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Prose

Here you can find a core selection of short excerpts from some of the best books to share with your class. 

Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz

Excerpt from Chapter 1 of Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum. 

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Performance tasks and resources included for Level 5 (Year 3 and Year 4)

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Themes: Family and Friends / The World Around Us / Places and Directions / Personal Stories and Adventures / Weather and Natural Disasters

Excerpt from Chapter 1 of Bud, not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

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Performance tasks and resources included for Level 6 (Year 5 and Year 6)

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Themes: Personal Identification and Emotions /  Places

Short story by Arnold Lobel and poem by Edward Lear. 

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Performance tasks and resources included for Level 5 (Year 3 and Year 4)

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Themes: Family and Friends / Animals  / Personal Identification / Feelings and Emotions 

Bud, not Buddy

Owl and the Moon
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The Owl and the Pussycat

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