Reading teaching resources for Australia
Novel Study: Generic Activities
, Not Grade Specific,
Fourteen reading-response activity pages are written to pair with any novel a class is currently reading, rather than one specific book.
Author Big Apple Teaching
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Tags Novel Study, Literature Companion, Comprehension Activities, Character Analysis, Creative Project
Novel Study Worksheets - "Dolphins at Daybreak" - Magic Tree House
, Not Grade Specific,
Jack and Annie's ocean adventure in "Dolphins at Daybreak" becomes a post-reading novel study with setting questions, chapter-by-chapter summary boxes, a postcard-writing task, and an alternate-ending essay.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags Novel Study, Books, Worksheets, Printable, Writing, Reading, Comprehension, Dolphins, Magic Tree House
Novel Study Worksheets - Good Morning, Gorillas - Magic Tree House
, Not Grade Specific,
Ten chapter-summary boxes for Mary Pope Osborne's "Good Morning, Gorillas", opening with where-and-when setting questions and closing with a postcard from the African Rainforest and an alternate-ending essay.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags Novel Study, Worksheets, Gorillas, Magic Tree House, Africa, Reading, Writing, Activity, Comprehension, Printable
Novel Study Worksheets on "Emma" by Jane Austen
, Not Grade Specific,
Twelve character profiles, six setting descriptions, fifty-five chapter-summary blanks, and six thematic essay prompts guide a full close reading of Jane Austen's Emma.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags Novel Study, Literature, English Literature, English, Worksheets, Printable, Jane Austen, Emma, Regency Era, England
Novel Study Worksheets on "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
, Not Grade Specific,
Blank profile boxes for nine Frankenstein characters, six key settings, and all twenty-four chapters give students a full novel-tracking organiser before eight essay prompts push them into original argument and analysis.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags Novel Study, Worksheets, Printable, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Literature, English, English Literature, Activity, Writing
Novel Study Worksheets on "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
, Not Grade Specific,
Nine characters, six settings and all twenty-one chapters of Roald Dahl's Matilda each get a labelled blank to fill in, followed by eleven writing prompts once the novel is finished.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags Novel Study, Worksheets, Printable, Books, Book Companion, Roald Dahl, Writing Activity, Essay, English, Character Analysis
Novel Study Worksheets on "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
, Not Grade Specific,
Character and setting description grids lead into a chapter-by-chapter summary log covering all 61 chapters of Pride and Prejudice, closing with six analytical essay prompts.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags Novel Study, English, English Literature, Literature, Pride And Prejudice, Jane Austen, Worksheets, Printable, Writing, Activity
Novel Study Worksheets on "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
, Not Grade Specific,
Fill-in-the-blank prompts guide students through The Great Gatsby's characters, settings, and chapters before seven essay prompts push into the novel's themes and symbolism.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags Novel Study, Worksheets, Printable, Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald, Jazz Age, Literature, English, American Literature, Books
Novel Study Worksheets on "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
, Not Grade Specific,
Amir, Hassan, Baba, Assef, Rahim Khan, Ali, Soraya and Sohrab each get a character box, six named settings from Baba's house to the Kabul stadium get another, all twenty-five chapters get a summary box, and ten essay prompts close the pack.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags Novel Study, English, Books, Book Companion, Worksheets, Printable, Afghanistan, Writing Activity, Essay, Comprehension
Novel Study Worksheets on "The Metamorphosis" by Frank Kafka
, Not Grade Specific,
Blank character, setting, and chapter-summary sections walk students through Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, closing with seven open-ended essay prompts on its themes.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags Novel Study, Literature, World Literature, German, Worksheets, Printable, Franz Kafka, Comprehension, Books, Book Companion
Novel Study Worksheets - The Witches - Roald Dahl
, Not Grade Specific,
Blank character, setting, and chapter-by-chapter organisers give students a place to track The Witches by Roald Dahl as they read.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags Novel Study, Worksheets, Printable, Children's Book, Book, Book Companion, The Witches, Roald Dahl, English, English Literature
"Officer Buckle and Gloria" | Picture Book Study
, Not Grade Specific,
Teachers select from a broad menu after reading the source picture book aloud. Visible materials include guided discussion, creative extensions such as acting or rule writing, a five-star reader response, vocabulary work, and an informational passage that shifts from the story to real police-dog roles. The varied formats support oral discussion, literacy centres, and follow-up writing at different early-reading levels.
Author Simply Schoolgirl
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Tags Officer Buckle And Gloria, Picture Book Study, Book Report, Sight Words, Vocabulary, Storytelling, Sequence Of Events, Story Elements, Officer Buckle And Gloria Activities Free
Palm Sunday word search puzzle worksheet activity
, Not Grade Specific,
The student page asks learners to locate a substantial list of religious and event-related terms inside a dense grid. The selected vocabulary connects the Palm Sunday procession with branches, crowds, disciples, prayer, worship, peace, and later Christian observances. A second page provides the completed reference for checking the search. The authored fields describe the categories and puzzle structure without repeating the full term bank or showing any marked locations.
