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Stage 3 MEGA Bundle - Unit 2 NESA Supporting Resources - Bright New World

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This is a HUGE 350+ page bundle of resources, designed to support the implementation of the NESA Unit "Bright New World" in your Stage 3 classroom.This unit of work is freely available on the NESA site. This set of resources contains everything you

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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Stage 2 MEGA Bundle - Unit 2 NESA Supporting Resources - Genre - Oceans/Iceberg

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This is a HUGE 300-page bundle of resources, designed to support the implementation of the NESA Unit "Earth's Incredible Oceans/Iceberg" in your Stage 2 classroom.This unit of work is freely available on the NESA site. This set of resources contains

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

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3^rd, 4^th

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Stage Two MEGA Bundle - Unit 3 Complete NESA Support Resources - Wandi

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This is a HUGE 300+ page bundle designed to support the implementation of the NESA English unit (3) for Stage Two based on authority and authorship.For more detailed information on each product, please click on the links to my store. Each product is

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Stage Two MEGA Bundle - Unit 9 NESA Support Resources - The Thing About Oliver

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This is a HUGE 400+ page bundle designed to support the implementation of the NESA English unit (9) for Stage Two based on narrative and characterisation.For more detailed information on each product, please click on the links to my store. Each

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

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Stage 3 MEGA Bundle - Unit 3 Complete NESA Support Resources - One Small Island

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This is a HUGE 370+ page bundle designed to support the implementation of the NESA English unit (3) for Stage Three based on authority and authorship.For more detailed information on each product, please click on the links to my store. Each product

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Stage Three MEGA Bundle - Unit 9 NESA Support Resources - Storm Boy - No Prep!

By Literacy Guru

This is a HUGE 350+ page bundle designed to support the implementation of the NESA English unit (9) for Stage Three based on the conventions of narrative.For more detailed information on each product, please click on the links to my store. Each

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

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Runt - Craig Silvey - Novel Study - Stages 2/3 - Literature Circles

By Literacy Guru

This is a 50-page, no prep, novel study for the beautiful, funny Australian book “Runt” by Craig Silvey. It contains comprehension questions (both literal and inferential) as well as creative responses, designed for independent student

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Stage Two MEGA Bundle - Unit 10 NESA Supporting Resources - Genre - Our Universe

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This is a HUGE 300+ page bundle designed to support the implementation of the NESA English unit (10) for Stage Two based on genre.For more detailed information on each product, please click on the links to my store. Each product is available

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Informational Text

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3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Stage 3 MEGA Bundle - Unit 11 NESA Resources - Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

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This is a HUGE 470+ page bundle designed to support the implementation of the NESA English unit (11) for Stage Three based on characterisation.For more detailed information on each product, please click on the links to my store. Each product is

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My Place by Nadia Wheatley - Shared Reading Unit of Work

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**UPDATED* Please see below. This is an 87-page resource, created as part of a term-long project, integrating history and literacy. It links to the history unit "Changes Over Time", which is a Stage Two strand. While the students worked on an

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Stage 2 MEGA Bundle - Unit 4 NESA Resources - Piano Fingers/Sonam & the Silence

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This is a HUGE 460+ page bundle designed to support the implementation of the NESA English unit (4) for Stage Two based on imagery, symbol and connotation.For more detailed information on each product, please click on the links to my store. Each

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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

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3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Stage 3 MEGA Bundle - Unit 10 NESA Supporting Resources - Wave Hill - 5 Weeks

By Literacy Guru

This is a HUGE 500+ page bundle of resources, designed to support the implementation of the NESA Unit based on the Wave Hill Walk-Off in your Stage 3 classroom. This unit of work is freely available on the NESA site. This set of resources contains

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English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

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5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Stage 3 MEGA Bundle - Unit 1 NESA Supporting Resources - Wild Robot - 5 Weeks

By Literacy Guru

This is a HUGE 400-page bundle of resources, designed to support the implementation of the NESA Unit "Narrative and Characterisation" in your Stage 3 classroom. This unit of work is freely available on the NESA site. This set of resources contains

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English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

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5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Stage 2 History/English Unit - Community & Remembrance - My Place - Changes

By Literacy Guru

This is a complete bundle of resources, created to teach an integrated History/English unit of work for Australian Stage Two students.This unit of work was designed around the Stage Two History strand "Community and Remembrance." This unit of work

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Writing

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans, Assessment

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Stage Two MEGA Bundle - Unit 1 NESA Support Resources - Fantastic Mr Fox

By Literacy Guru

This is a HUGE 370+ page bundle designed to support the implementation of the NESA English unit (1) for Stage Two based on narrative and characterisation.For more detailed information on each product, please click on the links to my store. Each

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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

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Stage 2 MEGA Bundle - Unit 12 NESA Resources - Bindi/Fire Slideshow & Printables

By Literacy Guru

This is a HUGE 560+ page bundle designed to support the implementation of the NESA English unit (12) for Stage Two based on imagery, symbol and connotation.For more detailed information on each product, please click on the links to my store. Each

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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

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3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Stage Two MEGA Bundle - Unit 11 NESA Support Resources - Ned Kelly

By Literacy Guru

This is a HUGE 480+ page bundle designed to support the implementation of the NESA English unit (11) for Stage Two based on authority and authorship.For more detailed information on each product, please click on the links to my store. Each product

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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

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The Watertower - Gary Crew - Visual Literacy - Shared Reading - Reader's Circle

By Literacy Guru

This is a unit of work I created based on the picture book "The Watertower" by Gary Crew. This book lend itself heavily to a study with a visual literacy focus, so questions are geared towards student analysing the images. I chose this book to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Literature Circles, Task Cards, Lesson

$6.00

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Bowerbird Blues K-6 Mega Bundle - No Prep - National Simultaneous Storytime 2024

By Literacy Guru

This is a huge, 40-page bundle of resources to support the use of the picture book 'Bowerbird Blues' by Aura Parker in your classroom. This bundle is organised into two sets - one for infants (K-2) students and one for primary (3-6) students. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Literature Circles, Independent Work Packet

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (20.96 MB)

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Jackie French Bulk Units- Fire, Flood, Drought, Cyclone, Pandemic, Earthquake

By Literacy Guru

This is a series of resources I created to teach the "Disaster" series of books by Jackie French. Each unit of work is designed to cover a week of teaching - four weeks in total. Each unit of work contains learning intentions, a background

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Independent Work Packet

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$24.00

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I've been a primary school teacher for 20 years. For the last ten years, I have been a literacy specialist teacher and instructional coach. My specialities include teaching students with special needs, gifted and talented education and best practice in Literacy.

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