Homework Basket Activities Teaching Resources
An extensive collection of resources to use when compiling a range of learning at home tasks. Homework gives students opportunities to explore concepts at home which have been covered in class. Engaging homework basket activities can also encourage students to explore new ways of thinking away from the classroom. Resources in this collection involve a variety of learning areas for all ages.
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Counting to 10 Activity
Use this number activity to consolidate your students' knowledge of numbers 1-10.
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Fast Finisher Vocabulary Task Cards - Upper Grades
A set of 30 vocabulary task cards.
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Alphabet Playdough Mats
A set of playdough mats where students write and form letters in playdough.
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Facts and Opinions - Caterpillars
A fun activity for students to use when identifying facts and opinions about caterpillars.
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Creating an Imaginary Animal - Descriptive Language Activity
A creative activity to introduce students to descriptive and comparative language.
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'Facts About...' - Informative Texts Worksheet
A fact finding scaffold to use when introducing informative writing in the classroom.
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Simple Informative Texts - Writing Scaffold
A simple scaffolding worksheet to use when writing informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Butterflies)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Baleen Whales)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Crocodiles)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Penguins)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Frogs)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Colour Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about colours.
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Reading Task Cards
Over 40 reading task cards.
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Synonyms Puzzle Activity
22 sets of synonym puzzle pieces to match up.
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Antonyms Puzzle Activity
36 sets of antonym puzzle pieces to match up.
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Nature Walk Senses Worksheet
Use this worksheet during a nature walk to encourage children to listen, smell, look and feel!
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Nature Scavenger Hunt Checklist
A fun checklist of activities for children to do outdoors during a nature walk.
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0-20 Number Matching Game
A matching game using numbers, written words, dice, and animal pictures from 0 to 20.
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Informative Paragraph Starters - Topic Sentence Cards
20 topic sentences to be used at the beginning of an informative paragraph.
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Informative Texts Writing Scaffold
A scaffolding sheet which can be used to write an informative text.
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Informative Paragraphs Sequencing Activity
6 jumbled informative paragraphs for students to sequence in the correct order.
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5 Procedure Writing Stimulus Sheets
Writing stimulus sheets with a procedure focus.
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Two-Digit Place Value Match-Up Puzzle
A set of 12 place value puzzles for students to use when identifying the different representations of two-digit numbers.