This assessment rubric addresses outcomes for NSW Early Stage One mathematics volume content. Devise teaching activities to address the volume content and assess students from work samples or observations of student engagement during these activities. Alternatively, devise assessment tasks which show aptitude for the content. Record student achievement on the assessment rubric. Keep a copy of the volume assessment rubric in student’s mathematics journals/workbooks or in an assessment folder

Use this assessment sheet to record student progress for the Phonemic Awareness aspect of the Literacy Continuum. Attach record into student workbooks or assessment folders before transfering data to PLAN. Enlarge 'I can' statements to create 'bump it up' walls in your classroom.

This visual three-tiered behaviour management posters can be displayed in the classroom. They incorporate the popular traffic light system which equates colour with positive and negative behaviour. The posters also use explicit and easily understandable faces to represent appropriate behaviour. Finally, they incorporate the language of good and poor choices. To use, print posters in A3 format. Laminate for durability and then display. Print out student names and stick them on the right-hand side of the face. Students name can be moved depending on their behaviour.

This 7-page Home Reading Log is available in PDF and Publisher format. It is designed to record Kindergarten student’s home reading habits. It contains a column to record the date, title of the reader, level of the reader, comment and number of books read. There is space for over 100 readers to be recorded. Milestones such as 10, 20, 30, 50, 75 and 100 books read are acknowledged and celebrated. The log provides advice to parents on how to read with their child and expectations for home reading including how to fill out the log, importantly the comments column. It also provides student success criteria when reading at home. The Publisher format allows teachers to change the font or days when readers need to be returned.

A series of seven unique workbook labels for early years student workbooks. These labels offer an economical way to label class workbooks. Simply cut out and stick on workbook covers. Publisher file format allows the labels to have student names and classes typed on. It also allows subject titles and font to be changed. Choose the duplicate page option in Publisher to create more labels.

This resource is a series of conjunctions and punctuation writing lessons for Kindergarten/Year 1 in three formats- PDF, Smart Notebook and PowerPoint. It contains the conjunctions- and, because, but and so and the punctuation marks- ! and ?. Each conjunction or punctuation mark lesson contains three slides. The first slide introduces the conjunction or punctuation. The second slide gives the teacher an opportunity to provide a modelled writing example. This example could be modelled from a Big Book, quality text or in ‘Weekend Writing’ format. The final slide provides writing criteria for student’s independent practice.

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 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 student assessment record sheet for the ‘Counting Homework Cards’ by the same author. Use the assessment record sheet to record the dates when students achieve each level. Teachers can keep a copy of the record sheet that they can transfer to PLAN. Another copy can remain in the student’s homework folder to keep parents informed and motivated about their child’s progress through the counting levels of the Numeracy Continuum.

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 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.

A single page worksheet for each multiplication fact. The homework sheets practise skills of repeated addition and multiplication facts in a variety of representations. The homework worksheets also uses the look, say, cover, write, check format to build automaticity.

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 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 rubric can be used as a written record when assessing a student's news presentation. It can also be sent home to guide parents when helping their child prepare and practise their news. It addresses criteria about preparation, information, presentation and props. It provides three levels of achievement, represented by kindergarten-friendly smiley faces. There is also space for written teacher feedback.

This social story is about what to do at lunchtime. It is targeted at primary age students. It addresses the way a student can understand and follow the routines of lunchtime. It covers moving to the eating area, eating, packing away lunchboxes, 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 is a visual schedule resource. Use it for ASD students, yet all students benefit from knowing what they are going to do each day. Print and laminate and display labels on the whiteboard. Coming soon-the same schedule resource will be available in Notebook format. Publisher format allows teachers to adjust labels to their context. 32 most common Kindergarten activities listed.

This resource is a social story to help students to begin and complete desk work. It is aimed at students with ASD who require visual images and social stories to help them learn classroom rules and routines. It is also useful for students who need explicit instructions and support to focus on and complete tasks.