SA NAPLAN Teaching Resources

This SA NAPLAN collection brings together 18 resources published on EduSellers by verified Australian educators. Coverage runs across Year 3 and Year 5. By format it is weighted towards lesson plans (7), worksheets (3) and assessments (2). 3 of them are free; the rest are priced between $2.99 and $10.49.

SA NAPLAN resources

What is NAPLAN?

NAPLAN (the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) is sat by students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 across Australia. It assesses four areas: reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

Since 2023 the tests have been held in March and completed online, except Year 3 writing, which is done on paper. Results are reported against four proficiency levels: Exceeding, Strong, Developing and Needs additional support.

How to prepare for NAPLAN

The preparation that helps most is regular practice of the skills each area assesses, rather than cramming whole tests: short reading-comprehension tasks with inference questions, timed narrative or persuasive writing checked against the marking criteria, spelling and grammar in context, and multi-step numeracy problems.

A practice test in a format close to the real one, a few weeks before testing, helps students know what to expect — especially with the online format. The NAPLAN resources on EduSellers cover Year 3 and Year 5.

Browse NAPLAN preparation by year: Year 3 NAPLAN resources · Year 5 NAPLAN resources.

How these resources align to the SA curriculum

South Australia delivers the Australian Curriculum through the SA Department for Education, so these resources follow ACARA Version 9.0 content descriptions and achievement standards.

NAPLAN assesses reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Since the 2023 move to March testing and the four-level proficiency scale, preparation works best as familiarisation with question formats rather than drilling.

What's inside

Popular downloads in this collection include Year 3 Reading Test Strategies - 12-Question Practice Worksheet (SA) and Estimation Station - NAPLAN Numeracy Board Game (SA).

Year levels covered

Using these in your classroom

Downloads are immediate and permanent — buy once, keep the file, use it every year. There is no subscription and no per-class licence to renew.

Frequently asked questions

When is NAPLAN held?

NAPLAN is held in March each year for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9, within a national testing window. Your school or state education authority confirms the exact dates.

What does NAPLAN test?

Four areas: reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. Results are reported as Exceeding, Strong, Developing or Needs additional support.

Which year levels do these NAPLAN resources cover?

The NAPLAN preparation resources on EduSellers currently cover Year 3 and Year 5, including practice tests, worksheets and strategy activities.

How many NAPLAN resources for classrooms in South Australia are there on EduSellers?

There are 18 published NAPLAN preparation resources in this collection, covering Year 3 and Year 5, including 7 lesson plans, 3 worksheets and 2 assessments.

Are any of these NAPLAN preparation resources free?

Yes. 3 of the 18 resources here are free to download. The paid ones range from $2.99 to $10.49, with no subscription.

Are these resources aligned to the SA curriculum?

Yes. South Australia delivers the Australian Curriculum through the SA Department for Education, so these resources follow ACARA Version 9.0 content descriptions and achievement standards.

Which year levels do these NAPLAN preparation resources cover?

Year 3 (6) and Year 5 (12).

What file formats do I get, and can I edit them?

Each purchase includes a print-ready PDF plus an editable file — DOCX for documents and PPTX for slide-based resources — so you can adapt names, numbers and contexts for your class before printing.

Who writes these resources?

Verified Australian educators. Every seller on EduSellers is checked before publishing, and resources are classroom-tested rather than scraped or auto-listed.

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