4.RS.1 – The texts that students use to meet the reading demands of the curriculum at this level will often include:

• 4.RS.1.a – Some abstract ideas that are clearly supported by concrete examples in the text or easily linked to the students’ prior knowledge

  • 97 learning outcomes – click to view

    Samples: My Froggy Friend. Gayle the Young Whale. My BFF. My Friends. Mr H Bear. Our Opera House Excursion -Narrative. 

    • My Froggy Friend (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Froggy Friend
        • Practice

    • Gayle the Young Whale (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Gayle the Young Whale
        • Practice

    • My BFF (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My BFF
        • Practice

    • My Friends (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Friends
        • Practice

    • Mr H Bear (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Mr H Bear
        • Practice

    • The Sydney Opera House (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Our Opera House Excursion -Narrative
        • Practice

    • My Dad the soccer star! Part 1 (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Dad the soccer star! Part 1
        • Practice

    • My Dad the soccer star! Part 2 (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • My Dad the soccer star! Part 2
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • My Dad the soccer star! Part 2
        • Practice

    • Too Many Leaves! (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Too Many Leaves!
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Too Many Leaves!
        • Practice

    • I Love Bananas! (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • I Love Bananas!
        • Practice

    • A Pirate Surprise! (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • A Pirate Surprise!
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • A Pirate Surprise!
        • Practice

    • I Swim All Day (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • I Swim All Day
        • Practice

    • Cottingley Fairies (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Cottingley Fairies
        • Practice

    • Fairies In My Garden (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Fairies In My Garden
        • Practice

    • Vegetable Soup (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Vegetable Soup
        • Practice

    • Yogurt is not Yuk! (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Yoghurt is not Yuk!
        • Practice

    • Yogurt is Yum! (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Yoghurt is Yum!
        • Practice

    • My Friend Jenny is Lactose Intolerant (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Friend Jenny is Lactose Intolerant
        • Practice

    • My Cockatoo, Bill (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Cockatoo, Bill
        • Practice

    • The Lucky Day (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • The Lucky Day
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • The Lucky Day Reserve lesson
        • Practice

    • I Wish (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • I Wish …
        • Practice

    • Let's Go To The Beach! (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Let's Go To The Beach
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Let's Go To The Beach!
        • Practice

    • Dinosaurs (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Dinosaurs Galore -Poem
        • Practice

    • The Snake Bite (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Snake Bite Narrative
        • Practice

    • Dragons In The Sky (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Dragons in the Sky
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Dragons In The Sky
        • Practice

    • The Hare and The Tortoise (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Hare and The Tortoise
        • Practice

    • The Goose and The Golden Egg (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Goose and The Golden Egg
        • Practice

    • The Three Billy Goats Gruff (narrative/play)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Three Billy Goats Gruff
        • Practice

    • Belling The Cat (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Belling The Cat
        • Practice

    • Mother's Day (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Mother's Day
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Mother's Day
        • Practice

    • A Surprise In A Book (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • A Surprise In A Book
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • A Surprise in a Book
        • Practice

    • Beautiful Butterfly (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Beautiful Butterfly Where have You Been? -Poem
        • Practice

    • Horrible Little Monsters (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Horrible Little Monsters
        • Practice

    • The Ant and The Grasshopper (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Ant and the Grasshopper
        • Practice

    • Toothache! (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Toothache!
        • Practice

    • The Time Traveller (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

    • Wheelchair Sport (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Wheelchair Sports
        • Practice

    • So Many Questions! (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • So Many Questions!
        • Practice

    • Life Cycle Of A Frog (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • The Frog's Secret
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • The Frog's Secret template 1 TEST CAN DELETE
        • Practice

    • Elephants (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Elephants -Information Report
        • Practice

    • The Summer Olympic Games (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Summer Olympic Games -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Making Chocolate Chip Cookies (procedure)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • How To Make Chocolate Chip Cookies - Procedure
        • Practice

    • How To Play Hopscotch (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How To Play Hopscotch - Procedure
        • Practice

    • I've Got the Chicken Pox (email)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • I've Got the Chicken Pox - Email
        • Practice

    • Jet D'eau (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Jet D'eau -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Millennium Wheel (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • The Millennium Wheel -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Eiffel Tower (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Eiffel Tower -Information Report
        • Practice

    • What Do Plants Need To Grow? (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • What Do Plants Need To Grow? -Explanation
        • Practice

    • How Do Plants Survive in The Desert? (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Do Plants And Animals Survive In The Desert? -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Venus Flytrap (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Venus Flytrap
        • Practice

    • Fruits and Vegetables (recount)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Fruits and Vegetables
        • Practice

    • Bicycles (description)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • A Bicycle -Description
        • Practice

