Keep up to date English K–6

Keep up to date on English K–6 curriculum resources released or updated in the current and previous term.

Term 4 Week 5 2024

As part of our ongoing work and commitment to delivering high quality curriculum materials, the Primary Curriculum English team improve and refine aspects of the K–6 units to ensure they reflect the intention of the English K–10 Syllabus. The key focus of this remediation is to enhance the use of Draw, Talk, Write, Share, a pedagogical approach for the development of early writing (Mackenzie, 2025).

  • Early Stage 1 – Unit 1
  • Early Stage 1 – Unit 2
  • Early Stage 1 – Unit 3
  • Early Stage 1 – Unit 4

Download the recently updated resources from English K–2 units.

Term 3 Week 5 2024

New microlearning and units available for access.

Stage 2

  • First year – Unit 8 – Theme and argument and authority
  • Second year – Unit 16 – Theme and argument and authority.

Stage 3

Second year – Unit 15 – Narrative and imagery, symbol and connotation.

3–6 multi-age

  • Year A – Unit 7 – Narrative and imagery, symbol and connotation
  • Multi-age – Year B – Unit 7 – Perspective and context.

Download the recently released resources from English 3–6 units.

Microlearning

Find the new microlearning module in MyPL – English 3–6.

Stages 2 and 3 microlearning module – Developing a scaffolded instructional approach for Creating written texts.

Term 3 Week 1 2024

The mentor texts for three Stage 3 English sample units 8, 15 and 16 have been updated. The revised units are available on English Year 3–6 units.

The updated English 3–6 Term 4 mentor and supporting text list can be accessed from English Year 3–6 units under ‘Mentor and supporting texts’.

  • Stage 3, first year – Unit 8
    • '1854 Do You Dare? Eureka Boys' updated to 'The one and only Ivan'
  • Stage 3, second year – Unit 15
    • 'Mahtab's Story' updated to 'Queenie in seven moves'
  • Stage 3, second year – Unit 16
    • 'Mahtab's Story' updated to 'Azaria: A True History'.

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  • Teaching and learning

Topics:

  • All primary schools
  • Curriculum and Reform
  • English
  • Kindergarten
  • Teaching and learning
  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
  • Year 5
  • Year 6

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