toys-past-and-present A history PowerPoint on toys now and then. 90 slides and includes photographs. toys-past-and-present includes; photographs of toys learning outcomes of lesson toys from the past toys now comparison of toys (difference) 3 Vocabulary slides (brief sentence to discuss example) discussion topics checking for understanding links to History (HASS) - life changes This lesson has been trialled in my Year One class with success. Please provide a review to let me know how you found it. I hope you enjoy it. Kind regards, Jennifer

subitising - This is a pack of subitising activities. Includes games, worksheets and flashcards. 58 page pdf document. Colour and black and white options. subitising pack includes: game boards - sort two or three cards flashcards - use for game or alone make copies of flashcards and use for snap games worksheets - draw a line from quantity to number, order three cards, order large quantities without counting includes dice arrays, ten frames, pictures, blocks differentiated from kindergarten, pre-primary and year one colour and black and white options subitising is an essential skill to learn in the early childhood years Enjoy!

hemisphere-powerpoint This is an explicit lesson for Geography on hemispheres of the world (specifically, northern and southern). It includes 67 slides. hemisphere-powerpoint includes: 67 slides (includes cover pages) name of planet meaning of word hemisphere northern and southern hemisphere explanation equator description map and globe pictures clipart and photos north and south pole explanation weather differences across northern and southern poles one slide - Australian Aboriginal Noongar Season names quiz at end of lesson Thank you for your support. I hope you find this lesson useful.

topics-for-science-writing - A PLANT themed writing task activity pack. Includes 72 pdf pages, 3 editable templates and black and white or colour versions. topics-for-science-writing - includes: writing tasks - labels, descriptions, comparing (using venn diagrams) and basic report page differentiated tasks - pages are scaffolded to suit different writing abilities black and white or colour 3 editable pages (report, description and venn) english and american spelling pages - colour or color integration is easy with this pack - integrate science with writing! please check your printer settings prior to printing (fit to page) very cute clipart easy to follow instructions answer key included for most pages Thanks for your support.

australian-animal-alphabet Do you need a calmer and gentle option to an alphabet chart display? Learn animal names at the same time! 31 page printable pdf product. australia-alphabet includes; A-Z letters in capitals and lower case easy to read font (NSW foundation font print) for any year level learning about Australian animals (or just animals in general!) name of animal or plant on each page stunning illustrations nicely bordered 31 pages (includes cover page) I hope you enjoy this! Please check your printer settings prior to printing (fit to page or print in printable area). Kind regards, Jennifer

2 dimensional shape worksheets - Do you need a quick print and go pack of 2d worksheets that are differentiated, have an answer key and could stretch over a whole year? This 131 page pdf product has a teacher assessment included and plenty of different, fun activities. Suitable for Pre-Primary (foundation), Grade 1 and 2 students. Edited 6/3/24 2 dimensional shape worksheets includes; contents page with clickable links (find your content quicker!) circle and find the real shapes 8 pg shape finds 15 pg shape hunts (in your classroom or home) 5 pg trace and draw shapes 6 pg match shapes to the name 4 pg cut and paste shape names to the shapes 4 pg trace shape names and draw the shapes 5 pg shape trace, colour and count 4 pg shape sorting 2 pg shape describing 3 pg shape mazes 3 pg teacher checklists 6 pg (name/describe) differentiated (e.g. basic or complex) whole class checklists added (fits 12 students per page) answer key mostly black and white pages (find the real shapes has colour and some answer key pages have some colour) Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area). Thank you. Kind regards, Jennifer

‘Story sequencing worksheets’ This pack is related to the story ‘What the ladybird heard’ by Julia Donaldson. 18 page PDF printable product. Includes: Colour and black and white options Sequencing 6 main events Differentiated tasks Read (or listen to teacher), visualise and draw each main section - individual worksheets Use the colour cards as a whole class resource to model, retell and sequence the story sequence. Multipurpose product Enjoy. Please check your printer settings prior to printing.

clothes-then-and-now A 152 slide history PowerPoint lesson that teaches how clothes have changed over time. clothes-then-and-now includes; 152 slides (includes cover pages) visual timeline of clothing (male and female) learning intentions, body of lesson and checking for understanding the following time eras; stone age, ancient Rome, medieval times, renaissance times, early 1700s, Victorian era, 1800s, 1900s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and current times includes photographs, illustrations and clipart for the early years but can be used by middle/upper primary as a fantastic introduction to the history concepts of time/eras and the clothing that was worn You can use this lesson in one session or cover each era in a different session. It is entirely up to how much time you can dedicate to this concept. Please leave a review to let me know how you found it with your class. Thanks for your support.

