Top 10 PETAA teaching units of 2022

Sometimes, the recommendation that matters most comes from your fellow educators.  That's why we've rounded up the 10 teaching units of work that educators loved and accessed the most in 2022. These are the units, based on quality texts for children and young people, that teachers and school leaders across Australia used to guide and shape their teaching and learning approaches. 

Browse the list below! All of our units are available to read and download for PETAA members. To gain access to every unit on this list, and our archive of 400 more units, become a member today.

 

 

Cover Title and author(s) About the book Read the unit

Jetty Jumping

by Andrea Rowe and Hannah Sommerville
  • For Years 1 - 2
  • Linked to the Australian Curriculum: English, Mathematics, HASS (Geography), HPE, and Arts (Drama)
  • Themes: Overcoming fear, bravery, motivation, ocean, summer, swimming and diving, friendship

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Sharing

by Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson, and Leanne Mulgo watson

 
  • For Years F-2
  • Linked to the Australian Curriculum: English, HASS (Geography), Science, and Design and Technologies
  • Themes: Respect, community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and histories, caring, Country, place, sustainability

 

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Busy Beaks

by Sarah Allen

 
  • For Years F-2
  • Linked to the Australian Curriculum: English and Science
  • Themes: Australian birds, Australian habitats, scientific and common names, routines and timelines, descriptions

 

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Australia is our Home

by Laura Giuffrida and Julia Chapman
  • For Years F-3
  • This premium teaching unit of work is linked to the Australian Curriculum: English
  • Themes: Australia, diversity, identity, belonging, language

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Nanberry: Black Brother White

by Jackie French           
  • For Years 5-7
  • Linked to the Australian Curriculum: English
  • Themes: British colonisation, Aboriginal history and culture, family, racism, environment and sustainability

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The Boy and the Elephant

by Freya Blackwood
  • For Years 3-4
  • Linked to the Australian Curriculum: English, Personal and Social Capability, Arts (Drama), and Science
  • Themes: friendship, sustainability, connection, family, community, making a difference, urbanisation, creativity
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Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu 

by Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli              
  • For Years F-4
  • Linked to the Australian Curriculum: English, Mathematics, HASS (Geography and History), Science
  • Themes: Cyclical nature of the seasons, inter-relatedness of living things, the wonder of nature, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
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A Glasshouse of Stars

by Shirley Marr
  • For Years 5-6
  • Linked to the Australian Curriculum: English, HASS (History) and Arts (Drama)
  • Themes: Migrant experience, fitting in, grief, friendship, culture, belonging

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Walk of the Whales

by Nick Bland

 
  • For Years F-2
  • Linked to the Australian Curriculum: English, HASS and Science
  • Themes: Whales, urban environments, ocean environments, sustainability, pollution, agriculture and food production, rights and responsibilities
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Worse Things

by Sally Murphy              
  • For Years 5-6
  • Linked to the Australian Curriculum: English
  • Themes: Connections between people, friendship, family, loss, supporting each other

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