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• TLF-IDA003708

This unit of work has been written to support the book Steve Goes to Carnival. The book celebrates the festivals and culture of Rio de Janeiro as seen through the adventures of Steve the gorilla. This unit includes practical ideas for using this book in your classroom.

• TLF-IDA003934

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 1 English. 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 ...

• TLF-IDA003707

This unit of work has been written to support the book Staircase to the Moon. This picture book shares a little girl’s imagination as she dreams about journeying to the moon. It is about courage and imagination. This unit includes practical ideas for using this book in your classroom.

• TLF-IDA003802

In this lesson, students will examine how illustrations contribute to the telling of a story. Through picture books (without words), students will discuss and interpret details about the characters, setting, and plot. Students will create illustrations to accompany a text and then write text to accompany illustrations.

• TLF-IDA003715

This unit of work has been written to support the book The Snake and the Boy. The book was written and illustrated by Azmen Sebastian when he was twelve years old. It tells of a boy whose apple is eaten by a pesky tree snake during lunch time. It provides a gateway into issues such as friendship and loneliness, and is a ...

• TLF-IDA004732

How is colour used to build the story? How does light create mood? How do animators use colour and light together to create rich screen content we want to watch? Students in Foundation – Year 2 consider the decisions that were made to create stories that build happy, scary, funny, or sad moments.

• TLF-IDA003793

In this teaching activity, students will explore how characters from fables express their thoughts and feelings in comedy and tragedy plays? The activity encourages insights into human nature and making connections between ancient Greek culture and contemporary cultures.

• TLF-IDM024870

This interactive slideshow from the Royal Australian Mint provides a series of high resolution images and brief descriptions of currencies from Indigenous barter systems to modern Australian currency. A downloadable fact sheet on Australian coin history is accessible from selected pages within the slideshow.

• TLF-IDM024869

This website provides a range of resources and activities and activities for students and teachers about the history of Australian currency, the minting process and Australia's decimal currency. Of note is an interactive slideshow with high resolution images of currencies from Indigenous barter systems to modern Australian ...

• TLF-IDM025741

This sequence of 2 learning activities explores the present and the past using photographs of shoes from the State Library of NSW's collection. Students are encouraged to use time sequencing vocabulary e.g. then and now. Activity 1 asks students to compare a variety of shoes for purpose, similarities and differences. The ...