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Recount Posters
Recount Posters are a must-have resource for classrooms, providing clear, engaging visuals to guide students through writing a recount. These posters outline the key components of a recount: the 5Ws (Who, What, When, Where, Why) and How, along with examples and tips. Available in both portrait and landscape formats, they are perfect for display or individual student use. Make recount writing interactive, fun, and accessible with our expertly designed-educational tools!
What Does a Recount Need?
A recount should:
Focus on a specific event or experience.
Use past tense to describe actions.
Include time-order words like “first,” “then,” and “finally.”
Answer the key questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
Poster Versions
Individual Posters for Each Question
Full-sized, one for each:
Who: Identify the people involved.
What: Describe what happened.
When: State the time/date.
Where: Mention the location.
Why: Explain the reason or purpose.
How: Share how events unfolded.
Combined 6-in-1 Poster
Full-sized with all questions together, visually organized for clarity.
Landscape-Formatted Posters
A sleek set of horizontally arranged posters for unique classroom displays or bulletin boards.
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Recount Planners and Ideas
Recount Planners and Ideas - Perfect for Any Classroom!
This comprehensive Recount Writing Pack is designed to make teaching recount writing a breeze! Packed with engaging templates, purposeful planners, and versatile lined paper, this resource is perfect for fostering creative and structured writing for your students.
Recount Planners and Ideas include?
Planner Templates:
4Ws and a concluding statement
First, Next, Finally (x2 options)
5Ws and First, Next, Finally (x2 options)
5Ws half-page planner
Key Word Planner
“What Does My Recount Need?” planner
Clear purpose: Retelling an event
Recount Topics to Spark Creativity:
Birthday,
Book,
Christmas,
Easter
Embarrassing Moment,
Family Event,
First Day of School
Getting Caught,
Holiday,
Movie,
School Concert
School Time,
Sports Day,
Travel,
Time with Friends
Weekend,
Wild Weather
Lined Paper Options:
Eight visually appealing layouts to suit any writing activity!
Why Teachers Love It:
Saves time with ready-to-use templates
Encourages creativity and structure
Perfect for a variety of recount topics
Ideal for grades 1-6
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My Town and Community
My Town and Community pack contains 20 writing tasks and an 8-page reader about your town. Motivate your students to think about what your town has, what makes it special, unique and a great place to be.
This is what is included -
Word Wall
KWHL
Make a list of what is in your town
Interactive Note pages for each building in your town – Fire Station, Doctors, Movie theatre, Restaurant, Hospital, Police Station, Post Office, Law Court, Garage, Ambulance, Library, Supermarket, Mall, Church plus a blank page to create your own
List and draw road signs and the functions they have
Adjectives and verbs for the park
Venn Diagram for City and Country
Transport in my town – draw and describe
Research street names
My town is best because……
A day in my town
Choose one part of your town and list three main facts
Interactive Notebook Page for my Favorite/Favourite Place in my town
DeBono’s Hats – My town
Jigsaw pieces for places in our town – a reading task. Two sets one in b/w for use as an Interactive Notebook and the second for use as a Learning Center
Goods and Services – brainstorm list
Customers – why do they come?
Draw a map of your town
Changes I have seen – draw before and after and then use as a writing prompt
My town is unique because
Plus a reader in black and white (8 pages) photocopy, then staple, and cut in half to make two books.
My Town and Community pack is an ideal way to explore your town and learn all about why it is unique.
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Core Drawer Labels
Our Core Drawer Labels will help you to make the most of your core drawers and use them so much more effectively.
The labels include -
Math Work
Math Resources
English Work
Writing and Reading Resources
Words Their Way
Science Work
Arts and Technology
HASS Work
Tasks for Homework
My Organisation
Student Teachers
The Arts
Digital Technologies
iPad Work
To File
Groups – options provided for themes
Table Numbers – options for colors
Open options for other curriculum areas
Instructions -
• Copy and laminate or copy on sticker/label paper
• Cut each one out and punch a hole in the center circle
• Unscrew the handle on each drawer and place the laminated label, then add the handle back on
• See photos that are included for the finished effect
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Book Labels and Covers
Book Labels and Covers - We love to have our students get the right book at the right time. Putting covers and labels on their books helps with identifying which book to use. There are three sizes and two printing versions available. The black and white version can be copied onto coloured card for a third printing option.
This pack currently contains 40 book labels and covers -
Alphabet
Art
Communication
Diary
Draft
Economics
English
Geography
Handwriting
HASS
Health
History
Homework
Humanities
ICT
INB - Math
INB - Maths
Inquiry
Journal
Languages
LOTE
Math
Maths
Morning Work
Music
Notebook
PE
Reading
Recount
Religion
Science
Social Studies
SOSE
Social Studies
Spelling
Sport
STEAM
STEM
Technology
Word Work
Writing
Why should you use book labels and covers?