    • How Does A Bicycle Work? (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Does A Bicycle Work? - Explanation
        • Practice

    • Cycling History (historical recount)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • History Of The Bicycle - Historical Recount
        • Practice

    • How do we hear? (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How do we hear? - explanation
        • Practice

    • Alexander Graham Bell- The inventor of the telephone (biography)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Alexander Graham Bell - Biography
        • Practice

    • Extinct Reptiles (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Dinosaurs
        • Practice

    • Crocodiles (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Crocodiles
        • Practice

    • Marco Polo (biography)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Marco Polo
        • Practice

    • Chinese Silk Painting (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Chinese Silk Painting
        • Practice

    • Writing Implements part 1 (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Instruments.
        • Practice

    • Writing Implements part 2 (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Implements part 2
        • Practice

    • Sundials (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Sundials
        • Practice

    • The Life Cycle of a Butterfly (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Does A Caterpillar Become A Butterfly? - Explanation
        • Practice

    • Bees and Honey (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Do Bees Make Honey? Explanation
        • Practice

    • All About Ticks (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • All About Ticks
        • Practice

    • Pen Pals: A Letter From Australia (letter)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • A Letter From Australia
        • Practice

    • Pen Pals: A Letter from Japan

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • A Letter From Japan -Letter
        • Practice

    • Letter From Japan (letter)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Letter From Japan
        • Practice

    • A Plane trip to Holland (recount)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Plane Trip To Holland - Email Recount
        • Practice

    • The Windmills of Holland (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Kinderdijk Windmills -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Famous Dutch Citizens: Vincent Van Gogh (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Vincent Van Gogh -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Museums of Holland (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Museums of Amsterdam -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Plastic Bags Should Be Banned (discussion, exposition)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Plastic Bags Should Be Banned -Exposition
        • Practice

    • Environmental Issues (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Environmental Issues
        • Practice

    • What is a Tropical Rainforest? (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • What is a Tropical Rainforest?
        • Practice

    • The Rainforests of Equatorial Africa - The Congo Basin (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Rainforests of Equatorial Africa - The Congo Basin.
        • Practice

    • Logging Should Be Banned (discussion)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Logging Should Be Banned
        • Practice

    • Why Are Eggs So Good For You? (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Good Egg -Information Report
        • Practice

    • How to Make Egg In The Hole (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How To Make Egg In The Hole -Procedure
        • Practice

    • French Toast Recipe (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • French Toast
        • Practice

    • Timeline of Discovery: James Cook (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Historical Timeline - James Cook
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • James Cook -Historical Timeline
        • Practice

    • Historic Discoveries (historical recount)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Gold Rush -Historical Recount
        • Practice

    • Conservation: Kew Gardens (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Kew Gardens -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Spaghetti -Italy's Most Famous Food (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Pasta
        • Practice

    • Spaghetti Recipe (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Spaghetti Recipe
        • Practice

    • Making Pizza (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • How to make a Pizza
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Making Pizza - Procedure
        • Practice

    • Famous Canals: Venice (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Venice, Italy
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Venice -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Famous Fountains: Trevi Fountain (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Trevi Fountain -Information Report
        • Practice

    • The Leaning Tower of Pisa (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Leaning Tower Of Pisa - Information Report
        • Practice

    • Mysteries Unearthed Over Time - Stonehenge (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Stonehenge -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Clocks - Big Ben (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Big Ben
        • Practice
      • • Big Ben -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Lego (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Lego -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Who Wrote Thomas The Tank Engine? (biography)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Rev Wilbert Awdry, The Man Behind Thomas The Tank Engine -Biography
        • Practice

    • Graeme Base (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Graeme Base
        • Practice

    • Following Instructions: Making A Paper Aeroplane (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How To Make A Paper Aeroplane -Procedure
        • Practice

    • Knitting (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Knitting
        • Practice

• 4.RS.1.b – Some places where information and ideas are implicit and where students need to make inferences based on information that is easy to find because it is nearby in the text and there is little or no competing information

  • 46 learning outcomes – click to view

    Samples: Marco Polo. Chinese Silk Painting. Writing Instruments. Writing Implements part 2. Sundials. 

