{"product_id":"how-to-catch-a-star-book-study-foundation-year-2","title":"How to Catch a Star Book Study (F–2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTurn \u003cem\u003eHow to Catch a Star\u003c\/em\u003e into a rich week of Foundation–Year 2 English learning. Students identify the character’s goal, sequence key events, track changing feelings, explain the problem and resolution, and use picture clues such as gaze, body position, distance and empty space to infer mood and message.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lesson sequence combines explicit teaching, oral language, hands-on sequencing, collaborative game play, differentiated written response and independent transfer. Foundation students work through large pictures, choices and drawing. Year 1 students use sentence stems and short explanations. Year 2 students reason from evidence, explain how a goal drives the story and plan a simple persistence narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe original picture book is not included and must be obtained separately.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e37-page printable unit plan PDF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15-slide editable teaching presentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22-slide editable quiz with question-and-answer pairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDreams, Feelings and Persistence classroom display\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix-card Star Path story sequence and matching mat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep Trying Star Trail board game and 12 prompt cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferentiated visual-literacy, feelings, wishes, problem-and-resolution and story-planning worksheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependent Foundation–Year 1 and Year 2 persistence assessments with answers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive-column, six-criterion rubric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLearning Focus\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify a character’s goal and why it matters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSequence important events and connect attempts, problems and resolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe and explain changing feelings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInfer mood and message from visual clues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild action and feeling vocabulary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply persistence ideas to a new scenario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlan and create a simple personal response or story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eClassroom Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse the editable presentation for whole-class teaching and modelling, followed by the sequence cards and Star Trail game for collaborative practice. Select the Foundation, Year 1 or Year 2 pages for guided groups, rotations or independent work. Fresh block-tower and kite scenarios support independent transfer assessment, with achievement recorded on the included rubric.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFormats, Answers and Licence\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe digital resource includes 74 total pages and slides: 37 printable unit-plan pages, 15 teaching slides and 22 quiz slides. Teacher answer pages are included for fixed and suggested responses; open-ended personal responses are intentionally not prescribed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a digital download; no physical item will be shipped. Purchase permits use by the purchasing teacher in their own classroom or household under Sukindi Learning’s licence terms. Files must not be redistributed, resold or posted publicly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sukindi Learning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67518185242669,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/1155\/8189\/files\/BookStudy-HowtoCatchaStar-AYear-K-2Booklet-TPTThumbnail.jpg?v=1789187944","url":"https:\/\/sukindi.com.au\/products\/how-to-catch-a-star-book-study-foundation-year-2","provider":"Sukindi Learning","version":"1.0","type":"link"}