My Personal Dictionary National

My Personal Dictionary is a modern, engaging and high-quality writing book that helps students to build their personal vocabulary as a building block for learning to write. Aligned to the curriculum, this is a book that students can keep with them from Foundation to Year 2.

With new editions for New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Curriculum, these dictionaries help students create their own word list to help support writing sentences and later extended texts to express ideas. These editions are linked to the new Oxford Handwriting and use bright illustrations that support phonemic awareness.

• Ages 4-7
• 500 headwords
• Features curriculum-aligned and age-appropriate words from the Oxford Wordlist
• Helps students understand the use of reference tools through the creation of their own simple versions
• Uses state-specific handwriting fonts for practising handwriting skills
• Includes short-vowel rhyming words, common synonyms, homonyms and poetry
• Provides special illustrated wordlists covering different themes in the curriculum including First Nations place names, classroom objects, seasons and more

My Personal Dictionary comes with over 20 Bonus Classroom Activities designed to support young learners as they begin to explore language, writing, build vocabulary, and develop early literacy skills. With this resource, your students will begin to build a foundation in language that will serve them well as they progress through their educational journey.

Download the free activities here: Classroom Activities