    • Marco Polo (biography)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Marco Polo
        • Practice

    • Chinese Silk Painting (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Chinese Silk Painting
        • Practice

    • Writing Implements part 1 (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Instruments.
        • Practice

    • Writing Implements part 2 (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Implements part 2
        • Practice

    • Sundials (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Sundials
        • Practice

    • The Life Cycle of a Butterfly (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Does A Caterpillar Become A Butterfly? - Explanation
        • Practice

    • Beautiful Butterfly (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Beautiful Butterfly Where have You Been? -Poem
        • Practice

    • Bees and Honey (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Do Bees Make Honey? Explanation
        • Practice

    • All About Ticks (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • All About Ticks
        • Practice

    • Horrible Little Monsters (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Horrible Little Monsters
        • Practice

    • The Ant and The Grasshopper (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Ant and the Grasshopper
        • Practice

    • Pen Pals: A Letter From Australia (letter)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • A Letter From Australia
        • Practice

    • Pen Pals: A Letter from Japan

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • A Letter From Japan -Letter
        • Practice

    • Letter From Japan (letter)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Letter From Japan
        • Practice

    • A Plane trip to Holland (recount)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Plane Trip To Holland - Email Recount
        • Practice

    • The Windmills of Holland (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Kinderdijk Windmills -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Famous Dutch Citizens: Vincent Van Gogh (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Vincent Van Gogh -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Museums of Holland (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Museums of Amsterdam -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Plastic Bags Should Be Banned (discussion, exposition)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Plastic Bags Should Be Banned -Exposition
        • Practice

    • Environmental Issues (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Environmental Issues
        • Practice

    • What is a Tropical Rainforest? (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • What is a Tropical Rainforest?
        • Practice

    • The Rainforests of Equatorial Africa - The Congo Basin (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Rainforests of Equatorial Africa - The Congo Basin.
        • Practice

    • Logging Should Be Banned (discussion)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Logging Should Be Banned
        • Practice

    • Why Are Eggs So Good For You? (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Good Egg -Information Report
        • Practice

    • How to Make Egg In The Hole (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How To Make Egg In The Hole -Procedure
        • Practice

    • French Toast Recipe (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • French Toast
        • Practice

    • Toothache! (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Toothache!
        • Practice

    • Timeline of Discovery: James Cook (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Historical Timeline - James Cook
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • James Cook -Historical Timeline
        • Practice

    • Historic Discoveries (historical recount)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Gold Rush -Historical Recount
        • Practice

    • Conservation: Kew Gardens (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Kew Gardens -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Spaghetti -Italy's Most Famous Food (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Pasta
        • Practice

    • Spaghetti Recipe (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Spaghetti Recipe
        • Practice

    • Making Pizza (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • How to make a Pizza
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Making Pizza - Procedure
        • Practice

    • Famous Canals: Venice (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Venice, Italy
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Venice -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Famous Fountains: Trevi Fountain (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Trevi Fountain -Information Report
        • Practice

    • The Leaning Tower of Pisa (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Leaning Tower Of Pisa - Information Report
        • Practice

    • Mysteries Unearthed Over Time - Stonehenge (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Stonehenge -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Clocks - Big Ben (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Big Ben
        • Practice
      • • Big Ben -Information Report
        • Practice

    • The Time Traveller (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

    • Lego (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Lego -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Who Wrote Thomas The Tank Engine? (biography)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Rev Wilbert Awdry, The Man Behind Thomas The Tank Engine -Biography
        • Practice

    • Graeme Base (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Graeme Base
        • Practice

    • Following Instructions: Making A Paper Aeroplane (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How To Make A Paper Aeroplane -Procedure
        • Practice

    • Wheelchair Sport (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Wheelchair Sports
        • Practice

    • So Many Questions! (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • So Many Questions!
        • Practice

    • Knitting (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Knitting
        • Practice

• 4.RS.1.c – A straightforward text structure, such as a structure that follows a recognisable and clear text form

  • 46 learning outcomes – click to view

    Samples: Marco Polo. Chinese Silk Painting. Writing Instruments. Writing Implements part 2. Sundials. 

    • Marco Polo (biography)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Marco Polo
        • Practice

    • Chinese Silk Painting (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Chinese Silk Painting
        • Practice

    • Writing Implements part 1 (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Instruments.
        • Practice

    • Writing Implements part 2 (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Implements part 2
        • Practice

    • Sundials (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Sundials
        • Practice

    • The Life Cycle of a Butterfly (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Does A Caterpillar Become A Butterfly? - Explanation
        • Practice

    • Beautiful Butterfly (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Beautiful Butterfly Where have You Been? -Poem
        • Practice

    • Bees and Honey (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Do Bees Make Honey? Explanation
        • Practice

    • All About Ticks (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • All About Ticks
        • Practice

    • Horrible Little Monsters (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Horrible Little Monsters
        • Practice

    • The Ant and The Grasshopper (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Ant and the Grasshopper
        • Practice

    • Pen Pals: A Letter From Australia (letter)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • A Letter From Australia
        • Practice

    • Pen Pals: A Letter from Japan

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • A Letter From Japan -Letter
        • Practice

    • Letter From Japan (letter)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Letter From Japan
        • Practice

