Josh Ravek
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Environment - Word Wall
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
You can print these out and use them as a display in your classroom as a word wall.
Environment - Labels
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This is a collection of labels that is ready for printing.
Weather - Background for Printables
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
A weather/sky themed decorative background you can use for your displayed work
Weather - Songs
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
It's always a great idea to have a musical component to go along with all of your units.
Weather - Thunderstorms
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
General information on the nature of thunderstorms. This is useful as a starting place for research into weather phenomenon.
Weather - Questions for research
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This is a great starting place for facilitating with your students where they want their learning to go as they study weather.
Weather - Art Activities
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
Need some art ideas to go along with your weather unit?
Weather - Poems
English • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This collection of poems brings all different types of classic poems and nursery rhymes together that are related to weather.
Weather - Hurricane Information
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
Information on hurricane formation and causes. This is useful when student's are working in groups or you are assigning topics for presentation.
Weather - Lightning Information
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This document will give your groups additional information as they research lightning phenomenon.
Weather - Tornado Experiment
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This procedure can also be used as a writing example (watch out for American spellings!)
Weather - Temperature information
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
Helpful information for your students who are investigation temperature.
Weather - Rainbow Experiment
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
Investigate the properties of rainbows!
Science Procedures Planner
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
A simplified planner for science procedures
Weather - Lightning Information
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This is helpful if you are making research groups on different weather phenomenon. You will find several resources like this under my profile.
Weather - Rain Information
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This is helpful if you are making research groups on different weather phenomenon. You will find several resources like this under my profile.
Weather - Optical Illusions
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
A large collection of facts about common (and not so common!) optical weather-related illusions. Great for extension and investigation!
Weather - Rain Experiment
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This is an experiment on rain that you can use in your classroom.
Weather - Cloud Information
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This resource has some detailed information on clouds that you can use as reference material for your class's research projects.
Climate - General Information
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This resource has some general information on climate and weather that you can use as reference material for your class's research projects.
Weather - Cloud in a bottle
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This is a great experiment that investigates how clouds can form.
Weather - Blooms Taxonomy Activities
[KLA] • Stage [Stage] • 22nd Feb 2012
Here is a list of activities you can use for when you are studying weather that relate to blooms taxonomy.
Weather - Blue Sky Experiment
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 22nd Feb 2012
This is a short description of an experiment you can use when studying weather to investigate why the sky is blue.
Weather - Words for Word Wall
Science & Technology • Stage 1 • 21st Feb 2012
This is a large collection of vocabulary which is useful for printing.
Communication - Quiz
HSIE • Stage 1 • 21st Feb 2012
You can use or adapt this quiz as a pre or post test to engage students understanding.
Communication - Signs
HSIE • Stage 1 • 21st Feb 2012
A nice powerpoint that shows some of the more common signs we see around Australia. Helpful for brainstorming ideas when forming Big Questions.
Communication - Signs and Symbols
HSIE • Stage 1 • 21st Feb 2012
A small collection of signs and symbols that you can use to expose your students to everyday Australian examples.
Communication - Inventions
HSIE • Stage 1 • 21st Feb 2012
This resource links to four relevant youtube videos about the history of communication.
Communication - Clipart Pictures for print
HSIE • Stage 1 • 21st Feb 2012
This is a large collection of the MS clipart gallery images that relate to communication. They have been enlarged and are ready for print for an easy display.
Chance & Probability - Cards
[KLA] • Stage [Stage] • 20th Feb 2012
These are some great cards you can print and laminate to incorporate into a lot of different games.
Outcomes link to internet resources
[KLA] • Stage [Stage] • 20th Feb 2012
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Place Value - Biggest Number Wins
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
A simpler variation on other place value games where students roll dice in the space provided and make the largest number possible.
Place Value - Biggest Number, Smallest Number
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
Students work in pairs to roll dice and then make the corresponding largest and smallest numbers. Don't forget to practise reading them aloud!
Time - Digital Clock Blank
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
This is a printable worksheet that you can adapt. Helpful for when your students are doing activities involving digital time.
Time - Months Chart
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
Fill in this easy chart throughout the year to reinforce concepts of time.
Time - Birthday Assignment
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
This is a fantastic resource that your student's can use for homework. It allows them to research time and explain their reasoning.
Time - Post-test cloze
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
This is a cloze test that you can use to evaluate your student's understanding of the time vocabulary taught.
Time - Months
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
Print off this set of month names and number of days in the month. You can then incorporate this matching into a maths station or for use throughout the year.
Time - Interactive Clocks
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
Here are a few interactive clocks and timers for use during your lessons.
