Designed to be used in Phase 1 for a variety of oral activities, these cards show the 24 consonant and 19 vowel Sound Icons.
The large Sound Icons are perfect for introducing the 43 sounds of Australian English.
The reverse of each card includes the Sound Icon, Chant and Action, and Sound production key for that sound. View More...
Young writers who struggle with putting their ideas into writing need language to help them. This book provides that language in the form of sentence starters and connectives. It also provides graphic organisers to help young writers organise their thoughts - a process necessary for good writing. How to write what you want to say. in the primary years: a guide for primary students who know what they want to say but can't find the words provides parents, teachers and young writers with a tool for improving writing. It is suitable for Years 2 to 6. View More...
Oxford Handwriting for Queensland is a complete handwriting program developed under the guidance of handwriting expert and author, Deborah Davis. This fresh modern series develops the building blocks of handwriting with correct posture and grip models and opportunities to model and practice accurate letter formation and joining techniques. Student Books F - 2: Patterns to introduce letter groups and develop fluency skills. Starting dots and direction arrows. Automated information of high-frequency Oxford Wordlist words. Self-assessment pages and 'track your progress' spreads. Links to Oxford L... View More...
Oxford Handwriting for Queensland is a complete handwriting program developed under the guidance of handwriting expert and author, Deborah Davis. This fresh modern series develops the building blocks of handwriting with correct posture and grip models and opportunities to model and practice accurate letter formation and joining techniques. Student Books F - 2: Patterns to introduce letter groups and develop fluency skills. Starting dots and direction arrows. Automated information of high-frequency Oxford Wordlist words. Self-assessment pages and 'track your progress' spreads. Links to Oxford L... View More...
Oxford Handwriting for Queensland is a complete handwriting program developed under the guidance of handwriting expert and author, Deborah Davis. This fresh modern series develops the building blocks of handwriting with correct posture and grip models and opportunities to model and practice accurate letter formation and joining techniques. Student Books 3 - 6: Handwriting tips for joining techniques. Size, slope and spacing instructions. Activities to develop a fluent, automatic handwriting style. Automated formation of high-frequency Oxford Wordlist Plus words. Self-assessment pages to monito... View More...
Oxford Handwriting for Queensland is a complete handwriting program developed under the guidance of handwriting expert and author, Deborah Davis. This fresh modern series develops the building blocks of handwriting with correct posture and grip models and opportunities to model and practice accurate letter formation and joining techniques. Student Books 3 - 6: Handwriting tips for joining techniques. Size, slope and spacing instructions. Activities to develop a fluent, automatic handwriting style. Automated formation of high-frequency Oxford Wordlist Plus words. Self-assessment pages to monito... View More...
Oxford Handwriting for Queensland is a complete handwriting program developed under the guidance of handwriting expert and author, Deborah Davis. This fresh modern series develops the building blocks of handwriting with correct posture and grip models and opportunities to model and practice accurate letter formation and joining techniques. Student Books 3 - 6: Handwriting tips for joining techniques. Size, slope and spacing instructions. Activities to develop a fluent, automatic handwriting style. Automated formation of high-frequency Oxford Wordlist Plus words. Self-assessment pages to monito... View More...
Oxford Handwriting for Queensland is a complete handwriting program developed under the guidance of handwriting expert and author, Deborah Davis. This fresh modern series develops the building blocks of handwriting with correct posture and grip models and opportunities to model and practice accurate letter formation and joining techniques. Student Books 3 - 6: Handwriting tips for joining techniques. Size, slope and spacing instructions. Activities to develop a fluent, automatic handwriting style. Automated formation of high-frequency Oxford Wordlist Plus words. Self-assessment pages to monito... View More...
PM Handwriting Queensland edition is a carefully sequenced handwriting program for Prep to 6, designed to enable students to master a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style. The series provides instruction for correct letter formation and joining techniques in the Queensland Beginner’s Alphabet and Queensland Modern Cursive scripts. The workbooks feature high-frequency words, PM favourite characters, themes and topics from the PM readers, and purposeful digital extension activities accessed via QR codes. View More...
PM Handwriting Queensland edition is a carefully sequenced handwriting program for Prep to 6, designed to enable students to master a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style. The series provides instruction for correct letter formation and joining techniques in the Queensland Beginner’s Alphabet and Queensland Modern Cursive scripts. The workbooks feature high-frequency words, PM favourite characters, themes and topics from the PM readers, and purposeful digital extension activities accessed via QR codes. View More...
