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Water challenges

In this culminating activity, students use their understanding about how people use and manage water to respond to hypothetical scenarios about water shortages. In this activity, students discuss 'what if' scenarios: possible reasons for the shortages, possible consequences and ways to manage the situation.

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How much rain?

In this lesson sequence, students participate in a puzzle hunt in the school grounds to find letter clues that lead to the location of a special gift (a rain gauge) related to water. Students then make rain gauges and record rainfall in the school grounds with both the hand-made and commercial rain gauges.

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How is water used?

In this lesson, students investigate the variety of ways water is used by plants and humans in four workstation activities.

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Water is precious

In this activity, students are introduced to the concepts of everyday water use and water conservation. They discover the importance of water through story and discussion.

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5 Easy Drama Games for the Early Elementary Classroom

Drama games tap into students’ imagination and can be used in any classroom for a variety of purposes—in warm-ups or closures, team-building activities, or to accompany and enhance a lesson plan.

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Work sample Year 1 English: My history mystery box

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 ...

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Work sample Year 1 and 2 Health and Physical Education: Emotional responses

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 1 and 2 Health and Physical Education. 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 ...

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'Dog In, Cat Out' - Time Unit - Calculate

Using the Australian children's book 'Dog In, Cat Out' (written by Gillian Rubinstein and illustrated by Ann James) the lesson sequences and activities in this unit are a way to help children from Foundation to Grade 2 level gain an understanding of the concept of time, its measurement and its numeration.

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Work sample Year 1 – 2 Japanese: Body parts writing and describing

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 1 - 2: Body parts writing and describing. 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 ...

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Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud

This resource was curated in response to the theme of the 2024 NAIDOC week: Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud! The theme highlights the diverse achievements and knowledge passed down through generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The resource provides a series of curated, age-appropriate ...

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Work sample Year 1 Science: Minibeast habitat

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 1 Science. 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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Work sample Year 1 - 2 French: Introduction to self and friend

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 1 and 2 Introduction to self and friend . 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 ...

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How Many? - Calculate

The focus of this activity is for students to count a variety of objects in their home environment and write the number for each.

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Odd & Even Year 1 & 2 - Calculate

In this lesson students investigate odd and even numbers.

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Addition & Subtraction Year 1 - Calculate

This activity uses Cuisenaire rods to help demonstrate if students 'trust the count'.

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Work sample Year 1 - 2 Italian: Posso scrivere in italiano

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 1 and 2 Posso scrivere in italiano. 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 1 – 2 Japanese: Kanji writing and drawing activity

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 1 - 2: Kanji writing and drawing activity. 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 ...

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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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Finding Shapes and Objects - Calculate

The focus of this activity is for students to count a variety of objects in their home environment and write the number for each.

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Physical world – design and production investigation

In this investigative task, students explore how rolling objects are affected by changes in forces including stopping, starting, rolling faster and slower and in different directions. They explore the effects of force on objects by designing a marble push course. Using a straw to exhale (push) air, students manoeuvre a ...