English Year 5 Year 6 Text Structure & Organisation

Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies

Code EN3-6B

Resources for this descriptor

281 resources

  • Unit Plan Year: 3 4 5 6

    English Unit: Leila and the Blue Fox and Migrants

    This unit invites students in Years 3-6 to explore how imagery, symbolism and connotation shape meaning in stories. Using Leila and the Blue...

  • Unit Plan Year: 6

    English Unit: Emotive Vocabulary

    This engaging unit of work guides students through the concept of figurative language, focusing on how authors use vivid and emotive vocabul...

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    English Unit: Word Etymology

    This unit helps students understand the etymological origins of common words by breaking words into roots and affixes. Β 

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    English Unit: Noun Groups and Adjective Groups

    This unit plan supports your students when learning about noun groups/ phrases and adjective groups/ phrases and how they can be expanded in...

  • Unit Plan Year: 4

    English Unit: Verb Groups

    This unit plan contains Β many resources to support students in their understanding of verb groups and how they can be used to enrich their w...

  • Unit Plan Year: 4

    English Unit: Adventuring into Adverbial Phrases

    This helpful unit contains resources to help support your students to understand how adverbial phrases add circumstantial details about an a...

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    English Unit: Complex Sentences

    This unit plan has been designed to support students’ understanding of main and subordinate clauses. This unit comes complete with a detaile...

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    English Unit: Interesting Idioms

    This unit plan guides students through the concept of idioms and why they are used in writing. The unit comes complete with a presentation,...

  • Unit Plan Year: 4

    English Unit: Noun Groups

    This comprehensive unit takes students through what noun groups are and how to use them; to enrich their writing. The unit begins with a pre...

  • Unit Plan Year: 6

    English Unit: Choosing Verbs and Adverbs

    This unit is designed to demonstrate to students the importance of word choice and its role in improving their writing.

  • Unit Plan Year: 6

    English Unit: Poetry

    This unit introduces students to a number of literary devices, develop their skills in writing poetry, while fostering an interest in its va...

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    English Unit: Points Of View

    This comprehensive unit is designed to support teaching points of view in narrative texts.The included activities, games, worksheets and dis...

  • Unit Plan Year: 6

    English Unit: Commas

    This item is a part of a larger unit on Commas for Year 6 that is available from Teach This.

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    English Unit: Active and Passive Voice

    This item was created as part of a larger unit on the active and passive voice for year 5. This unit progressively walks your students throu...

  • Unit Plan Year: 4

    English Unit: Prepositions

    This unit introduces students to propositions and prepositional phrases so that they are able to identify them and their importance in sente...

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    English Unit: Apostrophe of Possession

    This unit should help students understand how possessives are signalled through apostrophes and how they’re use with common and proper nouns...

  • Presentation Year: 6

    Emotive Vocabulary - Presentation

    This presentation introduces Year 6 students to figurative and emotive language, explaining key devices like metaphors, similes, personifica...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Step-by-Step - Word Etymology - Presentation

    This presentation introduces students to etymology. The presentation walks students through how they can use an understanding of Greek and L...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Noun Groups and Adjective Groups - Presentation

    This presentation supports your students when learning about noun groups/ phrases and adjective groups/ phrases and how they can be expanded...

  • Presentation Year: 4

    Verb Group - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to guide students through the concept of verb groups to enrich descriptive writing. It provides a revisio...

  • Presentation Year: 4

    Adventuring Into Adverbial Phrases - Presentation

    This helpful presentation supports your students to understand how adverbial phrases add circumstantial details about an activity and add gr...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Complex Sentences - Presentation

    This presentation has been designed to support students’ understanding of the difference between main and subordinate clauses. This presenta...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Interesting Idioms - Presentation

    This engaging presentation guides students through the concept of idioms and why they are used in writing. The presentation covers many comm...

  • Presentation Year: 3 4 5 6

    All About Clauses - Presentation

    This presentation is a great resource for teachers to use when introducing and revising independent and dependent clauses. The presentation...

  • Presentation Year: 4

    Noun Group - Presentation

    This presentation is a great resource for teachers to use when introducing and revisiting noun groups. The presentation provides a variety o...

  • Presentation Year: 6

    Choosing Verbs and Adverbs - Presentation

    This presentation is designed to help your students understand the importance of word selection for good writing. This was developed as part...

  • Presentation Year: 6

    Poetry - Presentation

    This presentation will walk your students through year 5 poetry, showing them how to recognise the difference between different forms as wel...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Points of View - Presentation

    This item was created as a part of a larger unit on narrative point of view, which was written for the year 5 Australian literacy curriculum...

  • Presentation Year: 6

    Commas and Clauses - Presentation

    This item is a part of a larger unit on Commas for Year 6 that is available from Teach This.

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Persuasive Texts - Presentation

    This presentation is a handy resource to work through with your class during the study and exploration of persuasive texts. The presentation...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Active and Passive Voice Presentation

    This presentation was created as part of the Active and Passive Voice Unit for Year 5. This presentation walks studentsΒ through the skill...

