Level 3 teacher with 20 years of classroom teaching experience. Masters in Education (learning disabilities and difficulties). Creating resources to assist with differentiation. Fun early childhood resources to inspire.
Level 3 teacher with 20 years of classroom teaching experience. Masters in Education (learning disabilities and difficulties). Creating resources to assist with differentiation. Fun early childhood resources to inspire.
3d shape powerpoint - Using the correct 3D shape names, vocabulary and describing them can be tricky for students (and even adults who have forgotten such things!). This lesson explains all concepts for you in an easy step-by-step manner. PowerPoint lesson with 134 slides. Edited (7/3/24).
3d shape powerpoint includes;
Shapes included - sphere, cube, cylinder, cone, rectangular prism, square-based pyramid, triangular pyramid, triangular prism, hemisphere, hexagonal prism, hexagonal pyramid, octagonal prism, octagonal pyramid, pentagonal prism
Vocabulary explained - vertex, vertices, edge, face, prism
Activities - guessing game, drawing shapes and shape hunts
Partner discussion slides
Checking for understanding slides
Extension idea slides 3x
Success criteria and learning outcomes provided
When you use the lesson in slide show mode and press the space key or mouse button, some answers (words or pictures) will appear. You may wish to go through this first but it is very easy to just use!
Suitable for grades one and two but could be used for pre-primary if they are ready for extension and learning 3d shape names, or grade three students as a revision and daily warm-up to more complex geometrical lessons!
A great lesson to use for your own class (in school), as a homeschooler or leave for a relief teacher.
Enjoy!
history worksheets - Want some activities that are ready to print and cover a multitude of history topics? This is a 213 page printable resource that includes many topics, different activity types, differentiates skill and includes assessment. Answer key included to save your marking time and give you the answers! For grades 1 & 2.
history worksheets includes;
Topics - KWL chart, prior knowledge pages, housing, toys, life, electricity, cooling, heating, writing, home life, water, transport, school, clothing and shoes
Activities - picture sorting, picture sequencing, object predictions, sentence completions, Venn diagrams, crossword, word search and more!
Writing activities - narrative writing, letter writing, opinion writing, persuasive text and critical thinking writing
Assessments
How to use this product included
Contents page with links
Use this product to go alongside my Powerpoint lessons or your own non-fiction texts. I usually cover one topic over a week or two (depending on my students). This pack can last between one and two terms.
Appropriate for grades one and two
213 pages (includes cover pages)
Colour and black and white (mostly black and white)
pdf form
history of schooling - A PowerPoint lesson on the history of schools. Covers a variety of topics that will keep students engaged. Photographs of real historical images included. 134 slides. For grades 1 and 2.
schools back then and now includes;
Learning intentions and success criteria to make the lesson objectives clearer for you and your students
Then and now topic comparisons - attendance, appearance, teachers, rules, activities, playgrounds, transport, uniforms, writing, lunches, heating and cooling, discussion topics and check for understanding questions.
Photographs are included.
An engaging lesson that can be covered in one individual lesson or carried over for a few weeks (for further depth).
Play lesson in slide show mode.
When you press the mouse or enter key in the checking for understanding section, answers will appear. You can provide time for students to write the answers onto whiteboards first and then press the mouse button. All answers provided for you!
134 slides in total (cover pages included)
Goes well with the worksheet pack created and can link to many writing topics!
Designed for Grade 1 and 2 students
Enjoy!
caterpillar number line - Need a cute 1-100 number line printable to brighten up your class that can also be used for games? This is a multipurpose product with instructions provided. Print and display or print and use for games (or both)! 31 page pdf.
number line printable includes;
numbers 1-100
blank circle templates - 3 pages
editable type in circles - 3 pages
colour themed to create a pattern within your number line
caterpillar faces
caterpillar decoration images - 2 pages
how to use this product - 1 page
31 pages in total (includes cover pages)
Print onto card to save laminating or print and laminate
Use this number line for forward counting, backwards counting, addition number line strategies and subtraction number line strategies
Use this product for games (e.g. snap, memory, ordering and so forth)
Line not provided within product as they are circles but you could tape them over a piece of masking tape if you require it
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area) as each printer is different. You can print A4 size or A3 size.
australian money worksheet - A differentiated money worksheet pack that also includes money templates, teacher checklists, assessments and the answer key? This is a massive 217 page pack that covers grades pre-primary (foundation) to Grade 3.