Book labels are a simple yet powerful tool for organizing your classroom library and fostering independent learning. Start by categorizing your books by genre, reading level, or theme, and assign each category a distinct label. Use colorful stickers, printed tags, or even student-created designs to make the system visually appealing.
Encourage students to take ownership of the library by teaching them how to sort and return books to the correct labeled section. You can also use labels to mark books for specific purposes, such as “Teacher’s Picks,” “Challenge Reads,” or “Seasonal Favorites.”
Incorporating book labels not only keeps your library tidy but also helps students quickly find books that match their interests and reading abilities, making it easier to nurture a love of reading.
These will make your classroom organisation easy to find the right book.
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Meerkat Mayhem Book Study and Craft Ideas
Dive into the exciting world of meerkats with this engaging Meerkat Mayhem interactive learning pack! Perfect for elementary/primary students, this resource combines fun and education, helping learners build essential skills while exploring the lives of these fascinating creatures.
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
• 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
Rubrics and planners
• Support to write an Informational Text
• Use these planners and rubrics to write about Meerkats.
• 4 choices of paper to write on
Print and go section
• Record words to describe a meerkat
• Compare two characters
• I see, I think, I wonder
• Problem and solutions
• Plus, minus, and interesting parts
• Text to Text, Self, World
• Interview questions
• Design a new cover
• Author’s Purpose
• Write a sequel
• Write a different ending
• Draw and label a Story Map
• Where are the meerkats?
Book Reports
• Fiction Text
Craft Idea
• Make a meerkat
• Make a peeping meerkat
• Paint or colour a meerkat and add worms
Meerkat Facts
• Cards for displaying the vocabulary and facts
Meerkat Photos
• Use these to display for discussion and display
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Goal Setting and Reflecting for the New Year
Goal Setting and Reflecting for the New Year is made easy with this banner and activities that will motivate your students to set realistic and achievable goals. Record them in a booklet to keep and reflect on as the year continues.
Reflections on Last Year
At the beginning of each section, you will find detailed instructions to guide your activities.
This Page: Start by recording three highlights from last year. Once you identify these milestones, celebrate them and use them as a foundation to build on this year.
Pennants or Banners
For Display: Create colourful pennants to showcase in your classroom. Begin by colouring and designing the pennants.
Personalization: Copy the first pennant, glue it on the back of each one, and tailor it for every student.
All About Me
Two Versions Available: Use the templates to share favourite items, such as colours and hobbies.
How to Use: Add personal information to the pages, then display them or compile them into a class book to help everyone get to know one another.
Interactive Note Pages
Customization Options: Choose from pages with different fonts.
Reflection Prompts: Write about what you aspire to be, what you wish to do, skills you’d like to develop, or experiences you’d like to have.
Make a Mobile
Choosing Materials: Select either yellow or white headings for your mobile.
Assembly: Write comments on each piece, attach them together with a string, and hang the mobile in the classroom. Use the circle marks to punch holes for hanging.
Learning Goals Booklet
Preparation: Copy the pages you need, then staple them at the indicated marks.
Custom Goals: Add personalized goals using the blank page included in the booklet.
Assembly: Cut the pages in half to create two smaller books.
New Year Thoughts
Group Brainstorming: Provide each child with a booklet. Before they write, brainstorm ideas as a group to inspire thoughtful responses.
Countdown Booklet
Copy and Staple: Prepare the booklets by copying and stapling the pages at the marked areas.
Personal Goals: On each page, record activities or goals you want to achieve this year, prioritizing the most important one as Number One.
Create Two Books: Cut each booklet in half to maximize resources.
Autographs
Activity: Write your autograph and collect signatures from classmates.
Reflection: Repeat this task at the end of the year to compare how your signature has changed over time.
Enjoy exploring the Goal Setting and Reflecting for the New Year activities. Before purchasing, please read the description carefully and download the preview, which clearly outlines everything included in this pack.
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New Year's Eve Activities 5 Math and 5 Writing Tasks
New Year’s Eve Activities 5 Math and 5 Writing Tasks
Help students engage with the excitement of New Year’s Eve while practising math and writing skills! This activity pack teaches how to count backward in time, explore clocks, and document tasks associated with New Year’s celebrations.
Mathematics Tasks
Use these fun and educational activities to build essential time-telling and sequencing skills:
Number Arrangement: Arrange numbers from 0 to 12 both forward and backward. This foundational activity ensures students can identify clock numbers accurately.
Design and Create a Clock: Draw a clock face, then craft a working clock to deepen understanding of time.
Time Sequencing: Put times in order from 1 PM to midnight and match them to their written counterparts.
