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Lesson plans

  • This series of sample lesson plans demonstrates how to teach the Seven Steps activities using the explicit teaching model – I Do, We Do, You Do.
  • Each lesson plan includes relevant links to the Australian Curriculum and NAPLAN marking criteria, plus a learning intention and success criteria to assist with planning and assessment.
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Take Me There

STEP Step 5: Show, Don’t Tell
PURPOSE Teach
RESOURCE TYPE Lesson plan
YEAR 3–6
RELATED

  • Use the Five + 1 Senses in a travel review to paint a vivid word picture of a place.
  • Includes an editable Five + 1 Senses brainstorming template.

Templates

  • These templates promote creative thinking and encourage students to have fun with the Seven Steps.
  • We have a range of templates available for students of all ages and ability levels (see Teacher Hub for more). Students can write or draw on the templates; many are editable PDFs that can be used electronically.

Deconstructed Recount

STEP Step 5: Show, Don’t Tell
PURPOSE Apply
RESOURCE TYPE Template
YEAR F–10

  • Take recounts to the next level with this simple template that promotes descriptive writing.
  • Students write and draw in the template to describe their holidays using the Five + 1 Senses.

Deconstructed Recount (Lockdown)

STEP Step 5: Show, Don’t Tell
PURPOSE Apply
RESOURCE TYPE Template
YEAR F–10

  • Take recounts to the next level with this simple template that promotes descriptive writing.
  • Students write and draw in the template to describe a day in lockdown using the Five + 1 Senses.

More informative resources

Explore more classroom resources and make informative writing fun with the Seven Steps!

Writing samples and exemplars

Discover the difference Seven Steps can make with these student writing samples. We also have ‘real world’ exemplars – discover how professional authors use the Seven Steps in narrative texts.

Picture writing prompts

These visual prompts offer fun and quick writing practice to develop your students’ writing skills, one Step at a time.

Other text types

Mastered informative writing? Explore more Seven Steps resources for narrative and persuasive writing!

Narrative writing

Lesson plans and activities to help your students create epic tales and become great storytellers.

Persuasive writing

Lesson plans and activities to help your students write engaging persuasive texts that convince and inspire the reader.