Prep – Unit 1

SEMESTER 2 OVERVIEW
WHAT WILL WE BE EXPLORING HOW WILL WE
THIS SEMESTER? DO THIS?
READING: Shared Reading
LITERACY Participation in whole group, small group and individual reading Guided Reading
activities. Reading aloud simple text, using illustrations, letter/ sound, Home Reading
word context information to make meaning from print. Sentence activities
WRITING: Alphabet/ phonics, vocab activities
Participation in writing activities such as recounts, narratives, lists and Frequently Used Words, common
simple texts about familiar topics to convey ideas to learn the letter/ word patterns
conventions of writing and build confidence. Computer literacy activities
Participation in handwriting sessions to develop letter formation skills, Diary / Story Writing
eg. starting points, pencil grip. Shared Writing
Develop concepts about print, eg. simple punctuation such as full stops Modelled Writing
and capital letters, spaces between words, question marks. Handwriting activities
SPEAKING & LISTENING: Speaking & Listening activities/
Participation in class discussions, Inquiry topic sharing, show & tell games
sessions and group activities. Demonstrating active listening and being Photographing/ filming activities
encouraged to ask and answer questions.
NUMBER:
NUMERACY Continue ‘Count up’ of 100 days at school celebration Oral counting
Recognition and number formation skills. Number recognition/ formation
Use nos. 1-10-20+ to count and determine size of given set, including Activities using concrete materials
zero. Class graphs, charts, pictorial
Form sets of objects from simple descriptions eg categorising representation
Construct sets of objects, using 1 to 1 correspondence skills to identify Numeracy games
when two sets are equal in size, when one set is larger or smaller than Problem solving activities
another set. Computer numeracy activities eg
Use ordinal numbers to describe position in number sets. Mathletics
Addition and subtraction activities 1 to 20+ (including zero) Rotated maths activities
MEASUREMENT: Measurement activities
Collect and display data related to familiar activities using pictographs. Photographing/ filming activities
Recognise the continuity of time, months of the year, o’clock times Math Share
Revise routine, day/night, seasons, days of the week.
Measure and compare length, area and capacity using informal units.
Use measurement comparison language such as taller, longer, larger.
Use directional language to describe location.
Term 3
INQUIRY Let’s Go Shopping Local excursion to local shops
Planning a shopping expedition
LEARNING Students will explore the important role in providing the community
with the goods it needs. They will participate in an excursion to the Create own shop
Class discussions
local shops to investigate how shops can provide services. Explore a Student pictures/ photographs/film
range of shop types, stock, packaging, categorisation/ location of Graphing activities
goods. We will also look at the way we shop. Wall stories
Mini Books

Term 4
An Oasis of Life - Wetlands Excursion to CERES
Class discussions / Wall stories
Students will explore that animals and the environment have certain
Students pictures/ photographs/ film
requirements in order to grow and stay healthy. Create animal environments

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