We feature children’s books aligned to the Australian Curriculum, with linked resources to support learning.

Written by Steven Huynh
Illustrated by Gehenna Pham
Theme/topic: Emotion recognition, Emotional regulation, Inclusion, Recount, Rhyme, and Vocabulary expansion

Written & illustrated by Steven Huynh
Theme/topic: Basic needs, Health and Physical Education, and Sustainability

Written & illustrated by Steven Huynh
Theme/topic: Commemorations, Courage, Family history, Friendship, Important sites, Kindness, and Persistence

Discover how positive boredom in children builds independence and creativity. Learn why being bored is good for kids and how to support it at home and school.

Explore the benefits of boredom for bored kids (and adults too). Learn why feeling bored boosts creativity, independence and thinking skills in classrooms.

Discover how to create and use a calm corner for children. Includes free printables and suggestions for your home or classroom.

Discover how a text’s literary features, reading skills, and the curriculum come together to form a complete Talk for Reading unit.

Plan a T4R unit for Let’s Build a Boat. Blend literacy, design, testing, and engineering with collaborative benefits in fun Year 1/2 classroom lessons.

Teaching ideas for Let’s Build a Boat by Jane Godwin. Explore teamwork, design, testing, and engineering in fun Year 1/2 literacy and STEM lessons.

Explore how The Shouting Girl, a powerful text about big emotions, are chosen to teach Year 2 students to empathise, identify, and express emotions.

By the end of Year 2, students develop key reading skills that support comprehension and fluency. Explore these skills and how they help foster these abilities.