This pack consists of posters, a bookmark, worksheets, an inference card game and Graphic Organizers that can be printed out focusing on the reading strategy ‘Inferring’. Inferring is one of the key Reading Comprehension Strategies. If students can use the inferring strategies of using Prior Knowledge, making conclusions supported with evidence from the text then that will enable you to see how well the student comprehends the written text. This is an important research strategy as well. This activity pack is designed to help students to make sense of the inferring strategy through informative posters and interesting activities and worksheets. The Inferring Reading Strategy Activity pack can be printed out, posters can be laminated, and worksheets printed and shared with students. As an added bonus, teachers and students who have GAFE (Google Apps for Education) Google accounts can click on the shared links and use the resources in Google Slides.

This package contains 70 Graphic Organisers that have been created in both Google Docs and Slides and 4 in Draw. There are 140 graphic organisers in total. You and your students need to have Google Accounts. Click on the bit.ly links on the cards to go to the Google Doc, Slide or Draw file. Make a copy. You are free to make any adjustments to the files at this point. Share the file with your students and they will be able to use all Graphic Organisers on their computers, Chromebooks, iPads and Android devices. Most of these Graphic Organisers can be used for multiple purposes across many curriculum areas. There are 2 PDF files available for download. One shows the blank graphic organisers and the other file shows the examples. In each file there are 70 cards with instructions of how to use the Graphic Organiser with bit.ly links to both the Google Doc and the Google Slide for each Graphic Organiser.

Making Connections is one of the key Reading Comprehension Strategies. If students can make connections to themselves, their lives and what they see and hear around them, then that enables them to better understand what written text is all about. This activity pack is designed to help students to make sense of and write down what connections they have made. The Making Connections Activity pack can be printed out, posters and bookmarks can be laminated, and worksheets printed and shared with students. Use the bookmarks to remind students what connections they should be thinking of when they are reading their books. As an added bonus, teachers and students who have GAFE (Google Apps for Education) Google accounts can click on the shared links and use the worksheets in Google Slides. This package contains 5 posters 7 Worksheets 6 Bookmarks 8 Graphic Organizers

Independent Spelling Activities are designed to be used digitally either online as a Google Slide, a PowerPoint download or you could print out the Black and White version so that students can write on them. Students have a range of 20 different spelling activities. They could do one a day, or it could be a homework task. This activity is designed so that students independently make choices about what activity they want to do and are a fun way to practise their spelling. If your students have GAFE (Google Apps for Education) Google accounts they can make a copy of the Google Slide and save it in their Google Drive. This package contains 1 colour PowerPoint file 1 Black and White PowerPoint file A link to the Google Slide which you can make copies of.

This pack consists of a series of alphabet and phonic cards designed to develop letter recognition and letter sound relationships. The pack includes posters and games showing alphabet (upper and lower case letters) blends, consonant clusters and digraphs. All can be printed out and laminated, some could be used as an interactive slideshow or inserted into a workshop. These cards have the upper and lower case letters. All graphics by Jacqui Sharp. This package contains 4 files Alphabet Word bank. Print this out, laminate and use by adding more words and pictures. Or use the Google Slide version to project up on to the screen and add more words and pictures to it Alphabet Cards: Print these cards out, laminate and put up on your wall or use them in your group teaching. Project these cards up onto a screen and use them for letter recognition practice. Alphabet Matching Game: Print out, cut and laminate these cards. Mix the cards up and get students to match the letter to the pictures. Alphabet, blends and vowels: Print out, cut and laminate these cards. Students use them for reference when they are writing. Play the alphabet and blend games. RF.K.1.D; RF.K.2; RF.K.3; RF.K.3.A; RF.K.3.B

Summarizing is one of the key Reading Comprehension and Writing Strategies. If students can use the summarizing strategies of identifying keywords, recognizing the big idea and then writing a summary of what they have read, then that enables you to see how well the student comprehends the written text. This is an important research strategy as well, so at the same time you will be teaching your students valuable research skills. This activity pack is designed to help students to make sense of the summarizing strategy through informative posters and interesting activities. The Summarizing Reading Strategy Activity pack can be printed out, posters and some of the worksheets can be laminated, and worksheets printed and shared with students. As an added bonus, teachers and students who have (Google Apps for Education) Google accounts can click on the shared links and use the worksheets and Graphic Organizers in Google Slides.

Use the graphics, picture labels and the 4 steps to writing a haiku to motivate students to write Easter haikus. Print out the blackline masters for students to publish their writing. Teachers can use the labels as motivation for writing haikus, by sticking magnetic tape on the back of labels to use on magnetic whiteboards. Add the Easter storybox to a Writing (Literacy) center for independent students to plan, write and publish their Easter Haikus. Use the teaching PowerPoint ‘Writing a Haiku’ to show students how to write a haiku. This can also be printed out and added to classroom walls as a teaching display or presented through a projector or Interactive Whiteboard. This Storybox contains 12 Picture labels of characters and settings with vocab words 4 copies of each graphic label 1 Writing framework, haiku 1 page of ‘4 stages of writing a haiku’ 21 blackline masters for publishing 35 graphics, labels, Black and White, no white background 1 teaching Slideshow ‘Writing a Haiku’

Use the character labels and the 7 steps to narrative writing to motivate students to write Fairytales. Print out the blackline masters for students to publish their writing. Teachers can use this for modelling narrative writing, by sticking magnetic tape on the back of labels to use on magnetic whiteboards. Add the Fairytale storybox to a Writing (Literacy) center for independent students to plan, write and publish their fairytales. This Storybox contains • 18 Picture labels of characters and settings with vocab words • 9 storyboard pages with pictures that students can use for writing • 1 page of ‘7 stages of writing a narrative’ • 26 blackline masters for publishing • 1 Fairytale PowerPoint template Cut out and laminate the Picture Labels so students can use these to plan their narrative. Cut out and laminate the copies of the graphics and glue or double side magnetic tape so that these can be used on magnetic whiteboard.

Use the graphics, character labels and the 7 steps to narrative writing to motivate students to write Spring Animal stories. Print out the blackline masters for students to publish their writing. Teachers can use these for modelling narrative writing, by sticking magnetic tape on the back of labels to use on magnetic whiteboards. Add the Spring Animal storybox to a Writing (Literacy) center for independent students to plan, write and publish their Spring Animals stories.

Use these fun graphics to create your own Fall or Autumn activities and Posters. Students can use them for their projects or for publishing. Print out the blackline and colour masters for students to publish their writing. This Package contains 25 graphics with • 25 colour with transparent backgrounds (large resolution) • 25 colour transparent backgrounds (small file size) • 25 Black and White (large resolution) • 25 Black and White (small file size) Publishing Paper • 18 Colour landscape pages • 17 Colour Portrait pages • 13 Black and White Landscape pages • 14 Black and White Portrait pages