Explicit teaching • Years 3–6

Small steps.
Meaningful
impact.

Thoughtfully structured literacy resources to help you teach clearly—and help your students grow as writers.

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A little support. A strong start.

Every story
starts somewhere.

Build an opening, one sentence at a time.

Set the scene.
Describe where your character is and what they are doing.

At the edge of the playground, Mia noticed a tiny door in the old gum tree.

From “I’m stuck”
to a first sentence.CLEAR PROMPTS. ROOM FOR IDEAS.

An illustrative teaching example

Clear modellingManageable stepsGuided practiceGrowing independence

Resources for your classroom

Support the next step.

Start with the skill your students need. Build from there.

Narrative, persuasive and informative writing sentence starters bundle — view on TPT

Sentence Building lesson bundle — view on TPT

Subject and predicate, fragments, run-ons and complex sentences worksheets — view on TPT

A small teaching moment

Make the thinking visible.

Show students how an idea can grow. Model the change, talk about its purpose, then build another example together.

Start with a simple sentence

The dog waited.

Add detail: where? How?

Beside the garden gate, the dog waited patiently.

The teacher behind the resources

Hi, I’m Kara.

I’m a primary teacher and the creator of Impactful Instruction. My experience spans K–6 teaching and literacy and numeracy intervention, and I hold a Graduate Certificate in Education specialising in learning difficulties.

I create resources that break learning into clear, manageable steps—with explicit modelling, supported practice and scaffolds that help students move towards independence.

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Small steps.Meaningfulimpact.

Every storystarts somewhere.