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Foundation: Year of Texts - Preview

Posted on 29/08/2024
A teaching and learning sequence for all learning outcomes in Foundation/Kindergarten/Prep/Reception/Pre-primary English curriculums — built on a library of 7 quality texts for children.

Afloat (Year 2)

Posted on 29/08/2024
A unit of work on the exquisite picturebook Afloat, created by the award-winning duo Kirli Saunders and Freya Blackwood. Cross-curriculum links to Science, Design & Technologies and Visual Arts.

Jetty Jumping (Years 1-2)

Posted on 29/08/2024
A unit of work for Years 1 - 2 on the CBCA award-winning picturebook, Jetty Jumping by Andrea Rowe and Hannah Somerville. It features cross-curriculum learning for Maths, Geography, HPE and Drama.

Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles (Year 4)

Posted on 29/08/2024
A unit of work for Year 4 on innovative information book Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles by Corey Tutt and Ben Williams. Includes cross-curriculum links to Science and Geography.

Azaria: A True History (Year 6)

Posted on 29/08/2024
A unit of work for Year 6 on innovative information book Azaria: A True History by Maree Coote, containing cross-curriculum links to History.

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Foundation: Year of Texts - Preview

Posted on 29/08/2024
A teaching and learning sequence for all learning outcomes in Foundation/Kindergarten/Prep/Reception/Pre-primary English curriculums — built on a library of 7 quality texts for children.

The science of reading vs the art of teaching reading by Timothy Shanahan

Posted on 26/08/2024
Timothy Shanahan (USA, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, PETAA PL facilitator, and keynote at PETAA Conference 24) answers: with all the emphasis on the science of reading, what about the art of teaching? Do you think there is a place for that?

Year 1: Year of Texts - Preview

Posted on 22/08/2024
A teaching and learning sequence for all learning outcomes in Year 1 English curriculums — built on a library of 7 quality texts for children. Includes 31 (AC) cross-curriculum links to Drama, Health and PE, History, Geography, Science and Maths.

Print-to-Speech or Speech-to-Print? That is the Question by Timothy Shanahan

Posted on 20/08/2024
A look at the research into the roles of speech-to-print and print-to-speech in decoding - direct from the blog of Timothy Shanahan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus (USA), PETAA PL facilitator, and keynote speaker at PETAA Conference 2024!

Year 2: Year of Texts - Preview

Posted on 15/08/2024
A teaching and learning sequence for all learning outcomes in Year 2 English curriculums — built on a foundation of 7 quality texts for children.

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