Baptism-Welcome to God’s
Family
In part 1 of this unit students learn about Jesus
Christ as one who welcomes, loves and includes them. They are people who enjoy a relationship with Jesus
Christ and the kingdom.
In part 2 they are introduced to baptism as an initiation into the Church community. They explore sharing in the new life of
Christ and learn about the symbols and actions used in the Rite of Baptism.
Journey Towards the Cross
In part 1of this unit students explore Lent as time of growth, change and service.
In part 2 and 3 they explore the Last Supper and Jesus
Christ’s journey to the Cross in Holy Week.
READING AND VIEWING:
 Sketch to stretch
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Open Minded
Portrait
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Double Entry
Journal
 Beanie Babies
Reading Strategies
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Guided Reading
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Making
Connections: Text to Self/Text to
Text/Text to World
WRITING:
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Recounts
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Narratives
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Reports
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Procedures
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Spelling- Look, Say,
Cover, Write and
Check
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Spelling
Investigations
SPEAKING AND LISTENING:
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Show and Tell
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Listen to and contribute to conversations and discussions in whole class and small group settings
NUMBER AND ALGEBRA:
 Place value to 100
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Odd and even numbers
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Skip counting forwards and backwards up to
100, by 1’s.
MEASUREMENT AND
GEOMETRY
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Recognise familiar two-dimensional shapes and threedimensional objects
 Time
 Days of the week
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Months of the year
STATISTICS AND
PROBABILITY
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Identify outcomes of familiar events involving chance and describe them using everyday language such as
‘will happen’,
‘won’t happen’ or
‘might happen’
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Interpret information from simple graphs
Topic Link: The relationship between living things, habitats and eco-systems.
Major Concepts: S ystems, responsibility, change and diversity.
Understandings
There are many different habitats which are homes for a variety of plants and animals.
• Animals have specific features and needs, and they live in habitats that meet these needs.
• All living things within an ecosystem are reliant upon each other for survival.
• Our actions can hurt or help the environment and the living things within it.
• We have a responsibility to look after animals and their habitats.
Rich question:
Contributing questions:
What is an ecosystem?
• What are the basic needs of plants and animals?
• What types of animals and habitats are in our local environment?
• Why does an ecosystem need to remain healthy and balanced?
• How do people change the environment?
• How does what I do now change what happens in the future?