Analog to Digital Matching: Match analog (analogue) times with digital formats, focusing on o’clocks and half-past times.
Task Sequencing: Identify and sequence typical tasks or activities people do on New Year’s Eve.
English Tasks
Combine creativity and reflection with these engaging writing activities:
Alphabet Key: Write words or phrases related to New Year’s Eve using each letter of the alphabet.
New Year’s Resolutions: Record your resolutions, save them, and revisit them next year to reflect on progress.
Party Planning: Create a shopping list for a New Year’s party you design. Include items like decorations, food, and activities.
Invitation Writing: Compose a letter inviting family and friends to your New Year’s Eve celebration.
Recount Writing: Reflect on and write a detailed account of your New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day activities.
Enjoy working with our New Year’s Eve Activities 5 Math and 5 Writing Tasks
Important Information
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Diwali Reading and Writing Tasks
Diwali Reading and Writing Tasks, introduce your students to the rich traditions and celebrations of Diwali with engaging reading and writing tasks. These activities help students understand the significance of Diwali and explore how it is celebrated.
Each section includes clear and concise instructions to guide students through the activities effectively.
Word Wall: Building Vocabulary Together
Start by brainstorming words related to Diwali as a class.
Collaborate: Discuss words students might encounter while learning about Diwali.
Expand Knowledge: Add new words to the list as students gather more information.
Interactive Display: Showcase the word wall around the room and encourage students to use it during discussions and writing activities.
This visual resource reinforces key vocabulary and fosters a deeper connection to the topic.
Reading Booklet: Explore and Reflect
The Diwali Reading Booklet offers a comprehensive way to learn about this festival.
Understand the Celebration: The booklet includes a half-page shared reading section that explains the meaning and traditions of Diwali.
Summarize Key Points: After each page, students write a summary to reinforce understanding.
Create a Resource: Finished booklets can be added to your reading corner, providing a great reference tool for independent reading.
Print-and-Go Activities: Simplify Lesson Prep
In this section, students will actively engage with information about Diwali through quick and effective tasks.
Record Facts: Encourage students to gather and write down key facts about Diwali.
Reflect Creatively: Use prompts like I See, I Think, I Wonder to inspire critical thinking.
Organize Thoughts: Complete the Diwali 3-2-1 activity to summarize three facts, two interesting points, and one question.
Visual Learning: Add photos of completed work to showcase independent learning.
These activities are perfect for enhancing comprehension and making learning about Diwali fun and meaningful.
Why Use This Pack?
This resource helps students build cultural awareness while improving reading and writing skills. By combining creativity with structured tasks, students gain a deeper understanding of Diwali’s significance and traditions.
Start your journey into Diwali with this thoughtfully designed activity pack, and bring the spirit of this festival into your classroom!
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Christmas Elf Writing Prompts
Christma Elf Writing Prompts - This pack explores what we think we know about elves. The tasks help to build on this and extend writing skills with a variety of print and go writing prompts.
KWHL – What we know- want to know- how will we know it – new learning
Facts – 20 facts in color and 20 facts to print and go – display around the room and use for discussion
Sequence an Elf day
Word splash – describe an elf
Character traits of an elf
A day in the life of an elf – INB with instructions
Recount a day in the life of an elf with side graphics
Mending the sleigh
Preparing the sleigh
Directions x2
Application to be an elf
Food that elves eat
Jobs that elves have
How does an elf relax
Toy production - what does that look like?
Naughty or Nice
Best part of my day
Summary task
What makes a good elf?
Describe what an elf wears
I see, I think, I wonder
Persuade
Designer task
Make some great elf names using a code you come up with a name
Key words – elf, Christmas, Santa, North Pole, celebrations, toys, writing
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Christmas Elf Diary
Our Elf Diary is aimed at keeping track of the antics your elf gets up to in December in the lead up to Christmas.
This pack includes -
A KWHL to record what you know, want to know, how can you find this out and any new learning – there are two formats
Graph for name page – list names and color the graph (USA and non USA spelling provided)
A word splash to record words to help in writing
A page for your own story and side pictures for display
An interactive flap page of an elf – is-has-can (boy and girl options)
What could your elf get up to? Make a list
A cover for your diary – two sizes available
Options – Week days, number of days or blank.
The children can each record, or one child could write for each day and then make a class book.
The text could be a recount of where the elf is found each morning or a narrative about what they could do.
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3D Assessment Shape Tasks
These 3D Shape Assessment Tasks pack will help to give hands on sorts and clip it tasks. Reinforce knowledge and check understanding quickly and efficiently with the three tasks included to explore these 3D Shapes.
