“Mother Nature has a language. If we listen, and read the signs in the land, we can understand it. For thousands of years, First Nations people have listened and […]
Geography / Literature / Stage 1 / Technology
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Kakadu Seasons
As part of the Features of Places Geography Unit (Stage 1 – NSW Syllabus) Year 1 students investigated seasons. Whilst we have 4 seasons of equal length in […]
History / Literature / Stage 1
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Busy Beaks
In class, as part of their History unit, Year 1 students were exploring the concept ‘change and continuity’. To support this learning (in the Library) I decided to […]
Literature
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Maps in Literature
There are a range of picture books that can stimulate a discussion on mapping and geography. Reproduce the maps using BLOCK POSTERS website and code a Sphero or Beebot to […]
Immigration / Library / Minecraft / Technology
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Rethinking Detention
Year 6 Library Learning – Immigration Detention Centres. The learning intention was for students to understand that society’s view of immigration detention centres has changed over time, and explore options for improving the centres. Skills of communication […]
Library / Minecraft / Technology
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Self-regulation in Minecraft Education Edition
This term, inspired by the beautiful book Saving Species by Jess French and James Gilleard, Year 3 students are building a Minecraft world where an endangered or vulnerable […]
Technology
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Australia Day – so what?
Many of us are familiar with the Stage 2 History Outcome HT2-1 that includes: Students identify important Australian celebrations and commemorations and discuss their origins and significance in […]
Minecraft / Technology
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Minecraft Museum
Sometimes during a lesson you are gifted a moment when you get to stand back and watch pure learning. That moment for me was last week during a […]
Immigration / Literature / Stage 3 / Technology
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Feathers
Overview: Feathers is a beautiful picture book written by Phil Cummings and illustrated by Phil Lesnie. The reader follows the flight of a sandpiper as it migrates to […]
