Bring literacy learning to life with these Rosie’s Walk book companion activities, a complete picture book literacy unit focused on story retelling, sequencing, prepositions, grammar, oral language and comprehension activities for Kindergarten, Foundation and Year 1 students. This engaging Rosie’s Walk activity pack combines structured literacy and play-based learning through hands-on storytelling, grammar tasks, and reading-response activities.
 
Aligned with the Australian Curriculum (ACARA) for English (Foundation Year) and the US Common Core Standards for English Language Arts (Pre-K and Kindergarten, Reading Literature and Language), this resource fosters story comprehension and language development in a fun, interactive way.
 
What’s Included
 
Lesson Plans & Teacher Support
5 detailed literacy lesson plans
Teacher assessment checklist
“Who is Pat Hutchins?” child-friendly author biography
 
Story Retell & Dramatic Play Resources
Large character cut-outs for whiteboard modelling
Stick puppets for guided and independent retelling
Foldable character images for small world or Tuff Tray play
Character masks for dramatic storytelling
Story sequencing picture cards and worksheets
Story sequencing puzzle pieces
Craft templates for hands-on retell activities
 
Prepositions & Vocabulary Development
Large prepositional word flashcards
Preposition picture matching cards
Activities designed to support spatial language and oral storytelling
 
Grammar & Writing Activities
5 sentence cut-and-paste sequencing activities with answer sheets
Noun and verb word sort activity with answer sheet
Picture noun sort (animals, characters, places, activities)
Recording noun sort worksheet
Noun and verb sentence writing activity
Adjective circle the describing word worksheet
Adjective picture matching worksheet
Adjective sorting activity (fox, hen and objects)
 
Reading Comprehension Activities
4 differentiated comprehension worksheets
Each worksheet includes:
One literal comprehension question
One deeper thinking comprehension question
Answer sheets included
 
Creative & Response Activities
Draw and label favourite part activity
Story mapping templates (portrait and landscape mountain format)
5 colour-by-number farm and character pages
Book review template suitable for reuse with other texts
 
Home-School Literacy Connection
Mini take-home retell book
Parent instruction sheet
Students colour, assemble and practise retelling the story with family support
Optional preposition word matching included within mini book
 
Skills Covered
Story sequencing and retelling
Oral language development
Reading comprehension
Grammar (nouns, verbs and adjectives)
Sentence structure
Prepositional language
Vocabulary development
Creative response and visual literacy
Fine motor and hands-on learning
 
Why Teachers Love This Resource
Combines structured literacy and play-based learning
Supports whole-class, small group and literacy centre use
Includes assessment and lesson planning support
Encourages oral storytelling and comprehension development
Provides home-school literacy connection opportunities
Low prep and easy to implement
 
Perfect For
Kindergarten / Foundation classrooms
Year 1 literacy lessons
Guided reading groups
Literacy rotations and centres
Tuff Tray and small world storytelling
Intervention and EAL support
 
File Details
4 structured lesson plans
68+ pages of printable resources
Colour and black and white options included
US and UK Spelling versions included
 
⚠️ Please Note:
This resource is designed to accompany the book Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins. The book is not included and must be purchased separately.
 
What Teachers Say:
 
"This was just what I was looking for to add to our lesson on Rosie's Walk and prepositions. I like how it was easy to prep and engaging for my students to retell as well as a hands on aspect."
 
"Wonderful bright illustrations that match the story well. Prefect for role play. Great for re-tells and vocab development."
 
"My students loved this resource! it was very helpful and kept the student engaged"
 
"My students loved making the popsicle stick hen and fox. They used the book to retell the story. Great activities to add to my Farm Unit. Thanks for sharing!"
 
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