  • Presentation Year: 4

    Prepositions - Presentation

    This presentation will walk your students through prepositions and prepositional phrases for the year 4 requirements of the Australian Curri...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Apostrophe of Possession - Presentation

    This presentation is designed to introduce students to the rules around apostrophe of possession. It is part of a larger unit what should he...

  • Presentation Year: 3 4 5 6 +1

    Persuasive Advertising Techniques - Presentation

    A fantastic picture presentation about the Persuasive Advertising Techniques used to persuade consumers to buy products. In this presentatio...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Leila and the Blue Fox and Migrants - Answer

    The Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Suggested Answers booklet offers sample responses for all key activities across the unit. These includ...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Behind the Colour

    This colour symbolism organiser guides students in recognising how specific colours are used in visual and written texts to suggest deeper m...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Colour Across Cultures

    These differentiated worksheets help students explore how colour meanings change across different cultures. Using examples from Leila and th...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Mood in Full Colour

    These differentiated graphic organisers support students in analysing how colour choices contribute to mood and meaning in visual and writte...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Final Reflections

    This reflective resource invites students in Years 3-6 to consolidate their understanding of symbolism and visual storytelling. Designed to...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Creating Clarity

    This comprehensive editing toolkit supports Years 3-6 students in polishing their symbolic writing and analytical responses. Whether student...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Symbols That Speak - Toolkit

    This flexible task sheet supports students in Years 3-6 to create a visual comparison of symbolism in Leila and the Blue Fox and Migrants. S...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Say it with Symbolism - Toolkit

    This toolkit includes four structured tools to support students in planning, drafting and refining a short story rich in symbolism, imagery...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Word Power!

    These worksheets explore how word choices affect tone and meaning in storytelling. Designed for Years 3-6, the resource offers scaffolded ta...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Picture This!

    This worksheet supports students in Years 3-6 to explore how imagery is used in written and visual texts. Using Leila and the Blue Fox and M...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Symbols in Stories

    This worksheet set helps students in Years 3-6 compare symbols from Leila and the Blue Fox with those in other texts or films. Through scaff...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Leila and the Blue Fox and Migrants - Teaching Notes

    The Teaching Notes page supports the implementation of the Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Imagery and Symbolism Unit for Years 3-6. It ou...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Leila and the Blue Fox and Migrants - Title Page

    The Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants unit title page introduces students to the theme of visual storytelling through rich imagery, symbolis...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Echoes of the Past

    This reflection-based worksheet helps students explore how arguments shape our understanding of historical narratives. Using real quotes fro...

  • Worksheet Year: 2 3 4 5 +1

    Genre Scavenger Hunt

    This fun and interactive worksheet encourages students to explore different genres and text types by searching the classroom or library for...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Just Tricking! Answers

    The Suggested Answers booklet provides clear sample responses for all core activities in the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit. It offer...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Just Tricking Task Cards

    The Extension Task Cards provide engaging enrichment activities for the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit. Each card offers a creative c...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Paragraph Planner

    These paragraph planners support students to structure clear, engaging paragraphs in prank narratives. They guide sentence order, voice, and...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Glow & Grow - Just Tricking!

    This reflection sheet guides students to identify strengths and areas for growth in their writing, provide constructive feedback to peers, a...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Just Tricking! Grading Rubric

    The assessment rubric provides a 5-point scale for evaluating students’ summative tasks in the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit. It cov...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Ultimate Prank Project

    This final challenge lets students showcase their learning by creating a sequel, analysing humour style, or designing a comic-strip version...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Ordinary to Outrageous

    This final challenge lets students showcase their learning by creating a sequel, analysing humour style, or designing a comic-strip version...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Giggle Upgrades

    This worksheet helps students practice improving their stories by experimenting with different words and dialogue inspired by the Humour Hac...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Swap and Share

    This partner checklist supports peer feedback by prompting students to look for clarity, humour, and areas to improve in each other’s storie...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Humour Hacks

    These tip sheets explain age-appropriate humour techniques to help students identify, discuss, and use them in their writing. Each chart sho...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Polishing Your Prank

    This editing checklist helps students revise their prank stories for clarity, pacing, and humour. It guides them to self-assess sentence flo...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    View from the Other Side…

    This worksheet guides students to explore how changing the narrator’s point of view can shift humour and meaning. Students practise rewritin...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Sneaky Story Steps

    This tip sheet guides students through the typical Just Tricking! story format. It breaks down the narrative structure into three clear part...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Prank Plot Planners

    These scaffolded narrative planners helps students organise prank stories in the Just Tricking! style. It guides them to plan a clear orient...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Prankster Profiles

    This worksheet helps students explore the main character’s traits in Just Tricking!, compare motivations and choices, and write a diary entr...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Laugh Lab

    This worksheet helps students identify and analyse different humour techniques in a Just Tricking!-style passage, rewrite it to increase its...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Humour Hunters

    This worksheet helps students identify and understand different types of humour used in Just Tricking!. Students practise rewriting a passag...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Just Like Andy!

