A Smart Notebook file to teach the days of the week to kindergarten students. The learning sequence includes links to 'days of the week' songs. It asks students to read and sequence the days of the week and group them into weekdays and weekend days. It also gets students to use word consciousness to break apart and reconstruct the days of the week at a word level. Finally it gets students to brainstorm what they do on each day using pictures and words.

This 27-page Smart Notebook supports the teaching of numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Each numeral contains three slides. The first slide introduces the number using an image of a hand representing the number with fingers. Counters and a 5 or 10 frame provide another representation of the number. The second slide contains a jingle to describe how to form the numeral. Slide three provides an opportunity for modelled practice forming the numeral.

This editing checklist is designed for Kindergarten so they can be introduced to the editing symbols used in older years. This allows a whole school language when editing and proof-reading writing. Display this poster in the classroom. Copy a small version and place in the student's writing book. Place a copy on each student's desk.

This resource is a one page calendar that countdowns the days to the beginning of the 2020 school year. Add it as a hard or soft copy to the information pack given to students transitioning to Kindergarten in 2020. Each day on the calendar suggests an activity which will help prepare students for their first year of primary school. It also contains links to YouTube clips to support the practise of these skills. Personalise it to your school. Add your school name, starting times and before school starts get togethers.

This social story is about keeping hands to yourself. It is targeted at primary age students. It addresses the way a student can keep their hands to themselves throughout the school day. It covers morning lines, floor time, desk work, lunch time, free play and lining up. Use this social story as a whole class presentation. Print a copy for the class library or send it home for further independent practice.

This resource is a social story about how to deal with anger in a primary school context. Read the story to your whole class. Print out the story and put it in the classroom library. Send the story home to parents who can reiterate the message learnt at school.

This resource is a lesson plan, worksheets and Notebook for the book, The Bear Who Wouldn't Share by Jonathan Allen. It outlines two simple activities to follow a shared reading of the story. The activities focus on the skills of comprehension, fine motor cutting and pasting and connecting texts to student's lives. The activities are designed for preschool and Kindergarten transition but could be used as independent literacy group activities for late Kindergarten students.

This resource is a drama lesson plan for Kindergarten using the award winning picture book, ‘I want my hat back’ by Jon Klassen. This lesson plan addresses the NSW Creative Arts-Drama syllabus outcomes and references and describes process drama strategies. A writing task and worksheet are included. A Notebook is also included which provides the images necessary to work through the lesson plan.

This Kindergarten writing lesson sequence is informed by a L3 approach. It uses the award winning picture book 'This Is Not My Hat' by Jon Klasson. The lesson sequence includes 'L3 Reading To' procedures 1, 2 and 3. Procedure 3 provides three 'responding to' text activities. The NSW Syllabus outcomes and content this lesson sequence addresses, are highlighted. This lesson sequence could be used even if your school has not implemented a L3 approach to literacy. Support and extension activities for two of the tasks are provided.

This resource is a collection of Kindergarten/Year 1 phonics worksheets to compliment an explicit phonics program. It addresses the multiple graphemes (two or three) that represent a sound. It is the fourth set available. The worksheets include the graphemes or, aw, ow, ou, ue, ew, u_e, ur, ir and er. The worksheets align with the phases of the UK Letters and Sounds sequence but compliment any phonics commercial or Early Stage 1/ Stage 1 (or equivalent) program. They can be used as an independent activity after whole class instruction or as an independent literacy group activity. The worksheets contain a phonics, vocabulary, handwriting and writing component. Students need to be introduced to the digraph and vocabulary containing the sound. They can then complete the worksheet by matching the vocab to the corresponding image and then write the word in the ‘word shape’ box. Students form the letters that represent the sound in a large ‘rainbow writing’ format and a smaller format on the lines provided. The final lines on the worksheet is space for students to use the vocabulary to write a sentence. The worksheets are differentiated. The extension worksheet does not contain a vocab box so students can independently spell. Students could also be extended by adding more words containing the sound around the ‘rainbow writing’. The support worksheet groups the graphemes for each sounds in columns and has more emphasis on letter formation. Both PDF and Word files are provided so the font on the worksheet can be changed, if required.

This resource contains the 200 most frequently used words in English. The words are divided into 13 colour-coded levels. Use these levelled high frequency words as part of a Kindergarten or Year 1 literacy program. They can be sent home, one level at a time, as homework and tested weekly. Once the student has automatic recall of one level, they can move to the next. Use high frequency words in literacy groups. Students can write words on mini whiteboards or type on keyboards. Laminate and cut up words to make games such as snap and memory. NSW Handwriting Font and another font version is provided. Word versions also provided so font can be changed.

