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Poetry Workshop for Homeschoolers

Get excited for the Year 5 - 7 Term 1 Poetry Workshop!   Due to the fun and success of the homeschool writing workshops during 2022, I have on offer...
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Week 5 Information Report Writing Home Tasks

Week 5 Information Report Writing   This week in the writing workshop the class reviewed what generalisers were and had a go at using them in sentences. Following this activity,...
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Week 4 Information Report Writing Home Tasks

Week 4 Information Report Writing This week we searched for key words in our model text. We used this key word hunting task to fill in some of our Boxing...
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Week 2 Information Report Writing Home Tasks

Week 2 Information Report Writing This week we discussed vocabulary found within our model text and then the students completed a mix and match vocabulary activity with a partner. The...
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Pretty pot of pothos

We were on a mission to grow some more plants in water. This endeavour ticks the beautifying the home environment box, the life and chemical science for homeschooling box and...
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The Polar Bear

Shared writing Our wonderful group of authors created this short burst writing spine poem on the polar bear. For this task, the children observed an image of a polar bear...
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Week 1 Information Report Writing Home Tasks

Week 1 Information Report Writing Students were given their very own Information Report Writing 'Magpie Journal'. This is where they can collect technical language specific to report writing, vocabulary and...
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Ice Matters Writing Workshops for Homeschoolers

Registrations CLOSED - Get excited for the Year 4 - 6 Term 3 literacy workshop!   Due to the fun and success of the homeschool writing workshops during Term 2,...
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Learning to Read Basics

There are six elements of effective reading: oral language, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. These six elements have become known as the 'Big Six' due to their importance....
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Warning Tales: story map and audio

A warning tale is a fun narrative to study and 'Kassim and the Greedy Dragon' and The Caravan' are two great examples of Warning Tales that my students have really...
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Warning Tale Workshops for Homeschoolers

Workshop Registrations Closed ... keep an eye out for Term 3 literacy workshops!   I am very excited to be running for the first time, writing workshops specifically designed for...
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The Science of Ice Cream

My girls love their ice-cream and so combining science learning with the making and eating of ice cream was a hit. They are aged 9 and 11, but we will...
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