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1 Black » Reading The Australian Outback (1)
2 Black » Reading Uluru - Ayers Rock (1)
3 Black » Reading The Great Barrier Reef (1)
4 Black » Reading Bees and Honey (1)
5 Black » Reading Hiking in the Bush (1)
6 Black » Reading Vocabulary Extension Activities (2)
Cloze activities, Sight Word activities and games designed to foster language enrichment
7 Black » Reading Concentration Game (1)
Interactive game to extend vocabulary and improve memory.
8 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Prefixes dis- and in- (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for prefixes dis- and in-
9 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Vowel Combinations ee and ea (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for Vowel Combinations ee and ea
10 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Theme Words (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for theme words -medicine
11 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Spelling Rule -i before e except after c (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for spelling rule - i before e except after c
12 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Word Search and Crossword Puzzle (2)
Find spelling words in the word grid.
13 Black » Grammar Nouns (1)
14 Black » Handwriting Clockwise Movement; c, a, C, G (1)
Sloped clockwise ellipse movement using letters c, a, C, G
15 Black » Writing Writing a Description: What You See In The Park (2)
16 Black » Writing Writing a Report: Bush Medicines (2)
17 Black » Writing Writing a Procedure: How To Treat A Bee Sting (2)
18 Black » Reading Conquests of History (1)
Conquests and Conquerors. Texts relate events that led to conquests of various groups in history
19 Black » Reading The Bayeux Tapestry (1)
The Bayeux Tapestry. Text relates the events of the 1066 battle between William the Conqueror and King Harold of England.
20 Black » Reading European Royal Families (1)
Royal Families. Interactive comprehension texts examining past and present roles of European monarchy
21 Black » Reading If I were King for a Day (1)
If I were King for a Day. A funny poem about being in charge.
22 Black » Reading Vocabulary Extension Activities (2)
Cloze activities, Sight Word activities and games designed to foster language enrichment
23 Black » Reading Concentration Game (1)
Interactive game to extend vocabulary and improve memory.
24 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Suffixes -ful and -less (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for suffixes - ful and -less
25 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Vowel Combinations ay and ai (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for vowel combinations ay and ai
26 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Theme Words (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for theme words -the orchestra
27 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Suffix -est for Superlatives (2)
Interactive activities and assessments for suffix -est for superlatives
28 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Word Search and Crossword Puzzle (2)
Find spelling words in the word grid.
29 Black » Grammar Verbs (1)
30 Black » Handwriting Clockwise Movement; o, a, O, Q (1)
Sloped clockwise ellipse movement using letters o, a, O, Q
31 Black » Writing Writing a Description: Promote Your Town (2)
32 Black » Writing Writing a Newspaper Interview: The Royal Family (1)
33 Black » Writing Writing a Historical Recount: The Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth II (2)
34 Black » Reading Geophysics Of Our Earth (1)
Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Interactive comprehension texts that explore the effects of a restless world on the Earth's inhabitants
35 Black » Reading Our Restless Earth- Santorini (1)
Natural Disasters in history. Interactive comprehension texts explain the effects of volcanoes and earthquakes on people in history
36 Black » Reading Our Restless Earth- Olympia (1)
Natural Disasters in history. Interactive comprehension texts explain the effects of volcanoes and earthquakes on people in history
37 Black » Reading Vulcan's Revenge (1)
An interactive comprehension task based on a poem about a volcano
38 Black » Reading Lost Cities: The Acropolis (1)
Natural Disasters in history. Interactive comprehension texts explain the effects of volcanoes and earthquakes on people in history
39 Black » Reading Lost Cities: Troy (1)
Natural Disasters in history. Interactive comprehension texts explain the effects of volcanoes and earthquakes on people in history
40 Black » Reading Vocabulary Extension Activities (2)
Cloze activities, Sight Word activities and games designed to foster language enrichment
41 Black » Reading Concentration Game (1)
Interactive game to extend vocabulary and improve memory.
42 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Prefixes im- and un- (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for prefixes im- and un-
43 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Vowel Combinations oa and ow (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for vowel combinations oa and ow
44 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Theme Words - Holiday Transport (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for theme words - holiday transport
45 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Suffix -er for Superlatives (2)
Interactive activities and assessments for suffix -al
46 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Word Search and Crossword Puzzle (2)
Find spelling words in the word grid.
47 Black » Handwriting Clockwise Movement; d, g, D, J (1)
Sloped clockwise ellipse movement using letters d, g, D, J
48 Black » Grammar Adjectives (1)
49 Black » Writing Writing a Description: Jimmy and The Giant (2)
50 Black » Writing Writing an Explanation: Why Volcanoes Erupt (2)
51 Black » Writing Writing a Report: Natural Disasters (2)
52 Black » Reading Natural Bush Medicines (1)
Australian Aboriginal Bush Medicines. Text explores a young boy's knowledge of remedies that have been passed on through generations of Aboriginal people in Australia.
53 Black » Reading Germs (1)
A report about preventing the spread of germs.