Time - An Introduction
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
This resource contains all the material you need to introduce the concept of time and its naming conventions.
Position - Map of the Zoo
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
Here is a map of Taronga Zoo you can use to practise position in the classroom!
Position - Word Collection
[KLA] • Stage [Stage] • 20th Feb 2012
There are many words we use to describe position. Make sure you expose your students to as much vocabulary as possible.
Position - Words & Practise
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
This resource contains vocabulary as well as a grid activity to get your students thinking about ways to describe the location of something.
Patterns & Algebra - External Resources
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
This colourful notebook contains several excellent resources for practising patterns with your class.
Multiplication - Pre Test
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
This will give you a good indication as to where your learners are at with the operation and language of multiplication.
Multiplication - Repeated Addition
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
It's important to make the connection between these two operations as often as possible!
Multiplication and Division Word Problem List
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
This is a large collection of word problems involving multiplication and division.
Division - Chunking Method
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
This is an advanced division technique that requires quick recall of the multiplication facts. It uses the number line visualise the strategy.
Division - Quick Cards
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
These can be used in stations or worked on throughout the week.
Multiplication - Resource collection
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
This is a collection of multiplication resources that includes word problems as well as links to other resources.
Multiplication and Division Arrays
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
These are some pre-made arrays. Feel free to adjust as necessary.
Division - Word Problems, Links & Examples
[KLA] • Stage [Stage] • 20th Feb 2012
This is a good collection of division resources. Remember to provide your students with physical manipulative when they are starting out.
Division - Repeated subtraction & number line
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 20th Feb 2012
You can use these handy pages to demonstrate repeated subtraction on a number line with division problems.
Mass - Post Test
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This can be used as either a post or pre test, depending on your evaluation of your students abilities.
Mass - Using a Scale
[KLA] • Stage [Stage] • 15th Feb 2012
This notebook focuses on using a scale to measure an exact measurement of rice. Students are encouraged to be as precise as possible!
Mass - Journey to Mars
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
What will you bring on your trip? Can you prove that your planning is within the weight requirements?
Mass - Measurement Station Activities
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
Some of these may have to be modified depending on what type of equipment your school has. Group size should be no more than six.
Mass - Standard Meassures
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This resource explores your students understanding of standard measures can be a good gauge of their understanding before beginning a topic.
Length - Homework
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This resource approaches the topic of why we need standard measurements. After your students measure using hands, you can discuss the varied results.
Perimeter - Measuring around the room
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
Perimeter is a great way to teach length and measuring skills. Having your students use real world objects is preferable to measuring pictures on paper.
Fractions - Favourite Fractions game
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This is a great game you can play a small group of students. Pass out the fractions then solve the questions in a group discussion.
Fractions - Resource Collection
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This notebook contains many pre-made shapes that you can use to teach fractions.
Money - Australian
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
A low res printable for laminating your own set to teach money skills. Remember to print at small size or your image will be very fuzzy!
Data - Make a table from lots of data 2
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This will help your students practise making tables. The lesson will be more interactive if they collect their own data.
Data - Make a table from lots of data 1
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This will help your students practise making tables. The lesson will be more interactive if they collect their own data.
Data - Make a Table to fit the Data
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
Making a table to describe a giving graph, and then making statements about the data, is a great way to reverse engineer the lesson. Makes for a great pre-test.
Chance - Online spinner
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
Although you can't embed this spinner into a notebook, it's worth sharing. Enjoy!
Area - Program and Ideas
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This is program with some excellent ideas for ways to teach Area. It includes some links to other external internet resources
Money - Draw the Combinations
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
Students draw or write as many combinations of change they can to sum a total. This can be easily adapted to your country's money system.
Money - How much back?
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
It's important that your students reflect upon their strategies that they use in class.
Money - Challening Multi-Step Word Problems
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
These challening problems should be visualised and discussed before students attempt them.
Money - Word Problems & Giving Change
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This focuses on using Australian money to solve word problems and work out how much change should be returned.
Subtraction - Word Problems
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This resource also focused on making number sentences for subtraction problems.
Subtraction - Number Line
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
No matter what subtratction strategy you are using, number lines can be a great means of scaffolding and applying a mathematical framework to abstraction.
Addition - Number Line
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
Various types of number lines you can use to practise large and small additions.
Combinations to 10
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This is an important skill which should be practised across all stages. Remember to renforce mental strategies!
Tens Frame Board
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
One activity you can use with a tens frame board is to show the sum of green and red counters inside the blue ten frame. Try to use combinations to ten then var
Place Value Chart
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
There are many activities which stem from using a place value chart.
