Get your students out of the four walls of the classroom and into the outdoors with this fun activity. Students will graph the car colours in the Staff Car Park. They will have the opportunity to use tally marks to collect data to construct a bar graph. A set of questions also requires students to interpret the constructed bar graph. Not only will learning be more realistic but also it will be a welcome change, perhaps from the daily routine. See more bar graphs in the Mega Graphs Bundle. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/graphs-mega-bundle-11602681

Students will use card visuals to record pizza sales over a given period of time. They will plot and interpret data on a line graph. ► Items Included: ✓ File folder cover (2 options): if placing all items in a file at a centre ✓ Single large task card (colour and blackline) on a sheet outlining the task ✓ Two small task cards (colour and blackline) on a sheet outlining the task ✓ ine graph sheet to plot data (single- large and two small on a sheet) ✓ esponse Sheet to interpret data (single- large and two small on a sheet) ✓ visual data cards featuring number of pizzas sold ✓ ample Response /Answer Key (single- large and two small on a sheet) ✓ poster defining a Line Graph ►Activity: Students will follow the instructions on the task card to collect data and plot it on the line graph. They will then interpret data collected by answering questions. To save on paper, you have the option to print two templates on a single sheet for all printables in this pack.

Celebrate Australia Day in your classroom with this bright bunting banner reading, ‘Happy Australia Day ’. PREPARATION Cut out each bunting flag and laminate for durability. Staple to a ribbon or display on a bulletin board.

Your students will have fun reading these 41 first grade sight words sporting a Winter/Christmas theme. There are 41 reading slides each featuring a Gingerbread Boy holding up a sight word. Each slide has its own unique transition and sound effect to wow students and make reading engaging and fun. This easy to present slide show will be a good warm-up reading activity, not to mention an effective time-filler when you’ve got a couple of minutes for that bell to go. You can even have a student come up and run the slides while you get that very important note to little Johnny’s mother sent off. The 41 first grade sight words in focus are: after, again, an, any, as, ask, by, could, every, fly, from, give, going, had, has, her, him, his, how, just, know, let, live, may, of, old, once, open, over, put, round, some, stop, take, thank, them, then, think, walk, were, when This Winter/Christmas themed first grade sight words set is sure to build reading fluency and make reading so much fun!

Your students will have fun reading these 40 Pre-Primer sight words sporting a Winter/Christmas theme. There are 40 slides each featuring a Gingerbread Boy holding up a sight word. Each slide has its own unique transition and sound effect to wow students and make reading engaging and fun. This easy to present slide show will be a good warm-up reading activity, not to mention an effective time-filler when you’ve got a couple of minutes for that bell to go. You can even have a student come up and run the slides while you get that very important note to little Johnny’s mother sent off. The 40 Pre-Primer sight words in focus are: a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, down, find, for, funny, go, help, here, I, in, is, it, jump, little, look, make, me, my, not, one, play, red, run, said, see, the, three, to, two, up, we, where, yellow, you This Winter/Christmas themed Pre-Primer sight words set is sure to build reading fluency and make reading so much fun!

Your students will have fun reading these 46 second grade sight words sporting a Winter/Christmas theme. There are 46 reading slides each featuring a Gingerbread Boy holding up a sight word. Each slide has its own unique transition and sound effect to wow students and make reading engaging and fun. This easy to present slide show will be a good warm-up reading activity, not to mention an effective time-filler when you’ve got a couple of minutes for that bell to go. You can even have a student come up and run the slides while you get that very important note to little Johnny’s mother sent off. The 46 second grade sight words in focus are: *always, around, because, been, before, best, both, buy, call, cold, does, don’t, fast, first, five, found, gave, goes, green, its, made, many, off, or, pull, read, right, sing, sit, sleep, tell, their, these, those, upon, us, use, very, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your * This Winter/Christmas themed second grade sight words set is sure to build reading fluency and make reading so much fun!

Your students will have fun reading these 52 Primer sight words sporting a Winter/Christmas theme. There are 52 reading slides each featuring a Gingerbread Boy holding up a sight word. Each slide has its own unique transition and sound effect to wow students and make reading engaging and fun. This easy to present slide show will be a good warm-up reading activity, not to mention an effective time-filler when you’ve got a couple of minutes for that bell to go. You can even have a student come up and run the slides while you get that very important note to little Johnny’s mum sent off. The 52 Primer sight words in focus are: all, am, are, at, ate, be, black, brown, but, came, did, do, eat, four, get, good, have, he, into, like, must, new, no, now, on, our, out, please, pretty, ran, ride, saw, say, she, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, under, want, was, well, went, what, white, who, will, with, yes This Winter/Christmas themed Primer sight words set is sure to build reading fluency and make reading so much fun!

