Pre-Primary English – Term 1 (WA Curriculum): Term 1 Language Skills

What this unit covers

In Term 1, Pre-Primary English in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Term 1 Language Skills”.

Term 1 English for Pre-Primary. 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. Drawing Pictures to Tell Stories
2. Making Marks with Purpose
3. Holding a Pencil Correctly
4. Writing Our Names
5. Drawing and Labeling Family
6. Creating Picture Stories
7. Learning Letter Sounds A-E
8. Tracing Straight Lines and Curves
9. Writing Simple Words with Pictures
10. Making Lists with Pictures
11. Learning Letter Sounds F-J
12. Writing About Our Day
13. Creating Signs for the Classroom
14. Drawing Story Sequences
15. Learning Letter Sounds K-O
16. Writing Simple Sentences
17. Making Books About Ourselves
18. Writing Letters to Friends
19. Learning Letter Sounds P-T
20. Creating Instructions with Pictures
21. Writing About Our Favorite Things
22. Making Thank You Cards
23. Learning Letter Sounds U-Z
24. Publishing Our First Story Book
25. Exploring Letters and Sounds Around Us
26. Recognizing My Name and Letter Shapes
27. Listening to Story Sounds and Rhythms
28. Finding Letters in Books and Signs
29. Matching Pictures to Beginning Sounds
30. Following Along with Finger Pointing
31. Discovering Different Types of Books
32. Retelling Stories with Pictures
33. Identifying Characters in Picture Books
34. Exploring Rhyming Words and Patterns
35. Reading Environmental Print and Signs
36. Understanding Story Beginning and End
37. Connecting Stories to My Experiences
38. Exploring Information Books About Animals
39. Predicting What Happens Next in Stories
40. Sharing Favorite Books and Why We Like Them
41. Learning to Listen with Our Whole Body
42. Taking Turns in Circle Time Conversations
43. Using Our Inside and Outside Voices
44. Sharing Our Weekend News
45. Following One-Step Instructions
46. Expressing What We Like and Don't Like
47. Listening to Story Sounds and Voices
48. Asking Questions About Our World
49. Retelling Simple Familiar Stories
50. Using Please and Thank You in Talk
51. Describing Our Favorite Toys
52. Following Two-Step Instructions
53. Participating in Show and Tell
54. Listening for Rhyming Words in Songs
55. Role Playing Family Members
56. Expressing Our Feelings with Words
57. Giving Simple Directions to Friends
58. Listening to Different Types of Books
59. Using Good, Better, Best Words
60. Sharing Stories About Our Families
61. Following Classroom Routine Instructions
62. Describing What We See in Pictures
63. Participating in Group Singing Time
64. Using When and But in Our Talk
65. Retelling Events from Our Day
66. Listening to and Following Game Rules
67. Role Playing Community Helpers
68. Expressing Our Opinions About Stories
69. Giving Instructions for Simple Tasks
70. Participating in Dramatic Play Conversations
71. Listening for Information in Stories
72. Sharing Our Hopes and Dreams
73. Following Multi-Step Classroom Routines
74. Describing Our Learning Journey
75. Participating in Class Problem Solving
76. Using New Words in Our Conversations
77. Retelling Stories with Beginning, Middle, End
78. Listening and Responding to Peer Presentations
79. Role Playing Different Story Characters
80. Reflecting on Our Speaking and Listening Growth

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 1

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 1 runs from Monday 2 February to Thursday 2 April — 9 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.