These are a selection of my choices so far for Alice's foundation year curriculum. I may not need as much as I have selected or I may need more but this should be enough for at least the first 2 terms.
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Language Arts Resources. |
- ABC Reading Eggs Level 1 activity books 1-4 and ABC Reading Eggs Starting Out reader packs 1-4. Also using an ABC Reading Eggs online subscription.
- Gold Stars Starting Phonics activity book, Gold Stars Phonics activity book, Gold Stars Starting to Write activity book.
- Blake Education Targeting Literacy set with interactive CD ROM and 10 readers.
- We are reading an assortment of classic literature such as Beatrix Potter, Enid Blyton.
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Mathematics Resources |
- ABC Mathseeds Level 1 activity books 1-4 plus an ABC Mathseeds online subscription.
- School Zone Counting 1-10 activity book.
- Gold Stars Starting Maths activity book.
- Joey Counts to 10 by Sally Morgan story book (also ties in with Aboriginal art appreciation)
- Tinkers flash cards
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Health & Physical Education Resources. |
- The ABC's of Health by Peter Alderman.
- The Story of Me by Stan and Brenna Jones.
- Me and My Amazing Body by Joan Sweeney
- Never Talk to Strangers by Irma Joyce
- The Usborne Big Book of the Body by Minna Lacey and Peter Allen.
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Science/Geography Resources.
- William Wijity by. A book about the lifecycle of the wijity grub with english translation and Aboriginal language language.
- Summer, Autum, Winter, Spring by. A book about the Australian seasons with illustrations and short text.
- 12 book series by Camilla de la Bedoyere about lifecycles of chickens, butterflies, snakes, seahorses, dogs, kangaroos, penguins, sunflowers, sharks, bees, frogs and oak tree.
- Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney.
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