    • A Plane trip to Holland (recount)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Plane Trip To Holland - Email Recount
        • Practice

    • The Windmills of Holland (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Kinderdijk Windmills -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Famous Dutch Citizens: Vincent Van Gogh (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Vincent Van Gogh -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Museums of Holland (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Museums of Amsterdam -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Plastic Bags Should Be Banned (discussion, exposition)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Plastic Bags Should Be Banned -Exposition
        • Practice

    • Environmental Issues (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Environmental Issues
        • Practice

    • What is a Tropical Rainforest? (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • What is a Tropical Rainforest?
        • Practice

    • The Rainforests of Equatorial Africa - The Congo Basin (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Rainforests of Equatorial Africa - The Congo Basin.
        • Practice

    • Logging Should Be Banned (discussion)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Logging Should Be Banned
        • Practice

    • Why Are Eggs So Good For You? (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Good Egg -Information Report
        • Practice

    • How to Make Egg In The Hole (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How To Make Egg In The Hole -Procedure
        • Practice

    • French Toast Recipe (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • French Toast
        • Practice

    • Toothache! (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Toothache!
        • Practice

    • Timeline of Discovery: James Cook (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Historical Timeline - James Cook
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • James Cook -Historical Timeline
        • Practice

    • Historic Discoveries (historical recount)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Gold Rush -Historical Recount
        • Practice

    • Conservation: Kew Gardens (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Kew Gardens -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Spaghetti -Italy's Most Famous Food (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Pasta
        • Practice

    • Spaghetti Recipe (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Spaghetti Recipe
        • Practice

    • Making Pizza (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • How to make a Pizza
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Making Pizza - Procedure
        • Practice

    • Famous Canals: Venice (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Venice, Italy
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Venice -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Famous Fountains: Trevi Fountain (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Trevi Fountain -Information Report
        • Practice

    • The Leaning Tower of Pisa (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Leaning Tower Of Pisa - Information Report
        • Practice

    • Mysteries Unearthed Over Time - Stonehenge (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Stonehenge -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Clocks - Big Ben (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Big Ben
        • Practice
      • • Big Ben -Information Report
        • Practice

    • The Time Traveller (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

    • Lego (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Lego -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Who Wrote Thomas The Tank Engine? (biography)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Rev Wilbert Awdry, The Man Behind Thomas The Tank Engine -Biography
        • Practice

    • Graeme Base (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Graeme Base
        • Practice

    • Following Instructions: Making A Paper Aeroplane (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How To Make A Paper Aeroplane -Procedure
        • Practice

    • Wheelchair Sport (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Wheelchair Sports
        • Practice

    • So Many Questions! (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • So Many Questions!
        • Practice

    • Knitting (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Knitting
        • Practice

• 4.RS.1.d – Some compound and complex sentences, which may consist of two or three clauses

  • 37 learning outcomes – click to view

    Samples: Marco Polo. Chinese Silk Painting. Writing Instruments. Writing Implements part 2. Sundials. 

    • Marco Polo (biography)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Marco Polo
        • Practice

    • Chinese Silk Painting (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Chinese Silk Painting
        • Practice

    • Writing Implements part 1 (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Instruments.
        • Practice

    • Writing Implements part 2 (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Implements part 2
        • Practice

    • Sundials (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Sundials
        • Practice

    • The Life Cycle of a Butterfly (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Does A Caterpillar Become A Butterfly? - Explanation
        • Practice

    • Bees and Honey (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Do Bees Make Honey? Explanation
        • Practice

    • All About Ticks (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • All About Ticks
        • Practice

    • Horrible Little Monsters (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Horrible Little Monsters
        • Practice

    • The Ant and The Grasshopper (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Ant and the Grasshopper
        • Practice

    • Pen Pals: A Letter From Australia (letter)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • A Letter From Australia
        • Practice

    • Pen Pals: A Letter from Japan

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • A Letter From Japan -Letter
        • Practice

    • Letter From Japan (letter)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Letter From Japan
        • Practice

    • A Plane trip to Holland (recount)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Plane Trip To Holland - Email Recount
        • Practice

    • The Windmills of Holland (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Kinderdijk Windmills -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Famous Dutch Citizens: Vincent Van Gogh (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Vincent Van Gogh -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Museums of Holland (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Museums of Amsterdam -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Plastic Bags Should Be Banned (discussion, exposition)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Plastic Bags Should Be Banned -Exposition
        • Practice

    • Environmental Issues (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Environmental Issues
        • Practice

    • What is a Tropical Rainforest? (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • What is a Tropical Rainforest?
        • Practice

    • The Rainforests of Equatorial Africa - The Congo Basin (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Rainforests of Equatorial Africa - The Congo Basin.
        • Practice

