Non-Fiction Writing. General Non-Fiction Ideas / Resources: Activity Clues - A fun writing task which requires children to think of clues related to particular activities.
Write to Santa! - Send a letter to Santa at Christmas, and receive a reply too! Describing Yourself - A game, useful for the beginning of term, which helps you and the children get to know each other. Letter Writing - Writing letters can be extremely enjoyable for children, and this page shows you how. Letter Writing Frame - A great letter writing frame for your children to use (PDF).
Persuasive Writing / Adverts: Persuasive Words and Phrases - A selection of words and phrases which children can use within their own persuasive writing. Discussion: Discursive Writing - A discursive text (in PDF) with a framework. Explanations: Postcards - A fantastic way for the children to tell you about their holidays, encouraging independent writing without intimidating them.
Persuasion Map. Parkhurst State School. Welcome to Parkhurst State School, a learning community recognised widely for its caring and supportive environment provided by a team of professional personnel working in partnership with our parents and wider community.
We aim to create and deliver an environment which is enthusiastic, challenging and supportive through a range of partnerships so all learners can reach their individual potential. We are respected across all sectors of education and the wider community for maintaining a consistent approach to academic, sporting and cultural excellence. Our school is well resourced with consistent curriculum offerings focused on developing a range of knowledges and skills for the future.
We’re situated on a campus of 3.5 hectares, with a spectacular school oval, grounds and playground facilities for all year levels. Learners also have access to a large Assembly Area (the ‘AA’), Multipurpose Court and our new state of the art teaching and learning facility, known as ‘Zone 21′. My January Top Ten List: Writing Lessons and Resources.
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Story Starters: Creative Writing Prompts for Kids. Thinking Together, University of Cambridge » Resources for Teachers. This page has some resources for teachers and teacher-trainers to use to develop their own and their students' awareness of how talk is used in classrooms.
Many more useful resources can be found in the books for teachers listed on the publications web page! For Teachers To Use With Children Thinking Together Talk Tally This a simple observation sheet which a child can use to record the kind of talk they observe when a group of other children are working together. Ground rules for talk: traffic lights This worksheet can be used as the initial basis for an activity in which younger children (6-8) consider together how to make their talk in groups most effective. (For more about 'ground rules' for talk, see the journal article Reasoning as a Scientist which is downloadable from the publications' journals page.) Are these useful rules for discussion? Thinking Together lessons. Graphic Organizers. Ourcourses: Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This site will be migrated to Please update your links.
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