Aboriginal Noongar Colour Lesson - A great lesson to introduce the Noongar Colours to your students and share the Aboriginal Noongar culture. Grab this 138 slide lesson that does all of the work for you. Includes Australian animals and plants! Aboriginal Noongar Colour Lesson includes; 138 slides (includes cover pages) Noongar colours with pronunciation tips Australian animals or plants for each colour Learning intentions, success criteria, tune in, content, revise and check for understanding Engaging clipart Sentences to read together A great way to introduce Noongar culture to your students. Please go through the lesson prior to use. When you press the space, arrow or enter key, some text boxes will appear. Run in slide show mode.

phonics long oo graphemes - A 194 slide PowerPoint lesson using direct instruction methods to teach the grapheme alternatives for long oo. All the work is done for you. learning intentions and success criteria tune in teacher notes slide (notes also found in the notes section of the powerpoint lesson itself) grapheme alternatives covered include; oo, ew, ou, ui, ue and u-e word level reading sentence level reading polysyllabic word reading (words underlined in syllables for you) phonic dictation (sentence level) editing a phonic sentence word building word sorting checking for understanding engaging clipart clear and engaging content tried and tested in my own classroom This lesson can be used alongside any phonic scope and sequence! Just adapt and use the slides you wish to cover (or use all of them!). You may wish to go through the slideshow mode first. When you press the arrow, space or mouse button, some words will appear on some slides. Click out of slide show mode to engage the use of the word building drag and drop letters.

phonics words with v powerpoint lesson - A high quality 166 slides direct instruction lesson for the v grapheme alternatives. A great lesson if you are unsure how to teach the grapheme alternatives or just need an engaging lesson that is completely done for you! phonics words with v powerpoint lesson includes - 166 slides (includes cover pages) grapheme alternatives include v and ve word reading sentence level reading polysyllabic word reading (words underlined in syllables for you) phonic sentence level dictation word building check for understanding Enjoy!

January writing topics - Grab this January themed writing pack to cover your month! This monthly pack covers 18 different and differentiated text types (plus additional creative activities) and more prompts. A no prep printable pack of 164 pages. Use this yourself, hand over to a relief teacher, use for homeschooling or short leave. Seasonal topics and calendar date topics are included. For grades 1 - 6 (though some pages could be used for Foundation). Special January calendar events included: Back to school, New Year, Resolutions, Australia Day/Survival Day. January creative writing prompts includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems - using conjunctions and, but, so & because, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates (some - not all - include editable text boxes to type your own topic) student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist (what have you taught this month?) 164 pages (includes cover pages) Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included. Please note: generic templates and checklists are the same in each monthly pack! Each monthly pack varies in the quantity of topics covered partly due to monthly calendar dates varying.

May writing pack - Grab this May themed writing pack to cover your month! This monthly pack covers 18 different and differentiated text types (plus additional creative activities) and more prompts. A no prep printable pack of 170 pages. Use this yourself, hand over to a relief teacher, use for homeschooling or short leave. Seasonal topics and calendar date topics are included. For grades 1 - 6 (though some pages could be used for Foundation). Special May calendar events included: National Reconciliation Week, Cinco de Mayo, World Bee Day, International Nurses Day, Mother’s Day and Mindful in May. May writing pack includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates (some - not all - include editable text boxes to type your own topic) student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist (what have you taught this month?) 170 pages (includes cover pages) Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included. Please note: generic templates and checklists are the same in each monthly pack! Each monthly pack varies in the quantity of topics covered partly due to monthly calendar dates varying. I hope you find this useful. Kind regards, Jennifer @teachnchatter

Creative writing for June - Grab this June themed writing pack to cover your month! New to teaching, need more focus or to hand over a writing pack? This monthly pack covers 18 different and differentiated text types (plus additional creative activities) and more prompts. A no prep printable pack of 175 pages. Use this yourself, hand over to a relief teacher, use for homeschooling or short leave. Seasonal topics and calendar date topics are included. For grades 1 - 6 (though some pages could be used for Foundation). Special June calendar events included: World Ocean Day & National Vegemite Day. Creative writing for June includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems - using conjunctions and, but, so & because, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates (some - not all - include editable text boxes to type your own topic) student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist (what have you taught this month?) 175 pages (includes cover pages) One answer page only - whale label parts included! Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included. Please note: generic templates and checklists are the same in each monthly pack! Each monthly pack varies in the quantity of topics covered partly due to monthly calendar dates varying.

July writing pack - Are you worn out by July and ready for a holiday? Grab this pack to make your life a little easier. This monthly pack covers 18 different and differentiated text types (plus additional creative activities) and more prompts. A no prep printable pack of 173 pages. Use this yourself, hand over to a relief teacher, use for homeschooling or short leave. Seasonal topics and calendar date topics are included. For grades 1 - 6 (though some pages could be used for Foundation). Special July calendar events included: Bastille Day, 4th of July and NAIDOC Week. June writing includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals July cover pages text type cover pages goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems - using conjunctions and, but, so & because, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates (some - not all - include editable text boxes to type your own topic) student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist (what have you taught this month?) 173 pages (includes cover pages) One answer page only - whale label parts included! Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included. Please note: generic templates and checklists are the same in each monthly pack! Each monthly pack varies in the quantity of topics covered partly due to monthly calendar dates varying. I hope you find this really useful.

