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Planning documents for Think Mentals

Think Mentals

Each year level of Think Mentals includes a carefully planned sequence of strategy learning, practice and revision. 
Pair Focus Words with dictionary skills

Sound Waves Literacy

This activity is ideal for upper years students where the Focus Words (or Extension Words) contain words that some students may not be familiar with. 
Pressure problems in handwriting

Writing Time

On one side of the classroom, you may have a student with dark, smudged writing and punctured paper. On the other side, you may have a student with writing so faint it’s almost impossible to read. The former happens when…
What is the ‘schwa’?

Sound Waves Literacy

The schwa is the most common vowel sound in Australian English and is represented by the most letter combinations (graphemes). Although the schwa is formally taught in Sound Waves Literacy in Unit 36, it’s important to talk with students about…
Have you discovered these features in Think Mentals Digital Classroom? 

Think Mentals

Whether you’ve been using Think Mentals Digital Classroom for a while or are new to the program, there are plenty of features for you to discover. Did you know you can temporarily deactivate students’ access with the click of a…
Helping students make correct grapheme choices: Unpacking the Kite Sound Box

Sound Waves Literacy

Some phonemes (sounds) are represented by just one or two different graphemes (letter/s). Other phonemes can be represented by several different graphemes and therefore require more complex decision-making to achieve correct spelling.
Case study: Balarang Public School embarks on its Sound Waves Literacy journey

Sound Waves Literacy

Finding the right spelling resource takes careful consideration. Beyond the pedagogical approach and how it matches the curriculum, you may be wondering, ‘Are the teacher resources clear and easy to use? Does the program contain remediation and extension opportunities that…
How to use the assessment tools in English Stars

English Stars

English Stars is jam-packed with so many great features, and the range of assessment tools is no exception! Find out how to make any upcoming English assessment a breeze.
Revisiting computation strategies is easy with Think Mentals!

Think Mentals

The COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted how you explicitly taught mental computation strategies while students were learning from home. Not to worry! It’s easy to revisit these strategies throughout Think Mentals’ Revision Units and get your students’ mental computation practice…