    This worksheet guides students to plan and write their own short prank story, following Andy Griffiths’ Just Tricking! style β€” using clear n...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Swap the Scene

    This worksheet helps students practise rewriting a prank scene from Just Tricking! in a completely different style. It teaches them to spot...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Story Building Blocks

    This set teaches students how to break down a narrative into key parts, rewrite scenes in a new style, and plan their own short stories insp...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Vocabulary Vibes

    This set supports students to collect and use key words from 'Just Tricking', building a rich word wall that enhances their funny storytelli...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Author Antics

    This worksheet set helps students learn about Andy Griffiths (the author) and Terry Denton (the illustrator). Students discover how they wor...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Cover Capers

    This set of worksheets helps students examine the book cover and title of 'Just Tricking', encouraging them to make predictions about the pl...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Just Tricking - Teaching Notes

    The Teaching Notes page supports delivery of the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit for Years 3–6. It outlines the lesson sequence, curri...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Just Tricking! By Andy Griffiths - Title Page

    This title page introduces the multi-age Year 3–6 unit Just Tricking! – Narrative Writing with Humour. It provides a clear visual overview o...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Reading Bookmarks

    This set of colourful and motivational reading bookmarks includes themes such as I Love Reading, My Reading Goal, and Genre Explorer. Ideal...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Book an Adventure - Editable Display Set

    This full display set includes a bold β€œBook an Adventure” banner, bunting, and editable PowerPoint letters to create a vibrant classroom or...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Book an Adventure - Banner

    This bold and eye-catching classroom banner displays the slogan β€œBook an Adventure” and is ideal for Book Week celebrations or setting up a...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Book an Adventure - Bunting

    This printable bunting display features the slogan β€œBook an Adventure” and is perfect for classroom or library decoration during Book Week o...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Book Week Bingo - Upper Primary

    This Book Week bingo game is designed to deepen upper primary students' engagement with literature through creative and challenging reading...

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3 4 +1

    Precise Verbs Monster Chain Activity + Banner

    This engaging grammar pack helps students expand their vocabulary by replacing common verbs with more precise alternatives. Students build c...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Poetry Detective - Poem Analysis Pack

    This student-friendly worksheet pack supports students in analysing poems through the role of a β€œPoetry Detective.” Each page prompts close...

  • Worksheet Year: 5 6

    Letter to the Editor - Reading, Analysing and Writing Pack

    This comprehensive Letter to the Editor pack supports students in reading, analysing, and writing persuasive opinion letters in response to...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Apostrophe Rules - Grammar Poster

    This printable Apostrophe Rules Poster helps students master the correct use of apostrophes in contractions, singular possession, and plural...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Waltzing Matilda - Banjo Paterson Poem Poster

    This printable version of Waltzing Matilda by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson presents the iconic Australian bush ballad in full. The resource provide...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    The Man From Snowy River - Banjo Paterson Poem Poster

    This printable copy of The Man From Snowy River by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson presents one of Australia's most celebrated bush ballads. Ideal for...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Clancy of the Overflow - Banjo Paterson Poem Poster

    This printable version of Clancy of the Overflow by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson presents the iconic Australian poem in a clean and accessible layo...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Emotive Vocabulary Grading Rubric

    This grading rubric assesses students’ ability to identify and analyse figurative and emotive language, including metaphors, similes, person...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Emotive Vocabulary Assessment

    This resource assesses students' ability to identify and analyse vivid, emotive vocabulary and figurative language in texts. It includes mul...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Quiz- Emotive Vocabulary

    This quiz assesses students’ understanding of figurative and emotive language through a mix of true/false, multiple choice, and short answer...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Device Dash!

    This interactive board game reinforces figurative language and emotive vocabulary through quick-fire questions. Students identify devices, e...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Tuning the Tone - Task Cards

    Use these differentiated task cards to help students identify, interpret and apply emotive vocabulary in context. Tasks progress from basic...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Emotive Upgrade

    This scaffolded worksheet supports students in replacing weak vocabulary with powerful emotive alternatives and crafting emotion-rich paragr...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Literary Device Detectives

    This worksheet guides students in identifying and analyzing literary devices in poetry. Students examine metaphors, similes, and personifica...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Persuasive Power

    This worksheet develops students' ability to identify vivid and emotive vocabulary in persuasive texts. Through analyzing a book review, stu...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Figurative Language Fiesta

    This worksheet introduces students to figurative language, helping them identify metaphors, similes, personification, idioms, imagery, and h...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Meaningful Metaphors

    This worksheet helps students transform literal sentences into meaningful metaphors, enhancing their descriptive writing skills. It includes...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Figurative and Emotive Vocabulary - Display

    This set of A4 posters vividly illustrates key figurative language devices (simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, idio...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Emotive Vocabulary - Student Reference Card

    This student reference card clearly explains figurative language techniques like metaphors, similes and personification. With simple definit...

  • Resource Year: P F 1 2 +4

    World Storytelling Day - Classroom Display Banner

    A banner celebrating the power of storytelling, encouraging students to engage in creative writing, oral storytelling, and imaginative expre...

  • Worksheet Year: 5 6

    Blueback - Analytical Essay

    This task for middle to upper primary students involves writing an analytical essay on a key theme in Blueback. Students develop critical th...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6 +1

    Rhetorical Devices Poster Pack

    Enhance your persuasive writing unit with our Rhetoric Devices posters! This set includes clear explanations, examples, and reasons for usin...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Speedsters Turbo Track Racing Drift Team

    Explore the evolution of advertising with this captivating poster! Designed for use alongside the 'Comparing Advertisements' activity, this...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Speedsters Turbo Track Racing

    This poster is a visual representation of advertising techniques used in the 1960s for a toy car. Designed to accompany the 'Comparing Adver...

