Year 1 English – Term 2 (WA Curriculum): Term 2 Language Skills

What this unit covers

In Term 2, Year 1 English in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Term 2 Language Skills”.

Term 2 English for Year 1. Writing (24 lessons), Reading (16 lessons), Speaking & Listening (40 lessons).

Lesson sequence (80 lessons)

The unit breaks down into the following lesson-by-lesson sequence — each title below is a teachable lesson, in order:

1. Writing Simple Sentences with Capital Letters
2. Using Full Stops to End Sentences
3. Writing About My Family Using Describing Words
4. Forming Letters Correctly on Lines
5. Writing a Personal Recount About My Weekend
6. Using 'and' to Join Ideas in Sentences
7. Spelling Words with Short Vowel Sounds
8. Writing Instructions for Making a Sandwich
9. Adding Describing Words to Make Sentences Interesting
10. Writing About What I Can See, Hear and Feel
11. Using Question Marks in My Writing
12. Writing a Story with a Beginning, Middle and End
13. Spelling Common Sight Words Correctly
14. Writing About My Favourite Animal
15. Using Finger Spaces Between Words
16. Writing a Letter to a Friend
17. Adding Details to Make My Writing Clear
18. Writing About What Happened First, Next and Last
19. Using Exclamation Marks to Show Excitement
20. Writing Simple Poems About Nature
21. Checking My Writing for Missing Words
22. Writing About Why I Like Something
23. Using Time Words in My Stories
24. Publishing My Best Writing Piece
25. Identifying beginning sounds in simple words
26. Blending consonant-vowel-consonant sounds to read words
27. Reading high-frequency sight words in sentences
28. Using picture clues to understand story meaning
29. Recognizing rhyming patterns in familiar texts
30. Reading simple sentences with expression and pauses
31. Exploring different types of books and their purposes
32. Using finger pointing to track words while reading
33. Identifying characters and settings in picture books
34. Reading words with common letter patterns
35. Predicting what happens next in a story
36. Understanding the difference between letters, words and sentences
37. Reading simple informational texts about familiar topics
38. Using context clues to work out unknown words
39. Retelling the main events of a story in order
40. Comparing different versions of familiar tales
41. Learning to Listen with Our Whole Body
42. Taking Turns in Circle Time Conversations
43. Using Clear Voices When We Speak
44. Asking Questions with Who, What, Where
45. Retelling Our Weekend Adventures
46. Following Two-Step Instructions
47. Sharing Our Favourite Things
48. Listening for Key Words in Stories
49. Using Please and Thank You
50. Describing What We See and Hear
51. Playing Simple Listening Games
52. Telling Stories with Beginning, Middle, End
53. Speaking Loudly and Softly
54. Listening to Different Voices and Sounds
55. Giving Simple Instructions to Friends
56. Sharing Our Feelings with Words
57. Acting Out Familiar Stories
58. Asking for Help Politely
59. Listening for Rhyming Words
60. Describing Our Family Members
61. Taking Turns in Show and Tell
62. Following Playground Safety Instructions
63. Using Action Words When We Speak
64. Listening to Sounds in Our Environment
65. Retelling Simple Picture Book Stories
66. Speaking in Complete Sentences
67. Playing Telephone and Message Games
68. Describing Animals and Their Sounds
69. Listening for Instructions in Games
70. Sharing What Makes Us Happy
71. Acting Out Different Emotions
72. Using New Words We Have Learned
73. Listening to Music and Describing It
74. Telling Stories About Our Drawings
75. Speaking Clearly on the Phone
76. Following Recipe Instructions Together
77. Describing Our Favourite Foods
78. Listening to Different Types of Stories
79. Giving Directions Around Our Classroom
80. Presenting Our Learning to Others

Curriculum codes in this unit

Content codes:

Reading the codes: WA codes (the ones starting with WA) pack the year level, learning area, strand and content number into one string, while the national Australian Curriculum v9 uses a different anatomy that starts with AC9 — same content family, different labels. Our complete WA Curriculum guide decodes both, character by character.

Planning notes for Term 2

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 2 runs from Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July — 11 weeks for WA public schools. With 80 lessons in this unit, that leaves breathing room for assessment, moderation and the weeks that disappear to carnivals, camps and public holidays — plan the assessable work to land two to three weeks before the end of term rather than in the final week.