Protecting Our Planet: People, Places and Practices is a complete Stage 3 Geography unit designed for the new NSW HSIE syllabus (implementation 2027). It’s fully integrated with English, Mathematics, and Science, with key literature embedded throughout to make learning meaningful and engaging. With **5 weeks of ready-to-teach lessons **(15 lessons in total), all worksheets, assessments, rubrics, and a comprehensive teaching guide included, this resource gives you everything you need - no prep required. Every lesson follows a clear and consistent Four E’s structure (Engage, Explore, Empower, Explain), helping students inquire, investigate, learn explicitly, and then consolidate their understanding. Content is delivered through a series of daily slideshows. Slideshow is presented in Powerpoint format (non-editable). From global climate zones to Indigenous sustainability practices and World Heritage protection, students will develop the knowledge, skills, and vocabulary to become informed global citizens while meeting NSW Stage 3 outcomes. What’s Included: 15 fully planned lessons (5 weeks × 3 lessons per week) A comprehensive slideshow for every lesson, with all external links included - over 370 pages of slides. Comprehensive week-by-week teacher guide Worksheets, activities, assessments, and rubrics (ready to print or project) Differentiation and extension suggestions in every lesson Embedded literature links to deepen understanding Cross-curricular integration (Geography, English, Maths, Science) Clear Four E’s lesson structure (Engage, Explore, Empower, Explain) Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary focus for academic language growth Explicit teaching of geographical concepts and tools Inquiry questions and success criteria in every lesson Flexible pacing - teach at your own pace, approx. 5 hours per week The primary outcome assessed is: HS3-GEO-01: Examines global citizenship and how people organise, protect and sustainably use the environment, using geographical information. Check out the attached preview for a more comprehensive breakdown of this resource. Week One of the slideshow is given as an example of the structure and content of the lessons. These resources are weeks of programming, learning and assessment - sorted!

This is a 100+ page novel study on the uplifting book “Laughter is the Best Ending” by Maryam Master. This book is featured on the CBCA shortlist for Younger Readers in 2025. Laughter is the Best Ending by Maryam Master is a humorous and heartwarming middle-grade novel that follows 13-year-old Zee, a self-proclaimed loner who prefers Oscar Wilde and documentaries over socialising. When her parents send her to Camp Youth Fusion to make friends, Zee finds herself entangled in a mystery alongside an unlikely group of companions: influencer Tiffanee and super-nerd twins Jonah and Moses. Together, they navigate camp challenges, confront the enigmatic Old Bat Viv, and discover the value of friendship, self-acceptance, and the healing power of laughter. This resource consists of a chapter-based comprehension guide (divided into “chunks” of 3-5 chapters at a time). The questions cover a range of comprehension skills, from literal to inferential, plus author purpose, comparing and contrasting, summarising, predicting and much more. A comprehensive answer guide is also provided. Each section also has a creative response, designed to be high-interest, independent and engaging. These are often linked to the Creative and Practical Arts. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stages Two or Three. There is a bank of ten Literacy Circle tasks, designed to be printed and laminated for future use. These involve a high degree of student choice, so as to be independent. All associated printables are also included. There is also an associated vocabulary booster for each section of the text. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a 50±page novel study on the beautiful book “Aster’s Good, Right Things” by Kate Gordon. This book is featured on the CBCA shortlist for Younger Readers in 2021. Aster’s Good, Right Things tells the story of Aster - a clever, creative and thoughtful girl who is having a hard time believing that she is special. Aster’s mother left when she was young - a fact Aster believes is her fault. Aster feels as though she must do a good, right thing each day or something terrible will happen. Aster lives a lonely life, until she meets Xavier - a boy as wonderful, and as complicated, as she is. This resource consists of a chapter-based comprehension guide (divided into “chunks” of 3 chapters at a time). The questions cover a range of comprehension skills, from literal to inferential, plus author purpose, comparing and contrasting, summarising, predicting and much more. A comprehensive answer guide is also provided. Each section also has a creative response, designed to be high-interest, independent and engaging. These are often linked to the Creative and Practical Arts. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stages Two or Three. There is a bank of ten Literacy Circle tasks, designed to be printed and laminated for future use. These involve a high degree of student choice, so as to be independent. All associated printables are also included. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a HUGE, 600+ page supporting slideshow for the new NESA Multi-Age English Unit (6) “Perspective and Context” which explicitly teaches these concepts using the mentor text, “The Little Wave” by Pip Harry This resource is a supporting slideshow which means it is linked to the Department of Education (NSW) unit of work which teaches Stage 2 and 3 students about perspective and context. This unit of work is available for free on the NESA site (I’ve also included it in this resource). All the corresponding lessons are included in the slideshow, meaning this is a complete no-prep resource, when used in conjunction with the lesson guide. Slides are full-colour, engaging and fun, whilst also encapsulating all the key concepts of the unit, so you don’t need to cross-reference or produce these yourself. ** NEW FEATURE** All programming notes are included in the PowerPoint version so you won’t need to cross-reference the program. Also, each week