Letter Writing Lesson Bundle
Engage your students with this Letter Writing Lesson Bundle designed to foster meaningful connections and improve writing skills across all year levels.
Vocabulary Resources
Let’s Investigate Vocabulary
Incorporate this resource into your lessons and watch your students’ vocabulary and confidence grow!
I Nominate My Dad/Grandad – Mid/Senior Cold Write Stimulus
Optional extra exposition stimulus for Data Tracking, or a new Big Write topic. Great link to Father’s Day.
I Nominate My Dad/Grandad – Junior Cold Write Stimulus
Optional extra exposition stimulus for Data Tracking, or a new Big Write topic.
Linking VCOP with the Olympics
Bring the Olympics Alive with Themed Literacy Activities
I Have, Who Has- Not Very Vinny Vocabulary 2nd Edition
Make vocabulary building fun and exciting with the “I Have, Who Has – ‘Very’ Vocabulary 2nd Edition” game. It’s a must-have resource for any teacher looking to enhance their students’ language skills in a dynamic and interactive way!
I Have, Who Has- Not Very Vinny Vocabulary Edition
Make vocabulary building fun and exciting with the “I Have, Who Has – ‘Very’ Vocabulary Edition” game. It’s a must-have resource for any teacher looking to enhance their students’ language skills in a dynamic and interactive way!
99 Oral Language Warm-Ups #4
Pack 4 in the Oral Language Warm-Up cards is here!
Help your students switch on their brains to learning and start your lessons with oral language.
What’s In The Box?
Have your student practice creating detail and description in this fun game – What’s In The Box?
99 Oral Language Warm-Ups #3
Pack 3 in the Oral Language Warm-Up cards is here!
Help your students switch on their brains to learning and start your lessons with oral language.
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.
Adverb Doodling- Enhancing sentences with adverbs
A simple, but effective planning graphic organiser to help students practice multiple parts of speech to build an engaging sentence to enhance their writing.
GHaSP Poster Set and Mini Poster Bundle- Year 3-4
GHaSP stands for Grammar, Handwriting, Spelling and Punctuation – Our editing basics
GHaSP Poster Set- Year 5-6
GHaSP stands for Grammar, Handwriting, Spelling and Punctuation – Our editing basics
GHaSP Poster Set- Year 1-2
GHaSP stands for Grammar, Handwriting, Spelling and Punctuation – Our editing basics
GHaSP Poster Set- Foundation
GHaSP stands for Grammar, Handwriting, Spelling and Punctuation – Our editing basics
Types of Sentences Complete Lesson Plans and Resources
Teach your students to understand and identify the different sentence types and their structures.
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 10
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
Audience and Purpose of Writing Planning Template
Do your students know that the key to effective writing is identifying purpose and audience?
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.
Vinny’s Vivacious Vocabulary – Junior Set 9
Help build a language-rich classroom with resources that encourage students to investigate high-level vocabulary.
“What is a Sentence?” Anchor Chart
Teach your students how to write a grammatically correct sentence, with this anchor chart support.
“How to Write a Sentence” Anchor Chart
Teach your students how to write a grammatically correct sentence, with this anchor chart as support.
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.
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.
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.
T.A.G Feedback Prompt for Breakdown Buddies
Encourage student-centred learning with T.A.G feedback for self-assessment or Breakdown Buddies.
Synonym 4 Square and Vocabulary Memory
Practise up-levelling your language with this great resource.
Amazing Alliterations Modelled Lesson Slide Pack
An alliteration modelled lesson slide pack designed to support you in modelling the power of figurative language.
Amazing Alliterations Prompt and Worksheet Pack
An alliteration prompt and worksheet pack designed to support you in modelling the power of figurative language.
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.
Linking VCOP into Text Structure Template
In order for students to be able to use VCOP to enhance their writing, they first need to be able to identify the different elements in a variety of texts.
Narrative Checklist – Junior Level
This checklist is designed to assist with analysis of narrative texts.
Recount Checklist – Junior Level
This checklist is designed to assist with the analysis of a recount text.
Exposition Checklist – Junior Level
This checklist is designed to assist with the analysis of an exposition text.
A Guide For Integrating VCOP with Jolly Phonics
Over 50 lesson ideas to help you to integrate VCOP into your English planners through reading and oral language.
VCOP in the Victorian Curriculum (English 7-10)
This document is the complete Victorian English curriculum for 7-10 that has been highlighted to show example VCOP links that are present in the curriculum. We hope this will help deepen your understanding of how to integrate VCOP into your lessons.
VCOP in the Victorian Curriculum (English F-6)
This document is the complete Victorian English curriculum for F-6 that has been highlighted to show example VCOP links that are present in the curriculum. We hope this will help deepen your understanding of how to integrate VCOP into your lessons.
VCOP in the Victorian Curriculum (English A-D)
This document is the complete Victorian English curriculum for A-D that has been highlighted to show example VCOP links that are present in the curriculum. We hope this will help deepen your understanding of how to integrate VCOP into your lessons.
VCOP in the National Curriculum (Literacy)
The VCOP elements highlighted in the Australian National Curriculum in General Capabilities – Literacy version 9.0
VCOP in the National Curriculum (C&CT)
The VCOP elements highlighted in the Australian National Curriculum in General Capabilities – Critical and Creative Thinking Version 9.0
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.
Question and Answer Relationship Guide
A Question and Answer Relationship guide to developing a deep-level connection to learning.
I Can Use Synonyms To Improve My Writing- VCOP Kids Video
A short video by the VCOP Kids to help your students to use synonyms to improve their writing.
Command Terms Support for Question Responding
A support resource to help teach your students how to create appropriate responses to exam questions.
Length, Detail and Description (LDD) Poster
A mix of simple and complex sentences can create a lot of voice in your text, but many students struggle to expand their sentences. Use this poster to explicitly teach LDD and watch how quickly their writing takes off.
Vinny’s eXtreme Game Board
Vinny’s eXtreme Word Challenge is a great brain break activity to work on spelling and vocabulary.
Vinny’s eXtreme 9-Letter Words
9-Letter words to start off your Vinny’s eXtreme Word Challenge board.
99 Oral Language Warm-Ups #2
Pack 2 in the Oral Language Warm-Up cards has a Verb and Adverb Focus- Help your students switch on their brains to learning and start your lessons with oral language.
99 Oral Language Warm-Ups #1
Help your students switch on their brains to learning and start your lessons with oral language.
Recount Checklist – Mid Level
This checklist is designed to assist with analysis of a recount text.
Exposition Checklist – Mid Level
This checklist is designed to assist with analysis of an exposition text.
Narrative Checklist – Mid Level
This checklist is designed to assist with analysis of narrative texts.
VCOP Pyramid Mat
The VCOP Pyramid mat is designed to be a table support, and game resource to help students enhance their writing or oral language.
VCOP Pyramid Mat – blank
Blank VCOP Pyramid to differentiate language.