Resources

Includes: two versions of the conversation prompt chart presented in the Oral Language Book and The Reading Book

Focus: to support whole-class, group or partner discussions

Includes: two templates (for planning and writing) and a completed example

Focus: labelling and writing an explanation

Includes: an anchor chart for early writers in Cook Island Māori

Focus: Adding details to writing

Includes: a poster and an information sheet

Focus: grouping students

Includes: a lesson plan and two student exemplars

Focus: writing reviews

Includes: a writing template, a completed example and a follow-up Quick Write lesson plan

Focus: labelling and writing an explanation

Includes: a lesson plan, two exemplars (written and published)

Focus: activating memories and writing descriptively

Includes: a lesson plan and a student exemplar

Focus: providing a shared experience for writing

Includes: a lesson plan, supporting images and a student exemplar

Focus: talking and writing about personal experiences

Includes: a lesson plan, YouTube video link, student planning sheet and exemplar

Focus: structuring and ordering events in a narrative (story)

Includes: a lesson plan (slide presentation), prompt cards and wall display pack

Focus: building complex sentences by adding conjunctions

Includes: a lesson plan and two prompts (for juniors and seniors)

Focus: creating hook sentences

Includes: two retelling talking strips

Focus: retelling

Includes: a display resource

Focus: establishing clear criteria for emergent and early writers

Includes: an adjective word wheel

Focus: synonyms for big, small, fun and nice

Includes: Self-check and Partner-check signs

Focus: designating time for self-checks and partner-checks during writing

Includes: drama activity cards/poster

Focus: using drama to enhance speaking and listening

Includes: a super sentence book cover, page and student exemplar

Focus: reviewing and improving a sentence

Includes: two writing/publishing templates

Focus: writing a four sentence/paragraph recount

Includes: a lesson plan and student exemplar poems about mum and dad

Focus: poetry

Includes: a YouTube video link and a student exemplar

Focus: providing motivation for writing

Includes: a lesson plan (slide presentation)

Focus: adding details

Includes: two writing templates (junior/senior version) and a senior example

Focus: descriptive writing

Includes: a two talking strips

Focus: oral presentations

Useful links and resources to support The Oral Language Book

Useful links and resources to support The Writing Book

Includes: a writing lesson plan, YouTube video link and two video talk strips (for juniors and seniors)

Focus: describing an event from the perspective of a character

Includes: a note-taking poster

Focus: explicitly teaching students note-taking skills

Useful links and resources to support The Reading Book