Literacy
Show how ideas and points of view in texts are conveyed through the use of vocabulary, including idiomatic expressions, objective and subjective language, and that these can change according to context
- Free Plan
Comprehension - Should Smart Phones Be Allowed in Classrooms?
Decide if cellphones should be allowed in class and boost comprehension skills with a reading passage and comprehension test.
- Plus Plan
Year 5 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 5 magazine.
- Plus Plan
Interesting Idioms Worksheet
A worksheet using common idioms.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension Task Cards - Recalling Facts And Details
A set of comprehension task cards to help students recall facts and details when reading.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension - Tropical Cyclones
A comprehension activity about tropical cyclones.
- Plus Plan
Reciprocal Teaching Role Bookmarks
A set of 4 colourful bookmarks explaining reciprocal teaching roles.
- Plus Plan
Factual Description Text Type Poster With Annotations
Display this factual description with annotations to help students identify the structure of this type of text.
- Plus Plan
Figurative Language Posters – Onomatopoeia
Help young readers and writers recognise onomatopoeias with a set of onomatopoeia classroom posters.
- Plus Plan
Year 5 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 2)
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 5 students.
- Plus Plan
Finding The Main Idea - Comprehension Task (Turtles)
Explore the wonderful world of turtles with this comprehension task focusing on the main idea.
- Plus Plan
Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Idioms
A worksheet to help students understand idioms in poetry.
- Plus Plan
Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Structure, Rhyme and Rhythm
A worksheet to help students understand structure, rhyme and rhythm in poetry.
- Plus Plan
Readers' Theatre Script - Best In Show
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 8 years and over.
- Plus Plan
Readers' Theatre Script - Game, Set, Match!
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 10 years and over.
- Plus Plan
Readers' Theatre Script - Mighty Maree
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 10 years and over.
- Free Plan
Poetry Poster With Annotations
A poster about poetry, including an annotated example.
- Plus Plan
Readers' Theatre Script - Jesting Archaeologist
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 10 years and over.
- Plus Plan
120 Comprehension Strategy Question Cards
A set of 120 open-ended question cards to help students apply comprehension strategies when reading.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension - Solar Force Five
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
- Plus Plan
Reading Detectives Resource Pack
A 16 page resource pack including 8 detective roles to assign to students during guided reading sessions.
- Plus Plan
Monitoring Comprehension Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet focusing on the reading comprehension strategy of monitoring.
- Plus Plan
Identify Author's Purpose Poster
A poster highlighting how to identify the author's purpose when reading a piece of text.
- Plus Plan
Alliteration Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of alliteration.
- Plus Plan
Onomatopoeia Man Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension Task Cards - Compare And Contrast
A set of comprehension task cards to help students compare and contrast when reading.
- Plus Plan
Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint - Predicting
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of predicting.
- Plus Plan
Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to help students activate their prior knowledge before reading.
- Plus Plan
Interpret Figurative Language Poster
Provide students with a visual reminder of the types of figurative language with this classroom display poster.
- Plus Plan
Compare and Contrast - Comprehension Task
A task to use when teaching your students reading comprehension strategies.
- Plus Plan
Narrative Writing Poster
A poster to encourage your students to think about narrative writing.
- Plus Plan
Fiction and Non-Fiction Cloze Activities
A set of 7 fiction and non-fiction cloze worksheets with answer sheets.
- Plus Plan
Inferring and Drawing Conclusions Poster
A poster highlighting how to draw conclusions and make inferences when reading a piece of text.