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I am going batty!

It' almost that time again - bats, spiders, pumpkins...

I have just revised my Bat Packs and I have added 60+ pages to my bundle and have also separated them as requested.

Click here for the bundle at a discounted price.

If you already own it please download to get the updates for free.

Click here for the Writing Pack

Click here for the Math Pack - which now includes save ink versions for you.

October - Writing Prompts133 pages

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This October - Writing Prompts is part of a Writing Prompts for all Year and will be all you need for the whole year for writing.

You will make a huge saving as each pack is $6.00 - $10.00 depending on which month – the bundle is only $55.00.

This October - Writing Prompts pack contains the following topics

International Coffee Day

National Anti-Bullying

Space Week

Columbus Day

Chemistry Week

United Nations Day

Diwali National

Chocolate Day

National Cat Day

Halloween

Spiders

Each topic has the following pages

- Word Splash for words or phrases on the topic

- Parts of speech, record the nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs we can use for this topic

- KWHL – what do we know, what to know, where might we find the Informational, new learning

- Roll and Write

- Recount topic

- Informational prompt

- Different lines for different writer’s needs

- Adding a craftivity or topper

- At the end of the pack there are pages for the following

- Recount planner

- Narrative Planner

- Informational Report Planner

- Procedure Planner

- different lined pages to use

Primer Words

Primer - Tracking and Assessment
27 pages

This pack contains the 52 Primer words from the Dolch List.

This list has been split into 4 smaller lists of thirteen words.

Primer - Roll and Read

31 pages

Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack.

This pack contains the Primer words from the Dolch List.

I have split the list into 4 smaller sets of Primer words, to help young readers manage new words.

- Print and laminate the tasks
- There is a checklist provided to enable you to see which set your student needs to work on
- Use the boards with a buddy and have a dry erase marker to cross out the words – use a different color each
- Roll a six sided dice and choose a word to read - cross it out
- The small sets are the ten word sets and are a different color for each set, plus print and go!
- The larger boards contain all words from the list

I have found that allocating a color and an animal to each list ensures higher engagement and provides easier tracking of each list.

Each section has detailed instructions for printing, display and use.

This pack is part of a much larger set of work. It is also available in a bundle that contains; checklists, lists, game boards, interactive note pages, print and go sheets (one for each word), bingo boards, roll and read, play dough mats and matching tasks.

Primer – Game Boards
60 pages

This pack contains the Primer words from the Dolch List.

I have split the list into 4 smaller sets of thirteen words, to help young readers manage new words. I have found that allocating a color and an animal to each list ensures higher engagement and provides easier tracking of each list.

The first game set has only ten words on it and is an easy way to introduce the game board.

You will need dice and counters. I suggest only two players on each board. Roll the dice and the player with the highest number goes first.

There is a list provided to show which words are on which game board sets.

Directions to play
- Begin on start
- Take turns to roll the dice – when you land on a space – if the word is incorrect you miss a turn
- The player that reaches the finish space first is the winner
- Variation – total the number of correct words for the winner!

Each section has detailed instructions for printing, display and use.

Johnny Appleseed

I have spent the last few days revising our Johnny Appleseed work.

If you already own the bundle - you will get the extra 20 pages for free!

I have also reduced the amount of color copying - a great save for you.

Johnny Appleseed – Bundle Reading, Writing and Math Tasks

103 pages

This pack has been updated to include extra tasks for Writing and Math – please re download if you already own this pack. There are an extra 20+ pages!

