Summary: Please note that this is not a lesson, but a collection of 5 documents that will help all teachers from Foundation to Year 6 in planning their curriculum at school. A great way to ensure that you are covering the whole curriculum at your school. Australian Curriculum Planning Documents F-6: English Scope and Sequence… Continue Reading »
Summary: Ok, so the title of this lesson sounds like the kids will learn to do the wrong thing… However, it is completely the opposite. Students in this lesson will learn how to use the STEAL (Speech, Thoughts, Emotions, Actions and Looks) to create more in-depth characters. They learn that we don’t have to write… Continue Reading »
Summary: By participating in a role-play that simulates the process of law-making in the House of Representatives, students learn to understand how the federal Parliament debates and votes on bills, the role of government ministers, the opposition, minor parties and Independents and explore the concepts of representation and scrutiny. They also inquire into real and current… Continue Reading »
Summary: In this lesson, students learn to expand sentences into action chains (3 closely related events in the one sentence). The learn how their ideas develop as they create action chains and learn to edit and look for places where they can add more detail to their stories. Australian Curriculum Links: Understand that simple connections… Continue Reading »
Summary: This is a great starter activity to get children hooked into writing and learning how to appreciate and be involved in other cultures from across the globe. Students use an iPad app to see a panorama from somewhere in the world and can write whatever they like. Read on to find out more… Australian… Continue Reading »
Summary: In this lesson, students learn to become more descriptive in their writing by using figurative language and commas to develop a highly visible picture in their readers’ heads. They use similes (and metaphors) to associate an image with a meaning and play on the senses to engage their readers in what they have written…. Continue Reading »