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Mentor and Supporting Texts for NSW English K-6 Syllabus

Mentor and Supporting Texts for NSW English K-6 Syllabus

19 Feb 2024

We have created lists to help our NSW primary school subscribers identify which mentor and supporting texts in the K-6 English syllabus sample units, can also be found on Story Box Library.
Learning to Ngangaanha: Caring For Our First Nations' Stories, Cultures and Perspectives

Learning to Ngangaanha: Caring For Our First Nations' Stories, Cultures and Perspectives

08 Feb 2024

We are delighted to welcome Wiradjuri, Ngemba and Paakantji woman, Jordyn to our blog. Jordyn is a primary school educator and long-time Story Box Library subscriber, who is passionate about caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, perspectives and languages by supporting teachers from all walks of life to embed these meaningfully across the curriculum. Read the full blog to find out more.

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We’re part of the Victorian School Readiness Funding menu

We’re part of the Victorian School Readiness Funding menu
Mental health and wellbeing stories

Mental health and wellbeing stories
Story Tools resources now available for your Library!

Story Tools resources now available for your Library!
10 Years and 500 Stories - That's a Whole Lot of Fun!

10 Years and 500 Stories - That's a Whole Lot of Fun!
Visual Storytelling with Jess Racklyeft

Visual Storytelling with Jess Racklyeft
From Crayons to Keyboards - using technology to inspire with Story Tools!

From Crayons to Keyboards - using technology to inspire with Story Tools!

08 Feb 2024
Celebrate Chinese New Year in the Classroom!

Celebrate Chinese New Year in the Classroom!

29 Jan 2024
Starting Back at School Activities for Educators

Starting Back at School Activities for Educators

29 Jan 2024
Discover educator resources on mental health in October

Discover educator resources on mental health in October

05 Oct 2023
Discover new additions to our Story Response Templates

Discover new additions to our Story Response Templates

09 Aug 2023
2023 Children’s Book Week activities and resources are here!

2023 Children’s Book Week activities and resources are here!

12 Jul 2023
Three ways Story Box Library supports Early Childhood education

Three ways Story Box Library supports Early Childhood education

02 Jul 2023
Activity Time ideas for the school holidays

Activity Time ideas for the school holidays

29 Mar 2023
Join the ‘23 Earth Day Holiday Reading Challenge

Join the ‘23 Earth Day Holiday Reading Challenge

23 Feb 2023
Happy holidays & our year in review from Story Box Library

Happy holidays & our year in review from Story Box Library

13 Dec 2022
Learn more about Story Tools!

Learn more about Story Tools!

24 Nov 2022
New language features on our Resources page

New language features on our Resources page

23 Nov 2022
Explore our brand-new Resources page

Explore our brand-new Resources page

29 Sep 2022
New Resources section - coming soon!


New Resources section - coming soon!


31 Aug 2022
Sharing First Nations’ stories confidently in the classroom with Jasmine Seymour - event findings & resources for your school

Sharing First Nations’ stories confidently in the classroom with Jasmine Seymour - event findings & resources for your school

11 Aug 2022
CBCA Book Week activities & resources are here

CBCA Book Week activities & resources are here

28 Jul 2022
Join Story Box Library’s CBCA Book Week Reading Challenge

Join Story Box Library’s CBCA Book Week Reading Challenge

21 Jul 2022
Watch our online event with Jasmine Seymour

Watch our online event with Jasmine Seymour

20 Jul 2022
Stories & activities for National Science Week

Stories & activities for National Science Week

19 Jul 2022
Unit of Work: Natural Disasters for Y5

Unit of Work: Natural Disasters for Y5

19 Jul 2022
Unit of Work: Families for F-2 students

Unit of Work: Families for F-2 students

15 Jun 2022
New educator resources to teach with confidence

New educator resources to teach with confidence

22 May 2022
Units of Work - Emotions and Wellbeing

Units of Work - Emotions and Wellbeing

17 Mar 2022
The StoryBox app is here!

The StoryBox app is here!