This section contains the following sections for 3D Shape Assessment Tasks -
KWHL - Use the KWHL to find out what your students know, want to know and record new learning
Recording sheets for listing what you know about individual shapes by individual students
Recording sheets for a whole grade brainstorm
Cards for sorting - This section contains title cards, cards for sorting in colour and black/white, the black and white version can also be copied onto the coloured card as another option, spare tags for drawing and adding your shapes to the sort
Clip it cards - Cards for clipping with pegs in colour and black/white, clip the correct answer with the peg. The black and white version can be copied onto coloured card as another option.
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3D Poster Set
Do you need a 3D Poster Set for display? This pack provides 3D Shapes Posters on some of the most well known 3D shapes. They look great on display.
There are two versions of the 3D Poster Set, one in colour and one in black/white. The first version has the name of the shape, while the second version has attribute facts about the sides and vertices/corners.
Shapes included are –
• cone
• cube
• cuboid
• rectangular prism
• cylinder
• hexagonal prism
• ovoid
• pentagonal prism
• square pyramid
• sphere
• triangular pyramid
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Themes – 3D shape, posters, 3D Poster Set
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Shape Word Wall
This pack contains the following 85 cards for your Shape Word Wall plus spare cards to help brainstorm more shape words. This helps to navigate 2D and 3D shapes.
There is a Word Splash and a KWHL. This is great for adding words over the time of your study on shapes. Use different colors and compare old and new words at the end of the unit of work.
Cards include -
2D
3D
acute
angle
arc
base
bigger
center
centre
circle
circumference
closed shape
concave
concentric circles
cone
convex
corner
crescent
cube
cylinder
decagon
diameter
diamond
dodecagon
edge
ellipse
equilateral triangle
face
flat
hemisphere
hendecagon
heptagon
hexagon
intersecting
irregular shapes
isosceles triangle
kite
larger
line
net
nonagon
oblong
obtuse
octagon
open curve
oval
parallelogram
pentagon
perpendicular
point
point
prism
pyramid
quadrilateral
radius
ray
rectangle
rectangular prism
reflect
reflex
regular polygons
rhombus
right angled triangle
round
scalene triangle
semi circle
side
smaller
solid
sphere
square
square pyramid
star
straight
straight angle
surface
symmetrical
translate
trapezium
triangle
triangular prism
triangular pyramid
vertex
vertices
wedge
Packs contained in this bundle –
3D Assessment Grid
3D Posters with Faces
3D Posters
3D Shape Sort
3D Shape Lapbook
Geometry Shape Word Wall Vocabulary Cards
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The Good, The Bad, and The Spooky
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.
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3D Shape Lapbook
This 3D Shape Lapbook investigates the shapes, corners, vertices and faces that make all 3D objects. Keep all your learning in one place and great for showing parents what they know at conferences.
The pack contains
• Detailed instructions to put the folder together and photos to assist you through every step
• A choice between a color and black/white cover
• A template for where to place each part of the folder
• Beginning, Level One, Two and Three Learning Goals to achieve
• A ‘Shape Recording’ Booklet for each student to record their knowledge about what they know about each shape
• Pocket templates to attach to sort 3D objects on cards
• Color and black/white options for sorting cards
• A ‘Shape Fact’ Booklet to record faces, corners/vertices and edges
Related products -
3D Assessment Grid
3D Posters with Faces
3D Posters
3D Shape Sort
3D Shape Lapbook
Geometry Shape Word Wall Vocabulary Cards
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Talk Like a Pirate Day
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
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Parts of Speech - Pirate Themed
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.
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ANZAC Day - Junior Activities
ANZAC Day is an important day in Australian and New Zealand History. April 25 marks the day to remember the people who were lost and families who were changed forever. This pack is for early learners to begin to develop an appreciation of this significant day.
ANZAC Day Reading and Writing Tasks - This pack is also included in our ANZAC Day Bundle at a discounted price.
This pack includes
Background notes and suggested books to read
Word Work
How many words can you make from Australian and New Zealand Army Corps?
A recording sheet to write down your words
Work on Writing
Record my thoughts about ANZAC Day
Recount of an ANZAC Day March you have attended
What is the significance of the wreath?
What symbols are associated with ANZAC Day?
Complete a Venn Diagram on flags from Australia and New Zealand
Reading
PMI facts about ANZAC Day (positive, minus and interesting)
Alphabet Key – use words or phrases to describe this day
I see, I think, I wonder about the symbols, traditions or history
Read ‘Only a Donkey’ – list the animals in the story
ANZAC Fact Chart
ANZAC Day 3-2-1
“Only a Donkey’ – response sheet
Read ‘My Grandad Marches on ANZAC DAY’ – complete a character map, story board and beginning/middle/ending
Templates for the above tasks that can be used for any books you may read based on ANZAC Day
Small share book
Craft
Make a flag for Australian and New Zealand
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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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