Saint Patrick’s Day Informational Text - This pack provides information about Saint Patrick’s Day. This information will assist in the writing of your own Informational Text about Saint Patrick’s Day guided by a rubric. Word Wall and KWHL - for Saint Patrick’s Day. • There are color, plus black/white versions and a one page version • This will assist in assessing what your grade knows and will help when writing the Informational Text - This is what we know about… - This is what we want to know … - This is how we will find out what we want to know…… - This is our new learning about …. Vocabulary • Color and black/white versions provided. • Spare tags for extra words. • Display these words and discuss what they mean Fact Cards • These cards can be used as discussion starters or display these facts about St Patrick’s Day and discuss what they mean. • They can be used as starters for the Informational Text to help build the paragraphs Photos Prompts • These photos are to be used to assist in writing the text. • Print off and display around the finished Informational Text Writing Prompts • Use the photos provided in the photo section to assist in writing the text. • Print off and display around the finished Informational Text. • The rubrics are helpful in assessing the text. • A planner is included for the Informational Text. • There is a map to use to find Ireland and where other major celebrations occur. • There are a variety of papers and planners provided. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place

Earth Day – Reading and Writing Word Wall – color copy and display. As a grade add to this throughout the unit. Students can see the words and use them in writing and in extending vocabulary tasks. Emergent Reader – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Use the color cover and b/w. You may copy back to back and staple the pages together. As the children read the text, add color to the pictures. Use to reread each day. 3Rs Jack Johnson – the lyrics are here to read on a poster. Record how the song makes you feel and then write your own verse to share] I love my planet because… two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture My Earth – ways I can save my home … two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture Use the tub pictures to record what you can Reduce, Reuse, Recycle What can be recycled? Add your thoughts in the circles and discuss with others Interactive Notebook page for - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mind Map for Reuse, Recycle Collage of items for Recycling Persuasive Plan for the need to recycle, plus writing page Persuasive Plan for we need to plant more trees, plus writing page Earth Day – How can we promote this? Earth Day – My Footprint Yellow and Black Hat thinking for compost Earth Day – Acrostic Poem Earth Day – Wordfind Fact and Opinion – 20 cards to sort under these headings Matching and Sorting Tasks Craftivity - make a mobile Earth Day - PowerPoint and Tasks This pack includes a PowerPoint to share with your grade. There are facts to discuss and prompts to complete. Included are templates for recording answers and completing tasks. Tasks include Which countries celebrate Earth Day? Facts about the men behind Earth Day What does the Earth Day Flag look like? How can we save our Earth? What is your plan of action for saving energy and resources for future generations? COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Arbor Day is day that is dedicated to celebrating and caring for trees. We celebrate this day in late April each year. Arbor is Latin for tree. Enjoy these tasks to help build a sense of community in looking after our planet. This PowerPoint will assist in • building an understanding of Arbor Day • provide facts to share • answering why we hold it as an important day in our calendar event • acknowledging the ways we can do this • building discussion around each slide and asking questions about their understanding. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Earth Day Reading, Writing and Craft Earth Day is an important day to focus on so that our children understand that we need to take care of our planet. Work through these tasks to provide support to help protect our planet. Included in this pack Word Wall – color copy and display. As a grade add to this throughout the unit. Students can see the words and use them in writing and in extending vocabulary tasks. Emergent Reader – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Use the color cover and b/w. You may copy back to back and staple the pages together. As the children read the text, add color to the pictures. Use to reread each day. 3Rs Jack Johnson – the lyrics are here to read on a poster. Record how the song makes you feel and then write your own verse to share I love my planet because… two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture My Earth – ways I can save my home … two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture Use the tub pictures to record what you can Reduce, Reuse, Recycle What can be recycled? Add your thoughts in the circles and discuss with others Interactive Notebook page for - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mind Map for Reuse, Recycle Collage of items for Recycling Persuasive Plan for the need to recycle, plus writing page Persuasive Plan for we need to plant more trees, plus writing page Earth Day – How can we promote this? Earth Day – My Footprint Yellow and Black Hat thinking for compost Earth Day – Acrostic Poem Earth Day – Wordfind Fact and Opinion – 20 cards to sort under these headings This pack is aligned to the USA CCSS and Aus Curriculum Sorting and Matching Tasks Craft task - make a mobile Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Earth Day PowerPoint of Facts and Print and Go Tasks - This pack includes a PowerPoint to share with your grade. There are facts to discuss and prompts to complete. Included are templates for recording answers and completing tasks. Tasks include Which countries celebrate Earth Day? Facts about the men behind Earth Day What does the Earth Day Flag look like? How can we save our Earth? What is your plan of action for saving energy and resources for future generations? Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Poetry Templates and Word Wall Writing Pack - poetry is a great way to explore language and increase vocabulary. Use the templates to model examples and devices to use in poetry. This pack has been updated to include a FlipBook Use this booklet to encourage students to independently write their own poetry by making choices about what to include. Word Wall cards are available for • 5W • Acrostic • Autobiographical • Cinquain • Color Diamante • Free verse • Haiku • Limerick • Ode • Riddle • Shape Poem • Sonnet Word Wall Cards in two versions - a full color set and a ‘save my ink version’ Types of Poetry • Narrative • Lyrical • Humorous • Free Verse • Cinquain • Diamante • Haiku • Tanka • Biographical • 5W • Pensee • Acrostic • Quinzaine • Septet • Proposition • Alliteration • Repeat It • Clerihew • Limerick Poetry Tools- • Metaphor • Imagery • Repetition • Rhythm • Simile • Personification • Idiom • Rhyme • Shape • Synonym - Antonym • Palindrome • Pun • Analogy • Hyperbole • Oxymoron • Figurative Language • Refrain • Symbolism • Irony • Tone • Mood Devices • Alliteration • Assonance • Consonance • Euphony • Onomatopoeia • Cacophony Types of Poetry • Couplet • Triplet • Quatrain • Cinquain • Octet • Stanza Punctuation • semicolon • period • full stop • colon • exclamation mark • dash • comma • capitals • hyphen • brackets • quotation marks • ellipses COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This Life Cycles - Frogs pack explores the life cycle of frogs through increasing vocabulary through reading and writing about frogs. Flap Book • This is a record of learning as you move through the information. • Put the book together – instructions are included. • Complete the first page before you start the unit. • As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. • The students may go back and add information as they learn new things. Posters • Print and go! • These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. • The third set has the life cycle. A Reader • Print and go! • This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw task • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. Print and Go • The following pages will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about frogs. Please make choices about which task are suitable for each student in your grade. Pond Life • What do frogs eat? • Label parts of a frog • Frogs can/have/ are • Tadpoles can/have/are • Egg spawn can/is/are • Venn Diagram – frog/tadpole • Definitions • How do frogs move? Information Report • These pages will assist in writing a report. Spinner • Color copy and laminate. • Add a split pin to attach the arrow. • Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the frog cycle. • What I know about frogs • Frogs planner – with and without lines • Information Report Planner Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This Life Cycle - Ladybug pack explores the life cycle of Ladybugs through increasing vocabulary through reading and writing about Ladybugs. Learning Journal • This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about Ladybugs. • Put the book together first– instructions are included. • Complete the first page before you start the unit. • As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. • The students may go back and add information as they learn new things. Posters • Print and go! These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. • The third set has the life cycle. A Reader • Print and go! This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw task • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. Print and Go • The following pages will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about ladybugs. • Please make choices about which task are suitable for each student in your grade. • Interactive Note page • Leaf Life • What do Ladybugs eat? • Label parts of a ladybug • Ladybugs can/have/ are • Larvae can/have/are • Eggs can/is/are • Venn Diagram – Ladybug/larvae • Research and answer • Order the cycle Information Report • The following pages will assist in writing a report. • Spinner Color copy and laminate. Add a split pin to attach the arrow. Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the ladybug cycle. • What I know about ladybugs Ladybug planner – with and without lines • Information Report Planner COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This Chicken Life Cycle pack explores the life cycle of chickens through increasing vocabulary as students read and write about chickens. Record of Learning • This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about chickens. • Complete the first page before you start the unit. • As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. • The students may go back and add information as they learn new things Posters • These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has information. • The third set has the life cycle. Reader • This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw Task • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws – break up cards will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. • Two spellings for fertiliser/fertilizer Recording of Learning • These templates will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about chickens. • Please make choices about which tasks are suitable for each student in your grade. Print and go section • Interactive Note page, • Egg life, What do chickens eat? Label parts of a chicken, • Eggs/Hatchling/Hens can/have/are • Venn Diagram – chick/hen • Research and answer facts • Order the life cycle • What is an Omnivore? Informational Report • The following pages will assist in writing a report. • Spinner - Color copy and laminate. Add a split pin to attach the arrow. Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must give some facts about that part of the chicken cycle. • What I know about chickens, chicken planner – with and without lines. • Information Report Planner - Two spellings for fertiliser/fertilizer Photo Prompts • Battery Hens • Day In the life of a chicken • How many ways can we eat eggs? • Describe how to crack an egg? • These can be printed off or shown on your interactive screen as a prompt. