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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Acknowledgement of Country
Last month I attended the The Cultures of Thinking conference at Bialik College in Melbourne. During one workshop I had the privilege of listening to Naomi Ryan and Janis Kinda […]
Review + 2
Review + 2 is a thinking routine I love. I share information with the students – most often for this it is a video. They watch the video […]
Crafting a lesson in Minecraft
Like many teachers, MinecraftEDU was a program that I watched my students play and enjoy yet I was reluctant to bring it into the classroom because of my limited crafting skills. I decided […]
Fact Question Answer
This year I am looking for ways to connect students to learning. Both Mark Treadwell and Rhonda Bondie speak of the importance of children connecting to their learning. […]
That’s an Ocelot!
Last week in a room full of amazing Minecraft Mentors I received a fun prize from the awesome Dr Bron Stuckey – a Minecraft bobble head hanger! I […]