Story Mountain Ideas Map (Writer’s Voice)
Transform Your Students’ Writing with the Story Mountain Ideas Map (Writer’s Voice Edition)!
DIY
Story Mountain Ideas Map (Basic)
Boost Student Writing Confidence with the Story Mountain Ideas Map!
Connective Flashcards – Jigsaw Design
The Connective Flashcards resource is a fun, effective way to boost your students’ writing skills. By experimenting with a range of connectives, students will craft more complex, varied, and fluent sentences that will improve the clarity and maturity of their writing.
Connective Clothing
Connective Clothing is a creative resource designed to help students improve their sentence structure and add detail to their writing. Suitable for all levels, it encourages students to experiment with connectives, making their writing more varied and engaging.
Classroom Critters: Creative Writing Companions
Boost writing engagement and creativity with Classroom Critters, a playful resource encouraging students to verbalise and refine story ideas while fostering independent writing skills.
Letter Writing Bundle- Year 1 & Year 6 Buddy Letters
This resource makes it easy to celebrate and honor the unique friendships formed in buddy programs while developing students’ writing skills, emotional expression, and kindness. Perfect for your end-of-year or transitional activities!
Letter Writing Bundle- Letter Exchange
This Letter Exchange Lesson Bundle offers a unique and personal way to build your students’ writing skills while fostering connections beyond the classroom. Ideal for introducing letter writing in a fun, thoughtful, and meaningful way!
Holiday Reflection Writing
Whether it is school holidays, public holidays, or a during-term family getaway, students need to reflect on the experience.
A Big Talk Timeline – Getting Ready to Write
An editable letter that can be used to introduce Big Talk to your Foundation parents.
Dotted Thirds Sampler Pack
Finding the Right Paper Size: Making Writing at Length Neater and Easier for Students
What’s In The Box?
Have your student practice creating detail and description in this fun game – What’s In The Box?
An Editable Letter to Parents Introducing Big Talk
A letter to introduce Big Talk in Foundation.
VCOP Dice Game Template
The VCOP Dice templates are a versatile resource to allow you to create your own differentiated resource to support students developing their literacy skills in a fun way.
Up-Levelling Sentences With Adverbs
This resource bundle will help you teach your students how to be more specific with their verbs, adverbs and details.
Developing Breakdown Buddies Modelling Guides
Modelling Breakdown Buddies with be easier with our example guides for both teachers and students.
Developing Breakdown Buddies Templates
Develop Breakdown Buddies with these Intensive Student Analysis Templates that build from personal to peer feedback.
Speaking and Writing Reflective Journal Template Pack
Writing and Oral Language Reflective Journal template pack for self-analysis, peer analysis and teacher feedback.
Staff Reflection for Implementing Big Talk for Pre-Writers
Reflection Questions, Tasks and Action Plan Template for Evaluating the Big Talk for Pre-Writers Methodology
Random Acts of Kindness- Advent Calendar
Get into the holiday spirit with our RAKs advent calendar.
Busy Bee Ring Template
Busy Bee Finger-Tracking Resource: Enhance Oculomotor Skills for K-2 Classrooms 🐝📚
Father’s Day Background – Generic
GHaSP stands for Grammar, Handwriting, Spelling and Punctuation – Our editing basics
Father’s Day Background – Grandad
Make Grandad feel special this Father’s Day with our free Father’s Day background.
Types of Sentences Complete Lesson Plans and Resources
Teach your students to understand and identify the different sentence types and their structures.
Father’s Day Background
Make Dads feel special this Father’s Day with our free Father’s Day background.
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 10
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
Personalised Student Self Editing Checklist for Writing – Template
Empower students to become active participants in their writing journey, by equipping them with analysis and goal-setting skills.
EDITABLE Punctuation Mini Cards
These EDITABLE Punctuation Mini Cards are an ideal resource for many games and activities across all year levels.
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 9
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 8
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 7
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 6
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
Oral Language Sentence Opener Game
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate sentence openers.
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 5
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 4
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 3
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
Mother’s Day/Special Person’s Award
An award to celebrate a special person in your life on Mother’s Day.
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 2
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
Reflective Learning with VCOP Lesson Planning
Effective learning is not possible without reflection, (Boud, Keogh & Walker, 1985).
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 1
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
Home Talk Letter, Tips and EDITABLE Fridge Magnet for Big Write
Support Home Talk for Big Write with this tips pack and editable fridge magnet.
Home Talk Letter, Tips and EDITABLE Fridge Magnet for Big Talk
Support Home Talk for Big Talk with this tips pack and editable fridge magnet.
Home Talk Letter, Tips and Fridge Magnet for Big Write
Support your parent and carer community in running Home Talk to prepare for Big Write.
Home Talk Letter, Tips and Fridge Magnet for Big Talk
Support your parent and carer community in running Home Talk to prepare for Big Talk.
First Year of Whole School Implementation Editable Guide
A customisable roll-out example for schools in their first year of ‘whole school’ implementation.
Prompt Planning
Prompt planning can be anything from 30 seconds to 10 minutes, usually 5 minutes. The goal remains the same- focus more time, allowing students to plan quicker.
First/Last Day of Grade… Poster – self write name
Start the year off right by developing strong relationships with your students with this getting-to-know-you activity.
First/Last Day of Grade… Poster -no name
Start the year off right by developing strong relationships with your students with this getting-to-know-you activity.
Synonym 4 Square and Vocabulary Memory
Practise up-levelling your language with this great resource.
Under The Sea Alphabet Poster Set
An Under the Sea Alphabet Poster set in Vic Modern Cursive
Big Write Reflective Journal Template and Example
A Big Write reflective journal template for self-analysis, peer analysis and teacher feedback. A filled-in example is also included.
Letter Writing Template
A letter template pack suitable for students who would still benefit from more detailed guidelines.
Writing Goals Table – Term Targets
Writing goals table for intensive student analysis.
Writing Goals Pencil Display – Editable
Editable writing goals pencil display for intensive student analysis.
Command Terms Support for Question Responding
A support resource to help teach your students how to create appropriate responses to exam questions.
Connectives Wall Challenge
Can you use different bricks from the connective wall to extend your sentences, paragraphs and ideas?
Vinny’s eXtreme 9-Letter Words
9-Letter words to start off your Vinny’s eXtreme Word Challenge board.
DIY Opener Flash Cards- Open Window Design
Opener Flash Cards are a great example model for explicitly teaching sentence openers.