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The Emu and the Jabiru – Fix the Sentence
2 Pre & Primary Essentials Presentations English Phonic & Word Knowledge 53 Pages

The Emu and the Jabiru – Fix the Sentence

The Emu and the Jabiru – Fix the Sentence presentation is an engaging literacy activity that helps students identify and correct errors in punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure. With 50 unique sentences, students will look for sneaky spelling mistakes, missing punctuation, and grammar errors while reinforcing their understanding of sentence mechanics and proofreading skills. This resource is ideal for editing practice, literacy rotations, or fast finishers.

•    Literacy Rotations: Use as a targeted spelling and grammar correction activity.
•    Fast Finisher Task: Ideal for self-paced sentence editing practice.
•    Whole-Class Discussion: Encourage students to collaborate and share corrections.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to use prefixes and suffixes to build morphemic word families.
  • We are learning to recognise and know how to write most high frequency words including some single-syllable homophones, e.g. eight, ate.
  • We are learning to use prefixes and suffixes to build morphemic word families.

Curriculum alignment

EN1-5A old Uses a variety of strategies, including knowledge of sight words and letter–sound correspondences, to spell familiar words EN2-4A old Uses an increasing range of skills, strategies and knowledge to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on increasingly challenging topics in different media and technologies EN1-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas EN1-PHOKW-01 new Uses initial and extended phonics, including vowel digraphs, trigraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts EN1-RECOM-01 new Comprehends independently read texts that require sustained reading by activating background and word knowledge, connecting and understanding sentences and whole text, and monitoring for meaning EN1-SPELL-01 new Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts EN2-VOCAB-01 new Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words EN2-SPELL-01 new Selects, applies and describes appropriate phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts
VCELA217 Learn some generalisations for adding suffixes to words VCELA250 Recognise most high-frequency words, know how to use common prefixes and suffixes, and know some homophones and generalisations for adding a suffix to a base word

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

Differentiation

Modifications

•    Provide sentence clues or a word bank for struggling students.
•    Allow students to work in pairs to discuss and correct errors together.

Extensions

•    Have students rewrite the corrected sentences using more descriptive language.
•    Encourage students to highlight different types of errors (spelling, punctuation, grammar).

Teach it your way

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