Foundation Excellent Editing Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Foundation Excellent Editing Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

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Foundation Excellent Editing Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Foundation Excellent Editing Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

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Curriculum

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Australian Curriculum v9.0
AC9EFLA09 — opens in a new tab identify punctuation as a feature of written text different from letters; recognise that capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters also signal the beginning of sentences while punctuation marks signal the end
Australian Curriculum v8.4
ACELA1432 — opens in a new tab Understand that punctuation is a feature of written text different from letters; recognise how capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters and full stops signal the beginning and end of sentences
Victorian Curriculum 2.0
VC2EFLA09 — opens in a new tab identify punctuation as a feature of written text different from letters; recognise that capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters also signal the beginning of sentences while punctuation marks signal the end
New South Wales
ENE-PRINT-01 — opens in a new tab tracks written text from left to right and from top to bottom of the page and identifies visual and spatial features of print
ENE-CWT-01 — opens in a new tab creates written texts that include at least 2 related ideas and correct simple sentences
Western Australia
WAPELALA5 — opens in a new tab Identify punctuation as a feature of written text different from letters; recognise that capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters also signal the beginning of sentences while punctuation marks signal the end
New Zealand
NZ-Y0-ENG-R-WR-COP-3 — opens in a new tab identify capital letters and full stops to explain where sentences begin and end
NZ-Y1-ENG-R-WR-COP-3 — opens in a new tab identify capital letters, full stops, and exclamation marks to explain where sentences begin and end, and basic punctuation such as speech marks
NZ-Y0-ENG-W-C-SSP-4 — opens in a new tab recognise and use a full stop at the end of the sentence
NZ-Y1-ENG-W-C-SSP-4 — opens in a new tab correctly use full stops and capital letters, with some support
NZ-Y0-ENG-W-WP-E-1 — opens in a new tab check each sentence and add any missing capital letters and full stops, with close support.
NZ-Y1-ENG-W-WP-E-1 — opens in a new tab check each sentence for known spelling patterns, capital letters, and full stops, with feedback and support.
United Kingdom
UK-KS1-Y1-ENG-W-V — opens in a new tab Pupils should be taught to: develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: leaving spaces between words joining words and joining clauses using ‘and’ beginning to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week, and the personal pronoun ‘I’ learning the grammar for year 1 in English appendix 2 use the grammatical terminology in English English appendix 2 in discussing their writing
UK-KS1-Y1-ENG-R-WR — opens in a new tab Pupils should be taught to: apply phonic knowledge and skills as the route to decode words respond speedily with the correct sound to graphemes (letters or groups of letters) for all 40+ phonemes, including, where applicable, alternative sounds for graphemes read accurately by blending sounds in unfamiliar words containing GPCs that have been taught read common exception words, noting unusual correspondences between spelling and sound and where these occur in the word read words containing taught GPCs and –s, –es, –ing, –ed, –er and –est endings read other words of more than one syllable that contain taught GPCs read words with contractions [for example, I’m, I’ll, we’ll], and understand that the apostrophe represents the omitted letter(s) read books aloud, accurately, that are consistent with their developing phonic knowledge and that do not require them to use other strategies to work out words reread these books to build up their fluency and confidence in word reading
UK-KS1-Y1-ENG-W-T-S — opens in a new tab Pupils should be taught to: spell: words containing each of the 40+ phonemes already taught common exception words the days of the week name the letters of the alphabet: naming the letters of the alphabet in order using letter names to distinguish between alternative spellings of the same sound add prefixes and suffixes: using the spelling rule for adding –s or –es as the plural marker for nouns and the third person singular marker for verbs using the prefix un– using –ing, –ed, –er and –est where no change is needed in the spelling of root words [for example, helping, helped, helper, eating, quicker, quickest] apply simple spelling rules and guidance, as listed in English appendix 1 write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher that include words using the GPCs and common exception words taught so far
US Common Core (CCSS)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2 — opens in a new tab Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.a — opens in a new tab Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.b — opens in a new tab Recognize and name end punctuation.
Texas (TEKS)
TEKS-ELAR-GK-10C — opens in a new tab revise drafts by adding details in pictures or words;
TEKS-ELAR-GK-2C — opens in a new tab demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
Ontario
CAN-G1-LANG-B3.3 — opens in a new tab use their understanding of the meaning and function of capitalization and punctuation to communicate meaning clearly, including the use of a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence and the appropriate punctuation mark at the end
CAN-G1-LANG-D2.5 — opens in a new tab make simple edits to draft texts, such as changes to capitalization, punctuation, and spelling

Modifications

Something Easier

This resource begins at Foundation, our earliest year level.

Something Harder

Explore a related unit from the year above.

This Foundation Excellent Editing unit helps students reread simple writing and make clear, age-appropriate fixes. Students practise checking capital letters, punctuation, spelling, word choice, meaning, finger spaces and neat presentation.

It is designed for Foundation English lessons focused on early sentence conventions, rereading, editing, simple punctuation, capital letters, familiar spelling and making writing easier for others to read.

What’s Included

  • 16-page Unit Plan PDF
  • 13-slide editable PowerPoint teaching presentation
  • Editable 10-question PowerPoint quiz with 22 slides
  • Colour classroom display: Excellent Editing 5 Checks
  • Activity: Editing Helper Cards
  • Game: Fix-It Trail
  • Five student worksheets
  • Five answer pages, including the assessment suggested answer page
  • Assessment task: Playground News Editing
  • Marking rubric

Learning Focus

  • Rereading simple sentences
  • Checking capital letters and punctuation
  • Checking familiar spelling and word choice
  • Improving meaning, finger spaces and presentation

Formats

PDF and editable PowerPoint files are included.

Digital resource: Files are supplied as a downloadable ZIP after purchase.

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