possum-magic Unsure how to approach comprehension for the book ‘Possum Magic’ by Mem Fox? Or do you need a great activity pack to leave for relief while you are absent? This is a great pack of activities that assists students connect to the text and gain an understanding of the story. Along with teaching of vocabulary at the appropriate points, this is a great print and go pack. 80 pages. For kindergarten, Pre-primary, Year one and Year two. possum-magic-printables includes: visualising the text prior to reading direct questions (main story elements and events) indirect questions label a possum map of Australia with food pages to display in your room (e.g. map of Australia, foods and characters) use the above items for a story retell (colour images provided as well as black and white images) story sequencing answer key provided opinion writing sentence stems (and, but, so, because) sentence types (statement, question, exclamation, command) text innovation write a story retell write your own magic spell cloze differentiated activities suggested lesson sequence (dot form and one page) teacher checklist (comprehension skills) answer key included and more! 80 pages (includes cover pages) please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area)

the-life-of-a-potato Do you need a PowerPoint lesson that teaches the potato lifecycle for you? It’s all done, just play and read! 45 slides. For K-3 students. Photographs and clipart used. potato-growth-stages includes; lesson outcomes success criteria discussion prompts each lifecycle explained lifecycle shown on one slide (compilation) photographs and clipart used what the potato plant needs to grow and stay alive check for understanding questions at the end when you press the mouse or space bar, the answers will appear Play in slideshow mode Enjoy.

potato-life-cycle-worksheet Need an activity pack and follow up worksheets to cover the topic of potato lifecycles? 84 page printable product. A science-based unit that incorporates literacy skills. For grades K-3. potato-life-cycle-worksheet includes; learning outcomes lifecycle sequencing tasks pictures for sequencing the lifecycle of the potato (or to use directly into student workbooks - you choose!) some colour lifecycle pictures mostly black and white worksheets writing tasks - differentiated sentence stem writing question pages to check for understanding creative thinking drawing pages same and different tasks description template labelling task venn diagram for same and different 84 pages includes cover pages please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area) lifecycle of the potato explained in brief terms for you! This unit can be continued over many weeks or be as short as you want it to be! It goes nicely with my comprehension pack for the story ‘The Potato People’ by Pamela Allen. Enjoy!

when to use er ir or ur - A direct instruction phonic PowerPoint lesson that teaches five grapheme alternatives for the sound /ur/. 230 slides. ‘when to use er ir or ur’ includes; grapheme alternatives include; ur, ir, er, or and ear tune in, learning intentions and success criteria mouth articulation slide word level reading (for all graphemes) sentence level reading polysyllabic word reading (words underlined in syllables for you) phonic dictation editing word sorting - click out of slide show mode to use word building - click out of slide show mode to use other graphemes slide check for understanding (includes a variety of questions and activity prompts) 230 slides (includes cover pages) You may wish to use this phonic lesson over one to two weeks. A good way to use this lesson again is to use this (once taught) as a weekly warm-up lesson!

year-2-geography-worksheets Do you need a planned unit for Geography that has everything included? This 113 page printable product includes lesson plans, worksheets to follow, craft, writing prompts, assessment pages and teacher checklists! For Year 2, but can be used by other year levels learning about their place in the world! Aligns with HASS Geography from the W.A. Curriculum for Year Two. Syncs with any ‘My world’ unit. year-2-geography-worksheets includes; 9 lessons with learning intentions differentiated worksheets to follow lessons how to use the resource menu with links creative writing prompts includes content on: my home, street synonyms, suburbs, town/city, states, country, continents, globe labels, planet and galaxy craft activity - suitcase (includes suitcase template, colour or black and white items to pack in your suitcase, objects to pack, planning pages and reflection of craft) passport and boarding pass templates My World - flip book Assessments - on unit (4 pages) Teacher checklists Country report template 113 pages (includes cover pages) This is such a great product that you can use year after year. Adapt and use as you wish. I have trialled this with a year two class and it has been a great success. This unit can be used for other year levels such as; Pre-Primary, Year One and Year Three. Links nicely to my ‘Possum Magic’ comprehension unit and ‘Are we there yet’ Comprehension unit. Mockup cover image by youngmindscreative

number-tracing-worksheets-free-download This is a number pack that was originall created for parents and teachers during the COVID-19 school closures. It has worksheets appropriate for Kindy, pre-primary to year one students (or year two students requiring remediation). This pack includes worksheets for: count and identify the correct number - to twenty 100 number poster in colour colour by odd/even numbers colour in skip counting patterns colour patterning addition subtraction teacher checklist counting 1-1 correspondence to ten writing numbers identifying the missing number (before, after, middle) number patterns skip counting fun colouring in pages to count objects 136 pages links to a freebie at my website (classroom labels pack) These worksheets can be used as revision, early morning work, learning centre rotations and homework!! Please review this product to support this store and the continuation of free products.

