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English Unit: Brown Bear
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English Unit: Brown Bear

This unit is great for reinforcing the concepts within the story ‘Brown Bear Bear what do you see?’ The provides sequencing, matching, sentence structure practise, colours and number cards.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning that sentences are used to express ideas and that the order of words in a sentence is important for meaning.
  • We are learning that sentences are used to express ideas and that the order of words in a sentence is important for meaning.
  • We are learning to identify connections between texts and our personal experiences.
  • We are learning to identify connections between texts and personal experiences.
  • We are learning to respond to stories and share our feelings and thoughts about events and characters.
  • We are learning to respond to texts, identifying favourite stories, authors and illustrators.
  • We are learning to read short, decodable and authentic texts using phonic knowledge and monitor meaning.
  • We are learning to read short, decodable and predictable texts with familiar vocabulary and supportive images to make meaning.

Curriculum alignment

ENe-9B old Demonstrates developing skills and knowledge in grammar, punctuation and vocabulary when responding to and composing texts ENe-4A old Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies ENe-11D old Responds to and composes simple texts about familiar aspects of the world and their own experiences ENe-10C old Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features of texts when responding to and composing texts ENE-OLC-01 new Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language with familiar peers and adults ENE-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1 words and Tier 2 words in familiar contexts ENE-RECOM-01 new Comprehends independently read texts using background knowledge, word knowledge and understanding of how sentences connect ENE-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature read to them ENE-REFLU-01 new Reads decodable texts aloud with automaticity ENE-PHOKW-01 new Uses single-letter grapheme–phoneme correspondences and common digraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts
VCELT171 Share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts VCELT170 Respond to texts, identifying favourite stories, authors and illustrators VCELT148 Recognise that texts are created by authors who tell stories and share experiences that may be similar or different to students’ own experiences VCELY152 Read texts with familiar structures and features, practising phrasing and fluency, and monitor meaning using concepts about print and emerging phonic, semantic, contextual and grammatical knowledge VCELA143 Recognise that sentences are key units for expressing ideas

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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