A poem about the season spring. Take a look at our comprehension worksheet asking questions about the poem ‘Spring is Here.’ Read more about this poem and many other Springtime activities in our blog 12+ Fresh and Fun Spring Activities for Kids. Australian Curriculum alignment ACELA1463 Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve its purpose.  ACELA1478 Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending on their purpose and context (for example, tense and types of sentence ..read more

A telling of the popular tale, Little Red Riding Hood, as an audio resource for primary school children.  For ways to incorporate this podcast story into your literacy lessons, visit our blog.  Take a look at our Exploring Narrative Texts Powerpoint for Grades 1 and 2.    Australian Curriculum alignment ACELA1447 Understand that the purposes texts serve shape their structure in predictable ways.  ACELA1463 Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve its purpose.  See omnystudio.com/l ..read more

A telling of the popular fairy tale, The Three Little Pigs, as an audio resource for primary school children.  For ways to incorporate this podcast story into your literacy lessons, visit our blog.  Take a look at our Three Little Pigs Sequencing Activity for K-2.   Australian Curriculum alignment ACELY1650 Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently.  ACELY1660 Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning about key events, ideas and information in texts that they listen to, view and read by d ..read more

A telling of the popular fairy tale, The Three Little Pigs, as an audio resource for primary school children.  For ways to incorporate this podcast story into your literacy lessons, visit our blog.  Take a look at our Three Little Pigs Sequencing Activity for K-2.   Australian Curriculum alignment ACELY1650 Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently.  ACELY1660 Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning about key events, ideas and information in texts that they listen to, view and read by d ..read more

A telling of the popular fairy tale, Cinderella as an audio resource for primary school children.  For ways to incorporate this podcast story into your literacy lessons, visit our blog.  Take a look at our Exploring Narrative Texts Powerpoint for Grades 1 and 2.  Australian Curriculum alignment ACELA1447 Understand that the purposes texts serve shape their structure in predictable ways.  ACELT1584 Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different texts. ACELA1463 Understand that differe ..read more

A telling of the popular tale, The Gingerbread Man, as an audio resource for primary school children.  For ways to incorporate this podcast story into your literacy lessons, visit our blog.  Take a look at our Exploring Narrative Texts Powerpoint for Grades 1 and 2.    Australian Curriculum alignment ACELA1447 Understand that the purposes texts serve shape their structure in predictable ways. ACELA1463 Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve its purpose. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri ..read more

A telling of the popular tale, The Three Bears as an audio resource for primary school children.  For ways to incorporate this podcast story into your literacy lessons, visit our blog.  Take a look at our Goldilocks and the Three Bears Sequencing Activity for Grades 1 and 2.    Australian Curriculum alignment ACELA1447 Understand that the purposes texts serve shape their structure in predictable ways.  ACELA1463 Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve their purpose. See omnystudio.com ..read more

A telling of the popular tale, Alice in Wonderland as an audio resource for primary school children.  For ways to incorporate this podcast story into your literacy lessons, visit our blog.  Take a look at our Exploring Narrative Texts Powerpoint for Grades 1 and 2.    Australian Curriculum alignment ACELA1447 Understand that the purposes texts serve shape their structure in predictable ways.  ACELA1463 Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve its purpose.  See omnystudio.com/liste ..read more

A fun icebreaker activity to use at the beginning of a new school year. This icebreaker activity combines a singing/action song with a ‘get-to-know-you’ discussion. The activity begins with students standing in pairs. They perform actions while singing altered words to the tune of ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’. On completion of the song, students sit down with their partner to talk and get to know each other. This teaching resource includes both a ‘contact’ version and a ‘non contact’ version.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

A non-contact greeting song to get your day moving. Have lots of fun saying hello to each other using actions that require no contact. The actions are performed while singing altered words to the tune of ‘Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush’. Try this as an icebreaker activity at the beginning of the school year or any time you want to ‘spice up’ the start to your day! Take a look at our matching resource poster, Groovy Greetings.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more