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Foundation
Children’s Picture Books and Activities Aligned with the Australian Curriculum for Foundation Year
This section brings together children’s books, learning activities, and lessons suitable for Foundation year students (age 5), aligned with the Australian Curriculum. Resources span key learning areas including English, Mathematics, Science, Design and Technologies, Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS), and Health and Physical Education.
Whether you’re a teacher planning your week or a parent supporting learning at home, you’ll find age-appropriate content to engage early learners through stories, hands-on exploration, and creative play.
If you’re looking for specific themes or topics across multiple year levels (such as for a split class), we recommend browsing through our Subject section for more targeted results.
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The Rainy Day
Written by Anna Milbourne
Illustrated by Sarah Gill
Published by Usborne Picture Books
Theme/topic: Vocabulary expansion, Weather impacts,
The Invisible Boy
Written by Trudy Ludwig
Illustrated by Patrice Barton
Published by Rhus Children’s Books
Theme/topic: Friendship, Inclusion,
Can I Play Too?
Written & illustrated by Mo Willems
Published by Hyperion Books for Children
Theme/topic: Friendship, Inclusion, Persistence,
Strictly No Elephants
Written by Lisa Mantchev
Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo
Published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Theme/topic: Friendship, Inclusion, Persistence,
What Am I Feeling?
📔 In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek• Students will understand how emotions are expressed through facial expressions and body language and recognise how feelings affect their bodies.
The Colour Monster: Colour Me In!
📔 The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas• Students are learning to develop their ability to identify the colour zone of feelings.
My Monster’s Colour Zone
📔 The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas• Students are learning to develop their ability to identify the colour zone of feelings.
The Colour Monster
Fun Activities to Teach Shapes for Foundation Year
Discover engaging activities to teach shapes to Foundation Year students using storytelling with books like Shapes with Little Fish, Shapes at the Party and Shapes of Australia. Combine fun and learning seamlessly!
Home for the Fish!
📔 Shapes with Little Fish by Lucy Cousins• Students are learning to identify and match basic shapes.
Shape Party Colouring
📔 Shapes at the Party: A Book of Shapes by Kat Macleod• We are learning to recognise 2D shapes in everyday objects.
Geometric Landscape
📔 Shapes of Australia by Bronwyn Bancroft• Students learn to identify, sort, and name familiar 2D shapes
Shapes of Australia
Written & illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft
Published by Little Hare Books
Theme/topic: Culture, First Nations, Shapes, Visual Arts, Vocabulary expansion,
Teaching Counting Through Storytelling: Practical Activities with 3 Storybooks
Engage kids with maths through storytelling! Discover children’s books and hands-on activities to teach counting and numbers in fun, interactive ways aligned with the Australian Curriculum.
Bears On Wheels (Counting)
📔 Bears on Wheels by Jan Berenstain and Stan Berenstain• Students will practise counting numbers up to 10.
Let’s Count Feet
📔 One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab by April Pulley Sayre and Jeffrey Sayre• Students are practising basic counting skills up to 10.
Dino Counting – One less concept
📔 Ten Little Dinosaurs by Mike Brownlow• Students are learning to count backwards through the one-less number concept.