    • Logging Should Be Banned (discussion)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Logging Should Be Banned
        • Practice

    • Why Are Eggs So Good For You? (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Good Egg -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Timeline of Discovery: James Cook (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Historical Timeline - James Cook
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • James Cook -Historical Timeline
        • Practice

    • Historic Discoveries (historical recount)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Gold Rush -Historical Recount
        • Practice

    • Conservation: Kew Gardens (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Kew Gardens -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Spaghetti -Italy's Most Famous Food (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Pasta
        • Practice

    • Famous Canals: Venice (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Venice, Italy
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Venice -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Famous Fountains: Trevi Fountain (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Trevi Fountain -Information Report
        • Practice

    • The Leaning Tower of Pisa (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Leaning Tower Of Pisa - Information Report
        • Practice

    • Mysteries Unearthed Over Time - Stonehenge (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Stonehenge -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Clocks - Big Ben (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Big Ben
        • Practice
      • • Big Ben -Information Report
        • Practice

    • The Time Traveller (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

    • Lego (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Lego -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Who Wrote Thomas The Tank Engine? (biography)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Rev Wilbert Awdry, The Man Behind Thomas The Tank Engine -Biography
        • Practice

    • Graeme Base (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Graeme Base
        • Practice

    • Wheelchair Sport (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Wheelchair Sports
        • Practice

• 4.RS.1.e – Some words and phrases that are ambiguous or unfamiliar to the students, the meaning of which is supported by the context or clarified by photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and/or written explanations

  • 46 learning outcomes – click to view

    Samples: Marco Polo. Chinese Silk Painting. Writing Instruments. Writing Implements part 2. Sundials. 

    • Marco Polo (biography)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Marco Polo
        • Practice

    • Chinese Silk Painting (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Chinese Silk Painting
        • Practice

    • Writing Implements part 1 (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Instruments.
        • Practice

    • Writing Implements part 2 (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Implements part 2
        • Practice

    • Sundials (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Sundials
        • Practice

    • The Life Cycle of a Butterfly (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Does A Caterpillar Become A Butterfly? - Explanation
        • Practice

    • Beautiful Butterfly (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Beautiful Butterfly Where have You Been? -Poem
        • Practice

    • Bees and Honey (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Do Bees Make Honey? Explanation
        • Practice

    • All About Ticks (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • All About Ticks
        • Practice

    • Horrible Little Monsters (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Horrible Little Monsters
        • Practice

    • The Ant and The Grasshopper (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Ant and the Grasshopper
        • Practice

    • Pen Pals: A Letter From Australia (letter)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • A Letter From Australia
        • Practice

    • Pen Pals: A Letter from Japan

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • A Letter From Japan -Letter
        • Practice

    • Letter From Japan (letter)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Letter From Japan
        • Practice

    • A Plane trip to Holland (recount)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Plane Trip To Holland - Email Recount
        • Practice

    • The Windmills of Holland (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Kinderdijk Windmills -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Famous Dutch Citizens: Vincent Van Gogh (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Vincent Van Gogh -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Museums of Holland (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Museums of Amsterdam -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Plastic Bags Should Be Banned (discussion, exposition)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Plastic Bags Should Be Banned -Exposition
        • Practice

    • Environmental Issues (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Environmental Issues
        • Practice

    • What is a Tropical Rainforest? (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • What is a Tropical Rainforest?
        • Practice

    • The Rainforests of Equatorial Africa - The Congo Basin (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Rainforests of Equatorial Africa - The Congo Basin.
        • Practice

    • Logging Should Be Banned (discussion)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Logging Should Be Banned
        • Practice

    • Why Are Eggs So Good For You? (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Good Egg -Information Report
        • Practice

    • How to Make Egg In The Hole (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How To Make Egg In The Hole -Procedure
        • Practice

    • French Toast Recipe (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • French Toast
        • Practice

    • Toothache! (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Toothache!
        • Practice

    • Timeline of Discovery: James Cook (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Historical Timeline - James Cook
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • James Cook -Historical Timeline
        • Practice

    • Historic Discoveries (historical recount)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Gold Rush -Historical Recount
        • Practice

    • Conservation: Kew Gardens (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Kew Gardens -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Spaghetti -Italy's Most Famous Food (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Pasta
        • Practice

    • Spaghetti Recipe (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Spaghetti Recipe
        • Practice

    • Making Pizza (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • How to make a Pizza
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Making Pizza - Procedure
        • Practice

    • Famous Canals: Venice (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Venice, Italy
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Venice -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Famous Fountains: Trevi Fountain (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Trevi Fountain -Information Report
        • Practice

    • The Leaning Tower of Pisa (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • The Leaning Tower Of Pisa - Information Report
        • Practice

