English - Unit 1: Storytellers Workshop - LESSON PLANS - Year 1

Tired of spending your weekends planning? Transform your Year 1 English lessons with this complete, 9-week inquiry-based unit that brings narratives and imagination to life!

Step into the world of "Unit 1: Storytellers' Workshop," a comprehensive English unit designed to save you time and deeply engage your Year 1 students. This unit focuses on building a strong foundation in narrative skills, character development and early writing strategies.

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 stories—they live them.

What's Inside?

This 9-week unit is meticulously planned to help you deliver exceptional English lessons with confidence. You will find:

• 9 Weeks of Engaging Lesson Plans: Guide your students through a journey of discovery, from creating "Character Masks" to explore emotions , building "Setting Dioramas" in shoeboxes , becoming a "Human Story Map" to physically walk through a plot  and proudly presenting their work at the final "Storytelling Festival."
• Australian Curriculum Aligned: This unit is fully aligned with the Year 1 English curriculum. It explicitly covers key content descriptors including AC9E1LA03, AC9E1LE01, AC9E1LE02, AC9E1LE03, AC9E1LE05 and AC9E1LY03.
• Play-Based & Experiential Learning: Foster genuine understanding with interactive and creative activities that make narrative concepts memorable and impactful. Imagine your students using a prop box to inspire dramatic role-plays, building dioramas and creating character puppets.
• Built-in Assessment & Differentiation: Effortlessly monitor student progress through natural observation opportunities embedded in each activity. Every lesson includes clear support 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 an Author, an Illustrator, a Set Designer and a Movie Director.
• Summative Assessment Task: Conclude the unit with a comprehensive "My Story Creation and Presentation" task, complete with a student-friendly rubric for 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 Year 1 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: Storytellers' Workshop" today and ignite a love for storytelling in your classroom!