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Pictures books for introducing kids to Australian animals. Australia Theme.

Beach/Ocean Animal Writing Activities and Prompts Summer writing topics are one of my favorites to teach. I'm lucky enough to live a block back from the beach in a small holiday town on the East Coast of NSW, Australia. There is always something going on down the beach and I am often found their with my trusty camera! If you would like to download more of my personal beach images or other Summer images, click here. These images could be used as writing prompts for your Summer writing…

Aboriginal Colouring Pages gifted to Brisbane Kids by local indigenous artists for the free non commercial enjoyment by kids

This 23 page Explorers Report Project will help you guide your students to create meaningful, well-researched explorer reports. The Explorers Report research process will help your students practice researching, note taking, organizing, and writing skills.Included in this unit are:A List of Explorer...

A few years ago I started doing term planners. A place where I could record the main idea that I was going to cover for particular lesson each week. They have been such a HUGE time saver for me! I look at the Australian curriculum outcomes and pull out the big ideas. I sequence them in an order that works best and make sure I take into account what I have to report on and when. Each week I have a new focus for each of my learning areas and in first term I like to try and cover as wide a…

A couple of page borders featuring a variety of pictures related to Aboriginal culture, including the Aborigine flag.

Forty-two Anzac Day related vocabulary cards for a word wall.

These 2 posters contain simple information about Australia to support learning more about my beautiful country! These posters can be used for displays in the classroom. The pictures have been obtained using 'google' images.

Over the past few years, we have learnt about Australian history through different events, such as Anzac Day, as it has provoked questions and stirred an interest. Knowing that my son loves stories, I introduced him to history through different picture books and from there, other hands-on learning activities have evolved. When I first looked at history, I thought about using the illustrated history books Our Sunburnt Country by Arthur Baillie and Our Australian Story by Janette Cassey…

Dreamtime Story Animation "Tiddalick The Frog" for the Marambul Yuganha Exhibition at the Griffith campus of TAFE NSW Riverina Institute 2011.Exhibition Coor...

A range of Australian Curriculum Curriculum Organisers, Checklists & Trackers for F to Y 6 - for english, maths, science, history, geography, technologies... and more! Make the Curriculum EASY!

A lesson to teach children how to use persuasive language. Using a great list of language techniques, children role-play in groups and rank on strength.

Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures. I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library! There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library and add your post to Learning All the Time Favourite Resource Link Up. This week ... Australian Story An Illustrated…

A different take on the Anzac Day wreath using children's hands traced and cut out for the leaves! Find the instructions at www.lessonzone.com.au/?s=anzac