Year 5 spent time ‘Connecting and Wondering’ about space travel. As a class we created a list of all the facts we knew about the Apollo 11 mission. […]
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Kids Story Builder
We have been having great fun exploring the Windows 8 app – Kids Story Builder. Kids Story Builder is a simple to use e-book creator that allows the […]
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Blogging and Persuasive Writing
“Harry Highpants” by Tony Wilson is a great text for exploring persuasive writing. The ICT skill of blogging is a feature of this lesson. Teachers often ask ‘how […]
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Padlet as an e-portfolio
With students completing many tasks online it is important to provide a platform for sharing this work. Padlet is a simple, effective and easy to use e-portfolio option. Padlet: […]
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If they only knew…
Task: It is 1810 and the locals are keen to find out what Australia has to offer beyond Sydney Cove. They are ready to explore. History tells us […]
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STNL 2305
Inspired by schools in New Zealand (observed during a study tour in 2013) we introduced an in-school radio station. STNL 2305 broadcasts daily for 15 minutes over recess. […]
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Storymaker
Working in groups of 6, students were given a set of 3 Stephen Michael King images. The group was required to agree on a general story line for […]
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Trees – Visual Response
This term in Year 4 the students have been thinking about the environment – in particular ‘Trees’. We read A Forest by Marc Martin and built vocabulary banks on […]
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The Tea Room
The Tea Room at Singleton Showground (NSW) is a place I visit every year. It is a place I can relax and catch-up with family and friends. A place that […]
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Shouting Out About the Environment
Are you looking to bring technology and literature together in the classroom? After listening to Lester and Clyde by James Reece the kindergarten class created a word bank of […]