of PowerPoint contains a hyperlinked contents page for easy navigation. This means that anyone (any state, any country) can pick up this unit and use it! This unit of work is perfect for teaching, step-by-step, the effective composition of imaginative texts. This unit of work focuses on perspective and context, but also includes multiple mini-lessons which can be used across multiple types of text: first-person narrative voice local and global inferencing adjectives antonyms and synonyms lexical cohesive devices nuances and subtleties adjectival clauses subordinating conjunctions non-finite verbs metaphors, hyperbole, allusion …and much more! Simply put, this resource is everything you need to teach the new English curriculum in your Stage 2 or 3 classroom! All the hard work and preparation is done for you, so you can…teach! This is a huge unit. It will take up a significant amount of storage space, so I recommend storage on Google Drive or similar. Corresponding page numbers to the syllabus document from the NSW Department of Education are given in a coloured star in the corner of each slide. Please note: this slideshow focuses on the complete learning pathway of Component B, with Component A embedded throughout as “mini -lessons” or concepts. There is not a stand-alone slideshow for Component A. I have lots of other Literacy resources in my store (based on Australian content) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a HUGE, 500+ page supporting slideshow for the new NESA Stage Two English Unit (13) which explicitly teaches the concept of characterisation using the mentor text, “The Callers” by Kiah Thomas. This resource is a supporting slideshow which means it is linked to the Department of Education (NSW) unit of work which teaches Stage 2 students about characterisation. This unit of work is available for free on the NESA site (it is also included in this resource). All the corresponding lessons are included in the slideshow, meaning this is a complete no-prep resource, when used in conjunction with the lesson guide. Slides are full-colour, engaging and fun, whilst also encapsulating all the key concepts of the unit, so you don’t need to cross-reference or produce these yourself. NOTE: This unit is presented in two formats. One is as a series of PDFs. The other is a non-editable PowerPoint slideshow. This is due to many requests from my lovely customers who have asked for slideshows to be in PPT format. This means you can pick slides, add your own content, delete unneeded slides, or embed selected material into your daily slideshow. It also means that external links are embedded. Easy peasy!! Please be aware that the slides themselves are not editable. This unit of work focuses on imaginative text, but also includes MANY Component A elements: *similes personification adverbs, nouns, verbs Tier 2 vocabulary past, present, future tense subject-verb agreement temporal, conditional, causal conjunctions types of sentences …and much more! Assessment tasks are embedded throughout the unit, with assessment opportunities highlighted. The culmination of the unit is a formal writing task whereby students create a multimedia text which is then collated into a class book and shared with a broader community. Simply put, this resource is everything you need to teach the new English curriculum in your Stage 2 classroom! All the hard work and preparation is done for you, so you can…teach! This is a huge unit (all of the units are huge but this one is particularly huge!). It will take up a significant amount of storage space, so I recommend storage on Google Drive or similar. Corresponding page numbers to the syllabus document from the NSW Department of Education are given in a coloured star in the corner of each slide. Please note: this slideshow focuses on the complete learning pathway of Component B, with Component A embedded throughout as “mini -lessons” or concepts. There is not a stand-alone slideshow for Component A. I have lots of other Literacy resources in my store (based on Australian content) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a 70+ page resource bundle based on the huge book Quest by Aaron Becker. “Quest” by Aaron Becker is a breathtaking wordless picture book that takes readers on an extraordinary adventure. Following two children who discover a mysterious doorway, they are thrust into a magical world filled with danger, wonder, and excitement. Armed with enchanted crayons, they must solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and unlock the secrets of a lost kingdom to rescue a captured king. This book was selected to be a mentor text to teach the Multi-Age NESA Unit (5): Characterisation. The resources are designed both to provoke deep thinking about the text, but also to be completely independent. The only prep you need to do is printing or uploading to google classroom or a similar platform. This bundle of resources consists of: a comprehension guide. This guide focuses on a range of skills, such as literal and inferential understanding, text-to-self connections, author purpose, visual literacy and much much more. a set of ten full-colour literacy centre task cards based on the text. These include a range of Creative and Practical Arts integrated tasks, as well as informative, imaginative and persuasive writing prompts. Task cards are given both in PDF and PowerPoint formats. all associated printables linked to the task cards, which can be used for a range of literature. These are a set of high-interest, high-choice worksheets. These include a 40-page set of comic book templates which can be used with any text or KLA. a formal imaginative writing assessment which comes in the form of a booklet. The booklet consists of a imaginative writing prompt (with full-colour fantasy images), and a step-by-step planning guide. This resource provides weeks of learning, covering reading, writing and speaking and listening. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stage Two or Stage Three students. