WORKING WITH CURRICULUM
English
In this section:
- English animation (essence) – key elements of the Australian Curriculum English learning area – video
- English ‘Bringing it to Life’ [BitL] – questioning tool: students thinking like a powerful language user – interactive resource
- English BitL printables – posters, placemats, questioning tools & overviews to use with F-10 students – print
- Audio series about the big ideas/concepts (conceptual narratives) – in English that grow in complexity across the year levels – audio
- English booklets (conceptual narratives – print)– taking the big ideas/concepts to practical classroom English learning tasks F-10 – print
- English scope and sequence – print
English animation – What is it for?
Video (3.36 mins)
A video animation describes the essence of English and how the components of this learning area work together.
A useful starting point for a conversation with teachers, students and community.
English ‘Bringing it to Life’ [BitL]
A process tool that demonstrates how we can bring together what we want students to learn and how we want them to learn it – to engage our students in deep learning.
*Click the ‘enlarge icon’ to access the full benefits of this tool (located on the bottom right).
English BitL printables
These posters, placemats, questioning tools and BitL overviews have been designed to be used in classrooms with students F-10.
Downloads:
Learning area specific resources available to be downloaded and printed.
The conceptual narratives for Learning Areas F-10
The audio series describes the big ideas and concepts in the curriculum of each learning area that grow in complexity across the year levels F-10. These brief descriptions give teachers clarity about the key concepts of each learning area and support designing learning to connect up concepts across multi-age groups.
*Click the ‘enlarge icon’ to access the full benefits of this tool (located on the bottom right).
Conceptual narrative – English printables
The resources show examples of how the BitL questions can be used to develop conceptual understanding using specific learning area content from F-10.
Downloads:
Learning area specific resources available to be downloaded and printed.