dot-dudes-classroom-decorating-pack Dot Dudes is a 155 page printable pdf product that includes a bundle of classroom decorating and organisation resources for the year! dot dudes class labels pack includes the following: 155 pages (includes cover pages) Welcome to class posters desk strips (alphabet, numbers 1-20) name labels for shelves (inc. editable) name badges (inc. editable) teacher checklists subject labels classroom area labels timetable birthday certificates and display star of the day certificates special event posters inspiration posters calendar - days, months group posters (e.g. put your students into groups according to colours) subject book cover pages news days roster daily schedule classroom helpers poster teacher to do list soft pastel colours and more! Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area, etc.). I would love it it you could provide a quick review. I have tried to think of everything you could need for the year ahead!

lesson-on-st-patrick’s-day Are you unsure how to explain the history behind St. Patrick’s Day? This is a great PowerPoint lesson that briefly explains the history behind St. Patrick’s Day in a fun way. 51 slides. Years K-6. lesson-on-st-patrick’s-day includes; the background behind St. Patrick’s Day where Ireland is located tune in learning intentions success criteria content - background, current celebrations, objects checking for understanding reflect - discussion points engaging clipart real photographs 51 slides includes cover pages I hope you find this useful for your classroom! Enjoy.

basic-needs-of-plants A Biological Sciences PowerPoint that teaches young students what plants need to live and grow. 53 slides and includes beautiful photography and some clipart. basic-needs-of-plants includes: direct instruction lesson format 53 slides - this includes cover pages tune in we are learning to… reminder - what living things are and what they need content - what plants need on each page and photography to show think, pair & share slide revise check for understanding - when you ask a question you press the mouse or space/arrow key and the answer will pop up (words) other activity ideas to follow on with Thank you. I hope your students enjoy this lesson!

Need an engaging comprehension pack that relates to an Australia theme? Grab this… ‘Are we there yet?’ by Alison Lester! This pack is absolutely full of high-quality comprehension activities. I have also included a series of printables that you can use as a story display! 106 page printable resource. For grades Pre-Primary to Year 3. A fabulous way to link Australian Geography to literacy! are-we-there-yet-activities includes; suggested lesson sequence printables (e.g. all of the places in word cards, character cards, Australia map) connecting to text direct questions indirect questions writing prompts opinion writing description writing sentence stems (but, so, and, because) sentence types speech bubbles creative writing cloze 2x teacher check lists 106 pages (includes cover pages) engaging and high-quality This is a long text which is why I have not included this as a Kindergarten text however, it is up to you as a teacher and the needs of your classroom. Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area). Enjoy!

PowerPoint-dinosaur-theme A Math Number warm-up PowerPoint lesson with *UPDATED 255 slides. Covers many concepts. For Year One students. PowerPoint-dinosaur-theme includes; 255 slides (includes cover pages) Math concepts; number recognition, counting, subitising, greater than/less than (numbers and quantities), addition and subtraction, counting backwards from 20, skip counting (2s, 5s &10s), ordinal number, place value, counting on UPDATED SKILLS ADDED; missing numbers, friends of ten, more subitising alternatives, challenging slides, menu page with hyperlinks! For year one students (and revision for Year 2 students) Intended to be a warm-up lesson to revise previously taught concepts You can cover the entire warm-up or just revise concepts you wish to Please look at this lesson prior to teaching. When you press the mouse, arrow or enter key, some numbers and text boxes will appear. Cute and engaging dinosaur clipart I now use this with my Year 2 class and they love it. It is a great warmup powerpoint to use before teaching new concepts. Enjoy.

ch and tch activities PowerPoint lesson - This lesson covers the alternative graphemes for the /ch/ sound and uses /ch/, /tch/ and /t/. A wonderful 179 direct instruction lesson that includes interactive slides. Teacher slide - how to use this powerpoint Tuning in - phonological awareness (hearing the /ch/ sound in words) Learning Outcomes & success criteria Reminder for mouth articulation Word level reading (ch, tch and t words) Sentence level reading Phonic Dictation Polysyllabic words - line under each syllable for you! Word building (click out of slide show mode to enable moveable features) Word sorting Reminder of all graphemes making /ch/ sound with examples Check for understanding: questions and write the correctly spelt word onto your whiteboard or booklet Aligns to the science of reading Well done! You can use the entire lesson or just focus on the graphemes you wish to cover (e.g. ch, tch or t) 179 slides (includes cover pages) Please note: this lesson has been updated (31/7/23) and now includes grapheme alternatives not just the /ch/ digraph. Enjoy!