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Categorisation

Use this task to assess students’ knowledge and understanding of properties of shapes, and language they use when describing common features.

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First to finish

Compare algorithms designed to complete the same task, and evaluate each for efficiency.

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Schoolyard biodiversity detectives

Collect data on the biodiversity in garden beds around your school to measure the biodiversity (that is the different types of plants and animals). Explore ways to represent and present data. This lesson was devised by Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute.

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First steps in mathematics: Measurement – Book 2

A guide to teaching about measurement including indirect measuring, and estimating.

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Pattern pursuit

Students identify, describe and create repeating patterns.

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My special time

Students tell time to the hour and half-hour. They match analog and digital time representations.

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Statistics and probability: Foundation to Year 9

This comprehensive resource describes the progression of ideas that cover statistics and probability. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in chance and data including teaching and cultural implications.

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First steps in mathematics: Measurement – Book 1

The content of this book is organised into topics including understanding units, and direct measuring.

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The Sweetest Egg of All: Unit of work

This unit of work has been written to support the book The Sweetest Egg of All. The book is part of a series of books about the Bush Mob, a group of animals who work together to solve problems. These stories emphasise respect, friendship, action, honesty, problem-solving and teamwork. The book provides opportunities to ...

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The Toast Tree: Unit of work

This unit of work has been written to support the book The Toast Tree. The book is about the special bond between grandparents and their grandchildren. It explores themes relevant to discussions about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. It emphasises the importance of storytelling and respect for nature, and ...

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How to teach digital citizenship and online safety - Scope and sequence Australian curriculum

This resource provides links to lessons and activities at each level of schooling from Foundation to Year 10 in the area of online safety.

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Using Whizzy's storybooks

These lessons use a story-telling content and are designed to promote student understanding of why water is vital to living things, sources and uses of water, how water changes in the water cycle and why and how to use water wisely.

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Wonder of water

The unit has been written to develop students' understanding of the importance of water as a resource and to promote its wise usage. If possible, organise to implement this unit in a term in which you are likely to receive rain.

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Work sample Year 1 HASS F-6: Continuity and change in daily life

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 1 HASS F-6. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation of ...

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Place Value: reSolve Garden

This sequence of 5 tasks explores the idea that 10 ones are equal to a unit of 1 ten. Students explore through the context of a garden as Mr Sprout the gardener packs and plants his seeds. Students have multiple experiences of stacking, of grouping, and of bundling as they make sense of this idea. Professional learning ...

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Mentoring

Find insights into mentoring partnership models, the experiences of teachers of languages engaged in mentoring partnerships, and suggestions for developing your own mentoring partnerships. The resource includes a planning template and videos of practice.

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Work sample Year 1 – 2 Japanese: Tora poster

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 1 - 2: Tora poster. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

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The Big Six of Literacy: a guide for families

This suite of information is ideal for educating families about the six key components that contribute to successful beginning reading (known as the Big Six). It outlines how each of the six elements (oral language, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension) contribute to reading success and ...

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Snap block models

Create a model using snap blocks 1 block high and create a code so someone else can build your model.

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Three little pigs

Retell the story of the Three Little pigs using a light sensing robot such as Ozobot.