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Year 5 Dictation Passages PowerPoint

Updated: 25 Oct 2024

Use this set of Year 5 dictation passages to promote listening and transcription skills in your students.

Editable: PowerPoint
Pages: 22 Pages
Year: 5

Curriculum

VC2E5LA05

Understand that the structure of a complex sentence includes an independent clause and at least one dependent clause, and understand how writers can use this structure for effect <ul> <li>knowing that complex sentences make connections between ideas to provide a reason (for example, ‘He jumped up because the bell rang.’); state a purpose (for example, ‘She raced home to confront her brother.’); express a condition (for example, ‘It will break if you push it.’); make a concession (for example, ‘She finished her work even though she was feeling tired.’); or link 2 ideas in terms of various time relations (for example, ‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned.’)</li> </ul>
VC2E5LA09

Understand how to use commas to indicate prepositional phrases, and how to use apostrophes where there is multiple possession in regular and irregular nouns <ul> <li>learning that in Standard Australian English, regular plural nouns ending in ‘s’ form the possessive by adding just the apostrophe, for example ‘the students’ classroom’</li> <li>learning that in Standard Australian English, for proper nouns the regular possessive form is always possible but a variant form without the second ‘s’ is sometimes found, for example ‘James’s house’ or ‘James’ house’</li> <li>learning that when there is more than one owner, the apostrophe is usually used for the last owner in the list, for example ‘the cat and kitten’s bowls’</li> <li>using commas to signal a prepositional phrase, for example ‘On Saturday, before it rained, we went to the beach.’</li> </ul>
VC2E5LY03

Use phonological, morphological and vocabulary knowledge to read and spell words that share common letter patterns but have different pronunciations <ul> <li>recognising and writing less familiar words that share common letter patterns but have different pronunciations, for example ‘journey’, ‘your’, ‘tour’ and ‘sour’</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Year 5 Dictation Passages PowerPoint

Updated: 25 Oct 2024

Use this set of Year 5 dictation passages to promote listening and transcription skills in your students.

Editable: PowerPoint
Pages: 22 Pages
Year: 5

Use this set of Year 5 dictation passages to promote listening and transcription skills in your students.

Looking for Year 5 Dictation Passages?

Dictation is a valuable teaching and learning tool. It enables students to apply the punctuation and grammar conventions they have been taught to an authentic text. It also allows students to fine-tune their listening and editing skills.

This set of 20 dictation passages aligns directly with the Australian Curriculum for Year 5. The punctuation and grammar conventions addressed in this teaching resource include:

Apostrophes of possession
Subordinate clauses
Homophones
Less common plurals
Question marks

Each slide also contains two extension activities related to the passage.

This set of Year 5 dictation passages downloads as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

Read on to learn more about using this resource in your classroom!

Using These Year 5 Dictation Passages with Your Students

Here’s a step-by-step guide for using these dictation passages with your Year 5 students. To complete the activity, your students will need a pencil and a workbook.

Choose a Passage – Select one of the passages from the presentation and display it on your device. Do not share the slide with the students at this point.
Introduce the Passage – Briefly explain the topic or context of the passage to set the scene. Highlight any new vocabulary or tricky words students might encounter.
First Read-Through – Read the entire passage aloud at a normal speed so students can listen and absorb the meaning without writing.
Second Read-Through – Read the passage again, but more slowly this time. Pause at the end of each natural break to allow students time to write down what they hear.
Third Read-Through – After students have finished writing, read the passage one final time. This time, students should check their work and correct any errors.
Review – Display the passage on an interactive whiteboard. Have students swap books with a partner, or you may prefer for them to review their own work. Go through the passage as a class, discussing any tricky words or common errors.

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Curriculum

VC2E5LA05

Understand that the structure of a complex sentence includes an independent clause and at least one dependent clause, and understand how writers can use this structure for effect <ul> <li>knowing that complex sentences make connections between ideas to provide a reason (for example, ‘He jumped up because the bell rang.’); state a purpose (for example, ‘She raced home to confront her brother.’); express a condition (for example, ‘It will break if you push it.’); make a concession (for example, ‘She finished her work even though she was feeling tired.’); or link 2 ideas in terms of various time relations (for example, ‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned.’)</li> </ul>
VC2E5LA09

Understand how to use commas to indicate prepositional phrases, and how to use apostrophes where there is multiple possession in regular and irregular nouns <ul> <li>learning that in Standard Australian English, regular plural nouns ending in ‘s’ form the possessive by adding just the apostrophe, for example ‘the students’ classroom’</li> <li>learning that in Standard Australian English, for proper nouns the regular possessive form is always possible but a variant form without the second ‘s’ is sometimes found, for example ‘James’s house’ or ‘James’ house’</li> <li>learning that when there is more than one owner, the apostrophe is usually used for the last owner in the list, for example ‘the cat and kitten’s bowls’</li> <li>using commas to signal a prepositional phrase, for example ‘On Saturday, before it rained, we went to the beach.’</li> </ul>
VC2E5LY03

Use phonological, morphological and vocabulary knowledge to read and spell words that share common letter patterns but have different pronunciations <ul> <li>recognising and writing less familiar words that share common letter patterns but have different pronunciations, for example ‘journey’, ‘your’, ‘tour’ and ‘sour’</li> </ul>

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