English - Unit 3: Our Amazing Animal World - 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 informational texts and the animal world to life!

Step into the world of "Unit 3: Our Amazing Animal World," 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 informational literacy, research skills and multimodal text creation.

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

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 becoming "Fact vs. Fiction Detectives" to sort books , going on a "Vocabulary Safari" to hunt for expert words , building detailed habitat dioramas , and proudly presenting their work at the final "Museum Opening!".
• Australian Curriculum Aligned: This unit is fully aligned with the Year 1 English curriculum. It explicitly covers key content descriptors including AC9E1LA08, AC9E1LA09, AC9E1LY01, AC9E1LY03, and AC9E1LY06.
• Play-Based & Experiential Learning: Foster genuine understanding with interactive and creative activities that make informational literacy concepts memorable and impactful. Imagine your students using Venn diagrams to compare images, building dioramas and going on a Vocabulary Safari.
• 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 a Librarian, a Scientist or Zoologist, and a Museum Curator or Exhibition Designer.
• Summative Assessment Task: Conclude the unit with a comprehensive "Amazing Animal Museum" task , complete with a student-friendly rubric for observational marking.

Cover Your Entire Year of English!

This is Unit 3 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 3: Our Amazing Animal World" today and ignite a love for discovery and the natural world in your classroom!