Teach students 20 persuasive techniques of the persuasive writing genre with this interactive fun resource. This pack includes 20 Scavenger Hunt cards, 1 Recording Sheet, and an Answer Key to equip students with necessary content information on persuasive writing techniques that they can apply to their own persuasive essays. The persuasive techniques featured in the 20 hunt cards are: ✓ adjectives ✓ adverbs ✓ alliteration ✓ anecdote ✓ sarcasm ✓ connotations ✓ metaphor ✓ exaggeration ✓ evidence ✓ expert opinion ✓ inclusive language ✓ rhetorical question ✓ simile ✓ emotive words ✓ tone ✓ repetition ✓ imagery ✓ cliché ✓ logic ✓ pun ACTIVITY Place the 20 information cards on Persuasive Writing Techniques around the classroom. Students can work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to find the answers to all 20 questions on their recording sheets. They must read the information on each card to find the answer for each corresponding question on their recording sheets. EVIDENCE OF LEARNING ♦ After the hunt, discuss the answers as a class. I have the pdf version of the hunt open on the interactive whiteboard, so students refer to the information card for each question on their recording sheets. ♦ The interactive nature of the hunt makes it fun for students to learn the persuasive techniques characteristic of a persuasive essay. Students will be more confident to use these techniques when writing. Please note that the 20 Hunt cards feature just a definition of each technique type. Students need to read the definition and identify the persuasive technique. This will enable you to assess prior knowledge and also enable students to consciously think of the answer prior to responding or to make an educated guess. Wish you and your students a successful year!

MULTIPLICATION: TIMES TABLES: CENTRES ACTIVITY Help your students know their multiplication tables with this fun interactive 0 to 12 times tables wheel pack. There are two writing styles for each of the times tables from 0 to 12. Choose the one you prefer to use in the classroom consistently for students to excel in their multiplication facts. Multiplication facts of 0 will help students better gain conceptual understanding of the value of zero. WHAT'S INCLUDED: ✓ 13 cover wheel templates from 0 to 12 ✓ 13 base wheel templates from 0 to 12 (style A: 2 x 1 = 2) ✓ 13 base wheel templates from 0 to 12 (style B: 1 x 2 = 2) ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS: → Have students first personalise their wheels. They write their name, colour and write in the multiplication facts. → Cut around the circle boundary of each wheel. → Attach both wheels in the middle with a fastener. → Spin to see and practise each multiplication fact. I hope your students will know their multiplication facts like clockwork with the help of these wheel templates.

Use this fun hands-on spinner wheels pack to document the life cycles of 6 Arctic Animals. Both black and white and coloured wheel templates included. There are 3 different base templates to accompany each black and white and coloured wheel cover template. with labels of the life-cycle stages and images with just images for students to label the stages with just images and blank lines for students to label and write a brief overview of each stage in the animal’s life cycle The wheels turn easily anti-clockwise and feature the life cycles of the following Arctic Animals: Arctic Fox Harp Seal Puffin Reindeer Snowy Owl Walrus Please note these wheel templates do not feature detailed information on the life cycle of the above animals, but are a tool to document students’ findings on the life cycles from books, videos and/or the internet.

Use this fun hands-on spinner wheels pack to document the life cycles of plants. Both black and white and coloured wheel templates included. There are 3 different base templates to accompany each black and white and coloured wheel cover template. with labels of the life-cycle stages and images with just images for students to label the stages with just images and blank lines for students to label and write a brief overview of each stage in the plant’s life cycle The wheels feature the life cycles of the following: Apple Bean Cherry Blossom Coniferous Tree Pumpkin Sunflower Please note these wheel templates do not feature detailed information, but are a tool to document student’s findings on the life cycles from books, videos and/or the internet.

Use this fun hands-on spinner wheels pack to document the life cycles of 10 insects. Both black and white and coloured wheel templates included. There are 3 different base templates to accompany each black and white and coloured wheel cover template. with labels of the life-cycle stages and images with just images for students to label the stages with just images and blank lines for students to label and write a brief overview of each stage in the animal’s life cycle The wheels feature the life cycles of the following insects: Ant Butterfly Cricket Dragonfly Dung Beetle Firefly Honey Bee Ladybug Mosquito Stag Beetle Please note these wheel templates do not feature detailed information on the life cycle of the above insects, but are a tool to document students’ findings on the life cycles from books, videos and/or the internet.

