Mindcraft Education

NEW LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR BETTER RECIPROCAL READING. Version 2 (version 1 files still available in download). Reciprocal reading is a well-researched method used to develop learners’ reading and critical thinking skills. It improves reading comprehension through the use of four reading strategies of predicting, questioning, clarifying and summarising. I have used this with great success in my classrooms, and when students become independent, the teacher can help guide deeper thought and compre

NEW UPDATED RECIPROCAL READING CARDS. Reciprocal reading is a well-researched method used to develop learners’ reading and critical thinking skills. It improves reading comprehension through the use of four reading strategies of predicting, questioning, clarifying and summarizing. I have used this with great success in my classrooms, and when students become independent, the teacher can help guide deeper thought and comprehension. The version 1 role cards have been designed with a comic sty

This Reciprocal Reading pack is for juniors, with simpler language and kid friendly images (I have a version for middle and upper primary in-store). Reciprocal Reading is a well-researched method used to develop learners’ reading and critical thinking skills. It improves reading comprehension through the use of four reading strategies of predicting, questioning, clarifying and summarising. I have used this with great success in my classrooms, and when students become independent, the teacher can

Minecraft Informational Animal Writing is a lesson plan that teaches informational writing using Minecraft animals. The lesson leads students through brainstorming, researching, collecting information, creating trading cards, writing informational texts and comparing them to real animals. The teachers resource file contains digital and printable graphic organisers as well as links for research. Minecraft is one of the most interesting games played by millions of kids. I created these lessons to

Five Finger Retell is a graphic organiser / visual based strategy to help students retell a story. Included is a Five Finger Retell Poster and a Five Finger Retell Writing Worksheet. It is a powerful way for oral retelling of stories. With the poster as a scaffold, students can use their fingers as they orally recount the story.

Engage your Minecraft enthusiasts in writing about Steve and Alex; the male and female characters of the game. Minecraft Character Writing is a set of teaching materials aimed at early or reluctant writers, although is suitable for any age Minecraft player / writer. The slides or pages provide images to ignite conversation and then scaffold sentences. Of course every sentence can be extended or improved, so the writing learning goals will depend on your student. Each slide has a writing checkl

This Reciprocal Reading pack is for juniors, with simpler language and kid friendly images (I have a version for middle and upper primary in-store). Reciprocal Reading is a well-researched method used to develop learners’ reading and critical thinking skills. It improves reading comprehension through the use of four reading strategies of predicting, questioning, clarifying and summarizing. I have used this with great success in my classrooms, and when students become independent, the teacher can

This product has been archived although you will be able to access the original units here. To purchase a new Google Slide version see link. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Infographics-reading-analyzing-creating-6436855

Spot the Mistake is aimed at helping learners practice their foundation Maths Basic Facts +1 +2 +5 in a fun and different way. Contains five pages of sequential +1 +2 +5 math basic fact questions with four of the pages containing errors. The game objective it to get learners begin to find the number patterns. This maths basic facts game was created by Mindcraft education resources. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mindcraft For customised games please contact mrwoodnz@gmail.com

This is a collection of some of my reading response graphic organisers, I designed them in Google Docs because most schools (in New Zealand) use this. They are easy to adapt, copy, duplicate or individualise. They are also simple to print or turn into a PDF. I have provided all the templates as PDF’s as well as providing you with the Google Document links to copy and use as digital graphic organisers.

A set of printable money for maths exploration. There following dollar bills are provided: $1 $10 $100 $1000 $10 000