This set of fluency texts supports Year 4 reading practice within the Year 4 History curriculum. Each text is paired with six comprehension questions covering literal, inferential and evaluative skills, making it suitable for independent reading, paired work or small group instruction.
10 texts are included, aligned to the Year 4 History Australian curriculum (ACARA).
Caring for Country
Many Cultures
Many Stories
Trading and Sharing Ideas
Exploring New Sea Routes
Exploring Australia’s Coastline
Why Australia was Colonised
The First Fleet Arrives
Crimes and Convicts
Life for the Poor and Prisoners
Early Meetings in Australia.
Each passage targets the ACARA elaborations, capitalising on ‘cross curricular’ background knowledge development.
Each text builds content knowledge in the topic area while giving students practice with extended non-fiction reading.
Questions are structured to move from literal recall through to evaluation and critical response.