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Create short imaginative and informative texts that show emerging use of appropriate text structure, sentence-level grammar, word choice, spelling, punctuation and appropriate multimodal elements, for example illustrations and diagrams
Elaborations
- referring to learned knowledge of text structure and grammar when creating a new text (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- applying new vocabulary appropriately in creating text (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- learning how to plan spoken and written communications so that listeners and readers might follow the sequence of ideas or events (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- beginning to consider audience in designing a communication involving visual components, selecting images for maximum impact (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
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Informative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 1
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Animal Poetry Prompts Task Cards for Year 1 and Year 2
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How to Build a Snowman - Procedural Writing Worksheets
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Picnic Fractions Worksheet (Halves)
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Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 1
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My Monster Story Template
A cute story writing activity.
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Year 1 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 2) Task Cards
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Spring Writing Prompts for Beginning Writers
Use the season of spring to inspire writing in your early years classroom.
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Imagine This! Silly Story Template
A template to use as a fun writing activity.
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Story Spine Porcupine – Narrative Writing Template
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Literacy Bookwork Expectations Posters
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Numeracy Bookwork Expectations Posters
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Farm-Themed Flashcards and Writing Prompts
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4 Star Writing Poster and Checklist Sheet
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Interactive Build A Snowman Sequencing Activity
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How to Decorate a Christmas Tree - Year 1 Procedural Writing Activity
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Winter Writing Prompts for Beginning Writers
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My Ideal World – Writing Template
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Exploring Informative Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
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Exploring Narrative Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
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Exploring Procedural Texts Unit Plan
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Introduction to Personal Recounts Unit Plan
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Animal Information Report - Shared Writing
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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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Personal Recounts - Modelled Writing
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What's the Problem?
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Independent Writing - How to Make Bush Stew
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