Creative writing for April - Keep on track with your writing plans and cover so many text types (or hand over to a relief teacher!). This monthly pack covers 18 different and differentiated text types and more prompts. A no prep printable pack of 169 pages. Use this yourself, hand over to a relief teacher, use for homeschooling or short leave. Seasonal topics and calendar date topics are included. For grades 1 - 6. Creative writing for April includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates (some - not all - have editable boxes to type your own question) student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist 169 pages (includes cover pages) Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included. I hope you find this so useful!

March writing - Want a pack of seasonal writing topics that covers 18 different text types? No prep, print and go pack full of engaging activities. 174 pages. March writing activities includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist 174 pages (includes cover pages) Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included.

August writing - Need help with thinking of writing topics throughout the year? Grab this pack that is a print and go pack covering 18 different text types. Differentiated options are provided. Use this yourself, busy teachers, beginning teachers, hand over to a relief teacher, use for homeschooling or short leave. Seasonal topics and calendar date topics are included. For grades 1 - 6 (though some pages could be used for Foundation). 166 page pdf product. Special August calendar events included: Book Week, Science Week, World Lizards Day, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day and Back to School (for northern hemisphere schools). August writing includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals August cover pages text type cover pages goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems - using conjunctions and, but, so & because, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates (some - not all - include editable text boxes to type your own topic) student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist (what have you taught this month?) 166 pages (includes cover pages) One answer page only - whale label parts included! Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included. Please note: generic templates and checklists are the same in each monthly pack! Each monthly pack varies in the quantity of topics covered partly due to monthly calendar dates varying.

or grapheme alternatives phonics lesson - A 200 slide PowerPoint lesson for grapheme alternatives; or, aw, au and al single slide with other alternatives shown word level reading for each grapheme sentence level reading polysyllabic words (syllables underlined for you) phonic dictation activity word building (use outside of slide show mode to enable the movement of letters) word sorting (use outside of slide show mode) editing checking for understanding (several activities) engaging lesson direct instruction layout with learning intentions, success criteria, tune in, the body of the lesson, ample practice and then check for understanding (how much support you provide in the body of the lesson depends on the needs of your students) all done for you and very engaging for students (these lessons have been trialed in my own classroom) differentiated levels of words and sentences provided

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!

ee ea ie words - A huge 307 slide PowerPoint direct instruction synthetic phonic lesson teaching the grapheme alternatives for the long sound /ee/. Students are engaged with many different activities that can be used over a week or two and then again for revision. ee ea ie words includes; 307 slides (includes cover pages) word and sentence level reading for each different grapheme graphemes included: ee, ea, ey, y, ie and e-e polysyllabic words (underlined for you) phonic dictation slides editing slides (with answers provided) homophones word building (click out of slide show mode to move the letter tiles) word sorting (click out of slide show mode to move the words) check for understanding direct instruction lesson format (lesson intentions, success criteria, tune in, concept building, check for understanding) answers provided engaging clipart and activities tried in my Grade Two classroom I use this lesson over one week (every day) and then again for revision/warm-ups You may wish to go through this lesson prior to use. When you press the mouse or space/arow buttons, some pictures or words may appear.  Enjoy this lesson!

grapheme alternatives for air sound phonic lesson - A direct instruction phonic PowerPoint lesson that has a massive 200 slides full of reading and plenty of engaging activities! graphemes include; ear, ere, eer tune in, learning intentions, success criteria, reading lesson components, check for understanding included contents page with links to navigate through the lesson easier word level reading Polysyllabic words (words underlined in syllables for you) sentence level reading dictation (sentence level) editing word sorting word building 195 slides includes cover pages teacher notes included in some slide show notes use the moveable slides outside of slideshow mode (e.g. word sorting, word building) highly engaging and tried in my own Year 2 class suitable for students between the years 1, 2 and 3 (catch up for year 4) A fantastic lesson that you can just read as is. Use this to introduce the concept and then each day to revise. You can also choose to do different activities each day, e.g. word building, word sorting, phonic dictation and so forth. It is up to you and what suits your students!

grapheme alternatives for diphthong ear - graphemes include; ear, ere, eer tune in, learning intentions, success criteria, reading lesson components, check for understanding included contents page with links to navigate through the lesson easier word level reading Polysyllabic words (words underlined in syllables for you) sentence level reading dictation (sentence level) editing word sorting word building 195 slides includes cover pages teacher notes included in some slide show notes use the moveable slides outside of slideshow mode (e.g. word sorting, word building) highly engaging and tried in my own Year 2 class suitable for students between the years 1, 2 and 3 (catch up for year 4) A fantastic lesson that you can just read as is. Use this to introduce the concept and then each day to revise. You can also choose to do different activities each day, e.g. word building, word sorting, phonic dictation and so forth. It is up to you and what suits your students! Enjoy.