54 Black » Reading Vocabulary Extension Activities (2)
Cloze activities, Sight Word activities and games designed to foster language enrichment
55 Black » Reading Concentration Game (1)
Interactive game to extend vocabulary and improve memory.
56 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Suffixes -ous and -ure (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for suffixes -ous and -ure
57 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Vowel Combinations igh and y (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for vowel combinations igh and y
58 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Theme Words (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for theme words - environments
59 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Adding ing Rule -verbs ending in y (2)
Interactive activities and assessments for spelling rule -adverbs ending in y do not change to i when adding -ing
60 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Word Search and Crossword Puzzle (2)
Find spelling words in the word grid.
61 Black » Handwriting Downward strokes; i, j, I, L (1)
Sloped Downward Strokes using letters i, j, I, L
62 Black » Grammar Adverbs (1)
63 Black » Grammar Quotation Marks (1)
64 Black » Writing Writing a Narrative: A Space Journey (2)
65 Black » Writing Writing a comparison: Ancient and Modern Olympic Games (1)
66 Black » Reading Famous Museums of Art (1)
Art Museums. Interactive comprehension texts highlight the importance of preserving culture for future generations
67 Black » Reading Visiting Mona Lisa (1)
Visiting Mona Lisa. Interactive comprehension text that tells of an excursion to a famous landmark.
68 Black » Reading Vocabulary Extension Activities (2)
Cloze activities, Sight Word activities and games designed to foster language enrichment
69 Black » Reading Concentration Game (1)
Interactive game to extend vocabulary and improve memory.
70 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Suffixes -ible and -able (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for suffix -ible and -able
71 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Vowel Combinations ew and ue (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for vowel combinations ew and ue
72 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Theme Words -Study (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for theme words -study
73 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Plural Rule -Nouns ending in y change to i before making a plural (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for plural rule -nouns ending in y change to i before making a plural
74 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Word Search and Crossword Puzzle (2)
Find spelling words in the word grid.
75 Black » Handwriting Downward strokes; f, t, F, T (1)
Sloped Downward Strokes using letters f, t, F, T
76 Black » Grammar Antonyms (1)
77 Black » Grammar Conjunctions (1)
78 Black » Grammar Commas (1)
79 Black » Writing Writing a Narrative: The Great Discovery (2)
80 Black » Writing Writing a Narrative: The Stolen Painting (1)
81 Black » Writing Writing a Biography: Leonardo da Vinci (2)
82 Black » Writing Writing an Exposition: Art Is Overpriced (3)
83 Black » Reading Victoria Falls (1)
Rivers. Interactive comprehension text that explores the majestic Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River.
84 Black » Reading Girl Power (1)
Girl Power. An interactive text about the power of working as a team.
85 Black » Reading Water Pollution (1)
Water Pollution. An interactive text about the environmental effect of pollution in our waterways.
86 Black » Reading Harsh Environments: The Sahara Desert (1)
87 Black » Reading How do animals survive in the desert? (1)
88 Black » Reading Vocabulary Extension Activities (2)
Cloze activities, Sight Word activities and games designed to foster language enrichment
89 Black » Reading Concentration Game (1)
Interactive game to extend vocabulary and improve memory.
90 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Suffixes -tion and -sion (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for suffix -tion and -sion
91 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Vowel Combinations ir and ur (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for vowel combinations ir and ur
92 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Theme Words (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for theme words -Mathematics
93 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Plural Rule -Change f to v (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for plural rule -change f to v then add es
94 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Word Search and Crossword Puzzle (2)
Find spelling words in the word grid.
95 Black » Handwriting Downward strokes and clockwise movement; r, n, F, E, H (1)
Sloped downward strokes and sloped clockwise ellipse movements using letters r, n, F, E, H
96 Black » Grammar Prepositions (1)
97 Black » Writing Writing a Discussion: Mining Is Harmful to The Environment (2)
98 Black » Writing Writing a Report: Effects Of Pollution On Animals (2)
99 Black » Reading Inventions that changed the world-The Steam Engine (1)
Inventions that changed the world. Interactive text explores the impact of the invention of steam engines in the industrial world.
100 Black » Reading Memories of a Dragon (1)
Interactive poem about a childhood memory.
101 Black » Reading Vocabulary Extension Activities (2)
Cloze activities, Sight Word activities and games designed to foster language enrichment
102 Black » Reading Concentration Game (1)
Interactive game to extend vocabulary and improve memory.
103 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Suffixes -ist and -ian (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for suffix -ist and -ian
104 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Vowel Combinations or and aw (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for vowel combinations aw and or
105 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Theme Words - Natural Disasters (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for theme words -Natural Disasters
106 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Plural Rule -changing f to v exceptions (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for plurals rule -changing f to v exceptions
107 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Word Search and Crossword Puzzle (2)
Find spelling words in the word grid.
