ENGLISH OVERVIEW, TERM 1 Getting Along – This is me at school (A) This unit is centered LANGUAGE Anecdotal around students’ first Language for Interaction Questioning and experiences at school. ACELA1428 Explore how language is used differently at home and school depending on the answering skills Many of the books and relationships between people Individual oral activities are related to ACELA1429 Understand that language can be used to explore ways of expressing needs, likes interviews – eg. getting along, and dislikes Book knowledge and introducing ourselves, Text Structure and Organisation features of print making new friends and ACELA1430 Understand concepts about print and screen, including how books, film and simple Listening and learning to negotiate digital texts work, and know some features of print, e.g. directionality learning behaviours transition and new ACELA1431 Understand that some language in written texts is unlike everyday spoken routines in the school language. Writing samples environment. ACELA1432 Understand that punctuation is a feature of written text different from letters, Handwriting The activities are taken recognize how capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters and full stops signal Sentence writing largely from First Steps the beginning and end of sentences. Name writing and could be applied to ACELA1433 Understand concepts about print and screen, including how books, film and simple any text available at digital texts work, and know some features of print, for example directionality. Oral presentation your school. Expressing and Developing Ideas Show and Share The phonics have been ACELA14234 Recognise that texts are made up of words and groups of words that make rubric fast tracked to align with meaning. the Letterland ACELA1786 Explore the different contribution of words and images to meaning in stories and Letter / sound philosophy of exposing informative texts. knowledge children to all sounds ACELA1437 Understand the use of vocabulary in familiar contexts related to everyday check list for individual initially then working experiences, personal interests and topics taught at school. students further with the sounds ACELA1758 Know that spoken sounds and words can be written down using letters of the
ENGLISH OVERVIEW, TERM 1 Getting Along – This is me at school (A) This unit is centered around students’ first experiences at school. Many of the books and activities are related to getting along, introducing ourselves, making new friends and learning to negotiate transition and new routines in the school environment. The activities are taken largely from First Steps and could be applied to any text available at your school. The phonics have been fast tracked to align with the Letterland philosophy of exposing children to all sounds initially then working further with the sounds LANGUAGE Language for Interaction ACELA1428 Explore how language is used differently at home and school depending on the relationships between people ACELA1429 Understand that language can be used to explore ways of expressing needs, likes and dislikes Text Structure and Organisation ACELA1430 Understand concepts about print and screen, including how books, film and simple digital texts work, and know some features of print, e.g. directionality ACELA1431 Understand that some language in written texts is unlike everyday spoken language. ACELA1432 Understand that punctuation is a feature of written text different from letters, recognize how capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters and full stops signal the beginning and end of sentences. ACELA1433 Understand concepts about print and screen, including how books, film and simple digital texts work, and know some features of print, for example directionality. Expressing and Developing Ideas ACELA14234 Recognise that texts are made up of words and groups of words that make meaning. ACELA1786 Explore the different contribution of words and images to meaning in stories and informative texts. ACELA1437 Understand the use of vocabulary in familiar contexts related to everyday experiences, personal interests and topics taught at school. ACELA1758 Know that spoken sounds and words can be written down using letters of the Anecdotal Questioning and answering skills Individual oral interviews – eg. Book knowledge and features of print Listening and learning behaviours Writing samples Handwriting Sentence writing Name writing Oral presentation Show and Share rubric Letter / sound knowledge check list for individual students