Use this fun hands-on spinner wheels pack to document the life cycles of 6 birds. Both black and white and coloured wheel templates included. There are 3 different base templates to accompany each black and white and coloured wheel cover template. with labels of the life-cycle stages and images with just images for students to label the stages with just images and blank lines for students to label and write a brief overview of each stage in the animal’s life cycle The wheels feature the life cycles of the following birds: Barn Owl Chicken Penguin Robin Goose Turkey Please note these wheel templates do not feature detailed information on the life cycle of the above animals, but are a tool to document student’s findings on the life cycles from books, videos and/or the internet.

Teach students the structural components of the persuasive writing genre with this interactive fun resource. This pack includes 20 Scavenger Hunt cards, 3 Recording Sheets, and Answer Key pages to equip students with necessary content information so that they are able to adhere to the structural format when writing their own persuasive essays. The structural components featured in the 20 hunt cards are: ✓ The Introduction: hook, opinion, thesis statement ✓ The Body: topic sentence, supporting details, concluding sentence ✓ The Conclusion: summary statement, re-statement of reasons, call to action ✓ Transition words ✓ High-modality verbs ✓ Ethos, pathos, logos modes of persuasion ACTIVITY Place the 20 fact cards on Persuasive Writing around the classroom. Students can work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to find the answers to all 20 questions on their recording sheets. They must read the fact card to find the answer for each corresponding fact question on their recording sheets. EVIDENCE OF LEARNING ♦ After the hunt, discuss the answers as a class. I have the pdf version of the hunt open on the interactive whiteboard, so students refer to the fact card for each question on their recording sheets. ♦ The interactive nature of the hunt makes it fun for students to learn the structural components of a persuasive essay. Once students adhere to structure when writing, the job is half done. Once you have taught students the style and structure of a Persuasive Essay, the job is half done. All the best! Wish you and your students a successful year!

BASE TEN: HUNDREDS TENS AND ONES: SCOOT Build number sense with these 24 Base Ten Scoot Cards on Hundreds, Tens and Ones. These cards feature colourful base ten block illustrations to help your students count in hundreds, tens, and ones. Recording sheets (2 options), file folder covers and answer key also included. ********************************************************************** SUGGESTED USE → Small group rotations (cards may be rotated among small groups of students) → Math Centres → Early Finishers → Morning Work → Warm-up/Tuning in Activity ⇒ Game of Scoot: There are many variations to the game. Here’s one: Lay cards around the classroom. When the teacher calls ‘scoot’ students pick up a card and write their response on the provided Recording Sheet. Students can only move when ‘scoot’ is called out. If the student does not finish solving the problem on a card, he/she can continue to spend more time on it, but must wait till the teacher calls out ‘scoot’. You can also have this as a silent activity where students move around quietly solving all the task cards without the teacher calling out ‘scoot’. At the culmination of the activity, project the cards on the interactive whiteboard and discuss the answers with the class. Alternatively, place the answer sheet at a Centre for students to self-check. ********************************************************************** PREPARATION ♦ Stack and perfectly align sheets. Cut along task card borders carefully. Work with 3 sheets at a time for better manipulation. ♦ Laminate cards for durability. There are four cards on a single sheet. ♦ Store cards in zip-loc bags (small plastic pouches). Label. ♦ Place cards and copies of Recording Sheet in file folder. ♦ Glue file folder cover (2 options included) onto folder.

Celebrate Eid in your classroom with these bright bunting banners reading, ‘Happy Eid’. There is a choice of 2 banners:  ✓ Decorated with Eid themed images. ✓ Plain featuring bunting flags and letters. PREPARATION → Cut out each bunting flag and laminate for durability. Staple to a ribbon or display on a bulletin board.  → Display students’ work below banner.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in your classroom with this bright bunting banner reading, ‘Happy Valentine’s Day ’. PREPARATION Cut out each bunting flag and laminate for durability. Staple to a ribbon or display on a bulletin board (option to use apostrophe included).

Celebrate Easter in your classroom with these bright bunting banners reading, ‘Happy Easter’. There is a choice of 2 banners: ✓ Decorated with Easter themed images. ✓ Plain featuring bright bunting flags and eye-catching font clip-art. PREPARATION → Cut out each bunting flag and laminate for durability. Staple to a ribbon or display on a bulletin board.  → Display students’ work below banner.

Celebrate the New Year in your classroom with this bright bunting banner reading, ‘Happy New Year’. PREPARATION Cut out each bunting flag and laminate for durability. Staple to a ribbon or display on a bulletin board.

Celebrate Chinese New Year in your classroom with this bright bunting banner reading, ‘Happy Chinese New Year’. PREPARATION Cut out each bunting flag and laminate for durability. Staple to a ribbon or display on a bulletin board.