English - Unit 4: Digital Detectives and Text Testers - 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 digital literacy and multimodal texts to life!

Step into the world of "Unit 4: Digital Detectives and Text Testers," 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 navigating the features of both print and screen-based texts.

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 texts—they become detectives who investigate how they are organised.

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 "Print Text Detectives" on a "Book Scavenger Hunt," sorting texts by purpose in the "Great Text Sort," embarking on a "Digital Scavenger Hunt," and proudly presenting their work at the culminating "Tech Expo."
• Australian Curriculum Aligned: This unit is fully aligned with the Year 1 English curriculum. It explicitly covers key content descriptors including AC9E1LA05, AC9E1LA06, AC9E1LA10, AC9E1LY01, and AC9E1LY07.
• Play-Based & Experiential Learning: Foster genuine understanding with interactive and kinesthetic activities that make text navigation concepts memorable and impactful. Imagine your students on a "Book Scavenger Hunt" or a "Digital Scavenger Hunt" to bring digital literacy to life.
• 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 Researcher, a Web Designer, an Advertiser, and an Architect.
• Summative Assessment Task: Conclude the unit with a comprehensive "Tech Expo Presentation" task, complete with a student-friendly rubric for marking.

Cover Your Entire Year of English!

This is Unit 4 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 4: Digital Detectives and Text Testers" today and ignite a love for digital creation in your classroom!