DISCUSSION: Landscapes from a new perspective Artist and the artwork: Sacramento River, 1981 Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA Washes graded washes centered horizon lines reflective water monochromatic value Mono prints Artist: Gregory Kondos 1923- Painter Gregory Kondos executes thickly painted landscapes known for their buttery spread of bright, warm color. Even the cool tones of the color blue in a Kondos painting are heated, evoking sun-warmed expanses of summer sky and waters. Perhaps…

On the 26th of January we celebrate Australia Day. But why do we mark it on that day in particular? To answer that question, Sarah will take you back in time...

The First Fleet in Sydney Cove, January 27, 1788

SBS TV documentary describes how " The world's oldest living culture is overrun by the world's greatest empire." creative spirits.com

Australian Curriculum History: First contacts Year 4. Australia's first people, early world exploration, The First Fleet, Early contacts in Australia, James Cook, Aboriginal people and Torres Island Strait Islander people, Bennelong and Governor Arthur Phillip and Pemulwuy and Windradyne.

History Year 5 Colonial Australia History Performance: Children acted out scenes about the following people or events. They made their own props and costumes, and participated in singing and dancing. Sound effects and songs were included as background audio to help create the mood. We had around 120 parents and grandparents attend, followed by scones for morning tea. Acts: Arrival Life for Early Settlers Aboriginals Pemulwuy Explorers - Bass and Flinders, Wentworth, Blaxland, Lawson…

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A great resource to teach and learn compass direction. Set in 1788,engage your students by following in the wake of The First Fleet. A nice compliment to your history unit!

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Taking a largely chronological approach, A Brief History of Australia looks at social, cultural, economic, and political trends in the country's long history...

Unlike many teachers I LOVE planning. I love posing a question and trying to create a framework through which my class can work toward answering it, or at least demonstrate some understanding of the importance of it. I love the challenge, the creativity, the myriad new things I learn... I love it all. (Of course, we all know that the best laid plans often go astray and that's OK. In fact often it's more than OK, it's fantastic, because it means the students have taken charge of their…

An animated history of australia, from european descovery to modern day australia. funny, slap-stick humour, with a little satire thrown in.