This Year 1 biology unit of work has a 10 lesson program investigating three Australian animals – kangaroo, koala and platypus. The lessons vary in length and sometimes may need more than one session. Whiteboard presentations introduce each animal with a story, addressing physical features, survival needs and habitat. A written copy of the three stories is included for teachers not having access to an electronic whiteboard or similar system. Lesson planning notes provide a suggested sequence of presentation and include a wide range of student activities. All worksheets and answers are included.

The word bank provides subject specific words and their definitions to print and place on a word wall and/or use with vocabulary games. The cards have been organised into two levels of difficulty and are coloured appropriately. There is a black and white version. There is a choice of two different fonts – Vic Mod Cursive and KG Neatly Printed. Vocabulary game suggestions and instructions are included.

Australian Curriculum Links:

ACSSU017, ACSSU211, ACSHE021, ACSHE022, ACSIS024, ACSIS025, ACSIS027, ACSIS029, ACSIS213

(Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), downloaded from the Australian Curriculum website on (30/08/2016).

You will find:

• 10 lesson Science program 

• Australian Curriculum links

• Teacher’s Notes

• 3 full colour, illustrated stories for the electronic whiteboard

• Transcripts of the stories

• Focus questions

• Comprehension sheets for each story

• KWL charts for each animal

• Flipbooks on each animal

• Features of Animals sheet

• Finding Facts research sheet

• Venn Diagram – habitat activity

• Information Chart

• 2 formal assessment tasks

• Answers

• Cross Curricula Notes

• Word Bank

• Editable word cards

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