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a HUGE, 600+ page supporting slideshow for the new NESA Multi-Age English Unit (5) “Characterisation” which explicitly teaches these concepts using the mentor text, “Deltora Quest” by Emily Rodda. This resource is a supporting slideshow which means it is linked to the Department of Education (NSW) unit of work which teaches Stage 2 and 3 students about characterisation. This unit of work is available for free on the NESA site (I’ve also included it in this resource). All the corresponding lessons are included in the slideshow, meaning this is a complete no-prep resource, when used in conjunction with the lesson guide. Slides are full-colour, engaging and fun, whilst also encapsulating all the key concepts of the unit, so you don’t need to cross-reference or produce these yourself. NOTE: This unit is presented ONLY as a non-editable series of PDFs. This is because the PPT files are too large to be uploaded to this platform. This means that anyone (any state, any country) can pick up this unit and use it! This unit of work is perfect for teaching, step-by-step, the effective composition of imaginative texts. This unit of work focuses on characterisation, but also includes multiple mini-lessons which can be used across multiple types of text: word associations inferencing (local and global) noun-pronoun referencing subject-verb agreement adjectival clauses verbs and verb groups temporal, conditional and causal connectives first person narrative voice homonyms metaphors interrogative and exclamatory sentences …and much more! Simply put, this resource is everything you need to teach the new English curriculum in your Stage 2 or 3 classroom! All the hard work and preparation is done for you, so you can…teach! This is a huge unit. It will take up a significant amount of storage space, so I recommend storage on Google Drive or similar. Corresponding page numbers to the syllabus document from the NSW Department of Education are given in a coloured star in the corner of each slide. Please note: this slideshow focuses on the complete learning pathway of Component B, with Component A embedded throughout as “mini -lessons” or concepts. There is not a stand-alone slideshow for Component A. I have lots of other Literacy resources in my store (based on Australian content) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading

This is a 80+ page resource bundle based on the Australian book The Little Wave by Pip Harry. The Little Wave tells the story of Noah, Lottie and Jack, who discover much about themselves and the importance of true friendship when a Sydney school hosts a class visit from the country. While Noah is struggling with the behaviour of his best friend, Lottie is trying to deal with the loss of her mother and its impact on her family. Jack, meanwhile, is faced with significant obstacles of his own. The Little Wave is a beautiful verse novel that uncovers the true essence of friendship, courage and the value of new experiences. This book was selected to be a mentor text to teach the Multi-Age NESA Unit (6): Perspective and Context. The resources are designed both to provoke deep thinking about the text, but also to be completely independent. The only prep you need to do is printing or uploading to google classroom or a similar platform. This bundle of resources consists of: a 37 page comprehension guide. The guide is organised into ‘chunks’ with two full pages for every section. This guide focuses on a range of skills, such as literal and inferential understanding, text-to-self connections, author purpose, cause and effect and much much more. Each sections also contains a creative response task for fast finishers. a 20-page comprehensive answer guide for the student workbook. This is perfect for assessment and feedback. a set of ten full-colour literacy centre task cards based on the text. These include a range of Creative and Practical Arts integrated tasks, as well as informative, imaginative and persuasive writing prompts. Task cards are given both in PDF and PowerPoint formats. all associated printables linked to the task cards, which can be used for a range of literature. These are a set of high-interest, high-choice worksheets. a HUGE bonus printable informative assessment task, whereby students are required to brainstorm, plan, draft and compose an autobiography. This task is presented as a printable booklet, which can be used for assessment, classroom displays or student feedback. This resource provides weeks of learning, covering reading, writing and speaking and listening. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stage Two or Stage Three students. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a huge 125-page resource bundle based on the amazing Australian book The Callers by Kiah Thomas. In the enchanting world of Elipsom, where summoners possess the power to Call objects from other places, a young boy named Quin embarks on a journey that will change everything he knows about magic and himself. Quin has always dreamed of becoming a great summoner like his ancestors, but when his first Calling goes horribly wrong, he discovers a shocking secret: the objects they summon aren’t created from thin air—they’re stolen from other realms. This book was selected to be a mentor text to teach the Stage Two NESA Unit (13): Characterisation. The resources are designed both to provoke deep thinking about the text, but also to be completely independent. The only prep you need to do is printing or uploading to google classroom or a similar platform. This bundle of resources consists of: a chapter-by-chapter comprehension guide. The guide focuses on a range of skills , such as literal and inferential understanding, text-to-self connections, author purpose, cause and effect and much much more. All up, this is 70+ pages of independent comprehension work. The comprehension guide comes in the form of a workbook which can be printed and stapled for independent work. a comprehensive answer guide, perfect for assessment and feedback. a set of ten full-colour literacy centre task cards based on the text. These include a range of Creative and Practical Arts integrated tasks, as well as informative, imaginative and persuasive writing prompts. a 44-page vocabulary booster, highlighting words from the text. Students are required to analyse the words in content, find dictionary definitions and use these words in sentences of their own. There are two pages of vocabulary tasks for every chapter. This is weeks of learning, covering reading, writing and speaking and listening. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stage Two or Three students. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a 50+ page resource bundle based on the huge book Azaria: A True History by Maree Coote. Azaria: A True History is a hybrid imaginative/informative text which explains the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain in an appropriate and gentle way, which also explains the media storm surrounding Lindy Chamberlain and her trial by court and by media. This book was selected to be a mentor text to teach the Stage Three NESA Unit (16): Theme. The resources are designed both to provoke deep thinking about the text, but also to be completely independent. The only prep you need to do is printing or uploading to google classroom or a similar platform. This bundle of resources consists of: a 4 page comprehension guide. This guide focuses on a range of skills, such as literal and inferential understanding, text-to-self connections, author purpose, cause and effect and much much more. a set of ten full-colour literacy centre task cards based on the text. These include a range of Creative and Practical Arts integrated tasks, as well as informative, imaginative and persuasive writing prompts. Task cards are given both in PDF and PowerPoint formats. all associated printables linked to the task cards, which can be used for a range of literature. These are a set of high-interest, high-choice worksheets. a formal persuasive writing assessment which comes in the form of a booklet. The booklet consists of a persuasive writing prompt (whereby student choose their own opinion to support), a planning guide and success criteria. an 18-page factual background slideshow, explaining the real-life events surrounding the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain, the dingo as a predator and the media storm which surrounding Lindy and her family. This resource provides weeks of learning, covering reading, writing and speaking and listening. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stage Three or Stage Four students. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a 110+ page resource bundle based on the classic book The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. The One and Only Ivan tells the heartfelt story of Ivan, a gentle silverback gorilla who has spent years in captivity at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. Ivan is content with his life, spending his days watching TV, painting, and interacting with his friends—Stella, an older elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But when a young elephant named Ruby arrives and dreams of a life outside the mall, Ivan’s perspective begins to change. With a renewed sense of purpose, Ivan finds the courage to protect Ruby and starts to question his own future and freedom. Based on a true story, this moving tale explores friendship, resilience, and the transformative power of art and compassion. This book was selected to be a mentor text to teach the Stage Three NESA Unit (8): Theme. The resources are designed both to provoke deep thinking about the text, but also to be completely independent. The only prep you need to do is printing or uploading to google classroom or a similar platform. This bundle of resources consists of: a 63 page comprehension guide. The guide is organised into ‘chunks’ with three full pages for every section. This guide focuses on a range of skills, such as literal and inferential understanding, text-to-self connections, author purpose, cause and effect and much much more. a 45-page comprehensive answer guide for the student workbook. This is perfect for assessment and feedback. a set of ten full-colour literacy centre task cards based on the text. These include a range of Creative and Practical Arts integrated tasks, as well as informative, imaginative and persuasive writing prompts. Task cards are given both in PDF and PowerPoint formats. all associated printables linked to the task cards, which can be used for a range of literature. These are a set of high-interest, high-choice worksheets. a HUGE bonus printable integrated assessment task, whereby students are required to research, design and write about optimal zoo enclosures. This task is presented as a printable booklet, which can be used for assessment, classroom displays or student feedback. This resource provides weeks of learning, covering reading, writing and speaking and listening. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stage Two or Stage Three students. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a 40+ page resource bundle based on the fascinating book Kicking Goals with Goodesy and Magic by Anita Heiss. Kicking Goals with Goodesy and Flint is an informative text which shows the story of Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin in an accessible and inspiring way. This book was selected to be a mentor text to teach the Stage Two NESA Unit (8): Theme. The resources are designed both to provoke deep thinking about the text, but also to be completely independent. The only prep you need to do is printing or uploading to google classroom or a similar platform. This bundle of resources consists of: a 25 page comprehension guide. The guide is organised into chapter-by-chapter sections, with two full pages for every chapter. This guide focuses on a range of skills, such as literal and inferential understanding, text-to-self connections, author purpose, cause and effect and much much more. Each chapter also has an associated creative response, based on the events and characters of each section. There is a comprehensive answer guide. a set of ten full-colour literacy centre task cards based on the text. These include a range of Creative and Practical Arts integrated tasks, as well as informative, imaginative and persuasive writing prompts. Task cards are given both in PDF and PowerPoint formats. all associated printables linked to the task cards, which can be used for a range of literature. These are a set of high-interest, high-choice worksheets. a bonus printable writing prompt, whereby students are required to compose a digital biography on an inspirational figure of their choice. All resources are included - a printable writing prompt with guidelines, a planning sheet and two student exemplars. This resource provides weeks of learning, covering reading, writing and speaking and listening. