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"ANZAC Ted" Display Template

By Robust Reading Resources

This hugely popular black and white outline can be decorated in many ways including colouring, mixed media, painting and collage. Teachers may enlarge the image for the centre of a word wall for ANZAC Day writing activities, or a classroom display

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Australian History

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

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"Mad Magpie" by Gregg Dreise - HOT Literacy Resources

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This is one of my most popular resources (58 pages!)."Mad Magpie" is an inspiring picture book by Australian First Nations author and illustrator, Gregg Dreise. Mad Magpie tells the story of Guluu, an angry magpie who is being teased by a gang of

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Literature, Reading Strategies

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Not Grade Specific

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Literature Circles, Cultural Activities, Centers

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ANZAC Ted bundle - HOT reading activities - 70 pages!

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Best selling resource with over 70 pages of higher order thinking and reading response activities based on the picture book, "ANZAC Ted" by Belinda Landsberry. A copy of the picture book is required to make the best use of this resource.My "ANZAC

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Australian History

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Graphic Organizers, Centers

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Australian Multiculturalism - "My Two Blankets" 4H reading strategy + more.

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“My Two Blankets” by Irena Kobald and illustrated by Freya Blackwood was the winner of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2015 Picture Book of the Year Award. It is a picture book that touches on issues such as refugees,

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Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Task Cards, Cultural Activities, Centers

$6.00

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Higher Order Thinking and Comprehension - The Six Thinking Hats

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de Bono's six thinking hats are used to support critical thinking and higher order comprehension. Explicit questions are provided for each of the six thinking hats, to support students to think deeply about the text, "The Lorax" by Dr Seuss.

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Critical Thinking

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Literature Circles, Task Cards

$4.00

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"ANZAC Biscuits" - HOT reading comprehension activities

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This resource is designed to support the reading comprehension of the picture book, "ANZAC Biscuits" by Phil Cummings. A copy of the picture book is required to make best use this resource. The tasks included support higher order thinking and depth

Subjects:

Australian History, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Centers

$6.00

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"The ANZAC Puppy" resources

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This resource includes reading comprehension resources for the picture book, "The ANZAC Puppy" by Peter Millet. Please note that you will need a copy of the picture book to make best use of this resource.This reading comprehension resource

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English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Australian History

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Games, Centers

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Where are all the Christmas Beetles? by Suzanne Houghton

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Christmas beetles are native to Australia and usually emerge from the ground during summer. Unfortunately, there has been a decline in numbers in recent years. Suzanne Houghton has produced a beautiful new picture book about this, called, 'Where are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Summer

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$4.00

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ANZAC Day bundle - HOT reading comprehension activities for 3 picture books

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Higher order reading comprehension activities for three ANZAC picture books about dogs in World War 1:"The ANZAC Puppy" by Peter Miller"The Red Poppy" by David Hill"Caesar the ANZAC Dog" by Patricia Stroud59 pages!! Includes colour and black and

Subjects:

Australian History, Critical Thinking, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

$15.00

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The ANZAC Billy - Reading response activities + more!

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"ANZAC Billy" by Australian author, Claire Saxby, is a story about a little boy who packs special items in a billy over the course of a week for his father who is away at war. A copy of the picture book would be useful to make the best use of this

Subjects:

Reading, Australian History, Literature

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

$4.00

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ANZAC Day Slouch Hat Display Template

By Robust Reading Resources

This slouch hat resource template can be used for classroom displays or activities to honour ANZAC Day, as the central feature of a Word Wall etc. The slouch hat template is included in colour and as a black and white outline.This resource is not

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Visual Arts, Australian History

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Not Grade Specific

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

$2.00

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"Aussie Easter Hat Parade" HOT cross-curricula activities

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Higher order thinking reading comprehension activities and other cross-curricula resources for an Australian Easter picture book: "Aussie Easter Hat Parade" by Colin Buchanan. 55 pages are included in this resource!Includes:ENGLISH4H reading

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies, Easter

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Centers

$5.00

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"The ANZAC Biscuit Man" by Peter Millett Display Template

By Robust Reading Resources

A new classroom display outline that can be decorated in many ways including colouring, mixed media, painting and collage. Teachers may enlarge the image for the centre of a word wall, for ANZAC Day activities, learning about procedural texts, or a

Subjects:

Other (Arts), Literature

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.65 MB)

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Matching Australian Idioms and Sayings

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Each culture has its own idioms which can make learning the language challenging. This is a matching game of Aussie expressions and their meanings which would be useful for anyone travelling to Australia, to students learning English as an

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Vocabulary, Australian History

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Games, Centers

$3.00

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Halloween & Thanksgiving: Free book: "The Turkey and the Pumpkin" + activities

By Robust Reading Resources

Looking for something fresh for Thanksgiving or Halloween? This is a new 4H reading strategy resource - you can download the story that accompanies this resource for free here:

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Thanksgiving, Halloween

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Centers

$7.00

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"Memory Bottles" by Beth Shoshan - Literacy activities

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This resource contains writing prompts and reading comprehension activities to support Beth Shoshan's picture book, "Memory Bottles".This is an excellent companion text for "Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge" with a similar theme about memories.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

$4.00

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"Digger" by Mike Dumbleton - ANZAC picture book literacy tasks

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"Digger" (2018) by Mike Dumbleton and illustrated by Robin Cowcher is an excellent picture book for ANZAC Day studies. It tells the story of Annie, who sends a stuffed kangaroo ("Digger") to World War 1 with her big brother, James.This collection of

Subjects:

Australian History, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Literature Circles, Cultural Activities, Centers

$5.00

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"An Aussie Year" Reading Response Activities

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"An Aussie Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Australian Kids" by Tania McCartney & Tina Snerling (2013) - a terrific picture book for exploring the Australian lifestyle through the eyes of five children.This resource includes reading response

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Literature Circles, Cultural Activities, Centers

$3.50

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Thanksgiving "Ankle Soup" - Shoes & Inferring - Reading Activities

By Robust Reading Resources

"Ankle Soup" is a Thanksgiving picture book written by Maureen Sullivan and illustrated by Alison Josephs. It is excellent for teaching visual grammar.This resource includes reading response activities to use with the picture book,

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies, Thanksgiving

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Centers

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (0.79 MB)

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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge - 4H reading strategy

By Robust Reading Resources

This resource includes posters, bookmarks and a question sort to support the 4H reading strategy, using the picture book, "Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge" by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas. U.S. and Australian spelling is included. To

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Posters, Literature Circles, Centers

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (0.89 MB)

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Primary, early childhood, adult literacy, numeracy, ESL and pre-service teacher education.

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Passionate about children's literature and the teaching of reading comprehension across the curriculum, dialogic approaches and teaching strategies that support higher order thinking, student-generated questioning, deep comprehension and critical literacies.

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Environment, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Other (Art), Physical Education, Special Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, ELA Test Prep, Australian History, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Library Skills, Writing, Oral Communication, Child Care, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, For All Subjects, Summer, Handwriting, Test Preparation, Early Intervention, Engineering, Close Reading