Unlock deeper learning with this comprehensive 150+ page resource designed for NSW DET Multistage K-2 teachers, focusing on the concept of Context using the mentor texts The Imagineer and The Most Magnificent Thing.
This unit helps students explore how the world in which a text was created and received influences its meaning, while also reinforcing key literacy and STEM skills.
Key Features:
- Engaging Mentor Texts: Dive into the imaginative worlds of The Imagineer and The Most Magnificent Thing, encouraging students to make connections between the text and their own experiences.
- Explicit Teaching of Context: Using the English Textual Concepts framework, students learn to identify how the context of a text shapes its meaning.
- STEM Integration: Students develop critical thinking and creativity by planning and designing inventions to solve problems.
- Comprehensive Content: The resource supports students in identifying and using verbs, asking questions to deepen understanding, comparing and contrasting characters, and using subject-specific vocabulary.
- Success Criteria: Clear learning intentions, including recognizing and comparing aspects of their own world in texts and using various texts to gather information.
What's Included:
- Editable PowerPoint: Tailor the content to your teaching needs with an easily customizable PowerPoint.
- PDF for Easy Printing: Ready-to-use worksheets and teaching materials for seamless classroom integration.
- Google Slides Link: A convenient digital version to support blended and remote learning.
- Teaching Notes: Step-by-step guidance to facilitate learning and ensure students meet outcomes in both English and Science & Technology (STEM).
Empower your students to connect texts to their own world, enhance their writing through contextual understanding, and foster a deeper engagement with literacy and STEM through invention and creativity!
Attribution is given to: © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2023.