    • Mysteries Unearthed Over Time - Stonehenge (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Stonehenge -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Clocks - Big Ben (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Big Ben
        • Practice
      • • Big Ben -Information Report
        • Practice

    • The Time Traveller (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

    • Lego (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Lego -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Who Wrote Thomas The Tank Engine? (biography)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Rev Wilbert Awdry, The Man Behind Thomas The Tank Engine -Biography
        • Practice

    • Graeme Base (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Graeme Base
        • Practice

    • Following Instructions: Making A Paper Aeroplane (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How To Make A Paper Aeroplane -Procedure
        • Practice

    • Wheelchair Sport (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Wheelchair Sports
        • Practice

    • So Many Questions! (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • So Many Questions!
        • Practice

    • Knitting (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Knitting
        • Practice

• 4.RS.1.f – Other visual language features that support the ideas and information, for example, text boxes or maps

  • 5 learning outcomes – click to view

    Samples: How Does A Caterpillar Become A Butterfly? - Explanation. Environmental Issues. Historical Timeline - James Cook. 

    • The Life Cycle of a Butterfly (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How Does A Caterpillar Become A Butterfly? - Explanation
        • Practice

    • Environmental Issues (explanation)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Environmental Issues
        • Practice

    • Timeline of Discovery: James Cook (information report)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Historical Timeline - James Cook
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • James Cook -Historical Timeline
        • Practice

    • Conservation: Kew Gardens (information report)

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Kew Gardens -Information Report
        • Practice

    • Following Instructions: Making A Paper Aeroplane (procedure)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • How To Make A Paper Aeroplane -Procedure
        • Practice

• 4.RS.1.g – Figurative language, such as metaphors, similes, or personification.

  • 12 learning outcomes – click to view

    Samples: My Froggy Friend. Gayle the Young Whale. My BFF. My Friends. I Swim All Day. I Wish …. Dinosaurs Galore -Poem. 

    • My Froggy Friend (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Froggy Friend
        • Practice

    • Gayle the Young Whale (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Gayle the Young Whale
        • Practice

    • My BFF (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My BFF
        • Practice

    • My Friends (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • My Friends
        • Practice

    • I Swim All Day (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • I Swim All Day
        • Practice

    • I Wish (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • I Wish …
        • Practice

    • Dinosaurs (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Dinosaurs Galore -Poem
        • Practice

    • Dragons In The Sky (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Dragons in the Sky
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • Dragons In The Sky
        • Practice

    • Beautiful Butterfly (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Beautiful Butterfly Where have You Been? -Poem
        • Practice

    • Toothache! (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Toothache!
        • Practice

    • The Time Traveller (narrative)

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

      Extra activities

      • • The Time Traveller - Narrative
        • Practice

    • So Many Questions! (poetry)

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • So Many Questions!
        • Practice

4.WS.1 – These texts will include, when appropriate:

• 4.WS.1.a – Content that is mostly relevant to the curriculum task, covers a range of ideas, experiences, or items of information, and often includes detail and/or comment supporting the main points

  • 37 learning outcomes – click to view

    Samples: Writing a Description- The Big Red Truck. My Country. The Insect Band. A Planet Description. 

    • Writing a Description: The Big Red Truck

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing a Description- The Big Red Truck
        • Printable

    • Writing an Email: My Country

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • My Country
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: The Insect Band

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • The Insect Band
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: A Planet

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Planet Description
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Donkey Disaster

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Narratives: Donkey Disaster
        • Tutorial

    • Writing a Report: Crocodiles

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Crocodiles
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Bees

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Bees
        • Printable

    • Writing a Procedure: How To Play Checkers

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • How to Play Checkers
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Rainforests

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Rainforests
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: The Venus Flytrap

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Venus Fly Trap
        • Printable

    • Writing a Procedure: Recipes

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Recipe - Reading Task
        • Practice
      • • How to Make a Cheese and Salad Sandwich
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: Bike Safety

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Persuasive - Reading Task
        • Practice
      • • Bike Safety Talk
        • Printable

    • Writing a Procedure: Road Safety

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • How to Cross the Road Safely
        • Printable

    • Writing an Interview: Questioning Skills

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Interview Skills - Questioning
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: 'Dogs Are Better Than Cats'

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Dogs Are Better Than Cats
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative (story): Dinosaur Adventure

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Dinosaur Adventure
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: 'Homework Should Be Banned'

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Homework Should be Banned
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: My Pet Alien

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Description Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Pet Alien
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Butterflies

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Butterflies
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: Over The Fence

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Over the Fence
        • Printable

    • Writing an Exposition: Council Complaint

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Council Complaint
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Three Wishes

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Narrative Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Three Wishes
        • Printable

    • Writing an Interview: Interview With A Dutch Girl

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Dutch Child Interview
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Lost In The Snow

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Lost in the Snow
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Frogs

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Report Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Amphibians - Frogs
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: France

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Report about France
        • Printable

    • Writing an Exposition: Should Junk Food Advertising Be Banned?

