Access the updated full year’s list of our Years 3-6 Novel Studies Unit texts here.
We would recommend that ideally each student would have access to a copy of the text (ideally a hard copy or otherwise an e-book). We understand that this is not possible for all schools, and one book shared between two students could also be a suitable option.
Some of these units and their curriculum plans are already available, with others to be released ahead of time.
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Term 1Term 2Term 3Term 4Year 3
Off we go around Australia, Roland Harvey
Yirra and her Deadly Dog, Demon, Anita Heiss
Finding Our Heart, Thomas Mayo
The One and Only Ivan, Katherine ApplegateYear 4
Kensuke’s Kingdom, Michael Morpurgo
His Name Was Walter, Emily RoddaYear 5
How Was That Built, Roma Agrawal
Tom Appleby Convict Boy, Jackie French
The Grandest Bookshop in the World, Amelia Mellor
The Last Bear, Hannah GoldYear 6
A Ghost in my Suitcase, Gabrielle Wang
The Silver Donkey, Sonya Harnett
Us Mob Wallawurru, David Spillman and Lisa Wilyuka
Can You See Me, Rebecca Westcott
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, Jessica Townsend
You can also find all of these links on the same page as each of the novel studies curriculum maps.
Australian Curriculum
https://ochre.org.au/ac/curriculum-maps/
NSW Syllabus
https://ochre.org.au/nsw/curriculum-maps-guides/