noise posters - Have a noisy class? This visual noise chart can be used as a reminder for when to use each level of sound and has examples for each level provided. 31 page printable pdf. noise posters includes; Two sets of Australian animals to choose from One page compilation posters with all sound levels (from silent to loudest) and examples of when to use each voice level Single page example posters One page compilation posters with just the animal and name of sound Two editable compilation poster options Two blank compilation poster options to use for a classroom brainstorm How to use this product and an example of how to organise a lesson for this resource is provided 31 pages includes cover pages Colour product Landscape format - A4 but you can enlarge to A3 Beautiful watercolour illustrations of animals Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area, etc.).

December writing - There are enough writing prompts to keep your class busy for more than one month! Keep on track by teaching both monthly content and useful text types. This covers 18 different text types for you. Differentiated options are provided. Use this yourself, busy teachers, beginning teachers, hand over to a relief teacher, use for homeschooling or short leave. Seasonal topics and calendar date topics are included. For grades 1 - 6 (though some pages could be used for Foundation). 199 page pdf product. Special December calendar events & topics included: Human Rights Day, Santa, Owls, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Christmas. December writing prompts elementary includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals December cover pages text type cover pages goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems - using conjunctions and, but, so & because, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates (some - not all - include editable text boxes to type your own topic) student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist (what have you taught this month?) 199 pages (includes cover pages) Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included. Please note: generic templates and checklists are the same in each monthly pack! Each monthly pack varies in the quantity of topics covered partly due to monthly calendar dates varying.

November writing month - There are enough writing prompts to keep your class busy for more than one month! Keep on track by teaching both monthly content and useful text types. This covers 18 different text types for you. Differentiated options are provided. Use this yourself, busy teachers, beginning teachers, hand over to a relief teacher, use for homeschooling or short leave. Seasonal topics and calendar date topics are included. For grades 1 - 6 (though some pages could be used for Foundation). 198 page pdf product. Special November calendar events & topics included: National Recycling Week, World Kindness Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Veteran’s Day and more! November writing month includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals November cover pages text type cover pages goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems - using conjunctions and, but, so & because, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates (some - not all - include editable text boxes to type your own topic) student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist (what have you taught this month?) 198 November writing pages (includes cover pages) Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included. Please note: generic templates and checklists are the same in each monthly pack! Each monthly pack varies in the quantity of topics covered partly due to monthly calendar dates varying.

September writing activities - Do you need a quick print and go writing pack for the month? This covers 18 different text types for you. Differentiated options are provided. Use this yourself, busy teachers, beginning teachers, hand over to a relief teacher, use for homeschooling or short leave. Seasonal topics and calendar date topics are included. For grades 1 - 6 (though some pages could be used for Foundation). 179 page pdf product. Special September calendar events included: AFL/American Ball, Grandparent Day, R U OK? Day, National Bilby Day. September writing includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals September cover pages text type cover pages goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems - using conjunctions and, but, so & because, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates (some - not all - include editable text boxes to type your own topic) student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist (what have you taught this month?) 179 pages (includes cover pages) One answer page only - whale label parts included! Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included. Please note: generic templates and checklists are the same in each monthly pack! Each monthly pack varies in the quantity of topics covered partly due to monthly calendar dates varying.

Writing prompts for October - There are a lot of exciting calendar events to cover in the month of October and it can become overwhelming. Keep on track by teaching both monthly content and useful text types. This covers 18 different text types for you. Differentiated options are provided. Use this yourself, busy teachers, beginning teachers, hand over to a relief teacher, use for homeschooling or short leave. Seasonal topics and calendar date topics are included. For grades 1 - 6 (though some pages could be used for Foundation). 194 page pdf product. Special October calendar events & topics included: World Space Week, Astronauts, Halloween, Pumpkins, Plants, Diwali and World Teacher’s Day!   October writing includes; teacher planning page for the month (includes an editable type in option) student monthly goals October cover pages text type cover pages goal review advertisement sentence work (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence stems - using conjunctions and, but, so & because, sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) and simple, compound and complex narrative retells narrative innovations narrative planning page narrative generation (with picture cues - black and white and colour option) description writing opinion writing persuasive text report writing research planning pages essay paragraph planner page letter writing journal writing response writing procedural writing dotted thirds writing paper generic templates (some - not all - include editable text boxes to type your own topic) student checklists and rubrics (writing I have done this month, rubrics = editing, recounts, narratives, persuasive texts, procedurals) teacher text type checklist (what have you taught this month?) 194 pages (includes cover pages) One answer page only - sentence writing page   Please check your printer settings prior to printing. This product is set to letter size so please check (fit to page or print in printable area). Mostly a black and white product but some colour options are included. Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere seasonal differences are included. Please note: generic templates and checklists are the same in each monthly pack! Each monthly pack varies in the quantity of topics covered partly due to monthly calendar dates varying.