Teacher Tools teaching resources for Australia
Multiplication Fact Practice – Touch Dot Worksheets
, Not Grade Specific,
Thirty touch-dot worksheets drill multiplication facts one factor per page, from 0 through 19 against multipliers up to 20.
Author LAMO
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Tags Math, Basic Operations, Numbers, Mental Math, Kindergarten, Place Value, Multiplication, Touch Dot
Music Lesson Welcome, Agenda and Quote Slides
, Not Grade Specific,
Open music lessons with welcome, agenda and quote displays. One 11-slide PowerPoint deck contains a cover and ten monthly designs from August to May.
Author Joyful Noise Teaching
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My New School – Back-to-School Reading Passage
, Not Grade Specific,
A short first-person narrative about starting a new school pairs with five comprehension questions and a full answer key.
Author Ponder Palette Plazza
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Tags Reading, Reading Comprehension, Back To School Reading, Back To School, Back To School Activities, August Reading, September Reading, First Week Of School Reading
My School Pledge Worksheet – Back to School
, Not Grade Specific,
Thirteen "I will" commitments about effort, kindness and honesty fill a one-page class pledge, closing with a spot for students to sign and add a thumbprint.
Author Ponder Palette Plazza
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Tags Pledge, School Pledge, Student Pledge, First Day Of School, First Day Of School Activities, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Classroom Management
News Story Paragraph Planner
, Not Grade Specific,
News story planner that takes students from the main idea and who, where and when of an event to three facts ranked by importance, then onto a lined page for the draft.
Author The Language of Learning
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Tags Paragraph Planner, News Story, Creative Writing, Reading, Graphic Organizer
News Story Writing Rubric
, Not Grade Specific,
A 50-point rubric scores a news story across content, organisation, and mechanics, with two copies printed per page for easy handout.
Author The Language of Learning
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Tags Writing Rubric, Student Rubric, News Story, Creative Writing, Literacy Center
Newspaper Templates – 4 Styles for Google Docs
, Not Grade Specific,
Two Google Docs newspaper layouts are shared as read-only masters that students copy into their own Drive to write and format a class newspaper.
Author Roombop
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Tags Newspaper, News Template, Google Docs Newspaper Template, Newspaper Templates For Students, Class Newspaper Templates, Editable Newspaper Template Google Docs, Template, Google, Writing Template, Digital Activity
Nonfiction Text Structures Anchor Chart – Reading Set
, Not Grade Specific,
A nonfiction text-structures anchor chart defines five expository structures with their transition words and pairs a completed reference page with a matching fill-in-the-blank practice page.
Author First in Line
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Tags Nonfiction, Anchor Chart, Fill In The Blank, Text Structures Anchor Chart, Non Fiction Text Structure Worksheets, Text Structure Chart, Text, Text Structure
Nonfiction vs. Fiction – Comparison Anchor Charts
, Not Grade Specific,
A two-column chart pairs nonfiction features — real, fact-based, read to learn, table of contents, index, glossary, bold words — against fiction features — not real, story-based, read to enjoy, characters, setting, problem/solution. The chart appears once fully completed and once with key words blanked out for recall practice. Two identical genre-identification worksheets follow, each asking students to state whether a text is fiction or nonfiction and give two supporting reasons.
Author First in Line
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Tags Nonfiction, Fiction, Comparison, Anchor Chart, Reading Chart
Note Taking and Summarising Graphic Organiser
, Not Grade Specific,
Note Taking and Summarising Graphic Organiser divides one page into Notes, Pictures, and Summary sections. Learners can capture key information in words, represent important ideas visually, and then condense the combined material in the summary space. The labelled sequence makes the relationship between gathering information and synthesising it visible without prescribing a particular text or subject. Each area remains open enough to accommodate different amounts of written and visual information.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Note Taking, Summarizing, Story Summary Graphic Organizer, Writing A Summary Graphic Organizer, Summarizing Graphic Organizers, Graphic Organizer Notes, Note Graphic Organizer, Note Taking Organizer, Graphic Organizers For Note Taking
Note Taking Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Note Taking provides three distinct spaces for processing information. The notes area holds key words or facts, the pictures area supports diagrams and visual reminders, and the summary section asks learners to condense what matters most. This progression can accompany a read-aloud, presentation, video, experiment, or independent text. Keeping raw notes separate from the summary helps students understand that summarising requires selection and synthesis rather than copying every detail collected during learning.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Note Taking, Summarizing
Nouns and Adjectives Anchor Chart – 2-Chart Set
, Not Grade Specific,
A two-column anchor chart defines nouns by person, place, or thing and connects adjectives to the questions they answer.
Author First in Line
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Tags Nouns, Adjectives, Reading, Interactive Notebook, Anchor Chart, Adjectives Chart
Oak Tree Life Cycle Poster + Sequencing Cards
, Not Grade Specific,
Six oak-tree stages, running acorn, sprout, seedling, young tree, mature tree and back to acorn, appear on a titled display page and on cut-apart sequencing cards.