This 17 page PowerPoint presentation provides front loading activities to introduce and elicit prior knowledge about the text 'The Tale of Despereaux 'by Kate Dicamillo. It provides multiple activities to explore the themes of betrayal and nonconformity. Use the activities as they are or be inspired and adapt them for your unique context.

This resource is a 33-page Notebook to present the graphemes ay, ea, ie, oe, or, oy, ur, ow, air, ear, and er. It is appropriate for Term 3 Early Stage 1 or Stage 1. It supports Set 3 phonics worksheets by the same author. Firstly, the new grapheme for the sound is introduced with a concurrent handwriting focus. Vocabulary for the graphemes is then presented. This vocab matches the worksheets. There is space for other words which contain the sound/grapheme to be brainstormed and recorded. Finally a modelled sentence using the vocab can be constructed on the line provided. A screenshot of the corresponding worksheet is included to introduce the independent task.

This resource is a 38-page Notebook to present the graphemes ai, ay, a_e, ee, ea, y, e, igh, ie, i_e, oa, oe, oi, oy, or, aw, ow, ou, ue, ew, u_e, ur, ir and er. It is appropriate for Term 4 Early Stage 1 or Stage 1. It supports Set 4a and 4b phonics worksheets by the same author. Firstly, the single grapheme for the sound is revised. Then new graphemes for the sound are introduced with a concurrent handwriting focus. Vocabulary for the graphemes is then presented. This vocab matches the worksheets. There is space for other words which contain the sound to be brainstormed and recorded. A screenshot of the corresponding worksheet is included to introduce the independent task.

This resource is a collection of Kindergarten/Year 1 phonics worksheets to compliment an explicit phonics program. It addresses the multiple graphemes (two or three) that represent a sound. It is the fourth set available. The worksheets include the graphemes ai, ay, a_e, ee, ea, y, e, igh, ie,i_e, oa, oe, o_e, oi and oy. The worksheets align with the phases of the UK Letters and Sounds sequence but compliment any phonics commercial or Early Stage 1/ Stage 1 (or equivalent) program. They can be used as an independent activity after whole class instruction or as an independent literacy group activity. The worksheets contain a phonics, vocabulary, handwriting and writing component. Students need to be introduced to the digraph and vocabulary containing the sound. They can then complete the worksheet by matching the vocab to the corresponding image and then write the word in the ‘word shape’ box. Students form the letters that represent the sound in a large ‘rainbow writing’ format and a smaller format on the lines provided. The final lines on the worksheet is space for students to use the vocabulary to write a sentence. The worksheets are differentiated. The extension worksheet does not contain a vocab box so students can independently spell. Students could also be extended by adding more words containing the sound around the ‘rainbow writing’. The support worksheet groups the graphemes for each sounds in columns and has more emphasis on letter formation. Both PDF and Word files are provided so the font on the worksheet can be changed, if required.

This PowerPoint presentation is in the form of an early readers simple text. It introduces the topic of 3D space specifically cones, cubes, cylinder and spheres. It has a repetitive structure and contains the high frequency words look, like, what, and am . Teachers can use it as a guided reading text.

This resource is a sequential series of 8 levelled homework cards that address Aspect 1 of the NSW Numeracy Continuum. It contains; -one card for numerals 1-5, -four cards for 1-10, differing on the student’s ability with before and after numbers, -one card for numbers 1-20, -one card for numbers 1-30 and -one card for numbers 1-100. Using Best Start data, assess the student’s starting point and give them the appropriate card to move them along Aspect One of the Numeracy Continuum. Each card gives parents comprehensive instructions and activities to help their child practise the skills necessary to address the cluster markers for the level. Activities and instructions address counting forward and backwards, counting objects, numeral identification and subitising. It encourages students to see different representations of numbers such as the number line, 5/10 frame and concrete objects. Print out the card back to back. Learning intentions and content are on the front, parent instructions and activity suggestions are on the back. Provide parents with a resource pack containing a die, counters, number cards, number line, 5 or 10 frame and number chart. BLM are provided to make most aspects of this resource pack. Once a child masters the content, provide them with the next levelled card. This homework could be compulsory or optional for parents who are interested in supporting their child’s learning. The activities could also be incorporated into numeracy groups.

This resource supports students to research an Indigenous Australian and make a PowerPoint presentation (or other format) about their research. A selection of famous Indigenous Australians from a range of fields are provided for initial discussion. A 'questions to answer'page is provided to scaffold the student's research. A modelled example about fast bowler Eddie Gilbert is also provided.