A Year of Texts: Year 3

A teaching and learning sequence for all learning outcomes in Year 3 English curriculums — built on a foundation of these 7 quality texts for children.

This sequence:

  • Addresses all curriculum requirements in Year 3 subject English in the Australian Curriculum v9, NSW Syllabus and Victorian Curriculum 2.0
  • Links to and deepens learning across the curriculum in History, Geography, Science, Mathematics, The Arts and Health and Physical Education
  • Represents a diversity of perspectives, voices, and stories to share with your students
  • Is completely flexible: the order in which the units appear is not fixed, allowing you to adjust the sequence according to your students, your school's priorities, or your year group's plans

About the selected texts:

We hand-selected these texts from over 75+ possible units, because of their relevance, authenticity, quality and cross-curriculum learning opportunities for your students. They include award-shortlisted and award-winning books, authors and illustrators, and both fiction and non-fiction texts are featured.

  • The Boy and the Elephant by Freya Blackwood
  • Dirt by Sea by Michael Wagner and Tom Jellett
  • Nedingar by Isobel Bevis and Leanne Zilm
  • Iceberg by Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft
  • Huda and Me by H. Hayek
  • Come Together: Things Every Aussie Kid Should Know about the First Peoples by Isaiah Firebrace and Jaelyn Biumaiwai
  • A Stone is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth and Marc Martin

 

 

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Curriculum Codes, Links and Descriptions

   The Boy and the Elephant Dirt by Sea Nedingar Iceberg Huda and Me Come Together  A Stone is a Story 
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Cross-Curriculum Learning Outcomes

Arts (Drama, Music and Visual Arts)

  • AC9ADR4E01 (The Boy and the Elephant, Iceberg, Huda and Me)
  • AC9ADR4C01 (The Boy and the Elephant, Iceberg)
  • AC9ADR4D01 (The Boy and the Elephant, Iceberg, Huda and Me)
  • AC9ADR4P01 (The Boy and the Elephant)
  • AC9AMU4C01 (Iceberg)
  • AC9AMU4P01 (Iceberg)
  • AC9AVA4C01 (Nedingar)
  • AC9AVA4E01 (Nedingar, Iceberg)

Health and PE

  • AC9HP4P05 (Nedingar)

HASS (History and Geography)

  • AC9HS3K01 (Dirt by Sea)
  • AC9HS3K02 (Dirt by Sea, Come Together)
  • AC9HS3K03 (Iceberg, Come Together)
  • AC9HS3K05 (The Boy and the Elephant, Dirt by Sea, Iceberg)
  • AC9HS3K07 (Come Together)
  • AC9HS3S04 (Come Together)

Science

  • AC9S3U01 (The Boy and the Elephant, Iceberg)
  • AC9S3U02 (A Stone is a Story)
  • AC9S3I06 (A Stone is a Story, Iceberg)

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