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Persuasive - Reading Task
        • Practice

    • Writing a Report: Sharks

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Sharks
        • Printable

    • Writing a Quiz: Australia Quiz

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Australia Quiz
        • Printable

    • Writing a Procedure: How To Draw A Cube

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Procedure Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • How to Draw a Cube
        • Printable

    • Writing an Email: Greetings From Italy

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Trip to Italy
        • Printable

    • Writing a Recipe: Hamburgers

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Recipe - Reading Task
        • Practice
      • • How to Make a Hamburger
        • Printable

    • Persuasive Text: Tourist Brochure - England

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Brochure about England
        • Printable

    • Poster Design: How To Be A Good Friend

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • How to be a Good Friend
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: A Children's Story

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Children's Story
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: School Days are Too Long

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial
      • • Reduce School Hours
        • Printable

    • Writing A Persuasive Text: All Children Should Wear Hats At School

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Children Should Wear Hats at School
        • Printable

• 4.WS.1.b – Mainly simple and compound sentences that vary in their beginnings,structures, and lengths and are mostly correct grammatically

  • 31 learning outcomes – click to view

    Samples: Writing a Description- The Big Red Truck. My Country. The Insect Band. A Planet Description. 

    • Writing a Description: The Big Red Truck

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing a Description- The Big Red Truck
        • Printable

    • Writing an Email: My Country

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • My Country
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: The Insect Band

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • The Insect Band
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: A Planet

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Planet Description
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Donkey Disaster

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Narratives: Donkey Disaster
        • Tutorial

    • Writing a Report: Crocodiles

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Crocodiles
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Bees

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Bees
        • Printable

    • Writing a Procedure: How To Play Checkers

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • How to Play Checkers
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Rainforests

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Rainforests
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: The Venus Flytrap

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Venus Fly Trap
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: Bike Safety

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Persuasive - Reading Task
        • Practice
      • • Bike Safety Talk
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: 'Dogs Are Better Than Cats'

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Dogs Are Better Than Cats
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative (story): Dinosaur Adventure

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Dinosaur Adventure
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: 'Homework Should Be Banned'

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Homework Should be Banned
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: My Pet Alien

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Description Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Pet Alien
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Butterflies

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Butterflies
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: Over The Fence

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Over the Fence
        • Printable

    • Writing an Exposition: Council Complaint

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Council Complaint
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Three Wishes

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Narrative Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Three Wishes
        • Printable

    • Writing an Interview: Interview With A Dutch Girl

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Dutch Child Interview
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Lost In The Snow

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Lost in the Snow
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Frogs

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Report Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Amphibians - Frogs
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: France

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Report about France
        • Printable

    • Writing an Exposition: Should Junk Food Advertising Be Banned?

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Persuasive - Reading Task
        • Practice

    • Writing a Report: Sharks

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Sharks
        • Printable

    • Writing a Procedure: How To Draw A Cube

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Procedure Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • How to Draw a Cube
        • Printable

    • Writing an Email: Greetings From Italy

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Trip to Italy
        • Printable

    • Persuasive Text: Tourist Brochure - England

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Brochure about England
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: A Children's Story

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Children's Story
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: School Days are Too Long

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial
      • • Reduce School Hours
        • Printable

    • Writing A Persuasive Text: All Children Should Wear Hats At School

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Children Should Wear Hats at School
        • Printable

• 4.WS.1.c – Attempts at complex sentences

  • 30 learning outcomes – click to view

    Samples: Writing a Description- The Big Red Truck. My Country. The Insect Band. A Planet Description. 

    • Writing a Description: The Big Red Truck

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing a Description- The Big Red Truck
        • Printable

    • Writing an Email: My Country

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • My Country
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: The Insect Band

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • The Insect Band
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: A Planet

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Planet Description
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Donkey Disaster

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Narratives: Donkey Disaster
        • Tutorial

    • Writing a Report: Crocodiles

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Crocodiles
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Bees

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Bees
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Rainforests

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Rainforests
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: The Venus Flytrap

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Venus Fly Trap
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: Bike Safety

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Persuasive - Reading Task
        • Practice
      • • Bike Safety Talk
        • Printable

    • Writing an Interview: Questioning Skills

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Interview Skills - Questioning
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: 'Dogs Are Better Than Cats'

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Dogs Are Better Than Cats
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative (story): Dinosaur Adventure

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Dinosaur Adventure
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: 'Homework Should Be Banned'

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Homework Should be Banned
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: My Pet Alien

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Description Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Pet Alien
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Butterflies

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Butterflies
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: Over The Fence

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Over the Fence
        • Printable

    • Writing an Exposition: Council Complaint

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Council Complaint
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Three Wishes

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Narrative Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Three Wishes
        • Printable

    • Writing an Interview: Interview With A Dutch Girl

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Dutch Child Interview
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Lost In The Snow

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Lost in the Snow
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Frogs

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Report Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Amphibians - Frogs
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: France

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Report about France
        • Printable

    • Writing an Exposition: Should Junk Food Advertising Be Banned?