  • Worksheet Year: 4 5 6

    Comparing Advertisements

    Explore the evolution of advertising with your students using these worksheets! Designed to accompany 'Speedsters Advertisements: Old and Ne...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Frosted Cocoa Crunch

    This poster showcases a vintage cereal advertisement, providing a visual aid for students and sparking discussions about the evolution of ad...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Point of View Book Search

    This book search activity is a fun way for your class to learn about different points of view. Go to the library, copy down a sentence from...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Point of View Match Up

    In this activity students will compare, sort and match corresponding phrases that are written in the 1st and 3rd person points of view. Enco...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Passive to Active Voice Switch

    This worksheet requires students to convert a sentence from passive to active voice. There are 2 differentiated pages so you can extend your...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Active to Passive Voice Switch

    This worksheet requires students to convert a sentence from active to passive voice. There are 2 differentiated pages so you can extend your...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    FANBOYS and WABBITS Conjunctions Board Game

    This board game is a great way for students to use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions to create compound and complex sentences....

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Subordinating Conjunctions Poster

    Subordinating conjunctions are used in complex sentences to join a main clause to a subordinate clause. Use this classroom display poster as...

  • Resource Year: 4 5

    Preposition Pirates - Game

    This Preposition Pirates Snakes & Ladders - Game is an enjoyable way for students to practise and reinforce their knowledge and usage of pre...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Word Etymology - Check In

    This check in has been designed as a formative assessment tool to gauge how students are progressing in the understanding of common Greek an...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Etymology Super Quiz

    This fun and engaging quiz includes questions to activate and test your student's knowledge of word etymology. The 15 questions provide defi...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    I have, who has - Etymology

    Consolidate knowledge of Latin and Greek roots with this fun, whole class activity! Included are 28 common Latin and Greek roots. A perfect...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    What is the Word?

    Consolidate knowledge of Latin and Greek roots with this fun, no prep game! Students work their way around the gameboard, landing on Greek o...

  • Resource Year: 5

    How has it Changed?

    This worksheet explores how words continuously change as time goes by. With the introduction of the internet the words on the worksheet have...

  • Resource Year: 5

    What did it Mean?

    An interesting and engaging worksheet where students will need to research the original definitions of the words to match them correctly....

  • Resource Year: 5

    Where did it Come From?

    An interesting worksheet for students to develop their curiosity about the origin of common words we use in the English language today.Β ...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Record the Roots

    In this fun and engaging worksheet, students need to match the root or stem to the provided definitions, and solve the joke at the bottom of...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Find the Root

    Use this worksheet to provide students the opportunity to identify and colour common Latin and Greek roots or stems, in each of the words on...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Foldable Root Words

    This fun an engaging worksheet can be utilised in the teaching and learning of Greek and Latin etymology.Β  Use the sheet when focusing on...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Root Word Bunting

    This fun and engaging activity has been designed to get the whole class involved in the teaching and learning of Greek and Latin etymology.Β ...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Root Words - Poster Set

    These bright and informative posters show the link between some English words and their origins in Latin and Greek. The posters are not o...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Word Etymology - Student Reference Card

    This card serves as a great personal reference for students to refer to after being introduced to word etymology.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 5

    Deeper Descriptions Assessment

    A great tool to assess your students ability to identify and use noun groups and adjective groups to create more rich descriptions.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 5

    Noun Group and Adjective Group Quiz

    A quick ten question quiz to consolidate your students’ understanding of noun groups and adjective groups.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 5

    Deep in Descriptions

    Students can use their own books to identify noun groups and adjective groups and then modify and/or change them to create their own.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 5

    Diving into Describing

    This useful worksheet will support your students to create their own sentences that include adjective groups. Students then create their own...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Deepening Descriptions

    This useful worksheet will support your students in identifying and using adjective groups/ phrases to deepen their descriptive writing.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 5

    Expanding Noun Groups

    This useful worksheet will support your students to identify noun groups and create their own description that includes noun groups.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 5

    Noun Groups with Nat

    This useful worksheet will support your students in identifying and using adjective groups/ phrases to deepen their descriptive writing.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 5

    Noun Group and Adjective Groups - Student Reference Card

    This student reference card is a handy tool to support you students when learning about noun groups and adjective groups. A great reference...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Verb Groups Quiz

    This useful resource is a great tool to assess your students’ understanding about verb groups. Students identify the verb groups, use the ve...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Verb Groups Quick Quiz

    Use this handy quiz presentation with your class to consolidate your students’ understanding of verb groups. A great visual whole class acti...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Verb Groups - Worksheet

    This useful worksheet supports your students to use the verb groups listed to create their own descriptive sentences. It has been created as...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Verb Groups with Viv - Worksheet

    This useful worksheet supports your students to identify the correct form of verb phrases. It has been created as part of our Year 4- Verb G...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Verb Groups - Student Reference Card