Author The Connett Connection
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Tags Oak Life Cycle, Life Cycle Of An Oak Tree, Acorn Science
On Turning Ten by Billy Collins line-by-line chunked poetry analysis Google Doc
, Not Grade Specific,
Billy Collins's coming-of-age poem 'On Turning Ten' is analysed chunk by chunk in a three-column layout pairing each stanza section with guided questions on tone, symbolism, inference, and theme.
Author The Red-Haired Reader
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Tags Billy Collins, Poetry Analysis, On Turning Ten, Coming Of Age, Google Doc, Language Arts, Close Reading
Opinion Writing Anchor Chart – O.R.E.O. Method
, Not Grade Specific,
Opinion Writing Anchor Chart presents the O.R.E.O. structure as four ordered moves. Writers state an opinion, provide reasons, explain those reasons, and close by stating the opinion again. The second chart removes the key words from the same sequence, allowing learners to reconstruct the framework rather than only reread the completed reference. The identical order on both pages keeps the mnemonic stable while changing the task from reference use to recall.
Author First in Line
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Tags Writing Lesson, Writing Chart, Opinion Writing, Fiction Text, Reading Poster, Oreo Anchor Chart
OREO Opinion Writing – Editable Graphic Organiser
, Not Grade Specific,
Two graphic-organiser layouts guide students through the OREO opinion-writing structure — stating an opinion, giving reasons and examples, then restating the opinion — available as a printable PDF or an editable Google Doc.
Author Roombop
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Tags Google Docs, Oreo Opinion, Opinion Graphic Organizer, Google, Oreo Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer, Oreo Opinion Writing Examples, Oreo Writing, Google Doc Graphic Organizer, Oreo Writing Template, Fillable Graphic Organizer, Opinion Writing Oreo
OREO Opinion Writing – 10 Graphic Organisers
, Not Grade Specific,
Opinion writing is scaffolded through five organiser types, each repeated in a second visual version. The OREO page separates opinion, reason, evidence or example, and restated opinion. Additional sheets compare pros with cons, sort facts from opinions, map an introduction with two supported reasons, and frame a concluding paragraph. Together, the sequence moves from idea evaluation to organised persuasive composition.
Author Cutie worksheets986
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Tags Opinion Writing, Persuasive Writing, OREO Writing Strategy, Writing Graphic Organizer, Paragraph Writing, Fact And Opinion, Pros And Cons, Writing Frames, Literacy Centers, Writing Activities
Parent Conference Notes Form
, Not Grade Specific,
Notes form for parent conferences such as parents' evenings, with fields for the student's name, date, strengths, concerns, classroom behaviour, work habits and general notes, repeated on six pages.
Author Ponder Palette Plazza
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Tags Parent Conference Notes, Parent Conference , Classroom Forms, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Parent Conference Form, First Day Of School
Parking Space for Electronic Devices – Sign for Cell Phone, Smartwatch
, Not Grade Specific,
A labelled device-storage sign gives each student a named slot to leave a cell phone, calculator, or smartwatch during a test or performance check.
Author Lernfitness
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Tags Custom Classroom Materials, Rules, Sign, Classroom Management, Parking Lot, Tests, Calculator, Math, Calculator Parking, Electronic Devices
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
Partner Talk Anchor Charts – 3-Chart Set
, Not Grade Specific,
Three anchor charts teach the physical and verbal habits of a productive partner talk, from eye contact to letting one person speak at a time.
Author First in Line
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Tags Partner Talk, Anchor Chart, Reading Chart, Reading Notebook, Listening Skills
Communication Styles – Passive/Assertive/Aggressive
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Communication Styles introduces the idea that how people speak to one another matters. The lesson distinguishes passive, assertive, and aggressive approaches, then asks learners to represent all three styles in comics built around the same friendship scenario. Holding the situation constant makes differences in language, tone, boundaries, and likely outcomes easier to compare. The activity supports discussion of respectful self-expression without claiming that one isolated response defines a person’s character.
Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor
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Tags Passive Communication, Assertive Communication, Communication Styles, Passive Aggressive Teacher, Sel Presentation, Sel, Social Emotional Learning, School Counseling
Past Simple Tense Test – ESL Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Past simple tense test for English learners in six sections, from filling gaps and turning negatives into positives to writing past forms of 20 verbs and forming questions.
Author The Laughing Linguist
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Tags Past Simple Tense, English Grammar, ESL Worksheet, Comprehension Activities, Verb Tenses
Patriot's Day Activity, 9-11 Colouring Page, First Responder Unit,
, Not Grade Specific,
The Patriot’s Day First Responder page provides a single colouring image centred on firefighters. A prominent hero message and outlined artwork create a simple commemorative activity that can accompany age-appropriate learning about community helpers and remembrance. Because the topic relates to September 11, the page benefits from calm historical framing rather than being used without context. The activity itself remains a visual colouring task and does not present a full history lesson.
Author Forever June Digital Design
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Tags First Responders, Firefighters, Patriot Day Learning, Coloring Sheet, September 11th Craft, 9-11 Bulletin Board Art, Back To School, Classroom Resource, Preschool Printable, Homeschool Decor