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Bee Life Cycle - The life cycle of a bee is about community. Every bee has a role and makes their community survive. This pack will enable your students to understand each role and phase within the bee life cycle. Journal for Bees This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about Bees. Put the book together first– instructions are included. Complete the first page before you start the unit. As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. The students may go back and add information as they learn new things. Write about with facts • Print and go! • These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. • The third set has the life cycle. Reader about Bees • Print and go! • This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw tasks about Bees • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. Print and Go tasks for Bees The following pages will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about bees. Please make choices about which task are suitable for each student in your grade. • Interactive Note page • What do Bees eat? • Label parts of a Bee • Bees can/have/ are • Larva can/have/are • Eggs can/is/are • Venn Diagram – Bee/larva • Research and answer • Order the cycle Informational Report on Bees The following pages will assist in writing a report. • Spinner - Color copy and laminate. Add a split pin to attach the arrow. Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the Bee cycle. • What I know about bees • Bee planner – with and without lines • Information Report Planner COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This Butterfly Life Cycle pack explores the life cycle of butterflies through increasing vocabulary using reading and writing about butterflies. Recording Book • This is a record of learning as you move through the information. • Put the book together – instructions are included. • Complete the first page before you start the unit. • As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. • The students may go back and add information as they learn new things. Posters • Print and go! • These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. • The third set has the life cycle. A Reader • Print and go! • This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw task • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. Print and Go • The following pages will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about butterflies. Please make choices about which task are suitable for each student in your grade. • Label parts of a butterfly • Butterflies can/have/are • Chrysalis can/have/are • Pupa can/is/are • Venn Diagram – butterfly/chrysalis Information Report • These pages will assist in writing a report. • Spinner • Color copy and laminate. • Add a split pin to attach the arrow. • Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the frog cycle. • What I know about butterflies • Butterflies planner – with and without lines • Information Report Planner COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This Life Cycle Bundle pack explores the life cycle of Bees - Butterflies - Chickens - Frogs - Ladybugs - Spiders through increasing vocabulary using reading and writing about animal life cycles. Each pack has - Recording Book • This is a record of learning as you move through the information. • Put the book together – instructions are included. • Complete the first page before you start the unit. • As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. • The students may go back and add information as they learn new things. Posters • Print and go! • These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. • The third set has the life cycle. A Reader • Print and go! • This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw task • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. Print and Go • Label parts of the animal • These can/have/are • Venn Diagrams for comparisons Information Report • These pages will assist in writing a report. • Spinner • Color copy and laminate. • Add a split pin to attach the arrow. • Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the cycle. • What I know about life cycles • Information planner – with and without lines • Information Report Planner COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Spider Life Cycle - Spiders we love them or we hate them! Some kids are fascinated by them and we need to share which ones are safe and which ones are not. This Spider Life Cycle Pack will support your grade through various tasks and increase their knowledge about arachnids. ✎ Word Wall and Vocabulary Cards ✎ Learning Journal This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about spiders ✎ Posters Showing each stage of the cycle. Print and go! Two versions and two printing color options ✎ A Reader - Print and go! ✎ Jigsaw task – to help improve vocab and can be used for sequencing ✎ Print and Go tasks Interactive Note page Spiderling life What do spiders eat? Label parts of a spider Spiders/Eggs/Hatchling Spiders can/have/are Venn Diagram – spider, spiderlings Research and answer Order the Cycle - Arachnids ✎ Information Report – planners and templates ✎ Picture Writing Prompts These can be printed off or shown on your interactive screen as a prompt. Words to describe spiders What I like and don’t like about spider webs A Day in the Life of a Spider Up Close and Personal How do you feel when you see a spider? What do you think I found in my spider web? I think Spiders are… Themes – spiders, arachnids, science COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Mother’s Day Bundle - Celebrate Mother’s Day with this bundle, it has everything you need to make many choices for years to come. There are four packs included in this bundle. This Mother’s Day Interactive Card gives your students the opportunity to record memories, facts and thoughts about their mother. Every year when we make this card we get amazing feedback from our parents. This Mother’s Day pack will help create a large card that has many sections. There are instructions with photos to help assemble the card. Mother’s Day PowerPoint of Facts This PowerPoint will assist in building an understanding of Mother’s Day and why we hold it as an important calendar event and acknowledge it in the way we do. • Use this as a PowerPoint and share with your grade. • Discuss each slide and ask questions about their understanding. **Mother’s Day – Craftivity. ** A gorgeous coupon hand bag with a card is the end result of this task. There are many opportunities to write and discuss what Mother’s Day means and how we celebrate it as families. Handbag Craftivity with coupons Have fun making this coupon bag for Mother’s Day Mother’s Day A Bouquet - Surprise the mothers in your room with a handmade bouquet this year. They will love this creation and you will have heaps of fun making this bouquet with your students. Mother’s Day – Make a Bouquet How to make a bouquet – Print off the instructions and display for students to follow - There is. step by step guide included. