Lower Primary
Merryn Whitfield Integrating English with Society and Environment/Science
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Contents The Principles Underlying this Book
4
The Structure of this Book
5
Teaching Text Types
6
Text Types in this Series
7
Useful Resources
11
Student Assessment
13
Record Sheets BLM 1 Term Planner
14
BLM 2 English Outcomes: National Level 2
15
BLM 3 English Outcomes: NSW Stage 1
16
BLM 4 Society and Environment Outcomes
17
BLM 5 Science Outcomes
18
BLM 6 English Skills Checklist
19
BLM 7 Society and Environment Skills Checklist
20
BLM 8 Science Skills Checklist
21
BLM 9 Cross-Curriculum Checklist
22
Units Linked with Society and Environment Unit 1 My Family
Description and Recount
24
Unit 2 Transport
Procedure and Exposition (Argument)
37
Unit 3 Celebrations
Response and Recount
50
Unit 4 Community Workers
Information Report and Discussion
63
Unit 5 Food
Procedure and Exposition (Persuasion)
77
Unit 6 Weather
Explanation and Response
90
Unit 7 Living Things
Description and Information Report
103
Unit 8 Liquids and Solids
Procedure and Explanation
116
Units Linked with Science
The Principles Underlying this Book Teaching time with a class is always at a premium in an increasingly crowded curriculum. To maximise student learning potential, teachers can
