Jacqui Sharp Resources

This package contains 70 Graphic Organisers that have been created in both Google Docs, Google Slides and 4 in Google Draw. There is 140 graphic organisers in total. You and your students will have to have Google Accounts to use these Graphic Organisers. Click on the bit.ly links on the cards. This will take you to the Google Doc, Slide or Draw file. Make a copy. You are free to make any adjustments to the files at this point, to make them more suitable for your students. Share the file with you

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

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

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

Independent Spelling Activities are designed to be used digitally either online as a Google Slide, a PowerPoint download or you could print them so that students can write on them. There are 60 slides with 49 different activities. Students can use these for homework, or for practice in the classroom. They could do one a day, or it could be a homework task. This activity is designed so that students independently make choices about what activity they want to do and are a fun way to practise their

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

This pack consists of an Inquiry approach to the study of minibeasts. It is designed so that students can work on it independently or collaboratively with others. Students are scaffolded and guided through an Inquiry Process which focusses on them developing a research question based on what they have found out so far, finding the information and then synthesizing it to develop new knowledge. Through a variety of websites, videos and Graphic Organizers students are able to find new knowledge and

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

This pack contains 8 reading activities that have been created in Word. Students can complete them on computers or alternatively they can be printed out and students can write on them. They are suitable for readings ages of 7 and above. Activities include 'The Alphabet Key', 'The 5 Ws', 'Character Relationships', 'Write a letter or an email to a character', 'Wanted Poster', 'Story Cube', 'Character Collage', and 'Trading Cards'.

This pack contains 10 reading activities that have been created in Word. Students can complete them on computers or alternatively they can be printed out and students can write on them. They can also be opened in Pages on iPads. They are suitable for readings ages of 8 and above. Activities include Sequence of Events Character Description Meanings Interview Questions The Question Key The Prediction Wheel Expanded Question Concept Layer Map Narrative Writing Framework Big Wide Questions Pre-Char

Print these cards, cut out and fold on the double black line, laminate and use as Flash Cards for sounding out the sounds and letter names.

Print these cards out, laminate and use as Flash Cards. Students say the sound, the name of the letter and the name of the picture.