A Year of Texts: Year 2

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

This sequence:

  • Addresses all curriculum requirements in Year 2 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 80+ 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.

  • A Life Song by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker
  • Where the Lyrebird Lives by Vikki Conley and Max Hamilton
  • Jetty Jumping by Hannah Somerville and Andrea Rowe
  • Super Snake by Gregg Dreisse
  • Can you Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? by Jane Godwin and Terry Denton
  • Deep by Jess McGeachin
  • Our Dreaming by Kirli Saunders and Dub Leffler

 

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Curriculum codes, links and descriptions

Australian Curriculum

   Can you Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? Where the Lyrebird Lives  Super Snake  A Life Song  Our Dreaming  Deep  Jetty Jumping 
AC9E2LA01    X X   X    
AC9E2LA02      X       X
AC9E2LA03  X X        X X
AC9E2LA04    X          
AC9E2LA05     X     X  
AC9E2LA06 X
      X X
AC9E2LA07  X X     X X X
 AC9E2LA08 X X   X X X X
AC9E2LA09 X   X X X    
AC9E2LA10   X   X      
AC9E2LE01    X X    X    
AC9E2LE02  X X X       X
AC9E2LE03  X X X X     X
AC9E2LE04    X   X     X
 AC9E2LE05 X       X X X
 AC9E2LY01  X       X   X X 
AC9E2LY02   X    X   X     
AC9E2LY03   X    X     X   
AC9E2LY04        X      
AC9E2LY05  X  X  X      X   X
AC9E2LY06 X  X X  X  X  X  
AC9E2LY07          X    X 
AC9E2LY08  X   X          
AC9E2LY09    X      X     
AC9E2LY10   X        X X   
AC9E2LY11     X     X     
AC9E2LY12            X   X

Cross-Curriculum Learning Outcomes

Arts (Drama, Music and Visual Arts)

  • AC9ADR2C01 (Our Dreaming and Jetty Jumping)
  • AC9ADR2D01 (Jetty Jumping)
  • AC9AMU2E01 (A Life Song)
  • AC9AMU2D01 (A Life Song)
  • AC9AVA2C01 (Our Dreaming)
  • AC9AVA2E01 (Our Dreaming)

Health and PE

  • AC9HP2M01 (Jetty Jumping)
  • AC9HP2M02 (Jetty Jumping)
  • AC9HP2P01 (Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree?, A Life Song and Jetty Jumping)
  • AC9HP2P03 (Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? and A Life Song)

HASS (History and Geography)

  • AC9HS2K01 (Where the Lyrebird Lives)
  • AC9HS2K03 (Where the Lyrebird Lives and Super Snake)
  • AC9HS2K04 (Where the Lyrebird Lives and Super Snake)

Mathematics

  • AC9M2SP02 (Jetty Jumping)
  • AC9M2ST01 (Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree?)
  • AC9M2ST02 (Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? and Jetty Jumping)

Science

  • AC9S2I05 (Where the Lyrebird Lives)
  • AC9S2U01 (Deep)

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