    This student reference card has been designed as a handy reference point for the Year 4- Verb Groups unit plan.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 4

    Verb Groups Poster

    This useful poster is the perfect resource to assist students in remembering how to use verb groups to enhance their descriptive writing. Th...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Adverbial Phrase Quiz

    Use this quiz to assess your students’ when learning about adverbial phrases. Β This has been created as part of our Adventuring into Adverbi...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Adverbial Action Sorting Activity

    In your group, organise the adverbial phrase under each heading to show what type of adverbial phrase it is. Then, choosing one at time, add...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Adverbial Phrases - Three in Row

    Best played in pairs, the aim of this game is to match the adverbial phrase to the most appropriate matching clause. The first player to hav...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Adverbial Action! Worksheet

    Use this worksheet to support your students when learning about adverbial phrases. It gives them the opportunity to match the adverbial phra...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Adverbial Phrases Worksheet

    Use this worksheet to support your students when learning about adverbial phrases. It gives them the opportunity to match the adverbial phra...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Adverbial Phrases Poster

    Display this handy poster to support your students so they recognise and use adverbial phrases. The poster comes with examples. Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 4

    Adverbial Phrases - Student Reference Card

    This handy student reference card can be given to each student as a reminder of some common types of adverbial phrase types.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3 4 +1

    Build a Better Sentence- Colour Version

    This resource is a must have for any primary school classroom. This activity will scaffold students to build better and more descriptive sen...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6 +1

    Modality Desk Mat

    The Modality Desk Mat has been designed to act as a useful reference tool for students creating persuasive texts.

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6 +1

    Modality Bingo

    Modality Bingo has been designed as a group game, but you could easily use it to assess student understanding of modal verbs, by taking a ph...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Literary Devices & Language Features - Poster Set

    These posters were created to support student learning of Literary Devices and Language Features. They feature a description and a clear exa...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Points Of View – Poster

    This fantastic Points of View poster has been designed to help students remember the differences between first, second and third person poin...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Modal Verbs - Wall Display

    Use this fantastic resource in your classroom when teaching about modality. This activity can be used as a class display for students to ref...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Complex Sentences Quiz

    This resource has been created to assess your students’ ability to differentiate between main and subordinate clauses, as well as demonstrat...

  • Resource Year: 4 5

    What’s That Clause? - Matching Activity

    These handy cards are a simple and easy way to reinforce the difference between main and subordinate clauses. This has been created to be us...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Complex Sentences

    This worksheet supports students to develop Β their ability to create complex sentences. It provides opportunities for students to identify b...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Complex Chaos

    This worksheet supports students to develop their ability to create complex sentences. It provides opportunities for students to identify bo...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Main Clause Master

    This worksheet supports students to develop their understanding of main clauses. Β It is one of our progressive worksheets as part of our Yea...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Subordinate Clause Class

    This worksheet supports students to develop their understanding of subordinate clauses. Β It is one of our progressive worksheets as part of...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Main and Subordinate Clauses

    This worksheet supports students when differentiating between main and subordinate clauses. It is one of our progressive worksheets as part...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Complex Sentences - Student Reference Card

    These handy reference cards can be used to support students when composing complex sentences. It provides a simple definition of a main clau...

  • Resource Year: 4 5

    Including Idioms

    A great resource when learning about idioms and figurative language. Students apply their knowledge of idiomatic expressions and include at...

  • Resource Year: 4 5

    Inspiring Idioms

    A great resource when learning about idioms and figurative language. Students research the literal meaning of the idioms listed and then res...

  • Resource Year: 4 5

    Illustrate the Idioms

    A great resource when learning about idioms and figurative language. Students choose an idiom of their choice and use this template to visua...

  • Resource Year: 4 5

    Identifying Idioms

    A great resource when learning about idioms and figurative language. Students read each idiomatic expression and write what they believe the...

  • Resource Year: 4 5

    Iconic Idioms

    A great resource when learning about idioms and figurative language. Students match up the commonly used idioms and choose three to illustra...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Interesting Idioms - Student Reference Card

    This handy reference card is great for students to refer back to when including idioms in their writing. It provides a definition and some e...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Idioms Posters

    These posters have been designed to support students to develop the concept of idiomatic expressions. There are examples of commonly used id...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Rewrite and Punctuate

    Simply display a slide on the white board and ask students to rewrite the sentence in their neatest handwriting, with correct punctuation an...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Clauses - Student Reference Card

    These student reference cards are fitted two to a page and should be cut in half. They provide students with a reference to assist them when...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Noun Groups - Assessment

    This worksheet can also be used as an assessment task, to check your students’ understanding of noun groups. It is a part of a larger unit,...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Roll A Noun Group

    In this game students will roll a die and come up with descriptive adjectives to describe the provided nouns. Students will learn that they...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Making Noun Groups

    This worksheet will assist students to further develop the skill of creating and expanding noun groups to enrich their writing. It can be us...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Descriptive Noun Groups

    This worksheet will assist students to further develop the skill of creating and expanding noun groups to enrich their writing. It can be us...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Noun Groups - Student Reference Card

    These student reference cards are fitted two to a page and should be cut in half. They provide students with a reference to assist them when...