108 Black » Grammar Homophones (1)
109 Black » Handwriting Clockwise Movement; m, h, P, B (1)
Sloped clockwise ellipse movement using letters m, h, P, B
110 Black » Writing Writing a Report: The Solar System (1)
111 Black » Writing Writing A Report: Different Environments (1)
112 Black » Writing Writing a Narrative: Lost In The Desert (2)
113 Black » Writing Creating a Poster: Advertising A Desert Survival Kit (1)
114 Black » Writing Writing a Persuasive Text: Email A friend About going on a desert holiday (2)
115 Black » Reading Chinese New Year (1)
116 Black » Reading Famous People of China: Li Cunxin (1)
117 Black » Reading Famous Places In China (1)
118 Black » Reading Vocabulary Extension Activities (2)
Cloze activities, Sight Word activities and games designed to foster language enrichment
119 Black » Reading Concentration Game (1)
Interactive game to extend vocabulary and improve memory.
120 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Suffixes For Occupations -er and -or (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for suffixes -er and -or
121 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Vowel Combinations ou and ow (4)
Interactive activities and assessments for vowel combinations ou and ow
122 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Theme Words -Publishing (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for theme words -publishing
123 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Plural Rules -irregular nouns (2)
Interactive activities and assessments for more difficult irregular noun plurals.
124 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Word Search and Crossword Puzzle (2)
Find spelling words in the word grid.
125 Black » Grammar Punctuation (1)
126 Black » Handwriting Downward strokes; v, w, V, W (1)
Sloped Downward Strokes using letters v, w, V, W
127 Black » Writing Writing a Biography: Author Study (2)
128 Black » Writing Writing a Persuasive text: China Should Host Every Olympic Games (2)
129 Black » Reading Sea Journeys of Discovery and Adventure (1)
Sea Discovery. Interactive comprehension texts describe life on the sea and the call of the adventurous spirit
130 Black » Reading The Brass Compass Part 1 (1)
A three part tale of adventure and intrigue set in the 1800s
131 Black » Reading The Brass Compass Part 2 (1)
132 Black » Reading The Brass Compass Part 3 (1)
133 Black » Reading Vocabulary Extension Activities (2)
Cloze activities, Sight Word activities and games designed to foster language enrichment
134 Black » Reading Concentration Game (1)
Interactive game to extend vocabulary and improve memory.
135 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Contractions (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for Contractions
136 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary F-sound combinations: gh and ff (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for f sound combinations gh and ff
137 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Theme Words -Oceans (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for theme words - Oceans
138 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Plural Rule -singular and plural the same (2)
Interactive activities and assessments for Plural Rule -singular and plural the same
139 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Word Search and Crossword Puzzle (2)
Find spelling words in the word grid.
140 Black » Grammar Punctuation - Spelling (1)
141 Black » Handwriting Combination and Downward stroke; s, z, S, Z (1)
Clockwise and anticlockwise ellipse movement and sloped downward strokes using letters s, z, S, Z
142 Black » Writing Writing a Procedure: How To Make A Model Of A Volcano (2)
143 Black » Writing Writing A Procedure: Recipe for Spaghetti Bolognese (2)
144 Black » Writing Writing A Procedure: Sun Safety (1)
145 Black » Writing Writing a Historical Recount: A Letter From Captain James Cook (2)
146 Black » Writing Writing a Discussion Text: Should Solo Sailing Around The World Be Banned? (2)
147 Black » Reading Germany: Neuschwanstein Castle (1)
Germany. Interactive information text about a significant tourist destination in Germany.
148 Black » Reading Germany: The Brandenburg Gate (1)
Germany. Interactive information text about a significant tourist destination in Germany.
149 Black » Reading Germany: The Berlin Wall (1)
Germany. Interactive information text about a significant tourist destination in Germany.
150 Black » Reading Mozart (1)
A travel journal entry about one of Salzburg's most famous residents- Mozart.
151 Black » Reading The Brothers Grimm (1)
152 Black » Reading Vocabulary Extension Activities (4)
Cloze activities, Sight Word activities and games designed to foster language enrichment
153 Black » Reading Concentration Game (1)
Interactive game to extend vocabulary and improve memory.
154 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Contractions (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for Contractions
155 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Vowel Combinations oy and oi (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for Vowel Combinations oy and oi
156 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Theme Words -Our Solar System (3)
Interactive activities and assessments for Theme Words -Our Solar System
157 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Revision Of Spelling Rules (2)
Interactive revision activities and assessments for Spelling Rules
158 Black » Spelling and Vocabulary Word Search and Crossword Puzzle (2)
Find spelling words in the word grid.
159 Black » Handwriting Clockwise Movement; b, p, B, P (1)
Sloped clockwise ellipse movement using letters b, p, B, P
160 Black » Writing Writing a Persuasive Text: Children Should Be In Bed by 7.30pm (2)
161 Black » Writing Writing a Persuasive Text: Animals Shouldn't Be Kept In Zoos (1)
162 Black » Writing Writing a Recount: World Travel Diary (2)
163 Black » Grammar Synonyms (1)
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