✨✨Stage 1 Narrative Unit – Exploring Circular Narratives through

Peggy: A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure and

Where the Wild Things Are✨✨

This comprehensive, 130+ page resource is expertly crafted for NSW DET Stage 1 teachers eager to introduce the concept of Narrative with a focus on circular story structures. Using beloved mentor texts Peggy: A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure by Anna Walker and Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, students will delve into narrative patterns, develop an appreciation for intentional language choices, and explore how illustrations and text work together to bring characters and stories to life.

Packed with valuable teaching tools, this unit includes:

• An Editable PowerPoint Presentation: Ready to adapt for your classroom’s unique needs
• Printable PDF: Effortless printing for easy handouts and lesson planning
• Google Slides Version: Perfect for digital learning, collaboration, and at-home reinforcement
• Detailed Teaching Notes: Comprehensive guides to enhance lesson delivery and student engagement

Learning Intentions: Students will:

• Respond to circular narrative picture books, creating connections with recurring patterns.
• Develop writing skills with compound and complex sentences, incorporating a range of conjunctions and commas.
• Create narratives with circular structures that use purposeful language and illustrations to convey character and theme.

Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, students will:

• Identify how illustrations and text collaboratively depict characters.
• Recognize and analyze narrative patterns within the story.
• Construct compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions.
• Identify and list past-tense verbs using commas correctly.
• Write complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions.
• Grasp sentence structure by identifying subjects and verbs.
• Plan and organize writing with confidence, crafting introductions with varied sentence structures.
• Practice narrative recounting with puppets, fostering a tangible connection to storytelling.
• Provide and apply constructive feedback to enhance their own and their peers’ work.
• Represent characters visually and textually, solidifying comprehension.
• Engage with thought-provoking questions that deepen their understanding of narrative techniques.

This resource is not only meticulously aligned with NSW curriculum objectives but also designed to captivate young learners, sparking their creativity while strengthening their narrative skills. With a mix of hands-on, visual, and collaborative activities, students are set to master foundational narrative elements in an engaging and meaningful way.

Attribution is given to: © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2023.