  • Resource Year: 3 6

    Chinese New Year - Fan Irregular Verbs Match

    Students will match past and present tense irregular verbs in this colourful Chinese New Year oriental fan theme game. There are 60 pairs of...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Christmas Collective Nouns - Game

    This Christmas Collective Nouns game is a great way for students to practise and consolidate their knowledge of this fun topic. Both a colou...

  • Resource Year: 6

    The Difference An Adverb Can Make

    In this worksheet, Students try and chance the meaning of the sentence by altering the adverb or adverbial phrase. It was developed as part...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Adding Adverbs

    In this worksheet, make sentences better by adding adverbs. It was developed as part of a larger unit designed to demonstrate the importance...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Identifying Adverbs

    In this worksheet, students look for adverbs in short sentences and try and identify the type of adverb they are looking at. It was develope...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Choosing Better Verbs

    In this worksheet, students practice making better word choices by substituting boring verbs with more exciting choices. It was developed as...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Thesaurus Workout

    This worksheet was designed to introduce students to a thesaurus and get them used to using it. It was developed as part of a larger unit de...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Saying Verb - Word Search

    In this worksheet, students search for a variety of speaking verbs. This was developed as part of a larger unit designed to demonstrate the...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Instead of Said

    This worksheet helps students explore word choice as they come up with different saying verbs. This was developed as part of a larger unit d...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Choosing Verbs & Adverbs - Student Reference Card

    This student reference card was created as a part of the Choosing Verbs & Adverbs unit plan. Β It can be stuck in their books and referred to...

  • Resource Year: 3 4

    Comparative and Superlative Adjectives - Quiz

    This quiz is part of a larger unit on β€˜Comparative and Superlative Adjectives’. This quiz enables you to assess your knowledge and understa...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Verb Group Hunt

    A great worksheet to use when teaching and learning about verb groups. Β 

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Modality In Verb Groups - Worksheet

    A great worksheet to use when teaching and learning about expressing modality through the use of verb groups.

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Creating Verb Group

    A great worksheet to use when teaching and learning about verb groups. Β 

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Collective Nouns – Word Finds (People, Animals, Things)

    These collective nouns word finds are a fun way for students to consolidate their understanding of the nouns used to name groups of people,...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Collective Nouns – People, Animals, Things

    These collective nouns worksheets will assist students to develop an understanding of the nouns used to name groups of people, animals and t...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Sorting Nouns

    This sorting nouns worksheet is a great way for students to consolidate their understanding of the different types of nouns – common nouns,...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Noun Group Hunt

    This Noun Group Hunt worksheet will assist students to further develop and consolidate the skill of creating and expanding noun groups to en...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Noun Group Building

    This Noun Group Building worksheet will assist students to further develop the skill of creating and expanding noun groups to enrich their w...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Creating Noun Groups

    This Creating Nouns worksheet will assist students to develop the skill of creating and expanding noun groups to enrich their writing. Β 

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Cool Collective Nouns

    This collective nouns worksheet will assist students to develop an understanding of the nouns used to name groups of people, animals and thi...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Collective Nouns

    This collective nouns worksheet will assist students to develop an understanding of the nouns used to name groups of people, animals and thi...

  • Resource Year: 6

    575 A Haiku Adventure

    In this worksheet, students are scaffolded on the way to writing haiku. Encourage your students to share their work after they’re finished,...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Lean Your Limericks

    In this worksheet, students are scaffolded on the way to writing limericks. Encourage your students to share their work after they’re finish...

  • Resource Year: 6

    You're a Poet and Didn't Know it!

    In this worksheet, students are asked to write rhyming couplets using given sets of words. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Onomatopoeia

    In this worksheet, students lean about onomatopoeia. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces students to a number of literary devic...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Internal Rhyme

    In this worksheet, students look for internal rhyme, including in Edgar Allen Poe’s β€˜The Raven’. It is a part of a larger unit that intro...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Time to Rhyme

    In this worksheet, students are asked to come up with three rhymes for a list of words these can be shared in groups or as a class at the en...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Finding the Rhyme

    In this worksheet, students are asked to identify the rhyme scheme in a pair of poems. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces stud...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Finding the Rhythm

    In this worksheet, students identify the rhythm in a pair of Robert Louis Stevenson Poems. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Perfecting Personification

    In this worksheet, students take a closer look at personification. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces students to a number of...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Poetry - Student Reference Card

    This student card is designed to be a personal reference to students during the poetry unit and beyond. It is a part of a larger unit tha...

  • Resource Year: 5

    A Pirate Story Point of View Assessment

    Use this task as an assessment piece for the Points of View Year 5 assessment. Students read the prompt then write a short story in both the...

  • Resource Year: 5

    A Pronoun Problem

    This item was created as a part of a larger unit on narrative point of view, which was written for the year 5 Australian literacy curriculum...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Being First

    This item was created as a part of a larger unit on narrative point of view, which was written for the year 5 Australian literacy curriculum...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Subjective vs Objective

    This item was created as a part of a larger unit on narrative point of view, which was written for the year 5 Australian literacy curriculum...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Points of View - Student Reference Card

    This item was created as a part of a larger unit on narrative point of view, which was written for the year 5 Australian literacy curriculum...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Easter Booklet - Upper Primary

    This collection of Easter activities is a great way of engaging students before the Easter break. This workbook covers a variety of topics f...