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stage Two or Stage Three students. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a HUGE, 450+ page supporting slideshow for the new NESA Stage Three English Unit (8) which explicitly teaches the concept of theme using the mentor texts The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. This resource is a supporting slideshow which means it is linked to the Department of Education (NSW) unit of work which teaches Stage 3 students about researching and creating informative, imaginative AND persuasive texts. This unit of work is available for free on the NESA site (it is also included in this resource). All the corresponding lessons are included in the slideshow, meaning this is a complete no-prep resource, when used in conjunction with the lesson guide. Slides are full-colour, engaging and fun, whilst also encapsulating all the key concepts of the unit, so you don’t need to cross-reference or produce these yourself. NOTE: This unit is presented in two formats. One is as a series of PDFs. The other is a non-editable PowerPoint slideshow. This means you can pick slides, add your own content, delete unneeded slides, or embed selected material into your daily slideshow. It also means that external links are embedded. Please be aware that the slides themselves are not editable. ** NEW FEATURE** All programming notes are included in the PowerPoint version so you won’t need to cross-reference the program. Also, each week of PowerPoint contains a hyperlinked contents page for easy navigation. This means that anyone (any state, any country) can pick up this unit and use it! This unit of work is perfect for teaching, step-by-step, the effective composition of a range of texts. This unit of work focuses on theme, but also includes MANY Component A elements: rhetorical devices (including imagery, metaphor, rhetorical questions, hyperbole and irony) gist statements noun-pronoun referencing subject-verb agreement temporal, conditional and causal connectives adverbial clauses expanded noun and verb groups objective and subjective language …and much more! Assessment tasks are embedded throughout the unit, with assessment opportunities highlighted. The culmination of the unit is a formal writing task whereby students compose persuasive texts and present these as soapbox protests. Please note: this slideshow focuses on the complete learning pathway of Component B, with Component A embedded throughout as “mini -lessons” or concepts. There is not a stand-alone slideshow for Component A. I have lots of other Literacy resources in my store (based on Australian content) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a 100+ page resource bundle based on the huge book Survivors: Inspiring True Stories of Survival by Ben Hubbard. Survivors: Inspiring True Stories of Survival is an informative text which tells 20 true stories of survival in a detailed and inspiring way. This book was selected to be a mentor text to teach the Stage Two NESA Unit (16): Theme. The resources are designed both to provoke deep thinking about the text, but also to be completely independent. The only prep you need to do is printing or uploading to google classroom or a similar platform. This bundle of resources consists of: a 42 page comprehension guide. The guide is organised into chapter-by-chapter sections, with two full pages for every chapter. This guide focuses on a range of skills, such as literal and inferential understanding, text-to-self connections, author purpose, cause and effect and much much more. Each chapter also has an associated creative response, based on the events and characters of each section. There is a comprehensive answer guide. a set of ten full-colour literacy centre task cards based on the text. These include a range of Creative and Practical Arts integrated tasks, as well as informative, imaginative and persuasive writing prompts. Task cards are given both in PDF and PowerPoint formats. all associated printables linked to the task cards, which can be used for a range of literature. These are a set of high-interest, high-choice worksheets. a vocabulary booster, whereby students are required to use the context of the book to decode the meaning of Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary, and then apply these in their own writing to build language development. This resource provides weeks of learning, covering reading, writing and speaking and listening. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stage Two or Stage Three students. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a HUGE, 300+ page supporting slideshow for the new NESA Stage Three English Unit (16) which explicitly teaches the concept of theme using the mentor texts Azaria: A true History by Maree Coote. This resource is a supporting slideshow which means it is linked to the Department of Education (NSW) unit of work which teaches Stage 3 students about creating hybrid historical texts. This unit of work is available for free on the NESA site (it is also included in this resource). All the corresponding lessons are included in the slideshow, meaning this is a complete no-prep resource, when used in conjunction with the lesson guide. Slides are full-colour, engaging and fun, whilst also encapsulating all the key concepts of the unit, so you don’t need to cross-reference or produce these yourself. NOTE: This unit is presented in two formats. One is as a series of PDFs. The other is a non-editable PowerPoint slideshow. This means you can pick slides, add your own content, delete unneeded slides, or embed selected material into your daily slideshow. It also means that external links are embedded. Please be aware that the slides themselves are not editable. ** NEW FEATURE** All programming notes are included in the PowerPoint version so you won’t need to cross-reference the program. Also, each week of PowerPoint contains a hyperlinked contents page for easy navigation. This means that anyone (any state, any country) can pick up this unit and use it! This unit