that could be a great pet for a pirate. Work with a partner to record the pros and cons for each pet mentioned in the text. Use these to help write a plan. The planning templates are differentiated to support students to record their point of view, reasons and supportive arguments. The Pirate Booklet is used to record the sections from the planner. Print the pages you need for each group. The Persuasive Text Rubric is used to show how successful each writer has been. Share the rubric before you start.** COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

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 COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

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) COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

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 COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

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 COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

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. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Even our young students need to have an understanding about ANZAC Day. This pack will help you to explore through reading, writing, craft and cooking why ANZAC Day is so important to commemorate with our young students. This pack contains Print and Go tasks A Word Wall to brainstorm words that you may find in books you read or words you may need in writing tasks Read an ANZAC Day book of your choice and complete the beginning, middle and end template – 3 choices (these could be enlarged to A3) What I see, what I think, what I wonder about ANZAC Day A soldier, sailor, pilot and nurse is-can-has. This can be done individually or in small groups and then shared How does our school commemorate ANZAC Day? Why are medals given out to our Armed Forces? Craft Activities Make a wreath Poppy torn art Cooking activities Recipe for ANZAC Day biscuits Recount of making ANZAC Day biscuits – 2 options COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

ANZAC Day is a huge part of our Australian and New Zealand shared history. It is a huge responsibility to make sure we engage our students in the recognition and commemoration of this event. This pack will assist in building their knowledge and understanding of the sacrifices that have been made by all ANZACs and their families. Tasks include - Word Wall – brainstorm words with your students and record them on the colour or black or white versions. Use these words to add to your writing sessions. Adjectives - Brainstorm with your grade words to use as adjectives to describe each photo. Then use to write a sentence about the photo. Edit, refine and then publish. Symbols – Read the information provided on Slouch hat, Wreath, Last Post, Medals, Poppies and answer the questions Reading tasks - What is ANZAC Day? ‘The Ode’, ‘Flanders Fields’, War Memorials. Read the information and answer the questions Interview - If you could interview a ‘digger’ what would you ask? Record on the template provided Personality traits of a digger Wordfind – locate and colour the words found Mapping - Locate Australia, New Zealand, Turkey – locate and colour ANZAC Biscuits - History of ANZAC biscuits. A recipe to make these biscuits with a recount template COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

These Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Character Traits and Compare and Contrast Tasks are perfect for looking at the similarities and differences between the book and the movie/s. Instructions Read the novel to your grade and then watch the two versions of the movie. This will provide the information for your grade to engage in the tasks. The comparisons will have more rigour with this background immersion. Task One What are character traits? Choose a friend you know well. Together fill out the Venn Diagram and then complete the page on your friend. Draw a picture of them in the middle of the page. Record what you like about them. On the second page add the words with evidence. Task Two As you read to the grade or watch the movie/s, students are to add character details for a character of their choice. The three sections of beginning, middle and end allow you to record any changes in characters as the story develops. The ‘beginning’ tab is for your first impressions. The ‘end’ tab for your final thoughts Task Three Traits and gathering evidence. This is for adding notes prior to making your own poster. You must add your evidence. For example – Charlie shows humour when he jokes about winning the ticket. Task Four Posters and presentation. These posters can be used to record the final presentation of traits and evidence. Your students may decide to draw their own characters. Photos are provided at the start of this pack, if you would like to share them for motivation. Task Five Compare and contrast the two movies. We used our key word research skills to compile a list using the internet. This is by no means complete. Your grade can make a list of similarities of their own. There are recording sheets to use. Research in pairs and then combine with another pair to add items. Share as a whole grade to make a grade list. Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Sharing books we love passes that passion of reading onto our students. Mrs Wishy Washy is a well loved book that is repetitive and just right for early readers to explore. The printables can be used for reading and writing tasks and allow for differentiation in your classroom. Tasks include - USA CCSS and Australian Curriculum aligned references for you to use in your planning Alphabet Key x 2 Words to describe Mrs Wishy Washy Matching animal to name (noun) Missing words Wordfind Is, can, has Nouns and adjectives for the three animals Matrix of mother and babies Venn Diagrams Beginning, middle and end task Recount I see, I think, I wonder Who, what, where, when, how picture writing planner Complications and Resolutions Craftivity – make Mrs Wishy Washy COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Turkey Trouble Book Study Companion Activities. Thanksgiving without eating turkey – unbelievable! The lengths this turkey goes to will keep you entertained. Study the text TURKEY TROUBLE and respond in a variety of ways with this huge variety of tasks to choose from. Vocabulary Cards These vocabulary cards can be used as Flashcards Sorting cards by using the ‘Parts of Speech’ labels Writing prompts by displaying around the room Word study prompts for class or individual lists They can be copied as they are or on colored card Word wall There are two versions for printing. These posters are an excellent way to brainstorm words together for reading and writing. Display in a prominent place in your room and watch your writers go! Visual Representation This section includes a page for each costume change. Students can draw what they think about each change. As you read aloud stop before you show the illustrations from the book. Record a summary for each change. Then predict a new costume change. Half Page Summary This sections includes a half page for each costume change. Students can draw what they think each costume is like. There is space for your students to record a description for each change. These make great books to put in your reading corner. Print and Go This sections includes Word splashes for each animal and the farmer Record words to describe eating pizza for Thanksgiving 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 Compare and contrast Design a book cover Responding through the senses Book Review The Book Review templates allow for illustrations and a text response. The first page is great for setting up beginning, middle and ending so that the second page is easier to complete. Writing About the Reading Is-has-can tasks Writing letters- convince the farmers to leave the foxes alone Main Idea and sub points Author tools – what does the author do to keep us reading and interested? Interview questions Dialogue between characters Make an advertisement for the feast Write a different ending Write an innovation on the text Draw and label a story map Make a list of important facts from the text List the complications and resolutions Write a sequel Recount Summary COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

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 | COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.