plan a first draft by generating ideas for writing such as drawing and brainstorming;
A template designed to help students plan their narrative writing.
A ninja themed Bump It Up Wall for writing to display in your classroom.
An editable PowerPoint to use when introducing brainstorming to your students.
A fast-paced brainstorming activity that will leave your students begging for more!
A template for brainstorming times associated with specific feelings.
A template for brainstorming times there has been a problem.
A template for brainstorming favorite memories.
A 73-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
A 78-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
A worksheet to use when learning to write a paragraph.
A worksheet to use when students need writing inspiration for a narrative piece.
A game to play at the beginning of the year for students to get to know each other.
A blank template to use for a variety of writing pieces in the primary grades.
A graphic organizer for students to use when categorizing sensory details.
A simple and effective graphic organizer that can be used for a wide range of purposes including note taking, mind mapping, and planning writing responses.
A scaffolding sheet to assist younger students in writing a simple procedure text.
Interactive PowerPoint presentation allowing teachers and students to learn and revise punctuation by highlighting paragraphs.
A teaching resource to help consolidate the students’ knowledge of punctuation.
Use this resource to track the progress of students during guided writing groups.
An educational poster and checklist pages highlighting important items to double check when writing sentences.
Is your writing 4 star writing? Ensure your students are double checking their work with these four stars.
A C.O.P.S writing and editing poster with accompanying checklist.
This English Language Arts unit has been designed to introduce procedural texts to younger students. It addresses the purpose, structure and language features of instructions and recipes.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will publish a simple recipe for bush stew.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a recipe for nature stew.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple recipe for fruit salad in small groups.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple procedure about a familiar experience.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of procedures.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently construct a simple personal recount about a familiar experience.