of work is perfect for teaching, step-by-step, the effective composition of narratives. This unit of work focuses on theme, but also includes MANY Component A elements: causal, temporal and conditional connectives gist statements cause-and-effect statements objective and subjective language modality nominalisation lexical cohesive devices noun-pronoun referencing subject-verb agreement …and much more! Assessment tasks are embedded throughout the unit, with assessment opportunities highlighted. The culmination of the unit is a formal writing task whereby students compose informative news reports and then present them to their peers. Simply put, this resource is everything you need to teach the new English curriculum in your Stage 3 classroom! All the hard work and preparation is done for you, so you can…teach! This is a huge unit. It will take up a significant amount of storage space, so I recommend storage on Google Drive or similar. Corresponding page numbers to the syllabus document from the NSW Department of Education are given in a coloured star in the corner of each slide. Please note: this slideshow focuses on the complete learning pathway of Component B, with Component A embedded throughout as “mini -lessons” or concepts. There is not a stand-alone slideshow for Component A. I have lots of other Literacy resources in my store (based on Australian content) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a HUGE, 400+ page supporting slideshow for the new NESA Stage Two English Unit (16) which explicitly teaches the concept of theme using the mentor texts Survivors: Inspiring True Stories of Survival by Ben Hubbard. This resource is a supporting slideshow which means it is linked to the Department of Education (NSW) unit of work which teaches Stage 2 students about creating informative news reports. This unit of work is available for free on the NESA site (it is also included in this resource). All the corresponding lessons are included in the slideshow, meaning this is a complete no-prep resource, when used in conjunction with the lesson guide. Slides are full-colour, engaging and fun, whilst also encapsulating all the key concepts of the unit, so you don’t need to cross-reference or produce these yourself. NOTE: This unit is presented in two formats. One is as a series of PDFs. The other is a non-editable PowerPoint slideshow. This means you can pick slides, add your own content, delete unneeded slides, or embed selected material into your daily slideshow. It also means that external links are embedded. Please be aware that the slides themselves are not editable. ** NEW FEATURE** All programming notes are included in the PowerPoint version so you won’t need to cross-reference the program. Also, each week of PowerPoint contains a hyperlinked contents page for easy navigation. This means that anyone (any state, any country) can pick up this unit and use it! This unit of work is perfect for teaching, step-by-step, the effective composition of narratives. This unit of work focuses on theme, but also includes MANY Component A elements: coordinating and subordinating conjunctions cause-and-effects statements mental models homonyms conjunctive adverbs subjective and objective language imperative and exclamatory sentences definite and indefinite articles …and much more! Assessment tasks are embedded throughout the unit, with assessment opportunities highlighted. The culmination of the unit is a formal writing task whereby students compose informative news reports and then present them to their peers. Simply put, this resource is everything you need to teach the new English curriculum in your Stage 2 classroom! All the hard work and preparation is done for you, so you can…teach! This is a huge unit. It will take up a significant amount of storage space, so I recommend storage on Google Drive or similar. Corresponding page numbers to the syllabus document from the NSW Department of Education are given in a coloured star in the corner of each slide. Please note: this slideshow focuses on the complete learning pathway of Component B, with Component A embedded throughout as “mini -lessons” or concepts. There is not a stand-alone slideshow for Component A. I have lots of other Literacy resources in my store (based on Australian content) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a HUGE, 450+ page supporting slideshow for the new NESA Stage Three English Unit (15) which explicitly teaches the concept of narrative using the mentor text Queenie in Seven Moves by Zanni Louise. This resource is a supporting slideshow which means it is linked to the Department of Education (NSW) unit of work which teaches Stage 3 students about composing narratives. This unit of work is available for free on the NESA site (it is also included in this resource). All the corresponding lessons are included in the slideshow, meaning this is a complete no-prep resource, when used in conjunction with the lesson guide. Slides are full-colour, engaging and fun, whilst also encapsulating all the key concepts of the unit, so you don’t need to cross-reference or produce these yourself. NOTE: This unit is presented in two formats. One is as a series of PDFs. The other is a non-editable PowerPoint slideshow. This means you can pick slides, add your own content, delete unneeded slides, or embed selected material into your daily slideshow. It also means that external links are embedded. Please be aware that the slides themselves are not editable. ** NEW FEATURE** All programming notes are included in the PowerPoint version so you won’t need to cross-reference the program. Also, each week of PowerPoint contains a hyperlinked contents page for easy navigation. This means that anyone (any state, any country) can pick up this unit and use it! This unit of work is perfect for teaching, step-by-step, the effective composition of narratives. This unit of work focuses on perspective and context, but also includes MANY Component A elements: *subjective language tense and controlling tense across a text sentence openers extended noun groups extended verb groups model words quotation marks anaphors all-purpose words …and much more! Assessment tasks are embedded throughout the unit, with assessment opportunities highlighted. The culmination