Australian money worksheet - includes
Suggested teaching order and tips
coin rubbings and sortings
colour in the money and describe it
addition (coins and notes)
sumbols
coin values and ordering them
note values and ordering them
ordering coins and notes
skip counting coins and notes
buying objects
matching money to tages
add written money sums
types of money
who has more
who has less
giving change
saving money
bartering
ways to make $1.00
money templates
assessments - four
teacher checklists
answer key
217 pages includes cover pages
contents page with hyperlinks
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area). I have used this in Grade one and two classrooms but have extended this pack to cater to prep and Grade 3. Enjoy!
alternative pronunciation word lists and word cards - Alternative Pronunciations for graphemes can be a tricky concept to teach! This pack includes word lists, a lesson plan, small word cards (for word sorting), reading and spelling tests and awards.
alternative pronunciation word lists and word cards includes;
Graphemes covered: I, o, c, g, u, ow, ie, ea, er, a, y, ch, ou, e, s, ss, ear, or, ere, wh and t
Lesson plan - one lesson for one grapheme and then adapt to other graphemes
How to use this pack and follow up ideas
Small word cards (print, cut and laminate)
Word lists - compilation and small cards to fit into your photo boxes
Spelling and reading assessments - for each grapheme
Summative reading and spelling assessment
Student awards for each grapheme taught
Quick links page
281 pages pdf (includes cover pages)
I have used these cards with my Grade 2 class and they love doing word sorting! It’s a great interactive hands on activity for them.
measurement worksheets for grade two - Do you need some worksheets to cover a variety of measurement topics that will keep you covered for most of the year? Grab this 165 page pdf that is a print and go resource to save you time! The answer key is provided for you as well.
measurement worksheets for grade two includes;
Calendar topics - months to seasons, days of the week, order of months, school or weekend day, calendar concepts, days in the month
Clock times - writing numbers on an analogue clock, daily school times (analogue and digital), hourly clock times, half hour clock times, mixed clock times, quarter times, matching quarter times and selecting differences in time (this will work out who your extension students are!)
Mass - comparing, balance scales, digital scales, grams, kilograms, capacity and volume, millilitres, litres, capacity problems, matching up, digital scale reading
Informal measuring of length (using blocks, etc)
Formal units - millimetres, centimetres, metres, kilometres, writing abbreviations for above measurements (e.g. mm, cm, m and km)
Area - using informal measurements to measure an area (e.g. hand and other drawn shapes)
Answer key - where applicable
165 pages (includes cover pages)
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area). This is letter size A4.
Aimed for Year 2 students (by W.A. Curriculum) but can also be used by Year 1 and 3 students depending on their ability and your curriculum!
Units not used: feet, yards &inches (due to the product being produced in Australia)
same spelling for different sound - Confused by teaching alternative sounds for the same grapheme? Grab this great word sorting by sound activity that is a print and go product! Can be used to model the concept in a lesson, as a follow up learning centre activity and as an assessment. 139 pages pdf. Includes 20 graphemes. Appropriate for grades 1-3.
same spelling for different sound includes;
20 different graphemes: I, o, c, g, u, ow, ie, ea, er, a, y, ch, ou, e, s, ss, ear, or, ere, t
A minimum of two worksheets per grapheme
Aligns with Phase 5 Letters and Sounds program and is also included within the SoundsWrite program
Use for students between grades 1-3 (depending on their ability).
