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WilderQuest
Inquiry / Technology

WilderQuest

Posted on: January 18, 2018January 18, 2018

WilderQuest is an initiative of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. It encourages children to explore and value nature. This government supported program includes an interactive website […]

Challenge Thinking
Technology

Challenge Thinking

Posted on: November 26, 2014December 29, 2017

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. […]

If they only knew…
Technology

If they only knew…

Posted on: September 11, 2014December 29, 2017

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 […]

Trees – Visual Response
Technology

Trees – Visual Response

Posted on: August 29, 2014December 29, 2017

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 […]

Flat Stanley
Technology

Flat Stanley

Posted on: August 7, 2014December 29, 2017

Children love this classic tale by Jeff Brown. I have been sharing this story with Year 2 and linking it to their classwork on transport. After listening to […]

Cups Held Out
Technology

Cups Held Out

Posted on: July 26, 2014December 29, 2017

After sharing the story “Cups Held Out” with a Stage 3 class we discussed the life of a beggar, in particular the hardships and the circumstances that may […]

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I am the Teacher Librarian at St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton, NSW, Australia and a MIE Fellow. I hope you find my ideas and resources helpful....Lynette Barker

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