of the unit is a formal writing task whereby students compose a song and a multimedia presentation. Simply put, this resource is everything you need to teach the new English curriculum in your Stage 3 classroom! All the hard work and preparation is done for you, so you can…teach! This is a huge unit. It will take up a significant amount of storage space, so I recommend storage on Google Drive or similar. Corresponding page numbers to the syllabus document from the NSW Department of Education are given in a coloured star in the corner of each slide. Please note: this slideshow focuses on the complete learning pathway of Component B, with Component A embedded throughout as “mini -lessons” or concepts. There is not a stand-alone slideshow for Component A. I have lots of other Literacy resources in my store (based on Australian content) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a HUGE, 470+ page supporting slideshow for the new NESA Stage Two English Unit (8) which explicitly teaches the concept of theme using the mentor texts Kicking Goals with Goodesy and Magic by Anita Heiss and Diary of an AFL Legend by Shamini Flint. This resource is a supporting slideshow which means it is linked to the Department of Education (NSW) unit of work which teaches Stage 2 students about presenting persuasive texts. This unit of work is available for free on the NESA site (it is also included in this resource). All the corresponding lessons are included in the slideshow, meaning this is a complete no-prep resource, when used in conjunction with the lesson guide. Slides are full-colour, engaging and fun, whilst also encapsulating all the key concepts of the unit, so you don’t need to cross-reference or produce these yourself. NOTE: This unit is presented in two formats. One is as a series of PDFs. The other is a non-editable PowerPoint slideshow. This means you can pick slides, add your own content, delete unneeded slides, or embed selected material into your daily slideshow. It also means that external links are embedded. Please be aware that the slides themselves are not editable. ** NEW FEATURE** All programming notes are included in the PowerPoint version so you won’t need to cross-reference the program. Also, each week of PowerPoint contains a hyperlinked contents page for easy navigation. This means that anyone (any state, any country) can pick up this unit and use it! This unit of work is perfect for teaching, step-by-step, the effective composition of narratives. This unit of work focuses on theme, but also includes MANY Component A elements: conditional, temporal and causal connectives co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions conjunctive adverbs capital letters interrogative and exclamatory sentences verbs that control meaning contractions cause-and-effect statements …and much more! Assessment tasks are embedded throughout the unit, with assessment opportunities highlighted. The culmination of the unit is a formal writing task whereby students compose persuasive texts and then present them to their peers. This is a huge unit. It will take up a significant amount of storage space, so I recommend storage on Google Drive or similar. Corresponding page numbers to the syllabus document from the NSW Department of Education are given in a coloured star in the corner of each slide. Please note: this slideshow focuses on the complete learning pathway of Component B, with Component A embedded throughout as “mini -lessons” or concepts. There is not a stand-alone slideshow for Component A. I have lots of other Literacy resources in my store (based on Australian content) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a 70+ page resource bundle based on the thrilling Australian book 200 Minutes of Danger by Jack Heath. 200 Minutes of Danger by Jack Heath is an adrenaline-pumping collection of ten short stories, each presenting a unique character trapped in a perilous situation. With only 20 minutes to escape each life-threatening scenario, the characters must rely on their wits, courage, and quick thinking to survive. From sinking ships to terrifying monsters, every story delivers intense suspense and heart-racing action. Perfect for young readers who love thrilling, edge-of-your-seat adventures, this book keeps the tension high from start to finish. This book was selected to be a mentor text to teach the Stage Two NESA Unit (15): Narrative. The resources are designed both to provoke deep thinking about the text, but also to be completely independent. The only prep you need to do is printing or uploading to google classroom or a similar platform. This bundle of resources consists of: a 40-page comprehension guide. The guide is organised chapter-by-chapter with three full pages for every chapter. This guide focuses on a range of skills, such as literal and inferential understanding, text-to-self connections, author purpose, cause and effect and much much more. Each chapter also has an associated vocabulary booster, which requires students to use contextual clues to decode the meaning of new words, and then apply these in their own writing. There is an answer guide for the literal comprehension questions. a set of ten full-colour literacy centre task cards based on the text. These include a range of Creative and Practical Arts integrated tasks, as well as informative, imaginative and persuasive writing prompts. Task cards are given both in PDF and PowerPoint formats. all associated printables linked to the task cards, which can be used for a range of literature. These are a set of high-interest, high-choice worksheets. a bonus printable writing prompt, whereby students are required to elaborate on the text to create an imaginative text which integrates with the structure, plot and settings of 200 Minutes of Danger. This is presented as a PowerPoint with prompt and guidelines. Planning templates are also included. This resource provides weeks of learning, covering reading, writing and speaking and listening. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stage Two or Stage Three students. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. All of my resources are 20% for the first 48 hours, so be sure to hit the green “follow me” star to be alerted when they drop. Happy reading!

