Examining literature
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My Strange Shrinking Parents – Literature Task Cards
Deep dive into the characters and themes of Zeno Sworder’s highly acclaimed book, My Strange Shrinking Parents, with this set of 12 literature task cards.
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Create a Silly Story – Sorting Activity
Explore story characters, settings, problems and solutions by creating a silly story!
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Beginning, Middle and End Mini-Book - The Three Bears
Teach your students about the beginning, middle and end of a story with this mini-book retell of The Three Bears.
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Character Analysis Task Cards
Get your students to perform a character analysis for any fictional character using this set of 20 task cards.
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Figurative Language Flip Book
A flip book template for students to identify examples of figurative language.
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Animal Poetry Task Cards
Get your students writing simple animal poetry with this set of 12 poetry prompt task cards.
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Style of an Author Inquiry Project
Explore the style of an author with this engaging classroom project that helps students analyse, understand and present what makes an author’s writing unique.
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Writing Style Graphic Organiser
Get your class exploring writing style with this two-page graphic organiser, which enables students to track an author’s choices throughout a text.
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Story Archetypes Teaching Slides
Teach story archetypes with this engaging slide deck that introduces students to ten of the most common plot patterns in literature.
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Author Style Teaching Slides
Teach your students about author style with this engaging slide deck that helps students understand the different elements that make up an author’s unique voice.
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Plot Archetypes Booklet
Explore plot archetypes with this engaging 8-page mini book that helps students analyse familiar story structures.
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Narrative Features Worksheets - Humpty Dumpty
Identify characters, settings and parts of a story with early years reading worksheets featuring the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme.
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Story Structure Sentence Strips
Explore sentences that form the beginning, middle and end of 5 short stories with this sorting activity for younger year levels.
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Story Bag Surprise - Story Elements Digital Activity
Introduce and explore different story elements with this story bag surprise digital activity for the whole class to enjoy.
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Jack Be Nimble – Nursery Rhyme Poster
Use this “Jack be Nimble” nursery rhyme poster to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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Row Row Row Your Boat – Nursery Rhyme Poster
Use this “Row Row Row Your Boat” nursery rhyme poster to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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Hey Diddle Diddle – Nursery Rhyme Poster
Use this “Hey Diddle Diddle” nursery rhyme poster to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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Little Miss Muffet – Nursery Rhyme Poster
Use this “Little Miss Muffet” nursery rhyme poster to teach your youngest students the features of rhymes.
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I Think Mice Are Rather Nice – Nursery Rhyme Poster
Use this “I Think Mice Are Rather Nice” nursery rhyme poster to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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Character Traits Posters
Remind your students about the difference between external and internal character traits with this set of three classroom posters.
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Types of Characters - Poster
Remind students about the types of characters that can be found in stories with this colourful classroom poster.
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Internal and External Character Traits - Cut and Paste Worksheet
Explore the internal and external traits of story characters with this differentiated cut-and-paste worksheet.
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Narrative Elements - Worksheet
Practise identifying characters, settings, problems and solutions in fictional texts with this set of worksheets.
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Narrative Sequencing Teaching Presentation - Little Miss Muffet
Engage young readers in texts and learn about narrative sequencing with a teaching presentation featuring the Little Miss Muffet nursery rhyme.
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Narrative Features Worksheets - Hickory Dickory Dock
Identify characters, settings and parts of a story with early years reading worksheets featuring the Hickory Dickory Dock nursery rhyme.
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Prompts for Poetry – Family and Culture
A set of 16 illustrated poetry task cards to help students write about their family and cultural celebrations.
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Character Profile Flip Book - Lower Primary
Explore story characters with this flipbook template for lower primary students.
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The Waterfall – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Literature Study Task Cards (Lower Primary)
Explore the wonders of children's literature with this set of 12 literature study task cards for lower primary students.
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Alliteration Poster For Young Students
A poster to use with young students when teaching alliteration.
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Figurative Language PowerPoint
Explore figurative language with your students using this comprehensive teaching presentation.
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Character Emotions Worksheet
Make inferences about character's feelings with this one-page worksheet.