Oxford Grammar, Australian Curriculum Edition, Years 1 to 6, explores each key grammar feature, aligned to the Australian Curriculum: English requirements, using a variety of authentic literacy texts as grammar models. Andrew Woods, renowned author of Everyday Grammar, models, develops, then connects grammar features to text purposes, allowing students to consolidate understanding for more effective writing. Each book includes 'Extension and enrichment' units, a glossary of grammar metalanguage and a handy answers insert. 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...
This interactive handwriting series for Queensland schools helps students develop a legible personal style of handwriting. Each book is presented in portrait format and includes specific teaching points and inclusive cultural activities. Features: perfect models of the appropriate script for each level; general Information section covering the key components of a handwriting program and recommended teaching sequence; comprehensive Teaching Objectives and Notes; an insert which contains a deskstrip and a Certificate of Completion; age-appropriate activities to boost phonic and word-building ski... View More...
The Targeting Spelling Activity Book Series follows a carefully developed scope and sequence that has been trialled extensively in classrooms over many years with outstanding success. The Targeting Spelling Activity Books support a step-by-step process towards achieving knowledge and understanding of the elements of spelling. Each book features:- 32 units containing two word lists: See & Say — these words target a particular spelling skill and provide a warm-up for the activities that follow. Look & Learn — contains sight words that are used frequently in writing and need to be memorised. ... View More...
The Targeting Homework activity books provide Maths and English revision of the Australian Curriculum for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. Each book contains 32 weekly units (8 per term) with activities in: Grammar and Punctuation, Phonic Knowledge and Spelling, Comprehension and Reading, Number and Algebra, Statistics and Probability, Measurement and Geometry, Problem Solving. Features are: Traffic Light marking system — a simple colour-coded marking system enables children to record their results and provides parents and teachers with an at-a-glance overview of their progress. Term Reviews – each of... View More...
The Australian Curriculum Edition Targeting Maths Year 4 Student Book has been specifically written to meet the Australian Curriculum requirements of primary school Year 4. Features of the Targeting Maths program include: Australian Curriculum Alignment Complete coverage of all Year 4 content descriptions for mathematics. Targeting Maths App for iPad The Targeting Maths Year 4 Student Book is fully cross-referenced to the Year 4 Targeting Maths App. Students will benefit from the combination of book-based and digital learning this program provides. Fully integrated Problem-solving Progr... View More...
Engaging multi-levelled problem-solving series to support the Australian Curriculum. Problem Solved is an innovative mathematical problem-solving series providing students with opportunities to apply their numeracy skills in order to solve problems. The problem-solving process will vary from student to student and from problem to problem. Key Features:- As students analyse the problems in Problem Solved they will be required to determine: what the problem is asking, what strategy best suits the problem, what mathematical knowledge needs to be employed, whether the solution makes sense. Through... View More...
This bestselling series has been revised to include full curriculum alignment. Teachers can feel confident when using this outstanding resource as it provides strategies to move spelling from the working memory to the long term memory - making spelling stick! This new edition of Spelling Rules! includes: - revisions by the same well regarded first edition authors - all the much loved practical features as well as the quirky and fun illustrations - updated weekly unit activities to meet curriculum requirements - scope and sequence charts that reflect Australian Curriculum descriptions - a new ... View More...
The "Legato" Year 4 Music Workbook, compiled by Jan Smith and Debbie Sweetman expands upon knowledge of music theory and encourages active participation in the classroom. Based on the Queensland Arts Syllabus, this book combines the wisdom of classroom music teachers with the Kodaly principles of music education to create a fun and informative music program. 30 pages. Level 3 - Levels are from the Queensland Studies Authority Arts Syllabus, but workbooks could be used in any sequential music education program. View More...
The Targeting Handwriting QLD Year 4 Student Book focuses on consolidation of joining skills. Features include: extra attention paid to tricky joins like joining s and f, double letter combinations, students begin to assess their own letter size and spacing, spacing between words, and slope features progressive improvement check. The Years 4-7 Targeting Handwriting Student Books have been designed to make learning cursive handwriting as easy as possible for students. New skills and techniques are introduced sequentially, so that students build on skills one by one and aren't called on t... View More...
