Creating texts
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Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 1
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their persuasive writing.
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Imagine This! Silly Story Template
A template to use as a fun writing activity.
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Syllable Puzzles - Apple Matching Game
Practise segmenting, blending, and identifying types of syllables in words with a set of apple-themed puzzles.
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Halloween Words - Vocabulary and Writing Centre
Stretch your students’ vocabulary and writing skills with a devilishly-delightful Halloween Vocabulary and Writing Centre.
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Dictionary Guide Words Cut and Paste
Cut and paste to work out what guide words go with each of these words found in the dictionary.
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Dictionary Skills Task Cards - Set 1
Practise dictionary skills with this set of task cards.
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Dictionary Entry Cut and Paste Worksheet
Practise identifying the parts of a dictionary entry with this cut-and-paste worksheet.
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Parts of a Dictionary Entry Flipbook
Learn and practise dictionary skills with this Parts of a Dictionary Entry Flipbook.
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Dictionary Sorting Game
Get students in the habit of researching with our dictionary activity that helps learners match a word to its definition and part of speech.
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Dictionary Skills - Guide Words Teaching PowerPoint
Learn how to use guide words to find words in a dictionary with this teaching PowerPoint.
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Gumball Guide Words Worksheet
Practise identifying words within guide words from a dictionary with this fun gumball-themed worksheet.
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Dictionary Skills - Guide Words Sorting Mats
Practise using guide words to help find words in a dictionary with this popcorn-themed sorting activity.
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Winter Writing Prompts for Beginning Writers
Use the season of winter to inspire writing in your early years classroom.
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Insect-Themed Flashcards and Writing Prompts
Inspire young entomologists to read and write about insects with minibeast writing prompts and word wall cards.
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Holiday Recount Worksheet
A worksheet for younger students to use when writing a holiday recount.
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My Ideal World – Writing Template
A template for students to use when writing about their ideal world.
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Exploring Informative Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
This English unit has been designed to introduce the informative genre to younger students; specifically, the purpose, structure and language features of information reports.
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Exploring Narrative Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
This English unit uses fairy tales to introduce the narrative text type to younger students. It addresses the structure, characters and language features of a narrative.
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Exploring Procedural Texts Unit Plan
This English unit has been designed to introduce procedural texts to younger students. It addresses the purpose, structure and language features of instructions and recipes.
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Introduction to Personal Recounts Unit Plan
This English unit has been designed to introduce the recount text type to younger students; specifically, the purpose, structure and language features of personal recounts.
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Modelled Writing - How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple procedure about a familiar experience.
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What's the Problem?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop a complication and resolution for a fairy tale.
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Animal Fact Book - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently create an informative fact book about an animal.
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Animal Information Report - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple information report about an animal in pairs.
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Animal Information Report - Modelled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple information report about an animal.
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Writing a Fairy Tale
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a fairy tale, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Independent Writing - How to Make Bush Stew
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a recipe for bush stew.
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Guided Writing - How To Make Fruit Salad
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple recipe for fruit salad in small groups.
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Personal Recounts - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently construct a simple personal recount about a familiar experience.
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Personal Recounts - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple personal recount about a familiar experience in pairs.
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Personal Recounts - Modelled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple personal recount about a familiar experience.