14 Mar 2022
Story Response Templates for educators

Story Response Templates for educators

04 Mar 2022
Stories and activities about friendship

Stories and activities about friendship

24 Jan 2022
Educational resource updates and improvements

Educational resource updates and improvements

24 Jan 2022
Back to school! Stories for the new school year

Back to school! Stories for the new school year

03 Jan 2022
Introducing Units of Work - STEM

Introducing Units of Work - STEM

28 Oct 2021
Activity Time ideas for the outdoors

Activity Time ideas for the outdoors

28 Sep 2021
Graphic Organisers & Thinking Tools for educators

Graphic Organisers & Thinking Tools for educators

13 Aug 2021
Stories and activities to get the new school year off to a flying start

Stories and activities to get the new school year off to a flying start

15 Jul 2021
Stories for Refugee Week

Stories for Refugee Week

08 Jun 2021
Upcoming Auslan story releases

Upcoming Auslan story releases

25 May 2021
Introducing Our New Graphic Organisers and Thinking Tools

Introducing Our New Graphic Organisers and Thinking Tools

21 Mar 2021
Nurturing an international mindset through stories

Nurturing an international mindset through stories

18 Feb 2021
Improving access with the Schools Catalogue Information Service

Improving access with the Schools Catalogue Information Service

18 Feb 2021
How universities are enhancing early childhood education using Story Box Library

How universities are enhancing early childhood education using Story Box Library

18 Feb 2021
Teacher PD event: Getting to Know the SBL Basics

Teacher PD event: Getting to Know the SBL Basics

24 Nov 2020
Story Box Library CBCA Book Week 2020 Activity Resources

Story Box Library CBCA Book Week 2020 Activity Resources

27 Aug 2020
Become a Book of the Year Shadow Judge for CBCA Book Week 2020!

Become a Book of the Year Shadow Judge for CBCA Book Week 2020!

27 Aug 2020
A Digital Escape Room for Curious Creatures with Wild Minds for CBCA Book Week 2020!

A Digital Escape Room for Curious Creatures with Wild Minds for CBCA Book Week 2020!

27 Aug 2020
A Curious Message to Solve for CBCA Book Week 2020!

A Curious Message to Solve for CBCA Book Week 2020!

27 Aug 2020
Write to a Story Box Library Curious Creature for CBCA Book Week 2020!

Write to a Story Box Library Curious Creature for CBCA Book Week 2020!

27 Aug 2020
Books to acknowledge, support and celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day

Books to acknowledge, support and celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day

25 Aug 2020
Stories to celebrate Science Week

Stories to celebrate Science Week

12 Aug 2020
Stories to celebrate International Day of Friendship

Stories to celebrate International Day of Friendship

24 Jul 2020
Stories act as reminders that we are all in this together

Stories act as reminders that we are all in this together

28 May 2020
5 Tips To Help Students Learn From Home

5 Tips To Help Students Learn From Home

19 Mar 2020
Support for Schools during COVID-19 Closures

Support for Schools during COVID-19 Closures

17 Mar 2020
Engage your Students at Home with Story Box Library!

Engage your Students at Home with Story Box Library!

16 Mar 2020
5 Toolkit Tips - Helping Children Process Challenging Topics

5 Toolkit Tips - Helping Children Process Challenging Topics

30 Jan 2020
Activity Time to get kids excited about #BookWeek2019

Activity Time to get kids excited about #BookWeek2019

19 Aug 2019
Ssshhhh! Reading is My Secret Power

Ssshhhh! Reading is My Secret Power

09 Aug 2019
Celebrate NAIDOC Week with Story!

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with Story!

10 Jul 2019
Consultancy is the key for non-Indigenous educators

Consultancy is the key for non-Indigenous educators

18 Jun 2019
Join Story Box Library and #BeatAirPollution

Join Story Box Library and #BeatAirPollution

29 May 2019
Exploring Anzac Day in Children's Literature

Exploring Anzac Day in Children's Literature

16 Apr 2019
Modern Australian Fairytales

Modern Australian Fairytales

25 Mar 2019
12 Ways You Should Be Using Story Box Library In Your School

12 Ways You Should Be Using Story Box Library In Your School

07 Mar 2019
Author Zanni Louise on Starting School survival strategies!

Author Zanni Louise on Starting School survival strategies!

28 Jan 2019