Students are required to cut and sort words and paste them into their correct category
Includes two teacher checklists
Includes picture cues at the top of each page to prompt students of the sound they are sorting
Includes an answer key
139 pages includes cover pages and answer key
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area).
I have a word card product matching the same sounds in this product (alternative pronunciation word lists).
harmony day pack Contains 3 individiual products in a zip folder for the price of 2!
A fantastic print and go pack of Harmony Day posters and word cards to suit a variety of work settings (school, childcare, business and clubs). 38 page pdf printable product.
harmony-day-posters includes;
29 posters
8 word cards
lots of variety
some with harmony quotes
others with harmony day or harmony week
colour product
A4 but you can enlarge to A3
for school, business and clubs (spread the word of harmony)
harmony day pack includes;
colour in pages
writing tasks - meaning, sentence stem pages (but, so, because, and), opinion writing, persuasive text writing, speech bubbles…
vocabulary tasks - synonyms, antonyms, find the synonyms, frayer model type task
design a Harmony day flag
partner activity
map work - where are you from…
craft activities - paper dolls, hands, bracelets, cubes…
so much fun!
instructions provided
simply print and go
65 pages includes cover pages
harmony day lesson includes:
42 slides (this includes cover pages)
WALT - we are learning to (lesson objectives)
Explains the word harmony,
explains the meaning of the day
links to the international day
Can be used by Australian teachers and overseas teachers (the concept of racial harmony is the core theme)
briefly covers what culture is (appropriate for early primary years)
explains some differences across cultures (e.g. food, dance, language and clothes)
worded in very child-friendly terms (read as is or add your own explanations into the lesson)
check for understanding (think, pair and share)
follow-up ideas provided
beautiful photography
Please make sure you can open a zip folder before you purchase this product. From my macbook air, I simply double click the folder and it opens!
Kind regards,
Jennifer
printable 1000 chart - Do you students need help counting beyond 100? This set of number charts may assist them to follow the 1-9 sequence throughout the hundreds to number 1000.
printable 1000 chart includes:
11 number charts (that go beyond 1000)
counting goal prompt (I can count to 1000)
labels (e.g. 100’s, 200’s, 300’s, 400’s, 500’s, 600’s, 700’s, 800’s, 900’s, 1000’s, Number of the day: )
number charts are black and white
20 pages total (includes cover pages)
Use these number charts to display or for learning activities!
You can use these charts for counting on from a random number, counting backwards and counting up to a specified number - the ideas are endless!
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area).
Enjoy. Kind regards, Jennifer
where the wild things are questions for comprehension
Need some comprehension questions and book activities for the story ‘Where the Wild Things are’ by Maurice Sendak? This print and go pack has everything done for you from visuals, comprehension questions, writing tasks and more. 151 page printable pdf document for K to Year 2 students.
where the wild things are questions for comprehension includes;
main story elements (e.g. characters, setting, problem…)
colouring in pages
prediction and visualisation
creative thinking writing prompts
feelings
label writing
description writing
cloze pages (x2)
read, write and draw
sentence stem writing prompts
vocabulary pages (nouns, verbs, word from the text - gnashed)
speech bubbles
sentence type writing prompts (statement, question, exclamation and command)
true or false
direct questions
indirect questions
blank story map templates
story retell
write your own story
summary of story
letter writing
what would you change
book report templates
story visuals to use for retells plus one poster
story words to display
teacher checklists (x2)
151 pages includes cover pages
links in contents page
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area).
This is massive value. Enjoy!
grapheme s sc powerpoint lesson- A direct instruction phonic PowerPoint lesson for the grapheme alternatives for /s/ covering; s, ss, sc and c.
Includes:
grapheme alternatives; s, ss, sc and c
Other grapheme alternatives are shown on one slide (e.g. se, ce and x)
word level reading for each grapheme alternative
sentence level reading
polysyllabic words (underlined in syllables for you!)
dictation (sentence level)
word building - movable letter tiles
editing slides (punctuation and spelling errors)
check for understanding questions
grapheme examples shown - one page
articulation - mouth shape
tune in
use this lesson to explicitly teach the concept of alternative graphemes for /s/ but also use as a warm-up once this concept has been covered
Trialled in my own Grade 2 class with success.
