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Thinksheet

Learning Aids

ThinkSheet is like a whole lot of 'Post-It' notes you can move around and put in to boxes. The notes are your ideas, your brainstorming and ThinkSheet is smart enough …

Free Comic Strip Creator

External Resources

Comic Strip Creator by Read, Write, Think is a great resource. Simple enough to be accessible but enough options to engage most students to write.

FREE stupendous story elements cards

External Resources

Grab this 34 page FREE packet to use when teaching story elements (character, setting, problem and solution) in your classroom. Many of the worksheets/graphic organizers can be used for any …

Book Maker app

Videos

Screenshot of video: Book Maker app

www.MyStoryApp.org - My Story is the simplest story maker and book creator in the App Store. Children can draw, use photos, record voice, type, and then send their …

Simple forced order grid- ideal for extending language used when writing a sentence.

Lesson Resources

How do you develop the content /description in sentences? Try this simple forced order grid.................. Show the student a picture or ask them to imagine a scene, and in the …

Alphabet dot activity.

Videos

Screenshot of video: Alphabet dot activity.

Great for fine motors skills and eye-hand coordination. Patterns can be found at http://www.childcareland.com/videos18.html . You could use bingo pens or chunky felt tip …

National Handwriting Association

Learning Aids

A great information site. Specific advice organised for teachers, classroom assistants, and parents.

Book review template

External Resources

14 page book review template- you could use parts of this to help a student write a book review or give to a student during a class reading activity to keep …

Writing without handwriting article

External Resources

This is a good article outlining clearly that writing and handwriting are two different skills and should be worked upon seperately.