Pre-Primary English – Term 2 (WA Curriculum): Term 2 Language Skills

What this unit covers

In Term 2, Pre-Primary English in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Term 2 Language Skills”.

Term 2 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. Writing My Name with Capital Letters
3. Making Marks That Look Like Letters
4. Writing About My Family
5. Using Finger Spaces Between Words
6. Writing Simple Words I Know
7. Drawing and Writing About My Pet
8. Making Lists of Things I Like
9. Writing Thank You Cards
10. Using Full Stops at the End
11. Writing About My Weekend
12. Making a Class Recipe Book
13. Writing Letters to Friends
14. Drawing Maps of My Bedroom
15. Writing About My Favourite Toy
16. Making Birthday Invitations
17. Writing Simple Poems
18. Creating a Photo Story Book
19. Writing About Community Helpers
20. Making Signs for Our Classroom
21. Writing About Seasons and Weather
22. Creating a Class Newsletter
23. Writing Instructions for a Game
24. Making a Memory Book of Our Year
25. Exploring Letter Sounds in Our Names
26. Finding Letters We Know in Picture Books
27. Listening to Rhyming Words in Stories
28. Recognizing Beginning Sounds in Familiar Words
29. Identifying Letters in Environmental Print
30. Blending Simple Two-Letter Sounds
31. Finding Patterns in Nursery Rhymes
32. Exploring Different Types of Books and Texts
33. Predicting What Happens Next in Stories
34. Recognizing Sight Words in Context
35. Understanding How Books Work - Front to Back
36. Connecting Pictures to Story Meaning
37. Identifying Characters in Our Favorite Books
38. Exploring Emotions in Picture Book Stories
39. Retelling Simple Stories Using Pictures
40. Celebrating Our Reading Journey Together
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. Retelling a Simple Story with Pictures
47. Making Animal Sounds and Movements
48. Asking Questions About Our Friends
49. Listening to Environmental Sounds
50. Describing Our Favourite Toys
51. Playing Simon Says with Actions
52. Telling About Our Family
53. Following Two-Step Instructions
54. Acting Out Nursery Rhymes
55. Using Please and Thank You
56. Describing What We See Outside
57. Listening to Story Beginnings and Endings
58. Sharing Our Feelings with Words
59. Playing Telephone Games
60. Describing Different Textures
61. Following Picture Recipe Instructions
62. Retelling Stories with Props
63. Making Up Rhyming Words
64. Talking About Our Dreams
65. Listening for Rhymes in Songs
66. Describing Colours Around Us
67. Playing Guess the Sound Games
68. Sharing Our Favourite Foods
69. Following Dance Movement Instructions
70. Creating Character Voices
71. Talking About Weather Changes
72. Listening to Different Music Styles
73. Describing How Things Move
74. Playing What Am I Riddles
75. Sharing Acts of Kindness
76. Following Craft Instructions
77. Retelling Our Day at School
78. Making Sound Effects for Stories
79. Talking About Special Celebrations
80. Listening and Responding to Poems

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.