PM Handwriting Queensland edition is a carefully sequenced handwriting program for Prep to 6, designed to enable students to master a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style. The series provides instruction for correct letter formation and joining techniques in the Queensland Beginner’s Alphabet and Queensland Modern Cursive scripts. The workbooks feature high-frequency words, PM favourite characters, themes and topics from the PM readers, and purposeful digital extension activities accessed via QR codes. View More...
PM Handwriting Queensland edition is a carefully sequenced handwriting program for Prep to 6, designed to enable students to master a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style. The series provides instruction for correct letter formation and joining techniques in the Queensland Beginner’s Alphabet and Queensland Modern Cursive scripts. The workbooks feature high-frequency words, PM favourite characters, themes and topics from the PM readers, and purposeful digital extension activities accessed via QR codes. View More...
PM Handwriting Queensland edition is a carefully sequenced handwriting program for Prep to 6, designed to enable students to master a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style. The series provides instruction for correct letter formation and joining techniques in the Queensland Beginner’s Alphabet and Queensland Modern Cursive scripts. The workbooks feature high-frequency words, PM favourite characters, themes and topics from the PM readers, and purposeful digital extension activities accessed via QR codes. View More...
PM Handwriting Queensland edition is a carefully sequenced handwriting program for Prep to 6, designed to enable students to master a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style. The series provides instruction for correct letter formation and joining techniques in the Queensland Beginner’s Alphabet and Queensland Modern Cursive scripts. The workbooks feature high-frequency words, PM favourite characters, themes and topics from the PM readers, and purposeful digital extension activities accessed via QR codes. View More...
PM Handwriting Queensland edition is a carefully sequenced handwriting program for Prep to 6, designed to enable students to master a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style. The series provides instruction for correct letter formation and joining techniques in the Queensland Beginner’s Alphabet and Queensland Modern Cursive scripts. The workbooks feature high-frequency words, PM favourite characters, themes and topics from the PM readers, and purposeful digital extension activities accessed via QR codes. View More...
This guide is a vital reference for anyone wanting to improve their reading comprehension. It clearly explains the range of strategies required to be an effective reader. The book is divided into two sections.
Section 1 — covers a variety of social and cultural contexts and explores the differences between printed, visual and non-verbal texts.
Section 2 — focuses on developing specific strategies that can be applied to a broad range of fiction and non-fiction text types. These include:
Previewing,
Making connections,
Predicting,
Visualising,
Monitoring,
Reflecting,... View More...
This guide is a quick and easy reference for basic grammar and punctuation for lower primary school students. It includes examples and exercises to practise and apply the skills shown in eight sections covering the following topics:
Sentences,
Nouns,
Adjectives,
Pronouns,
Verbs,
Adverbs,
Phrases,
Punctuation.
Each section contains simple definitions and examples of usage with a quick TRY THIS quiz to allow students to consolidate and test their new knowledge. The Guide also includes:
a comprehensive glossary;
a detailed index;
Australian Curriculum correlations;
answers for ... View More...
Blake's Grammar Guide contains simple concise definitions of grammatical terms with practice exercises and examples of how to apply them. There are nine sections covering traditional grammar: Nouns; Verbs; Adjectives; Pronouns; Adverbs; Phrases; Sentences; Clauses and Conjunctions. Each section contains a simple definition of the grammatical term, an example of the usage and a quick ‘TRY THIS’ quiz to allow students to consolidate and test their new knowledge. Blake’s Grammar Guide also includes:• A section on functional grammar that explores and explains the experi... View More...
Blake's Spelling Guide is a vital tool for anyone wanting to be a great speller.
It contains information about how to:
represent spoken words in written form;
apply the rules and conventions of English spelling;
change words to fit the grammar of written text;
Practice exercises (with answers) and a comprehensive glossary are included to help students improve their knowledge and understanding of spelling.
There are also 12 Word Lists for quick reference covering:
homonyms,
homophones,
antonyms,
frequently misspelt words,
Latin and Greek roots,
homographs,
prefi... View More...
The Complete Phonic Handbook is an essential reference for all teachers responsible for the language development of children. Presented in a format that will assist quick and easy reference. Features: Teacher resource for all years. Will help to improve student understanding of graphophonics and spelling. Colour coded for easy identification of words and activities. Easy-to-follow information on common spelling for sounds, compound words, and more. Includes ideas for class activities. View More...
