Foundation

This is a suggested sequence of lessons only. Once a lesson objective has been taught, the skill/concept needs to be revised regularly and embedded into curriculum content. Sentence-level writing is best taught in the context of student writing, and curriculum content drives the rigor of the writing activities.

For Foundation students, the templates should be adapted and linked to rich literature to develop oral language (and writing). E.g. ‘sentence expansion’ using the text ‘Edward the Emu’.

All lessons are in PowerPoint format so they can be edited and expanded upon. We find the best opportunity to embed the skill/concept into curriculum content is during the ‘You Do’ phase of a lesson.

Depending on the skill & conceptual knowledge of your students, you may wish to use lessons from earlier grades.