Years 1–2: My Year Album
My Year Album | End of Year Literacy Project | Years 1–2
Looking for an end of year literacy project that keeps Year 1 and Year 2 talking, drawing and writing right up to the last week, and gives them something they'll actually keep?
Over 2 weeks and 8 short lessons, students make their own album of the year. Each 30-minute lesson starts with talk, you model one sentence, then students draw their album page and write about it. The project finishes with Album Sharing Day, when students show their albums to visitors, such as the class who will be in their year level next year.
Every lesson follows the same routine
Talk → Model → Draw → Write → Share
Students draw themselves for All About Me, their favourite things from the year and a moment they'll never forget, then themselves at the start of the year and now. They make a thank-you card, put a classmate in the spotlight, think about what's next year and write a note to their next teacher.
What's Included?
- 8 ready-to-teach lessons over 2 weeks
- 26 Google Slides with speaker notes
- A modelled sentence for every lesson
- A preview of the album page on each lesson opener
- A 10-page black and white printable album: big drawing spaces with a sentence to write on every page
- Album Sharing Day slides showing students how to share a page
- Teacher guide with lesson plans, learning intentions and success criteria
- Curriculum links (Australian Curriculum v9.0 and NSW English K–10)
Why Teachers Love It
- Real literacy learning in the busiest weeks of the year
- Students talk, draw and write every day, for a real audience
- A keepsake that goes home with every student
- Short 30-minute lessons that fit around end of year events
- Simple enough for Year 1, with room for Year 2 to write more
- Low prep: print, staple and teach
Resource Details
- Text Types: Recount, personal response, card and note
- Focus: Oral language, drawing to plan, writing sentences for an audience
- Year Level: Years 1–2 (Stage 1)
- Length: 8 lessons (2 weeks)
- Time: 30 minutes per lesson
- Format: 21-page PDF plus 26 Google Slides, available to download instantly after purchase
This is a digital resource. You'll get an instant download link by email straight after checkout, and on your order confirmation page.
Yes. Every Hello Primary resource is written by an Australian primary teacher and aligned to the NSW English K–10 Syllabus and the Australian Curriculum v9.0. The curriculum links for this resource are included in the download.
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