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Instructional Series

Welcome to the English medium literacy instructional series teaching and learning resources for years 1 to 8.

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  • Man with fiddle.

    Hey Diddle Diddle

    Poem card

    The cat, the fiddle, the cow, and the moon … another favourite. (Part of Set 1.)

    Download the full size PDF using the Text link.

    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Category: Fiction

    Shared texts

    Publication date: January 2012

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  • Birds in a pie.

    Sing a Song of Sixpence

    Poem card

    Another old favourite to sing along with. This poem contains several words and phrases that will need some explanation of meaning, such as “sixpence”, “rye”, “four and twenty”, “dainty dish”, and “set before”. (Part of Set 1.)

    Download the full size PDF using the Text link.

    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Category: Fiction

    Shared texts

    Publication date: January 2012

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  • People baking a cake and playing hand games.

    Pat-a-cake Pat-a-cake

    Poem card

    This poem is very useful when teaching alphabet knowledge, in particular of children’s names. Change the letter ‘B’ according to the names of your students. (Part of Set 1.)

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    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Category: Fiction

    Shared texts

    Publication date: January 2012

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  • Mary and her lamb.

    Mary Had a Little Lamb

    Poem card

    Another old favourite to sing along to. (Part of Set 1.)

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    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Category: Fiction

    Shared texts

    Publication date: January 2012

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  • Jack jumping over a candle.

    Jack be Nimble

    Poem card

    There is some wonderful language to explore in this traditional rhyme. What does “nimble” mean? What is a “candlestick”? (Part of Set 1.)

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    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Category: Fiction

    Shared texts

    Publication date: January 2012

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  • Humpty dumpty on a wall.

    Humpty Dumpty

    Poem card

    Why couldn’t Humpty Dumpty be put back together again? Another classic. (Part of Set 1.)

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    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Category: Fiction

    Shared texts

    Publication date: January 2012

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  • Hen.

    Higgledy Piggledy

    Poem card

    This traditional rhyme has links to numeracy. (Part of Set 1.)

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    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Category: Fiction

    Shared texts

    Publication date: January 2012

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  • Clock.

    Hickory Dickory Dock

    Poem card

    The mouse ran up the clock, but this nursery rhyme lends itself to rewriting the rhyme. What else could run up the clock? (Part of Set 1.)

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    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Category: Fiction

    Shared texts

    Publication date: January 2012

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  • Scarecrow in a field.

    Scarecrow

    Poem card

    A descriptive poem about a cheerful scarecrow. (This card is ordered individually.)

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    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Category: Fiction

    Shared texts

    Publication date: January 2012

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  • Children looking in puddles.

    Puddle Play

    Poem card

    A poem full of descriptive language and opportunities to have fun with made-up words. (This card is ordered individually.)

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    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: English

    Category: Fiction

    Shared texts

    Publication date: January 2012

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