Stage 2 Year A Unit 1 NSW Narrative English Component A Teaching Bundle

English Component A Teaching Bundle

Designed to complement the NSW English Sample Unit of Work - Stage 2 Year A Unit 1 Narrative created by the Department of Education’s English Curriculum team, this comprehensive teaching bundle provides everything you need to deliver five full weeks of engaging, curriculum-aligned English lessons.

Text covered: Fantastic Mr Fox

This resource directly aligns with:

NSW English Sample Units of Work (Department of Education)

The Spelling Instructional Sequence

The Handwriting and Digital Transcription Instructional Sequence

The Grammar and Punctuation Instructional Sequence

What’s Included

Written Unit of Work

Detailed lessons for all six Component A focus areas:

Vocabulary

Spelling

Reading Comprehension

Reading Fluency

Handwriting & Digital Transcription

Creating Written Texts

Structured into 4 lessons per week across 5 weeks.

Lessons follow the I Do, We Do, You Do explicit teaching model.

Includes learning intentions, success criteria, assessment opportunities, reflection, and consolidation.

Evidence-based practices with critical thinking, partner, group, and independent tasks.

Differentiation through extension and fast-finisher opportunities.

Comprehensive Teaching Slides

Over 400 pages per week (more than 2,000 slides across the 5-week program).

Interactive elements, joint construction opportunities, and built-in reflection prompts.

Videos and online games embedded to make lessons engaging and interactive.

Student Workbook

A 400+ page workbook filled with activities directly aligned to the teaching slides.

Includes writing prompts, comprehension tasks, critical thinking activities, and open-ended tasks adaptable to your classroom context.

Promotes independent application of the concepts covered in lessons.

Google Sheet Unit Overview

Outcomes and content points clearly mapped out.

Weekly breakdown of lessons for quick planning and tracking.

Why Teachers Love It

Load-and-go: Everything is ready to teach with minimal prep.

Engaging: Activities include interactive slides, digital games, joint construction, and open-ended writing tasks.

Comprehensive: Covers all six Component A strands in depth with built-in assessment and reflection.

Flexible: Open-ended activities allow you to adapt to your class context.

This bundle saves you hours of planning and preparation while ensuring you remain fully aligned with the NSW English syllabus and instructional sequences.

Please Note: These slides have been made in PowerPoint.

To use in Google slides you will need to:

Upload the PPT file to your Google drive first.

Open in Google slide

Click file - Save as Google slide.

Please note that some formatting, font issues may occur when using in Google slides as they were designed in PowerPoint.

References and materials used throughout this unit are clearly stated and attributed within the teaching slides.

Stay tuned—this is just one of many comprehensive units available for the full school year!

Terms of use: 

No refunds will be issued under any circumstances. This is a digital product and cannot be returned. Please make sure you read the description carefully to ensure that you know exactly what you are buying. 

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Non-Transferable: This product may not be shared, resold, redistributed, or posted on any online platform (including personal or school websites) for public or private use, even in a password-protected format.

No Modifications: Due to the inclusion of interactive features, licensed fonts, and clipart, this product is non-editable. Modifying or altering the product in any way to create derivative works is strictly prohibited.

Commercial Use Prohibited: This resource is for educational purposes only and may not be used for commercial purposes, including training sessions, workshops, or seminars where it will be shared or distributed.

Digital Sharing Restrictions: This product may not be uploaded to any cloud-based storage or shared digitally with others. It is intended solely for the purchaser's direct use with their students.

Printing and Use: You may print this product for your personal use or for use within your own classroom. Sharing printed copies with other teachers, schools, or organisations is not allowed.