This pack consists of posters, a bookmark, worksheets, an inference card game and Graphic Organizers that can be printed out focusing on the reading strategy ‘Inferring’. Inferring is one of the key Reading Comprehension Strategies. If students can use the inferring strategies of using Prior Knowledge, making conclusions supported with evidence from the text then that will enable you to see how well the student comprehends the written text. This is an important research strategy as well. This activity pack is designed to help students to make sense of the inferring strategy through informative posters and interesting activities and worksheets. The Inferring Reading Strategy Activity pack can be printed out, posters can be laminated, and worksheets printed and shared with students. As an added bonus, teachers and students who have GAFE (Google Apps for Education) Google accounts can click on the shared links and use the resources in Google Slides.

Use the graphics, picture labels and the 4 steps to writing a haiku to motivate students to write Easter haikus. Print out the black line masters for students to publish their writing. Teachers can use the labels as motivation for writing haikus, by sticking magnetic tape on the back of labels to use on magnetic whiteboards. Add the Easter story box to a Writing (Literacy) centre for independent students to plan, write and publish their Easter Haikus. Use the teaching PowerPoint ‘Writing a Haiku’ to show students how to write a haiku. This can also be printed out and added to classroom walls as a teaching display or presented through a projector or Interactive Whiteboard. This Story box contains 12 Picture labels of characters and settings with vocab words 4 copies of each graphic label 1 Writing framework, haiku 1 page of ‘4 stages of writing a haiku’ 21 black line masters for publishing 35 graphics, labels, Black and White, no white background 1 teaching Slideshow ‘Writing a Haiku’

Making Connections is one of the key Reading Comprehension Strategies. If students can make connections to themselves, their lives and what they see and hear around them, then that enables them to better understand what written text is all about. This activity pack is designed to help students to make sense of and write down what connections they have made. The Making Connections Activity pack can be printed out, posters and bookmarks can be laminated, and worksheets printed and shared with students. Use the bookmarks to remind students what connections they should be thinking of when they are reading their books. As an added bonus, teachers and students who have GAFE (Google Apps for Education) Google accounts can click on the shared links and use the worksheets in Google Slides. This package contains 5 posters 7 Worksheets 6 Bookmarks 8 Graphic Organizers

Summarizing is one of the key Reading Comprehension and Writing Strategies. If students can use the summarizing strategies of identifying keywords, recognizing the big idea and then writing a summary of what they have read, then that enables you to see how well the student comprehends the written text. This is an important research strategy as well, so at the same time you will be teaching your students valuable research skills. This activity pack is designed to help students to make sense of the summarizing strategy through informative posters and interesting activities. The Summarizing Reading Strategy Activity pack can be printed out, posters and some of the worksheets can be laminated, and worksheets printed and shared with students. As an added bonus, teachers and students who have (Google Apps for Education) Google accounts can click on the shared links and use the worksheets and Graphic Organizers in Google Slides.

Use the graphics, picture labels and the 4 steps to writing a haiku to motivate students to write Easter haikus. Print out the blackline masters for students to publish their writing. Teachers can use the labels as motivation for writing haikus, by sticking magnetic tape on the back of labels to use on magnetic whiteboards. Add the Easter storybox to a Writing (Literacy) center for independent students to plan, write and publish their Easter Haikus. Use the teaching PowerPoint ‘Writing a Haiku’ to show students how to write a haiku. This can also be printed out and added to classroom walls as a teaching display or presented through a projector or Interactive Whiteboard. This Storybox contains 12 Picture labels of characters and settings with vocab words 4 copies of each graphic label 1 Writing framework, haiku 1 page of ‘4 stages of writing a haiku’ 21 blackline masters for publishing 35 graphics, labels, Black and White, no white background 1 teaching Slideshow ‘Writing a Haiku’