Author Lapiiin Art Activities
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Tags Word Search, Word Scramble , Puzzles, Worksheet, Activities, Vocabulary, Holidays, Printable, Games, Morning Work
Partner Reading Assessment – 18-Point Checklist
, Not Grade Specific,
Partner reading checklist titled 'How is my reading?' that rates a reader from 1 to 5 on 18 points, from pausing at punctuation to pronouncing -s, -ed and -ing endings and self-correcting.
Author Elementary Resources 4 U
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Tags Partner Reading, Reading Assessment, Reading Checklist, Peer Assessment, Peer Rubric, Peer Reading, Self Assessment
Parts of a Seed word search, scramble and crossword
, Not Grade Specific,
The set moves from visual recognition to definition-based recall. Learners first locate seed-structure terms in a letter grid, then use short functional clues to reconstruct scrambled words for protective layers, embryo parts, food-storage tissues, and emerging root or shoot structures. The crossword returns to the same content through intersecting clues. Completed versions follow each puzzle, while exact entries and solutions are withheld from this description.
Author Lapiiin Art Activities
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Tags Word Search, Word Scramble, Printable Puzzles, Educational Games, Activity Sheets, Brain Teasers, Kids Puzzles, Classroom Resources, Teacher Resources, Crossword
Picture Matching Sentences Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Picture Matching Sentences combines oral language with visual selection. The teacher reads each sentence, and students examine the accompanying picture choices to find the image representing the described action, object, or relationship. Since the learner is not required to decode the sentence independently, the response can focus on listening accuracy and vocabulary comprehension. The page also supports discussion of which visual detail confirms a choice and why the other images do not fit.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Reading Comprehension, Sentences, Text Features
Plant a Seed: Order the Instructions
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Put seed-planting directions in order, then rewrite the procedure using time-order words.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Plant Observation Worksheet
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Learners examine a real or selected plant, sketch what they see, and record words that describe its visible features. A broad vocabulary list supports noticing plant structures alongside colour and texture, while an open area invites additional words not supplied on the page. The task prioritises careful observation over recall of a single diagram. Teachers can encourage students to connect each chosen descriptor with a specific feature in their drawing.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Plants, Note Taking
Plate Tectonics word search, scramble and crossword puzzle
, Not Grade Specific,
The three puzzles cover plates, tectonic movement, divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries, along with associated ridges, trenches, faults, subduction, and mantle-driven processes. Learners first locate words, then reconstruct terms from definitions, and finally solve intersecting clues. This sequence increases retrieval demand while holding the science topic constant. Completed pages allow independent or teacher-led review without exposing solutions in descriptive copy.
Author Lapiiin Art Activities
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Tags Word Search, Word Scramble, Printable Puzzles, Educational Games, Activity Sheets, Brain Teasers, Kids Puzzles, Classroom Resources, Teacher Resources, Crossword
PLOT: The FIVE Elements of a Story Graphic Organisers
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Ten plot-focused graphic organisers, each with instructions and a matching blank template, guide students through mapping a story's introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution in different formats.
Author Ibby Resources
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Tags Literary, Device, Graphic Organizer, Plot, Elements
Political Cartoon Analysis Template
, Not Grade Specific,
Students glue in their own chosen political cartoon, label its symbols, analyse the cartoonist's message and bias, write a persuasive response paragraph, then interview four classmates using a 1-10 clarity-and-agreement scale.
Author Creating History
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Tags Political Cartoon, Analysis, Templates, Current Events, Social Studies, Teaching Political Cartoons, How To Analyze Political Cartoons, Analyze The Political Cartoon, Political Cartoon Lesson Plan Middle School, Printable Political Cartoon, Cartoon Analysis, Congress Of Vienna Political Cartoon, How To Analyze A Political Cartoon
Posters: Making Inferences
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A four-quadrant chart poses guiding questions about a character's actions, dialogue, feelings, and thoughts to support character inference.
Author Reading in the Middle Grade
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Tags Inferences, Character Interpretation, Reading Comprehension, Critical Analysis, Language Arts
Prefix CO Sentence Reading Rings
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Seven sentences using words built with the prefix "co-" (meaning with or together) — coexist, coworkers, cooperate, coincident, coed, copilot, coherent — give students reading practice tied to the prefix's meaning.
Author The Connett Connection
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Tags Affixes, Morphology, Prefixes, Literacy Activities, Reading Words With Prefixes
Problem and Solution Anchor Chart
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Problem and Solution Anchor Chart separates narrative difficulty from resolution. One completed chart asks what a character needs or wants, what went wrong, and how the problem was solved; a second version removes key words for guided recall. A third page supplies paired oral frames for stating the story's problem and explaining when or how it was solved. Together, the pages move from teacher reference to prompt recall and then to a complete spoken response.
Author First in Line
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Tags Problem, Solution, Anchor Chart, Reading, Strategies, Reading Problem And Solution