English - Unit 1 My World, My Words - Foundation Year/ Kindergarten/ Prep

Tired of spending your weekends planning? Transform your Foundation English lessons with this complete, 10-week inquiry-based unit that brings language and communication to life!

Step into the world of "My World, My Words," a comprehensive English unit designed to save you time and deeply engage your Foundation students. This unit focuses on exploring the different ways children use language at home and school, helping them understand that their words and voice can change depending on the context.

Packed with creative, hands-on activities, this unit will transform your classroom into a dynamic, play-based learning space where students don't just learn about language—they live it.

What's Inside?

This 10-week unit is meticulously planned to help you deliver exceptional English lessons with confidence. You will find:

• 10 Weeks of Engaging Lesson Plans: Guide your students through a journey of discovery, from a "Home vs. School Talk Show" to creating "My Family, My Feelings Collages", expressing opinions on a "Likes and Dislikes Voting Wall," and proudly delivering their own "Class News Report."
• Australian Curriculum Aligned: This unit is fully aligned with the Foundation Year English curriculum. It explicitly covers key content descriptors including AC9EFLA01 , AC9EFLA02 , AC9EFLY02 and AC9EFLY07 .
• Play-Based & Experiential Learning: Foster genuine understanding with interactive and creative activities that make communication concepts memorable and impactful. Imagine your students role-playing with puppets, using a voice volume scale and creating their own props like microphones and cameras.
• Built-in Assessment & Differentiation: Effortlessly monitor student progress through natural observation opportunities embedded in each activity. Every lesson includes clear support, enrichment and extension tasks to cater to all learners in your classroom.
• Early Career Connections: Expose students to potential future pathways by weaving career education into every lesson. Connect activities to the work of a Journalist, an Actor, a Restaurant Reviewer and a News Anchor .
• Summative Assessment Task: Conclude the unit with a comprehensive "My News Report" task, complete with a student-friendly rubric for observational marking.

Cover Your Entire Year of English!

This is Unit 1 of a comprehensive 4-unit bundle.

Together, these four units cover all mandatory content descriptors of the Foundation Year English Curriculum, providing you with a full year's worth of engaging, high-quality English lessons. Stop the endless search for resources and reclaim your time.

Download "Unit 1: My World, My Words" today and ignite a love for language in your classroom!