The Wild Guide to Starting School by Laura Bunting and Whoever you are by Mem Fox Unit 1B Multistage k-2 Component B English
Looking for a high-quality, ready-to-use teaching resource that saves you time and engages your students? This 100+ page resource has everything you need to teach the concept of Context using the NSW DET Guide for Unit 1 Multistage K-2, featuring the beloved mentor texts The Wild Guide to Starting School by Laura Bunting and Whoever You Are by Mem Fox.
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Editable PowerPoint presentation with animated, interactive slides
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Google Slides link for instant access and flexibility
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Printable PDF version for easy printing and offline use
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Teacher Notes and Instructions to guide you through every step of the unit
Unit Overview This resource is designed to teach students the concept of Context —
"to understand context, we look beyond the text to consider the world in which it was produced and the worlds of its reception" (English Textual Concepts and Learning Processes, 2016).
Component B focuses on how familiar and current events can develop deeper connections between students’ background knowledge and the information presented in a text. Using mentor texts, The Wild Guide to Starting School and Whoever You Are, students explore how authors’ experiences shape the texts they create, and they learn to apply these insights to their own writing.
Learning Intentions Students are learning to:
- Identify how aspects of their own world are represented in texts and make connections to their own experiences.
- Use their background knowledge to make connections with texts and understand how an author’s context and experiences can help them create texts.
Success Criteria ES1 Students will:
- Use words to describe themselves.
- Use drawings to show an understanding of their environment.
- Identify expectations in their school context.
- Make connections between a text and their own life.
- Use personal vocabulary to construct sentences.
- Label drawings using modelled vocabulary.
Stage 1 Students will:
- Reflect on their past experiences and express feelings and emotions.
- Use vocabulary from the text and connect meaning to their own context.
- Share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts and identify connections.
- Use planning strategies to create texts.
- Use noun groups to build descriptions of people and places.
- Use complex sentences to communicate a message.
- Compare their own experiences and context to the author’s.
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Cross-Curricular Connections: This resource goes beyond English, with clear links to Visual Arts, enhancing creative thinking and artistic expression.
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Engaging Graphics and Illustrations: Bright, eye-catching visuals maintain student interest and promote active participation.
Perfect for Multi-Stage Classrooms Designed for Kindergarten to Year 2 students with clear differentiation strategies, this unit is perfect for multi-age or composite classes. The tasks and activities allow teachers to meet the diverse needs of their students with ease.
With minimal preparation, differentiated learning, and interactive, animated slides, this unit ensures your students’ learning experience is as rich and rewarding as possible.
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