Johnny Appleseed – Reading and Writing Tasks

28 pages

This Johnny Appleseed – Reading and Writing Pack contains notes to give you background about Johnny Appleseed. If you own the Johnny Appleseed Bundle you already own this pack. The tasks include the following -

1. Describe Johnny Appleseed – Make sure you can back up what you write

2. PMI – The Positive, the Minus (or problems) and the interesting facts about Johnny Appleseed

3. Alphabet Key – add words or phrases about apples and Johnny Appleseed

4. I see, I think, I wonder – fill this in while reading about Johnny Appleseed

5. Fact chart – after reading record some facts

6. Johnny Appleseed 3-2-1 – what facts, opinions and questions do you have?

7. Parts of an apple - label

8. Describe an apple – taste, sight, touch…

9. Compare and Contrast- three options (orange, pear and strawberry)

10. What else grows from seeds?

11. How to make Applesauce – create a recipe

12. What does an Apple Blossom do?

13. Johnny Appleseed retell

14. Apple pie makes me feel …

15. List of words that have an Aa

16. Boggle – Johnny Appleseed

17. What do we use apples for?

Johnny Appleseed Math Pack

75 pages

This Johnny Appleseed Math Pack will motivate and involve your students in exploring numbers. This pack provided some history notes giving you some background about Johnny Appleseed.

If you own the Johnny Appleseed Bundle for English and Math you already own this updated pack. The Math tasks are as follows

1. Ten Frame

2. Counting Picture puzzles- Work out the counting pattern and complete by making the picture

3. Print and go - How many seeds? Roll and Color and Graph your grade’s apple picks

4. Count the apples - Match Apples to numeral and word

5. Apple Patterns to follow and make

6. Count and peg the correct number of apples

7. Roll and cover tasks +1, +2 and doubles and three options for each set

8. What number is missing? Place Johnny in the middle to show the missing number

9. Which is More or Less?

10. Counting patterns- use the recording sheet to show the missing number.

Crazy Sock Day Pack

Crazy Sock Day 28 pages

This Crazy Sock Day pack will help you to celebrate Crazy Sock Day in your classroom.

This pack contains a note to parents and a reminder for the day before (one option for fundraising and one without plus color or no color options))

Wordfind – print the copy you need for color/colour

Acrostic Poem

Word Splash – describe your socks in words and phrases

Describe your socks and how they are different

Venn Diagram to compare your socks to a friend’s pair of socks

Narrative – story starter

Drawings before and after Crazy Sock Day

Brag tags for kids who come to school with Crazy Socks – black and white or color

Genius Hour - what an amazing experience

Genius Hour

52 pages

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Genius Hour

is a great motivator to share learning. This learning comes from an interest that is motivated by trying to dig deeper, change thinking or share a knowledge that our students have.
There are two files in the zipped folder.

One is a Teacher Pack and the other is a PowerPoint to share with students.

Genius Hour - Teacher Pack This pack supports you to with templates and charts to use.

Contents of this PDF include -
Learning Intention
Genius Hour Steps
Learning Tasks – Ideas I can explore, what do I know, want to know and have
Discovered, Topic Word Splash, Interactive Note Page to accompany the PowerPoint included in the zip file, what facts have I found?
Genius Hour Posters – to display while working through the unit of work – Questioning and Predicting – Planning and Conducting – Recording and Processing – Analyzing and Evaluating – Communicating
Genius Hour– Booklet to be filled out during the Investigation
Rubric for Assessment
Digital Recording alternative with instructions

Genius Hour - Student PowerPoint This powerpoint is for your students – it will guide them through the Genius Hour.
It covers -
What is Genius Hour?
Learning Intention
What is Genius Hour all about?
Genius Hour Steps to take – Step One to Step Seven
Brainstorm Ideas
Outline of posters that will help
Support for your question – prior learning, word splash for your topic, INB, Fact recording sheet
Recoding Booklet – if you choose to use it
Rubric for assessment
Book Creator Task for tracking your question

September Writing Pack

September - Writing Prompts

103 pages

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This September - Writing Prompts is part of a Writing Prompts for all Year

and will be all you need for the whole year for writing.

You will be able to update this through ‘My Purchases’, so check back each month as I add an extra pack. You will make a huge saving as each pack is $6.00 - $10.00 depending on which month – the bundle is only $55.00.

This September - Writing Prompts pack contains the following topics

Literacy Day

Grandparents Day

Patriot Day

Talk like a Pirate Day

Day of Peace

World Rhino Day

Yom Kippur

Father’s Day