Enjoy!
This is a phonic powerpoint that was created as a warm up or revision of all of the initial alphabet code (a-z) in random order. There are also slides included that ask students to identify the initial sound of a picture shown for all of the sounds a-z. A voice over is also included so that students can listen to the teacher and repeat the sounds (as a small group activity with a splitter for headphones).
phonic lesson for oe sound - A massive 289 slide direct instruction phonic PowerPoint lesson teaching five grapheme alternatives for the /oe/ sound.
phonic lesson for oe sound includes;
graphemes for oe sound; oe, ow, oa, o, o-e
tune in, learning intentions, success criteria, body of lesson, check for understanding
289 slides (includes cover pages)
word level reading
sentence level reading
polysyllabic words (words underlined to show you how to syllabify them)
homophones
phonic dictation
editing (punctuation and spelling)
word building
word sorting
check for understanding
engaging clip art
words or images will appear on mouse click
use the word building and word sorting activities outside of slide show mode to enable movement of word boxes and letters!
You may wish to use this lesson over one or two week and introduce the graphemes slowly. It is up to you. I have used this lesson for my Grade Two class but it is also appropriate for Grade One students requiring extension and Grade Three students.
A-Z alphabet posters Australian Rainforest theme - Looking for something a bit different? This is a rainforest poster set that includes the letter, picture (animal or insect) and word. You will find two font options; NSW or VIC Modern font. 109 pages pdf. A-Z posters ready to print and go!
Rainforest Australian alphabet posters includes;
NSW font poster set - Australian animals or insects - capital letter, lower case letter, animal/insect, word
VIC modern font poster set - Australian animals or insects - capital letter, lower case letter, animal/insect, word
BONUS - NSW & VIC font capital and lower case letter posters with rainforest background (no illustration or word)
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area).
This product is set to A4 letter size.
Non-editable pdf product
A-Z letters
I made this up for my own class when we had a rainforest theme and wanted to have Australian animals on there. I hope you find this useful!
roll and read vowel digraph games - Want some word level reading games that make learning fun and allow students to practise targeted phonic reading skills? These phonic reading games are designed assist students practice their phonic knowledge and apply that to reading words with targeted graphemes. Choose the boards that target your specific phonemes and the graphemes you are teaching. These games are roll and read boards and ‘find the word’ boards. This pack is aimed towards phonics for Year One and Year Two but can be used for consolidation and remediation of students in Year Three. 136 pages.
These boards are differentiated by having a single grapheme on each board and then a consolidation, or extension, board is provided for each target phoneme that includes a combination of graphemes. This is an easy way to differentiate phonic activities in a classroom. When students arrive to the ‘Roll and Read’ table, they simply choose the board that has their target graphemes on. They can also use the ‘I found these words’ boards. In this game, the students tick the words as they land on them and write the word onto their board. I have also provided a sound box follow-up activity. Simply laminate these sheets or put them under plastic (reusable) covers.
Vowel Digraph Games includes the following graphemes;
ai, ay, a-e,
ee, e, ea, y , e-e
oa, ow, o, o-e
igh, ie, i-e, y, i
u-e, ue and ew (diphthongs)
Included:
One board for each grapheme introduced
A consolidation board is included with all graphemes for the target phoneme (sound)
Instruction sheet is provided for the teacher
Learning outcomes page
Teacher checklist to record skills used by students to decode the words (variety provided) plus vocabulary knowledge
Colour and black and white options for each board
Two editable boards and student checklists are provided!
