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I am an inventor lesson

In this lesson, students explore the life, work and times of Rube Goldberg. The lesson uses Rube Goldberg’s work to teach students about simple machines, how they function and their design principles. Working in groups, the students then design and create a Rube Goldberg machine that can complete a simple task. Students ...

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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 5 - 6 Chinese Second-Language Learner Pathway: Self Introduction

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 5 and 6 Self Introduction. 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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Work sample Year 5 - 6 Italian: Ali di fuoco 3000

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 5 - 6 Italian: Ali di fuoco 3000. 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 ...

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CLIL: What works

Strategies to support Languages teachers to implement the CLIL approach at secondary level

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Working with language assistants

This resource provides strategies for teachers working with language assistants, and a video showing how a language assistant can facilitate diversification of classroom activities and support for senior students. The resource also provides advice for language assistants in terms of their role.

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Work sample Year 5 - 6 French: Frap! Frap! Frap! poem

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 5 and 6 Frap! Frap! Frap! poem. 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 ...

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Work sample Year 5 – 6 Japanese: Hiragana writing

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 5 - 6: Hiragana writing. 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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Mythological Characters

How do Greek mythological figures inspire modern day characters? In this lesson, students will explore the connection between Greek mythology and modern culture. They will analyse Greek culture, mythological characters, and apply elements of mythology. They will design and paint original mythological characters with watercolours.

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How can movement and music tell a story?

In this teaching activity, students will choreograph a sequence of ballet movements to tell a story. Students will explore conceptual and practical elements of classical ballet and learn basic ballet vocabulary through demonstration.

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Character Sketches

What techniques do storytellers use to create characters? In this lesson, students will analyse how a character's personality traits, actions and motives influence the plot of a story. They will use their senses to create character sketches, then dramatize the character for an audience.

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Fire in song

Explore the deep cultural importance of fire ('Gurtha') in Yolngu culture, that links to ancestral traditions, land, and water, shaping laws and knowledge through rich songs, dances, and designs. Fire embodies a connection to the past and sacred landscapes.

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Film it! Screenwriting

Screenwriting is the act of writing what's known as a script or screenplay for film, television and web series. It involves a special set of rules that makes it different from a book or play. This module of Film It covers formatting, scene writing, script structure, themes, and character. Writing the script is part of ...

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Albert Namatjira: Unit of work

This unit of work has been written to support the book Albert Namatjira in which award-winning artist Vincent Namatjira tells the life story of his great-grandfather, Albert Namatjira, one of Australia’s best-known artists. This unit includes practical ideas for using this book in your classroom.

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Built To Survive Learning Resource

The Built to Survive learning resource includes five lessons that explore different habitats and the animals that survive within them. To complete each lesson students become documentary hosts, drawing on their research and following the format of the Built to Survive documentary series. The resource also includes a module ...

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Red Dirt Riders Resource

Red Dirt Riders is a 5-part documentary series showcasing Ngarluma Ngurra in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region. The series follows the riders as they venture out to visit sites of significance on Country. The young adventurers embark on rides to learn about the history of place from the people who remember – learning ...

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In search of Monet

In search of Monet is presented as an adventure, a series of games where students imagine that they are taking a trip to France to find out about Monet and his work. Students create a trip diary, postcards, souvenir shop items such as T-shirts and shopping bags; a Monet exhibition and catalogue; and a quiz, exploring a ...

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Work sample Year 5 and 6 Drama: Blueback: Readers' Theatre

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 5 and 6 Drama. 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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And Then Something Changed Resource

This resource supports the film And Then Something Changed which explores what it is like to be a child with Achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and what it’s like to navigate a world that isn’t built for you. This resource explores themes from the short film, with learning tasks related to disability, inclusion, accessibility ...

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Character and Creature Design Resource

This learning sequence explores how the television series The Deep incorporates some creatures based on real-life underwater animals, others that are works of fiction, and some that are a mix of both. The resource includes interviews with the designers from the series and worksheets that support research, design of a sea ...