Use the character labels and the 7 steps to narrative writing to motivate students to write Fairytales. Print out the blackline masters for students to publish their writing. Teachers can use this for modelling narrative writing, by sticking magnetic tape on the back of labels to use on magnetic whiteboards. Add the Fairytale storybox to a Writing (Literacy) center for independent students to plan, write and publish their fairytales. This Storybox contains • 18 Picture labels of characters and settings with vocab words • 9 storyboard pages with pictures that students can use for writing • 1 page of ‘7 stages of writing a narrative’ • 26 blackline masters for publishing • 1 Fairytale PowerPoint template Cut out and laminate the Picture Labels so students can use these to plan their narrative. Cut out and laminate the copies of the graphics and glue or double side magnetic tape so that these can be used on magnetic whiteboard.

These are designed so that students can practise making the shape of the letter of the day. There are a variety of ways students can use them. Print out and laminate each of these cards. Students can use them in a variety of ways make playdough letters paintbrush and water paintbrush and diluted dye string or wool If you print them out glue string or wool to the letters decorate them with glitter, buttons and other small parts insert in L shaped pockets and use whiteboard marker to write over letters

These are designed so that students can practise making the shape of the letter of the day. There are a variety of ways students can use them. Print out and laminate each of these cards. Students can use them in a variety of ways make playdough letters paintbrush and water paintbrush and diluted dye string or wool If you print them out glue string or wool to the letters decorate them with glitter, buttons and other small parts insert in L shaped pockets and use whiteboard marker to write over letters

These are designed so that students can practise making the shape of the letter of the day. There are a variety of ways students can use them. Print out and laminate each of these cards. Students can use them in a variety of ways make playdough letters paintbrush and water paintbrush and diluted dye string or wool If you print them out glue string or wool to the letters decorate them with glitter, buttons and other small parts insert in L shaped pockets and use whiteboard marker to write over letters

Give students the photocopied sheet of the letter they are practising. Practise saying the letter a few times. Students colour in each letter. Decorate with buttons, glitter, stars, cut up material, what ever you have available. Students cut out each letter and glue it onto a large communal sheet. Students can draw pictures of things that start with the phonic sound or find pictures in magazines. The final sheet can be hung up in the classroom to view.

Have a pile of sticky notes (or use the letter cards provided) and pictures for them to match. This should be teacher led the first time students use this game. write the letters on the sticky notes or next stage children write the letter or use the letter cards to match You could also just pick out the letters and sounds you are working on in your scope and sequence.

Have a pile of sticky notes (or use the letter cards provided) and pictures for them to match. This should be teacher led the first time students use this game. write the letters on the sticky notes or next stage children write the letter or use the letter cards to match You could also just pick out the letters and sounds you are working on in your scope and sequence.

Students place the pegs on the picture that matches the letter sound. Encourage them to make the initial sounds of each picture. use the letter sound cards that students have learned you could use the sound wheels in Seesaw where students circle the correct picture, sounding out the initial letter and saying the word

Students match the letter card to a picture. Play it like a Bingo, with one person showing the letters and saying the sound. Or students could just match the letters to the cards. Students should be saying the sounds as they match the letters to the pictures.

Children match the jigsaws together, sounding out the initial letter. Print out, cut up (cut the zig zag line before laminating), then laminate.

Print these cards, cut out and fold on the double black line, laminate and use as Flash Cards for sounding out the sounds and letter names.

Print these cards out, laminate and use as Flash Cards. Students say the sound, the name of the letter and the name of the picture.

Print out, cut and laminate these cards. Mix the cards up and get students to match the letter sound to the pictures.

Students use counters and dice to play the game. throw the dice, move that many spaces, place the counter and say the letter if you throw a six, you go again First one to the end is the winner

Give students the photocopied sheet of the letter they are practising. Practise saying the letter a few times. Students colour in the letter. Decorate with buttons, glitter, cut up material, what ever you have available. Students cut out the letter and glue it onto a large communal sheet. Students can draw pictures of things that start with the phonic sound or find pictures in magazines. The final sheet can be hung up in the classroom to view.