Level Foundation Literacy Term 1 Planner

Victorian Curriculum (2019)

Week Reading Writing Language conventions, Word study/Phonics Learning
Understand that texts can take Understand that some language Grammar, & Punctuation The sequence of Tasks/Assessment
many forms, and that in written texts is unlike teaching phonics from
imaginative and informative everyday spoken language Sound Waves.
texts have different purposes (VCELA155) *ongoing Magic
(VCELA141) Understand that spoken sounds Word assessment
Understand concepts about and words can be written and
print and screen, including how know how to write some high-
books, film and simple digital frequency words and other
texts work, and know some familiar words including their
features of print, including name (VCELA157)
directionality (VCELA142)
Recognise that texts are made
up of words and groups of
words that make meaning
(VCELA144)
2 Focus: Pre-Writing concepts: Early Years Online
4 days Book orientation. Top to bottom, left to right. Assessments
Identify key features of a book Writing movements
(SEE LEARNING e.g. front and back cover, left to Page orientation Portfolio Piece:
COMMUNITY)
right. Pencil Grip Writing -
First Day of School.
6+1 traits focus:
Organisation (Stage 1 pg107)
Several pictures on the same
topic.
3 Café Focus: (C) Predictions Text type: START What Good Writers Do M Early Years Online
4 days Students make “I predict” Personal Recounts Posters: Assessments
statements and use features of To recount what has happened, Top to bottom left to right.
the book to inform their to record events, to entertain. Gold words for writing: I, a, is,
predictions. the.
6+1 traits focus:
4 Vic Curric Focus: Ideas (p66) Victorian Curriculum: A Magic Words
4 days Book orientation. Why we write Communicate Ideas in written Assessments
Students begin to understand the text.
 key features of a sentence e.g.
letters vs words, full stops,
tracking with their finger left to
right.
5 Café Focus: (A) Use the Pictures:
4 days do the words and pictures
match?
Vic Curric Focus:
Book orientation.
Students begin to understand the
key features of a sentence e.g.
letters vs words, full stops,
6 tracking with their finger left to
Swimming right.
Week
7 Café Focus: (C) Retelling:
4 days Beginning, Middle and End.
Vic Curric Focus:
Book orientation.
8 Students begin to understand the
key features of a sentence e.g.
letters vs words, full stops,
tracking with their finger left to
right.
9 Café Focus: REVISION
10
Text type:
Personal Recounts
To recount what has happened,
to record events, to entertain.
6+1 traits focus:
Organisation (Stage 1 pg107)
Several pictures on the same
topic.
Text type:
Personal Recounts
To recount what has happened,
to record events, to entertain.
6+1 traits focus:
Conventions (p241)
Conventional spelling of simple
words.
Text type:
Personal Recounts
To recount what has happened,
to record events, to entertain.
6+1 traits focus:
Presentation (p275)
What Good Writers Do: T Running Records
Draw pictures to match the Wk 5: Thursday or
words. * TEDDY BEAR PICNIC Friday
Gold Words: and, to, it. with BUDDIES Portfolio Piece:
Writing –
Clever Max for English
Online.
EOI DUE by this Friday
1st MARCH
S Notice home for
parent helpers.
What Good Writers Do: I WTW: Beginning
Sound out words as we write. Consonants Test
Gold Words: be, was, that
Victorian Curriculum:
Create short texts to explore, D Portfolio Piece:
record and report ideas and Reading -
events using familiar words and Beginning, Middle and
beginning writing end with the teacher
knowledge (VCELY160) to scribe what the
student says.
What Good Writers Do: F Portfolio Piece:
Form letters correctly. I-Time –
Faces rubric and
photo.
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