Weekly sequences of learning activities for Early Childhood Shortlisted Texts 2025
Early childhood shortlisted texts
Devezy & Bennett (2024). Don’t Worry Felix
This book deals with the important theme of student wellbeing. Target audience K/P-2. Suitable to teach English concepts character, narrative.
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Stewart, B. (2024). Everything you ever wanted to know about the Tooth Fairy (and some things you didn’t)
This book focuses on the early reading pillars of oral language, vocabulary and comprehension. Well suited to serial reading. English concept: authority
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Simpson, K. & Swan, O. (2024). How to move a zoo: the incredible true story
An historical narrative. It is based on a true story. It may not be exactly accurate, but it is loosely based on facts. It tells the story of how Jessie the elephant was moved to her new home at Taronga Zoo. English concepts- authority, character.
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Williams, R., Potter, H. and Jackson, M. (2024). One Little Dung Beetle
An informative counting book… and so much more. For those children who love exploring nature (especially bugs) up-close; this text is a treasure trove of intricately drawn, labelled and water-coloured beetles of every size, shape, colour and description. The text consists of rhyming couplets which facilitate learning phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary and fluency- catering for a range of reading skills and interests.
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McGregor, A. (2024). Spiro
This book tells the story of a hungry spider, trying to catch his dinner. Spiro is determined and focused. Unfortunately, he is thwarted many times as unexpected events prevent him from achieving his goal. Theme is resilience. English concepts character, narrative.
McCallum, D. & Smith, C. (2024). The Wobbly Bike
This book tells the story of girl learning to ride a bike, something we all relate to. The setting is a town in Northern Australia. The theme of perseverance/ resilience is evident throughout. The illustrator’s style is evident in this text. The text is useful to study character and point of view.