  • Resource Year: 2 4

    Articles - A, An or The

    This worksheetΒ was created as a part of our Articles unit to teach students what an article is, and how it is used within a sentence to crea...

  • Resource Year: 6

    A Quiz for Commas and Clauses

    This item is a part of a larger unit on Commas for Year 6 that is available from Teach This.

  • Resource Year: 6

    Comma Code Breaker

    Teams of students race against other teams to discover a numerical code by finding missing comma in sample texts. Which team has what it...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Correcting With Commas

    This item is a part of a larger unit on Commas for Year 6 that is available from Teach This.

  • Resource Year: 6

    Santa Clauses

    This item is a part of a larger unit on Commas for Year 6 that is available from Teach This.

  • Resource Year: 6

    Embedded Clauses

    This item is a part of a larger unit on Commas for Year 6 that is available from Teach This.

  • Resource Year: 6

    Commas With Conjunctions

    This item is a part of a larger unit on Commas for Year 6 that is available from Teach This.

  • Resource Year: 6

    Commas - Student Reference Card

    This item is a part of a larger unit on Commas for Year 6 that is available from Teach This.

  • Resource Year: 5

    Persuasive Writing - Student Reference Card

    This item was created as part of a larger unit on persuasive texts for a year 5 level, but represents only a small fraction of the resources...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Active or Passive?

    This assessment task is part of the Active and Passive Voice Unit for Year 5. It is a great summative assessment for students to demonstr...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Archaeologist Jones and the Riddle of the Passive Voice

    This item was created as part of a larger unit on the active and passive voice for year 5. This unit progressively walks your students throu...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Switching Voices

    This item was created as part of a larger unit on the active and passive voice for year 5. This unit progressively walks your students throu...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Active & Passive Voice

    This item was created as part of a larger unit on the active and passive voice for year 5. This unit progressively walks your students throu...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    The Zombie Test - Active and Passive Voice

    This item was created as part of a larger unit on the active and passive voice for year 5. This unit progressively walks your students throu...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Witch Voice is Which?

    This item was created as part of a larger unit on the active and passive voice for year 5. This unit progressively walks your students throu...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Subject Verb Object

    This item was created as part of a larger unit on the active and passive voice for year 5. This unit progressively walks your students throu...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Active and Passive Voice - Student Reference Card

    This item was created as part of a larger unit on the active and passive voice for year 5. This unit progressively walks your students throu...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Figurative Language & Imagery Poster Set

    This set of posters explains how to use figurative language and imagery to enhance description in writing. Β 

  • Resource Year: 4

    Prepositions Quiz

    This assessment should help you gain an insight into your students’ understanding of prepositions to a Year 4 level. It is part of a larg...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Prepositional Phrases

    In this worksheet, students identify the prepositional phrases in a series of sentences. It is part of a larger unit that introduces stud...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Writing Prepositions

    In this worksheet, students write simple sentences to explain the images on the sheet and then identify the prepositions. It is part of a...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Finding Prepositions

    In this worksheet, students find and underline simple prepositions in simple sentences. It is part of a larger unit that introduces stude...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases- Student Reference Card

    This card is designed as a personal reference for students to use. It is part of a larger unit that introduces students to propositions and...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Plural Possessive Noun - Quiz

    This quiz can be used as an assessment piece to check the understanding of your students. It is part of a larger unit what should help stude...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Apostrophe of Possession - Singular Nouns

    This worksheet was created for students to develop and consolidate their skills with apostrophes of possesion. It is part of a larger unit w...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Possessive Nouns - Student Reference Card

    This student card is designed to be used a personal reference throughout the unit and afterwards. It is part of a larger unit what should he...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Sequencing Persuasive Texts Level 4

    Students cut and rearrange examples of persuasive texts to help cement their understanding of the structure of persuasive texts.

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Plural Possessive Nouns

    This worksheet was created for students to develop and consolidate their skills with apostrophes of possesion. It is part of a larger unit w...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Storybook

    A read-aloud storybook of Β The Three Billy Goats Gruff

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    The Gingerbread Man - Storybook

    A read-aloud storybook of The Gingerbread Man.

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Migration Marathons

    Students investigate some the largest migrations in the animal kingdom, plotting them on a world map.

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Super Tardigrade

    Students take what they’ve learned about the Tardigrade, and reimagine them in a super hero setting.

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    How Many Babies?

    This reading comprehension activity has students complete a short reading on the reproductive rates of different living things so students c...

  • Resource Year: 2 3 4 5 +2

    Commas Poem

    This poster has been designed to show students that commas need to be acknowledged when they are reading a text, knowing that commas perform...