The target phoneme is underlined on each board so it will prompt the student to say the sound as a whole (e.g. ‘feet’)
Most words are one syllable but there are some two syllable words included
136 pages in total (includes cover pages)
Laminate games or put them in plastic sleeves for reuse and save on printing ink. Please check your printer settings prior to printing (fit to page or print in printable area). Thank you and enjoy.
black-and-white-classroom-theme A year-long classroom label pack that goes with any theme that you have! 118 page pdf product with editable labels.
black-and-white-classroom-theme includes;
teacher resource labels
toolbox labels
classroom resource labels
classroom area labels
art room labels
subject area labels
welcome to our class posters
calendar word labels (days of the week, months, seasons, dates and words to construct a sentence!)
toolbox label size, small labels and shelf size labels
118 pages (includes cover pages)
please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area)
Thanks for your support!
Kind regards, Jennifer
Science-of-reading-sound-wall Sound walls are all the rage right now but the good news is that they are based off research! If you are not certain how to set up a sound wall, this product does ALL of the work for you. Just print and go…
A 283 page printable product. This is an amazing print and go pack that does all the work for you. I have included a vowel valley example, lists of words with their phoneme-grapheme correspondences, different display options, small words (with pictures) to use for literacy centres and more! This is such a useful product to begin your journey with the ‘science of reading.’
phonics-sound-wall includes;
283 pages (including cover pages)
lists of phonemes included in sound wall, their type (according to the mouth sound, e.g. nasals, liquids) and matching graphemes
A4 and A5 display options
small word cards with grapheme alternatives (include a picture and the grapheme of focus is highlighted in red)
use the small words on your sound wall and also in your small group or whole group lessons (or do sound sorting with them!). Add velcro on the back so that students can pull them off the wall and use them during phonics or writing activities.
‘phonemes, graphemes we are learning’ posters
4 pages of editable word card boxes for you to create your own words
sound type labels (e.g. fricatives, nasals, r-controlled vowels and more)
instructions of how to set it up are included
colour product
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area). I created this sound wall for my own classroom and I have included a lot of additional grapheme alternatives. The list is not complete but is very thorough and includes most common and additional representations.
Family types writing activities - Want to link your HASS content to writing? Yes! Save your time and energy by integrating key family structure content in the HASS History curriculum with your writing plans. Use sentence stems containing the conjunctions and, so, but and because to allow your students to not only engage in meaningful writing activities but also to show you what they understand about family structures. 158 page pdf (includes answer key). For Year 1 and 2 students.
Family structures writing includes;
HASS History Family content - different family structures (nuclear, single-parent, extended, childless, step, grandparent), changing daily lives over generations, changing family roles, changing family structures and families are important.
Sentence stems for conjunctions; and, so, but and because
Differentiated pages (e.g. one conjunction or several)
Fill in the appropriate conjunction
Answer key - save time on your marking!
Clutter free pages
Black and white product (excluding answer key which has red answers)
Teacher checklist - writing sentence stems and student use of conjunctions and HASS content (understanding family structures and so forth)
Includes same-sex partners in nuclear families - choose the pages you wish to cover for your class
Pdf format - digital download
Single classroom licence
Please check your printer settings (fit to page, print in printable area) first. Thank you and enjoy!
History writing sentences - This product links early history concepts with sentence stem writing tasks allowing you to gain an understanding of your students knowledge by reviewing their sentence completions. Designed for students in Years 1 and 2. 256 page printable pdf.
History writing sentences includes;
Three levels of differentiated pages for each idea
Conjunctions; and, so, but and because
History concepts include: parents working and their changing roles over time, dinosaurs and fossils, how we remember the past, in the future or past, telephones, transport, cooking, writing, television, toilet, water, school and toys
Teacher checklist for students ability to write sentence stems and continue the sentence or use the conjunction
Teacher checklist to record that students understand the history concepts above as they have been able to complete sentences on them
This is a digital product. Download the product to your computer, save and print!
A4 landscape product in black and white
Answer key for compilation pages to give you an understanding of how students can continue the sentence stems (includes red ink)
Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area). This product has been tried and tested in Year 1 and 2.