Jacqui Sharp Resources

At the beginning of each month, fill in the calendar month with the dates, days and months. Add the appropriate weather symbols for each day as they happen. At the end of the month, tally up the results and analyse what the weather was for the month. This activity will encourage students to sort the days of the month in order, check they have the right season, month and year, and finally observe the weather patterns for the month.

The Maori Alphabet ‘Arapu Reta’ Alphabet cards are designed to be used digitally on a computer as part of a teaching and learning lessons and/or downloaded, printed out and laminated. The 15 individual letter cards once laminated can be written on adding more words. The 5 pages of individual letters and pictures are designed to be laminated, cut out and used for matching letters and pictures. This package contains 1 colour Alphabet card with letters and pictures 1 colour Alphabet card with le

These handwriting cards have been designed with the New Zealand font. You can print these practice pages 1 per page or 2 per page These can be laminated for children to use as independent writing practice where they copy what is on the card into their handwriting books. Teachers could also show them on a screen for all to copy from once the teacher has modelled formation of the letter.

Use the graphics, character labels and the 7 steps to narrative writing to motivate students to write Fairytales. Print out the blackline masters for students to publish their writing. Teachers can use this for modelling narrative writing, by sticking magnetic tape on the back of labels to use on magnetic whiteboards. Add the Fairytale storybox to a Writing (Literacy) center for independent students to plan, write and publish their fairytales. This Storybox contains • 18 Picture labels of ch

Students still need to know how to Touch Type even in this world of ‘swiping’ technology. This pack has activities and posters for Windows, Mac and Chrome Keyboards. Project to your whiteboard for the ‘Practice Letter’ of the day. You do not need access to a computer, just print out out a white keyboard for students to colour in the letter they are practising or print out a color keyboard and laminate so that students can practise with the color coded keyboard fingering. Print, laminate and bag

Making Connections is one of the key Reading Comprehension Strategies. If students can make connections to themselves, their lives and what they see and hear around them, then that enables them to better understand what written text is all about. This activity pack is designed to help students to make sense of and write down what connections they have made. The Making Connections Activity pack can be printed out, posters and bookmarks can be laminated, and worksheets printed and shared with stu

Summarizing is one of the key Reading Comprehension and Writing Strategies. If students can use the summarizing strategies of identifying keywords, recognizing the big idea and then writing a summary of what they have read, then that enables you to see how well the student comprehends the written text. This is an important research strategy as well, so at the same time you will be teaching your students valuable research skills. This activity pack is designed to help students to make sense of th

Use these fun graphics to create your own Fall or Autumn activities, banners and Posters. Students can use them for their projects or for publishing. Print out the blackline and colour masters for students to publish their writing. This Package contains 25 graphics with • 25 colour with transparent backgrounds (large resolution) • 25 colour transparent backgrounds (small file size) • 25 Black and White (large resolution) • 25 Black and White (small file size) Publishing Paper • 18 Colour la

Sky, grass, dirt handwriting practice These handwriting cards have been designed with the New Zealand font. The sky, grass, dirt colours help guide students when forming their letters. Letters with tall sticks touch the top of the sky, letters with no tall sticks or tails fit on the grass line, letters with tails go into the dirt. Print these practice pages  These can be laminated for children to write on with whiteboard markers (take photos for evidence)printed out and put in L pockets, childre

Students place the pegs on the picture that matches the letter sound. Encourage them to make the initial sounds of each picture. use the letter sound cards that students have learnedyou could use the sound wheels in Seesaw where students circle the correct picture, sounding out the initial letter and saying the word

Alphabet and Phonics CardsThis pack consists of a series of alphabet and phonic cards designed to develop letter recognition and  letter sound relationships. The pack includes posters and games showing alphabet (upper and lower case letters) blends, consonant clusters and digraphs. All can be printed out and laminated, some could be used as an interactive slideshow or inserted into a workshop. These cards have upper and lower case letters. All graphics by Jacqui Sharp. This package contains  4 f

This pack consists of posters, a bookmark, worksheets, an inference card game and Graphic Organizers that can be printed out focusing on the reading strategy ‘Inferring’. Inferring is one of the key Reading Comprehension Strategies. If students can use the inferring strategies of using Prior Knowledge, making conclusions supported with evidence from the text then that will enable you to see how well the student comprehends the written text. This is an important research strategy as well, so at

Here is a set of graphs made in PowerPoint that teachers can use to model with when they are teaching graphing to Juniors. This set includes Tally ChartsPictographsBar ChartsThese can be edited to add less or more columns for information. More able students could use them on Chromebooks. There are some helpful hints and movies to help teachers when they customise these graphs for their teaching and learning in classroom. Each graph has a section where students have to analyse the data they have

Have a pile of sticky notes (or use the letter cards provided) and pictures for them to match. This should be teacher led the first time students use this game. write the letters on the sticky notesor next stage children write the letteror use the letter cards to matchYou could also just pick out the letters and sounds you are working on in your scope and sequence.

Students need to learn how to comment on blog posts. This poster is a reminder of the do's and the don'ts of posting netiquette (internet etiquette).

Students have to find the assigned letter in the grid and colour each one. If they find them all then the coloured pattern will become the letter. Students can then colour in the pictures that relate to the sound and letter. Encourage students to say the sound and the name of the letter. Use these as followup activities when you are focussing on certain letters. Print these as a handout or laminate for students to use whiteboard markers.

Students match the letter card to a picture. Play it like a Bingo, with one person showing the letters  and saying the sound.Or students could just match the letters to the cards.Students should be saying the sounds as they match the letters to the pictures.

Have a pile of sticky notes (or use the letter cards provided) and pictures for them to match. This should be teacher led the first time students use this game. write the letters on the sticky notesor next stage children write the letteror use the letter cards to matchYou could also just pick out the letters and sounds you are working on in your scope and sequence.

Early Uppercase and Lower Case These handwriting cards have been designed with the New Zealand font. There is a dot and directional arrow to guide students to start in the right place when forming their letters. There are letters to trace over and space to practise forming their letters. Print these practice pages. These can be laminated for children to write on with whiteboard markers (take photos for evidence)printed out and put in L pockets, children write with whiteboard markers on the L poc

Early Lower Case These handwriting cards have been designed with the New Zealand font. There is a dot and directional arrow to guide students to start in the right place when forming their letters. There are letters to trace over and space to practise forming their letters. Print these practice pages. These can be laminated for children to write on with whiteboard markers (take photos for evidence)printed out and put in L pockets, children write with whiteboard markers on the L pocketprinted out