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on the 5th May each year. While Cinco de Mayo has become more about the Mexican culture it is about the bravery and perseverance of a culture to over throw the French. Explore the Cinco de Mayo facts, photos, vocabulary and put together your very own Cinco de Mayo Interactive Notebook. Our Cinco De Mayo Lapbook contents include Interactive NoteBook Includes a color cover and black/white cover There are photos with the instructions There are spaces to record – what you know, want to know and any new learning. Record food facts, musical instruments, the flag colors, new words, national dress, facts about Cinco de Mayo, an acrostic poem, locate Mexico on a map and What’s in a piñata? Vocabulary Cards Use these to help with the writing tasks and build word knowledge Fact Cards Use these as discussion starters Can be used to sort or put on display Photos for display Use as writing prompts Can be attached to your bulletin boards Writing tasks Cinco de Mayo prompts with two versions of lines Add a picture to your text What’s in your piñata? My favorite Mexican food to eat A map Where is Mexico? COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This World Environment Day PowerPoint is designed to share why and how we celebrate and acknowledge World Environment Day. Share the PowerPoint and encourage discussion about the content and what we can do to make our planet the best place we can make it. Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

World Environment Day - This World Environment Day PowerPoint is designed to share why and how we celebrate and acknowledge World Environment Day. Share the PowerPoint and encourage discussion about the content and what we can do to make our planet the best place we can make it. There are recording templates to support the Powerpoint contained in the zip file. Our Recording Template Pack supports the Powerpoint contained in the zip file. • What do we need to keep doing and what can we stop doing to make our planet a better place to be? • Record words to describe World Environment Day • Plus, minus and interesting ideas about our planet • Alphabet Key – Our Planet • What I see, I think and I wonder about our planet • Environment Day Fact Chart • World Environment Day 3 facts, 2 opinions and 1 question I have • Compare and contrast our world 50 years ago and today • Convince your grade to look after our planet. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

These recording templates support the Powerpoint contained in the zip file. • What do we need to keep doing and what can we stop doing to make our planet a better place to be? • Record words to describe World Environment Day • Plus, minus and interesting ideas about our planet • Alphabet Key – Our Planet • What I see, I think and I wonder about our planet • Environment Day Fact Chart • World Environment Day 3 facts, 2 opinions and 1 question I have • Compare and contrast our world 50 years ago and today • Convince your grade to look after our planet. Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Letter writing is an art! We love to receive letters and what better way than write one first. This pack will show you why and how we should write letters. There are posters, templates and ideas to use to get your students to write letters. This pack includes - • Posters for - Why do we write letters? Why write a letter, Parts of a letter • Rubric for letter Writing • What do we know about letter writing? • Why do we write letters? • What steps are needed after we write a letter? • What does a letter look like? • What does an envelope need on it? • Address an envelope to your family? • What other items do we post? • What are the busiest times at the post office? • Draw the logo for our postal service • Design and make your own mailbox • Design your own stamp • How to make an envelope #1 • How to make an envelope #2 • Add a graphic to a letter to say ‘Thank you to the Tooth Fairy" and ‘We Should Have More Recess • 12 different pages to use to write a letter COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Skip Counting - Addition - Problem Solving are all covered in this BBQ activity. Skip counting provides an understanding of number patterns. The skip counting skill helps with the four operations and gives confidence to solve problems. Our BBQ Problem Based Learning task explores a menu and solving the price of food eaten. Prompts for purchasing BBQ menu items There are prompts to use for display. They will motivate your students to draw, record their BBQ choices and then cost each order. Skip Counting Mats The skip counting mats are provided to review 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 7s and 10s from a zero and non zero starting point. Start at 0 or start at any number. Student Workbook Select the pages you want to be printed in your students’ books. Some students may not need all the pages. Use play money to help work out the skipping patterns. Small whiteboards can be used to record the skipping pattern. Interactive Note Book Pages These are Interactive Note Pages for extension work. Draw the BBQ order on the front and under the flap work out how much the order would cost. The answer key is provided at the back of this pack. Teach the students how to record dollars and cents. Answer Keys COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.