  • Resource Year: 5 6 H

    Comma Cues

    Comma Cues is a poster designed to illustrate where commas should be placed in text and to show the different uses of commas in text.Β  Th...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Alliteration Side Show Alley

    This colourful side show alley themed poster has been designed to illustrate the meaning of alliteration and provide simple examples.Β 

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Superhero - Parts Of Speech Phrases

    Students will explore how various types of phrases and word groups can be expended to provide a fuller description.Β 

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6 +1

    Vivid Verbs - Word Display

    This Vivid Verb display provides students with numerous synonyms for 15 common verbs that can transform their writing to be powerfullyΒ descr...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Take Your Turn - Metaphor, Simile

    Students will differentiate between similes and metaphors in this rotation game. This game has been created in a style that allows for you t...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Take Your Turn - Idiom, Metaphor

    Students will differentiate between idioms and metaphors in this rotation game. This game has been created in a style that allows for you to...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Simile Metaphor Personification Posters

    This set of posters explains the meaning of similes, metaphors and personification and how to use figurative language to make comparisons be...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Take Your Turn - Clauses Game

    This game is a fantastic small group activity. We like to place the cards in a pile face down and let students take turns picking up a card...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Active Passive Voice

    Enhance language skills with a focus on understanding and using active and passive voice in communication. Students improve grammar and writ...

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3 5

    Monster Punctuation Posters

    The Monster Punctuation Posters are a colourful and engaging set of visual aids designed to reinforce key punctuation rules in an easy-to-un...

  • Resource Year: 2 4 5

    Muddled Monsters - Descriptive Writing Activity

    Students will mix and match monster body parts before writing a detailed character description.

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6 +1

    Adverbs Adverbial Phrase Posters

    The 'Adverbs & Adverbial Phrase Posters' have been designed to clearly explain differentiate between the definitions of each grammatical fea...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6 +1

    Clauses Posters

    The 'Clauses Posters' define various clause types and show students not only how to use the clause types, but how they effect the expression...

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3 4 +3

    Better Word Choices - Adjectives & Emotions

    Not only is this a very colourful word wall for your classroom making a super quick and engaging display, but it is highly functional. Β  S...

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3 4 +3

    Better Word Choices - VERBS

    Not only is this a very colourful word wall for your classroom making a super quick and engaging display, but it is highly functional. Stud...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Create a Noun Group - Middle & Upper Primary

    This class set of activity cards for students will allow you to develop the skill of creating and expanding noun groups. Students learn tha...

  • Resource Year: 3 6

    Poetry Purrfection Game

    Poetry Purrfection is a rotation activity designed to consolidate the understanding of poetic devices such as onomatopoeia, alliteration and...

  • Resource Year: 2 4

    Common Noun Activity Cards - Lvl 2

    Students will consolidate their understanding that common nouns represent people, places, concrete objects and abstract concepts. This se...

  • Resource Year: 3 6

    Class Game Irregular Verbs

    This class game features irregular past tense verbs and provides a great way for students to learn together in a group situation. It brings...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6 +1

    Commonly Misused Verbs (answers incl) 4pg

    Commonly Misused Verbs

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Persuasion

    Persuasion... this poster was created as a reminder when structuring a persuasive writing text. Students are reminded that successful persua...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    More Persuasive Writing Prompts

    This set of 15 persuasive writing prompts are a great resource to display on the IWB for students to access as practise writing exercises be...

  • Resource Year: 2 5 6

    Sentence Types Matching Game

    In this game, students are asked to distinguish between compound and complex sentences.

  • Resource Year: P F 1 2 +3

    Sentence Builder

    The Sentence Builder Pack is a complete resource designed to help students create correct and engaging sentences. It includes four different...

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3 4 +2

    Parts Of Speech Posters Traditional

    The Parts of Speech posters include the followingL Nouns, Noun Groups, Qualifiers, Adjectives, Verbs, Verb Groups, Adverbs, Adverb Groups, P...

  • Resource Year: 2 5 6

    Types of Sentences

    Our 'Types of Sentences' resource is a set of charts created by request, that defines the following types of sentences: Simple Sentenc...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Persuasive Writing Prompts

    This selection of persuasive writing prompts are a great resource to display on the IWB for students to access as practise writing exercises...

  • Worksheet Year: 5 6

    Personification

    This 4-page worksheet provides a detailed explanation of personification in poetry along with student activities designed to reinforce under...

  • Resource Year: 2 4 5

    Noun Groups Game

    In this game, students will read a sentence out loud and identify the nouns and noun groups within the sentence. It is a simple game suitabl...

  • Resource Year: 2 4

    Abstract Noun Race Game

    Identify abstract nouns in this easy to play board game for upper primary students. In this game, students read a sentence out loud and iden...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Possessive or Plural Game

    A great game for upper primary, the "Possessive or Plural Game" challenges students to read a sentence and determine whether the apostrophe...

  • FREE! Resource Year: 3 5

    Phrase or Clause Game

    Designed for upper primary students, Phrase or Clause Game challenged students to understand the difference between a phrase and a clause an...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Rhythm

    This worksheet looks at how rhythm is used in texts to emphasise words and syllables. Answer sheet included.

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Tense Times - Past & Future Tense Game

    This Tense Times - Past & Future Tense Game is a self-correcting board game and is the perfect game for group work and rotations. Students w...

  • Resource Year: 3 6

    Victorious Verbs - Irregular Past Tense Barrier Game

    This barrier game includes 4 different game versions and will challenge you in learning past tense verbs. Β  There are 20 past tense verbs...

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