{"product_id":"our-story-circle-year-1","title":"Our Story Circle - Year 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur Story Circle uses four complete original short stories to help Year 1 children connect a literary event with a familiar experience and explain their response. The sequence includes explicit models, partner talk, drawing or optional brief role-play, a cooperative circle game and fresh-text assessment. Children may speak, point, draw, dictate or write a short response. Teacher read-aloud supports understanding without making independent decoding a prerequisite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesson sequence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A response needs a story reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Ask a question for this story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Different readers can give different valid responses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Show a story moment, then explain it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Respond to a fresh story and recognise another reader’s view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat's included\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnit Plan PDF — 33 pages, with contents, one combined quickstart, five detailed 35–40-minute lesson plans and 26 full-page resources.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching presentation — editable PowerPoint, 20 slides.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuiz — editable PowerPoint, 18 slides: eight questions with immediate answer\/possible-response feedback, cover and closing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreview PDF — 71 pages with preview watermarks, showing the whole unit and both decks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTable of Contents — JPG.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eResources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo colour displays; four illustrated original narratives; six response\/assessment sheets and six matching red companions; one exit response sheet and its red companion; six event cards and six prompt cards on two colour pages; Pass the Story cooperative board and rules; a four-criterion, three-level rubric; and a teacher circle record. Seven red companions immediately follow the matching sheets. Colour displays, stories and games sit alongside low-ink practice\/assessment pages. Open responses are labelled possible examples; different relevant reasons are accepted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLearning focus\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnect a response and reason to a specific literary event or character. Ask and answer relevant story questions. Distinguish what the text states from a possible idea supported by a clue. Listen to and recognise a different text-linked reader response. Explain the connection in a drawing or optional role-play rather than relying on performance alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eClassroom use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhole-class read-aloud, modelled responses, pairs, supported small groups and independent response evidence. The game supports groups of 2–4. Offer safe classroom, play or observed experiences; no private disclosure is required. Each lesson includes timings, modelling, guided\/independent practice, practical differentiation and evidence to record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssessment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tiny Stage is the fresh assessment text. Collect a story moment, personal response\/link and reason, a relevant question with answer\/follow-up, and recognition of another reader’s view. Record response mode and support. Assess literary understanding, not eye contact, volume, compliance, spelling, reading fluency or acting confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFormats and answers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnit Plan PDF: 33 pages. Presentation PPTX: 20 slides. Quiz PPTX: 18 slides. Preview PDF: 71 pages. Contents JPG: one image. Total teaching pages\/slides: 71; the Preview repeats them. Student pages are supplied as PDF. Seven red answer\/possible-response companions are included; quiz feedback is on visible slides. The four complete original texts are included, so no commercial book is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTeacher benefits\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA coherent five-lesson sequence; concrete story-based models; flexible response modes; practical differentiation; matching answer examples; fresh-text evidence and criterion-specific records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDigital product and licence\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDigital download; no physical item. Use according to the Sukindi licence supplied at purchase. Do not redistribute the files.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sukindi Learning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67616165593133,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/1155\/8189\/files\/Our_Story_Circle_-_Year_1_-_TPT_Thumbnail.jpg?v=1791088989","url":"https:\/\/sukindi.com.au\/products\/our-story-circle-year-1","provider":"Sukindi Learning","version":"1.0","type":"link"}