Enhancement Maths is a six book series from Year 1 to Year 6. Mathematically able students will enjoy the challenges of the entertaining activities presented in these books. The children will need to use their logical and deductive thinking skills to complete the exercises and problems presented in the series. Why use this product? Many times during the author John Barwick's career as a teacher and a headmaster, he found that a lot of time was spent on the middle group and the less-able children who obviously needed support. He always thought there was a need for a product that could assist in... View More...
Geography Now is an exciting series which directly supports the Geography, Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business strands of the Australian Curriculum in Humanities and Social Sciences. Students are given a wide range of information and supporting activities which enhance their understanding of "human behaviour and interaction in social, cultural, environmental, economic and political contexts" (ACARA,, Australian Curriculum, Humanities and Social Sciences). The focus is on both personal and global interactions, and assists students to understand local and global future challenges a... View More...
History Now is an exciting series, which aims to give students a sound understanding of the people and events that have shaped Australia’s society, culture and landscape, and explain how their own life and personal history fits into a broader context. This series enhances students’ Historical Knowledge and Understanding and Historical Skills. Key Features:- Written to the Australian Curriculum. Students respond to each unit both factually and inferentially. Inquiry questions addressed. Each unit is comprised of stimulus texts followed by activities that further develop students’ knowledg... View More...
. . . A must for every school classroom! The Handwriting Rules! QLD edition fully integrates handwriting skills with other areas of the English curriculum: spelling and phonics, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and aspects of literature. Year 4 features: clear instruction box for each new join helpful tips in speech bubbles a variety of activities provide English Curriculum context for handwriting, as well as encourage student engagement, interest and motivation focus on building fluency, legibility and speed extra challenges, such as writing without guidelines and new s... View More...
Science Now is an exciting series which directly supports the Australian Curriculum Science component. The information and supporting activities contained in the series will give students a sound understanding of the natural and made environment. Science Now workbooks 1–6 are designed to develop students’ scientific understanding of biological, chemical, physical and astronomical sciences through the various content strands: Science Understanding, Science as a Human Endeavour and Science Enquiry Skills. Key Features:- Develops understanding of physical sciences, chemical sciences (material... View More...
Step It Up! gives students the extra practice they need to develop the understanding of the concepts and the fluency of the skills that are described in the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. Written by practising classroom teachers, the books address all three strands of the curriculum and include essential number fact and mentals practice. Features:- 32 double-sided worksheets. Engaging design and colour and a page of stickers and labels in each book. Perforated pages to facilitate ongoing practice at home. Questions organised by the strands and substrands of theAustrali... View More...
This book provides a structured and clear interpretation of the Australian mathematics curriculum, detailing what a child is required to know by the end of Year 4. It covers the syllabus topic by topic, explaining what is to be taught and how it is being taught in Australian classrooms. It is a comprehensive, well-presented and easy to understand book which provides an ideal reference for parents to consult when they wish to provide assistance in supporting the development of their child's mathematical understanding. The Australian mathematics curriculum caters for the acquisition of basic ... View More...
Originally designed to 'step' teachers and students into the new Australian Curriculum, Stepping Stones has now been redeveloped to deliver comprehensive coverage of the F-6 Australian Curriculum - and even more! The student journals provide stepped-out lessons where concepts from the online program are broken into manageable sections. View More...
Originally designed to 'step' teachers and students into the new Australian Curriculum, Stepping Stones has now been redeveloped to deliver comprehensive coverage of the F-6 Australian Curriculum - and even more! Ongoing practice pages are provided in each year level's Student Practice Book. View More...
When children can solve problems in their heads they feel more confident in their own abilities. The development of mental computation progresses through a range of strategies that can be improved by regular practice. The six books (Year 1 to Year 6) in the Targeting Mental Maths series target the structured development of children's mental maths strategies. Each double-page weekly unit includes an explanation and practice of a specific mental strategy alongside sets of focused questions that reinforce important basic facts. The problem of the week is a motivating problem that gets children ... View More...
