A Year of Texts: Year 5 

A teaching and learning sequence for all learning outcomes in Year 5 English curriculums — built on a foundation of these 8 quality texts for children.

This sequence:

  • Addresses all curriculum requirements in Year 5 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, 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 70+ 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.

  • Tree by Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft
  • Meet me at the Moon Tree by Shivaun Plozza
  • Country Town by Isolde Martyn, Robyn Ridgeway and Louise Hogan
  • The First Scientists by Corey Tutt and Blak Douglas
  • Paper-flower Girl by Margrete Lamond and Mateja Jager
  • Wild Australian Life by Leonard Cronin and Chris Nixon
  • The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
  • Plague by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley

 

 

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Australian Curriculum

   Tree Meet Me at the Moon Tree  Country Town The First Scientists Paper-flower Girl  Wild Australian Life The Way of Dog  Plague 
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Cross-Curriculum Learning Outcomes

Arts (Drama and Visual Arts)

  • AC9ADR6C01 (The Way of Dog)
  • AC9AVA5C01 (Paper-flower Girl)
  • AC9AVA6C01 (The Way of Dog)

Health and PE

  • AC9HP6P01 (Paper-flower Girl and Meet Me at the Moon Tree)
  • AC9HP6P04 (Meet Me at the Moon Tree)

HASS (History and Geography)

  • AC9HS5S02 (The First Scientists)
  • AC9HS5S03 (The First Scientists)
  • AC9HS5K02 (Country Town)
  • AC9HS5K04 (The First Scientists and Country Town)
  • AC9HS5K05 (Plague) 

Science

  • AC9S5I04 (Tree, Wild Australian Life)
  • AC9S5I06 (Tree, Wild Australian Life)
  • AC9S5U01 (Tree, Paper-flower Girl, Wild Australian Life and Plague)
  • AC9S5U02 (The First Scientists)
  • AC9S5H01 (Wild Australian Life)
  • AC9S5H02 (Tree)

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