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Persuasive - Reading Task
        • Practice

    • Writing a Report: Sharks

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Sharks
        • Printable

    • Writing an Email: Greetings From Italy

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Trip to Italy
        • Printable

    • Persuasive Text: Tourist Brochure - England

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Brochure about England
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: A Children's Story

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Children's Story
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: School Days are Too Long

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial
      • • Reduce School Hours
        • Printable

    • Writing A Persuasive Text: All Children Should Wear Hats At School

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Children Should Wear Hats at School
        • Printable

• 4.WS.1.d – Words and phrases, in particular, nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, that clearly convey ideas, experiences, or information.

  • 37 learning outcomes – click to view

    Samples: Writing a Description- The Big Red Truck. My Country. The Insect Band. A Planet Description. 

    • Writing a Description: The Big Red Truck

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing a Description- The Big Red Truck
        • Printable

    • Writing an Email: My Country

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • My Country
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: The Insect Band

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • The Insect Band
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: A Planet

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Planet Description
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Donkey Disaster

      • Activities: 1 course, 0 extra

      • • Writing Narratives: Donkey Disaster
        • Tutorial

    • Writing a Report: Crocodiles

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Crocodiles
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Bees

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Bees
        • Printable

    • Writing a Procedure: How To Play Checkers

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • How to Play Checkers
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Rainforests

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Rainforests
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: The Venus Flytrap

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Venus Fly Trap
        • Printable

    • Writing a Procedure: Recipes

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Recipe - Reading Task
        • Practice
      • • How to Make a Cheese and Salad Sandwich
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: Bike Safety

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Persuasive - Reading Task
        • Practice
      • • Bike Safety Talk
        • Printable

    • Writing a Procedure: Road Safety

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • How to Cross the Road Safely
        • Printable

    • Writing an Interview: Questioning Skills

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Interview Skills - Questioning
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: 'Dogs Are Better Than Cats'

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Dogs Are Better Than Cats
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative (story): Dinosaur Adventure

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Dinosaur Adventure
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: 'Homework Should Be Banned'

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Homework Should be Banned
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: My Pet Alien

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Description Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Pet Alien
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Butterflies

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Butterflies
        • Printable

    • Writing a Description: Over The Fence

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Over the Fence
        • Printable

    • Writing an Exposition: Council Complaint

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Council Complaint
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Three Wishes

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Narrative Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Three Wishes
        • Printable

    • Writing an Interview: Interview With A Dutch Girl

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Dutch Child Interview
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: Lost In The Snow

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Lost in the Snow
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: Frogs

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Report Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Amphibians - Frogs
        • Printable

    • Writing a Report: France

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Report about France
        • Printable

    • Writing an Exposition: Should Junk Food Advertising Be Banned?

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Persuasive - Reading Task
        • Practice

    • Writing a Report: Sharks

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Report about Sharks
        • Printable

    • Writing a Quiz: Australia Quiz

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Australia Quiz
        • Printable

    • Writing a Procedure: How To Draw A Cube

      • Activities: 1 course, 1 extra

      • • Procedure Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial

      Extra activities

      • • How to Draw a Cube
        • Printable

    • Writing an Email: Greetings From Italy

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Trip to Italy
        • Printable

    • Writing a Recipe: Hamburgers

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Writing Sample, Recipe - Reading Task
        • Practice
      • • How to Make a Hamburger
        • Printable

    • Persuasive Text: Tourist Brochure - England

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Brochure about England
        • Printable

    • Poster Design: How To Be A Good Friend

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • How to be a Good Friend
        • Printable

    • Writing a Narrative: A Children's Story

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • A Children's Story
        • Printable

    • Writing a Persuasive Text: School Days are Too Long

      • Activities: 0 course, 2 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Exposition Writing Stimulus
        • Tutorial
      • • Reduce School Hours
        • Printable

    • Writing A Persuasive Text: All Children Should Wear Hats At School

      • Activities: 0 course, 1 extra

      Extra activities

      • • Children Should Wear Hats at School
        • Printable