Addition & Subtraction - Commutative Property
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
Ensure your students have a solid graps of the balance concept when using the equal sign before using this resource.
Addition & Subtraction - Revision
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This is a good overview of concepts such as jump strategy and combinations to 10.
3D Space - Photo ID Lesson
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This can accompany a lesson where your students take pictures of 3D shapes then write an ID card for each to display around the room!
3D Space - Net Identification
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This is a great resource that allows your students to mentally manipulate nets of various shapes.
3D Space - Pre Test
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
This pretest will assess your students ability to identify the attributes of 3D objects.
3D Shapes - Glossary
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 15th Feb 2012
These shapes can be used for entry into your student's Maths Glossary
3D Space - Prism and Pyramid Rules
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
A simple chart that you can use for display which outlines the rules for prisms and pyramids.
3D Space - MS Word Clipart Shapes
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
Here are some shapes from clipart that you can use to show some interesting objects that display the 3D properties discussed in class.
3D Space - Shapes and more
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
This is a great resource to have handy when teaching 3D space. There are also many links inside to other great internet resources.
3D Space - Who am I?
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
A quick game you can play with your students where they must identify the type of 3D shape.
2D Space - Symmetry worksheet
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
Practice symmetry with this worksheet.
2D Space - Draw a robot
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
Student's use specific shapes and colours to draw a robot.
2D Space - Shapes
[KLA] • Stage [Stage] • 14th Feb 2012
This resource also contains many excellent links to other internet resources.
Symmetry - Linking shapes to the alphabet
Mathematics • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
Using shapes that your students are already familiar with, like the alphabet, is a great way to introduce the concept of symmetry.
Weather - Wet & Dry Land
HSIE • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
This gives you some great links to external resources as well as a guide through the different land areas that experience diverse weather.
Transport - Research Skills Booklet
HSIE • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
This is a handy resource you can make for your class. It scaffolds research skills well and allows for variations in your program.
Transport - Blooms Taxonomy
HSIE • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
A matrix of activities you can do that are designed around Bloom's taxonomy. Each one can be modified however they are designed for a Transport unit of work.
Transport - Weekly Ideas and Links
HSIE • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
Need some more ideas for an activity you could do with transport? Here is a list of weekly activities along with some great links to internet resources.
Transport - Design your own
HSIE • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
This can be used to introduce an activity whereby your students design their own means of transport, considering all the implications.
Transport - Clip Art images
HSIE • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
A collection of all the MS clip art pictures that relate to the topic of transportation.
Transport - Mind Map
HSIE • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
This is a great guided mind map which will help guide your students in visualising their learning during your unit of work.
Communication - Life Today Displays
HSIE • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
Easy print off that you can use to make displays around the classroom. Don't forget to add colours!
Celebrations - Extension Activities
HSIE • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
This is a collection of activities that you can do for extension in an HSIE unit on celebrations.
Celebrations - Introduction
HSIE • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
This is an excellent notebook which contains all the resource you need to get started with your unit on Celebrations.
Template - Text Type Unit Planner
English • Stage 2 • 14th Feb 2012
Teachers, use this planner to help you organise your outcomes for each text type unit that you create.
Example text by Aaron Lubrainschik.doc
English • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
This is a great sample of descriptive writing. It uses metaphor and interesting adjectives. It's important to expose your students as much writing as possible.
Book Review Template
English • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
This is a great template for writing a book review that can be modified to fit your student's needs.
Advance Australia Faire Activity Book
HSIE • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
This is a useful resource when you are looking at the Australian national anthem.
Reading - Activities Non-Fiction
[KLA] • Stage [Stage] • 14th Feb 2012
This is a pre-made printable list that students can paste into their books and follow as they explore a non-fiction book.
Reading - Activities for fiction books printable
English • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
This is a pre-made printable list that students can paste into their books and follow as they explore a fiction book.
Reading Activities
English • Stage 1 • 14th Feb 2012
These can be adapted to almost any book. I recommend using this resource in one of your reading station groups.
Grammar - Speech Marks Practis
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
Practise using speech marks with this worksheet.
Grammar - Easy Nouns
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
Your students get a chance to identify nouns and then use their own in a pre-made sentence.
Gramar - Common Nouns
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This is a great way to revise common nouns with your Year 2 class.
Grammar - Speech Marks
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
Your students can use the picture queues to fill in the dialogue for the speech marks.
Grammar - Spot the Adjectives!
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
Hunting for adjectives will give your students a better understanding of how descriptive writing requires sentence expansion.
Editing - Question Marks
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This should only be used for the very first time your students have never been exposed to question marks.
Grammar - Punctuate this!
