NAPLAN Unit Plans

EduSellers lists 16 NAPLAN unit plans, every one of them written by a verified Australian teacher. They span 4 year levels between Year 3 and Year 9, so you can plan a whole stage without leaving the page. Prices run from $10.49 to $12.99, with no subscription required.

NAPLAN unit plans

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, Year 5, Year 7 and Year 9.

Browse NAPLAN preparation by year: Year 3 NAPLAN resources · Year 5 NAPLAN resources · Year 7 NAPLAN resources · Year 9 NAPLAN resources.

Curriculum alignment

A unit plan maps a multi-week sequence of lessons to the content descriptions and achievement standard it builds towards, with the assessment that sits at the end.

Resources here are written against Version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum, the version schools have been teaching from since the staged rollout began.

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.

State-specific editions are available for 8 jurisdictions where the syllabus wording differs.

What's inside

Popular downloads in this collection include NAPLAN Year 5 Numeracy Strategies - Unit Plan & Curriculum Map (NT) and NAPLAN Year 5 Numeracy Strategies - Unit Plan & Curriculum Map (TAS).

Year levels covered

Using these in your classroom

Every file downloads as PDF for printing and as an editable DOCX or PPTX, so you can change a name, a number or a context to suit your class before you print.

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, Year 5, Year 7 and Year 9, including practice tests, worksheets and strategy activities.

How many NAPLAN unit plans are there on EduSellers?

There are 16 published NAPLAN unit plans on EduSellers, covering 4 year levels between Year 3 and Year 9.

Are any of these NAPLAN unit plans free?

Not in this collection — every resource here is paid, priced between $10.49 and $12.99. EduSellers does list free resources in other collections.

Are these NAPLAN unit plans aligned to the Australian Curriculum v9?

Yes. 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. Resources on this page are written against Version 9.0 content descriptions.

What counts as a unit plan on EduSellers?

A unit plan maps a multi-week sequence of lessons to the content descriptions and achievement standard it builds towards, with the assessment that sits at the end. Each listing on this page is tagged "Unit Plan" by the teacher who wrote it.

Which year levels do these NAPLAN unit plans cover?

Year 3 (2), Year 5 (10), Year 7 (1) and Year 9 (3).

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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