Alfie: The Turtle That Disappeared | Literacy Unit
Read-aloud companion for Alfie: The Turtle That Disappeared, with perspective writing from Nia's side and from a pet's point of view, a cut-and-paste sequencing page and six discussion cards.

- Year levels
- Years 3–4
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Reading, English
- Topic
- Literacy Unit, Reading Worksheets
- Resource types
- Lesson Plans
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Australian Curriculum content descriptions
- AC9E4LY05 — use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising… AC9E5LE03 — recognise that the point of view in a literary text influences how readers interpret and…
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About this resource
This resource is an Alfie: The Turtle That Disappeared Literacy Unit.
Included:
- Making predictions & summary writing
- Perspective writing x2
- Cut and paste sequencing w/ answer key
- 6 question cards
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Predict and then summarise a story using given vocabulary
Retell the story from Nia's point of view and write a pet's adventure in its own voice
Put story events in order
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The activities are written for a read-aloud of Alfie: The Turtle That Disappeared, which you supply separately.
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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
- AC9E4LY05 — use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning to build literal and inferred meaning, to expand topic knowledge and ideas, and evaluate texts
- AC9E5LE03 — recognise that the point of view in a literary text influences how readers interpret and respond to events and characters
Core concepts
Point of view
Sequencing
Prediction
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