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
Good editing skills begin with identification. Practise parts of speech with your students and use this resource to help them identify the different parts.
Grammar - Homophones
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This is best used after your students have learned about homophones. As they identify them they can keep track in this handy resource.
Editing - Improving Sentences 1
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
Editing is an important skill and should be taught with many examples. Here are some easier practise sentences for your students to try.
Editing - Improving Sentences 2
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
Editing is an important skill and should be taught with many examples. Here are some more challenging sentences for your students to try.
Are you good at following directions?
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This is a great activity to do on the first day of school or when you start with a new class. Allow the students to make mistakes and remember to discuss!
Where do the speech marks go?
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
A quick and easy group of sentences that need speech marks. Use and modify as you like!
Finding Adjectives
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This activity is useful for smartboards because you can record adjectives and then move them around into different categories.
Rubric - Literary Response
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This is an assessment rubric for writing a literary response.
Rubric - Recount
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This is an assessment rubric for the recount text type.
Rubric - Proceedure
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This is an assessment rubric for the proceedure text type.
Rubric - Narrative
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This is an assessment rubric for the narrative text type.
Rubric - Information Report
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This is an assessment rubric for the information report text type.
Rubric - Exposition
English • Stage 2 • 13th Feb 2012
This is an assessment rubric for the exposition text type.
Rubric - Poetry
English • Stage 2 • 13th Feb 2012
This is an assessment rubric for a poetry presentation.
Rubric - Explanation
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This is an assessment rubric for writing an explanation.
Rubric - Description
English • Stage 1 • 13th Feb 2012
This is an assessment rubric for the descriptive text type.
Signs, Symbols, Icons and Logos.notebook
English • Stage 1 • 12th Feb 2012
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Writing - Information Report
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
This is an introduction to writing an information report. It also contains several handy links to other resources.
Writing - Exposition template
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
Provides some scaffolding when students are planning an exposition.
Writing - Planning a Character Description
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
A handy, easy to follow planner for getting your student's ideas onto paper when writing descriptively about a character.
Spelling - Practise Template
[KLA] • Stage [Stage] • 11th Feb 2012
This is a handy template for students to use as they practise their words. You can use this for standard list words or for their own personal words list.
Spelling - Spelling Ideas & Activities
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
You can print this out and have each student work through the activities. Most should apply to your normal spelling list.
Spelling - Short Vowel Collection
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
Have your students try to generate words based on the short vowel rules.
Spelling - Long I & Long U sounds
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
This is a great collection of resources for looking at the Long I & U vowels.
Spelling - Commonly misspelled words list
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
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Spelling - ai-oo-oa activities
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
These are useful for revising these tricky vowel sounds.
Spelling - Long vowel resource list
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
This is a large collection of links to online resources that focus on the various long vowel sounds.
Spelling - Whats the Rule?
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
This is a little twist on the old game of "coming to the party." You can modify this to suit almost any spelling rule.
Spelling - Activities Collection
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
Are you looking for some great new spelling ideas? This notebook has many different links and resources you can try out in your classroom!
Spelling - Long U sound
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
This is a large collection of different online activities that help students understand the long U sound.
Art - Andy Warhol Portraits
[KLA] • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
This is a nice activity you can do at the beginning of the year. It's a bit more interested than having just pictures of the students around.
Exposition - We dont need computers
English • Stage 1 • 11th Feb 2012
This is a work sample exposition. You can use this to share with other students the process of writing.
Transport - Potential Problems
HSIE • Stage 1 • 8th Feb 2012
Give your students enough information for them to make their own decisions about the benefits of transport. This can lead to some great
Transport - Simply sign
HSIE • Stage 1 • 8th Feb 2012
Print this out on nine pages to display across your room.
Celebrations - Word List
HSIE • Stage 1 • 8th Feb 2012
Here is a handy word list that you can print and use as displays or in your student's books or for a spelling list.
Celebrations - Research and illustrate
HSIE • Stage 1 • 8th Feb 2012
Research and then illustrate your particular celebration.
Celebrations - Research Template
HSIE • Stage 1 • 8th Feb 2012
It's important to provide proper scaffolding when teaching a research topic for what could be the first time to your students.
Celebrations - Information Sheet
HSIE • Stage 1 • 8th Feb 2012
This resource includes information about various celebrations, including Jewish and non-religious.
Celebrations - Blooms Taxonomy
HSIE • Stage 1 • 8th Feb 2012
A handy matrix of extension activities organised on Bloom's taxonomy.
Celebrations - G&T Extension
HSIE • Stage 1 • 8th Feb 2012
When studying Celebrations you can use these ideas to extend your G&T learners.