Year 1F

2014 Term 3
Reading Narrative Planner

Week 5

Purpose: Author Study - Mem Fox

Foundation Content
Descriptions

Notice how the author has

made a story funny or surprising
and identify humour
Understand that a story has
characters, a beginning, a
series of events and an ending

Level 1 Content
Descriptions

Differentiate and discuss

differences between informational
and fiction texts
Notice and discuss why author has
used layout and text features
Understand and talk about when
an author has used top LEVEL
structures description, compare
and contrast, sequence, problem
and solution

Level 2 Content
Descriptions

Notice and discuss aspects of genres

(fiction/non-fiction realistic, fantasy,
informational etc.)
Notice variety in layout, top LEVEL
structures and text features
Notice and interpret figurative
language and discuss how it adds to
the meaning

WEEK 5
Know
Understand
Do
Session 1
KNOW:
Authors
regularly have
a distinct
writing style

UNDERSTAND:
Text features

Resources
Possum
Magic.

Whole class focus

Independent or
teacher lead groups

Extra Support

Speedy Cheetahs
Students
(Alyssa, Kiki, Edward)
record what
Magnet words
happened at
the Beginning,
Discuss reading goals
Middle and
o Guess unknown
End of the
words by reading
stories they
on

Talk about Mem Fox - Her

History, and writing.
Read Possum Magic
Discuss features of the
text.
Setting, Character.
Text features.

Students read
independently

Conference
Jeremy
Cormac

Sharing group
(feedback)

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which are
common
across an
authors work

Start a Mem Fox Display.

Foundation
Recognise the letters of the
alphabet and know there are
lower and upper case letters
(ACELA1440)

DO:
Identify the

similarities and
differences
between some
of Mem Foxs
books

Session 2
KNOW:
KNOW:
Authors
regularly have
a distinct
writing style

Possum
Magic

Text features
which are
common
across an
authors work

Identify the

read in a blank
Beginning,
Middle End
chart.

Level 1
Recognise sound letter
matches including common
vowel and consonant digraphs
and consonant blends
(ACELA1458)
Understand the variability of
sound letter matches
(ACELA1459)

UNDERSTAND:

DO:

Guided Reading - PM
eReader

Reread Possum
Magic
Review the text- who,
what, where, when.
Discuss & identify in
story
Identify, name & label
parts of Australia on a
large map.
Refer to the text to list
each city Grandma
Poss & Hush travelled
to, and the foods they

Students read
independently

Guided Reading
Knowledgeable
Readers
(Harrison, Enrico,
Aidan, Finn, Vedant)
Review
Reciprocal
reading roles.
Recap The
Knight at Dawn

Speedy Cheetahs
(Alyssa, Kiki, Edward)
Magnet words
Eggy 100 on Ipad
Pm eReader
Foundation
Recognise the letters of the
alphabet and know there are
lower and upper case letters
(ACELA1440)
Level 1

Students
share what
happened at
the Beginning,
Middle and
End of the
stories they
read.

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similarities and
differences
between some
of Mem Foxs
books

ate there
Mapping -whole class
activity. Label capital
cities in Australia,
match food item to
the city.

Session 3

KNOW:
KNOW:
Authors
regularly have
a distinct
writing style

Koala Lou

UNDERSTAND:
Text features
which are
common
across an
authors work

DO:
Identify the

similarities and
differences
between some
of Mem Foxs

Read Koala Lou

Koala Lou
Preview story: cover,
author, illustrator,
predict story
Read text aloud,
sharing any personal
experiences that
connect with the story
as text-to-self
connections - teacher
& students eg siblings
Ask questions to guide
students'
understanding &
comprehension of text
Introduce text-to-

using reciprocal Recognise sound letter

reading roles.
matches including common
Reciprocal
vowel and consonant digraphs
reading.
and consonant blends
Read Chapter 1
(ACELA1458)
of Mummies in Understand the variability of
the morning.
sound letter matches
Each child has a
(ACELA1459)
job card and
does their job
after chapter 1.

Conference
Nora
Shine
Students read
independently
Guided reading
Flaming Rockets
(Ethan, Millie, Kostya)
Narratives
Read from Raz Kids
Focus on features
of narratives
Conference
Kayla
Reilly

Speedy Cheetahs
(Alyssa, Kiki, Edward)
Magnet words
Eggy 100 on Ipad
PM eReader
Foundation
Recognise the letters of the
alphabet and know there are
lower and upper case letters
(ACELA1440)
Level 1
Recognise sound letter
matches including common
vowel and consonant digraphs
and consonant blends

Students
record what
happened at
the Beginning,
Middle and
End of the
stories they
read in a blank
Beginning,
Middle End
chart.

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Reading Narrative Planner

Week 5
books

Session 4

KNOW:
KNOW:
Authors
regularly have
a distinct
writing style

UNDERSTAND:
Text features
which are
common
across an
authors work

DO:
Identify the

similarities and
differences
between some
of Mem Foxs
books

Koala
Lou &
Possum
Magic

world connections:
the Olympics, &
discuss sports
students enjoy
Discuss vocabulary
and repetition 'Koala
Lou, I do love you'
Add to Mem Fox Chart
Revise text-to-text
connections using
Koala Lou and Possum
Magic
Complete a Venn
diagram to compare
Koala Lou & Possum
Magic

(ACELA1458)
Understand the variability of
sound letter matches
(ACELA1459)

Students read
independently

Conference
Tanisha
Livi

Speedy Cheetahs
Students
(Alyssa, Kiki, Edward)
record what
Magnet words
happened at
the Beginning,
Discuss reading goals
Middle and
o Guess unknown
End of the
words by reading
stories they
on
read in a blank
Guided Reading - PM
Beginning,
eReader
Middle End
chart.
Foundation
Recognise the letters of the
alphabet and know there are
lower and upper case letters
(ACELA1440)
Level 1
Recognise sound letter
matches including common
vowel and consonant digraphs
and consonant blends
(ACELA1458)
Understand the variability of

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sound letter matches
(ACELA1459)