This is a 80+ page resource bundle based on the beautiful Australian book Queenie in Seven Moves by Zanni Louise. Queenie in Seven Moves by Zanni Louise follows the journey of a young girl named Queenie as she navigates life during the COVID-19 pandemic. After becoming homeless, Queenie and her mother move through seven different places—each one temporary and unfamiliar. As Queenie grapples with the uncertainty of their living situation, she also faces changes in her friendships, her passion for music, and her relationship with her mother. This touching middle-grade novel explores themes of resilience, belonging, and self-discovery. This book was selected to be a mentor text to teach the Stage Three NESA Unit (15): Narrative. The resources are designed both to provoke deep thinking about the text, but also to be completely independent. The only prep you need to do is printing or uploading to google classroom or a similar platform. This bundle of resources consists of: a 60+page comprehension guide. The guide is organised into 2-3 chapter ‘chunks’ with three full pages for every section. This guide focuses on a range of skills, such as literal and inferential understanding, text-to-self connections, author purpose, cause and effect and much much more. Each chapter also has an associated vocabulary booster, which requires students to use contextual clues to decode the meaning of new words, and then apply these in their own writing. There is an answer guide for the literal comprehension questions. a set of ten full-colour literacy centre task cards based on the text. These include a range of Creative and Practical Arts integrated tasks, as well as informative, imaginative and persuasive writing prompts. Task cards are given both in PDF and PowerPoint formats. all associated printables linked to the task cards, which can be used for a range of literature. These are a set of high-interest, high-choice worksheets. a bonus printable writing prompt, whereby students are required to choose from imaginative, informative or persuasive writing prompts to produce a text. The writing task is presented as a printable booklet, which can be used for assessment, classroom displays or student feedback. This resource provides weeks of learning, covering reading, writing and speaking and listening. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stage Two or Stage Three students. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!

This is a 40+ page resource bundle based on the entertaining book Diary of an AFL Legend by Shamini Flint. Diary of an AFL Legend by Shamini Flint is another book in the hugely popular “Diary” series. It tells the story of Marcus, who is convinced to play AFL by his talented cousin Spencer, with hilarious result. This book was selected to be a mentor text to teach the Stage Two NESA Unit (8): Theme. The resources are designed both to provoke deep thinking about the text, but also to be completely independent. The only prep you need to do is printing or uploading to google classroom or a similar platform. This bundle of resources consists of: a 20 page comprehension guide. The guide is organised into 2 chapter ‘chunks’ with two full pages for every section. This guide focuses on a range of skills, such as literal and inferential understanding, text-to-self connections, author purpose, cause and effect and much much more. Each chapter also has an associated creative response, based on the events and characters of each section. There is a comprehensive answer guide. a set of ten full-colour literacy centre task cards based on the text. These include a range of Creative and Practical Arts integrated tasks, as well as informative, imaginative and persuasive writing prompts. Task cards are given both in PDF and PowerPoint formats. all associated printables linked to the task cards, which can be used for a range of literature. These are a set of high-interest, high-choice worksheets. a bonus printable writing prompt, whereby students are required to create a “Diary of a Legend” themselves, based on their own talents and interests. The writing task is presented as a printable booklet, which can be used for assessment, classroom displays or student feedback. This resource provides weeks of learning, covering reading, writing and speaking and listening. This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stage Two or Stage Three students. I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out. Happy reading!