FANBOYS – a poster which might help remind students of words to help build compound sentences
Conjunctions
causal language – some examples of causal language
Subordinating conjunctions – a table of different subordinating conjunctions
Monthly Archives: May 2015
National Simultaneous Storytime
National Simultaneous Storytime is celebrated each year, during National Library and Information Week.
This year ‘The Brothers Quibble’ written by Aaron Blabey is the selected text. We now have one copy of this book in our library, and other books by this author. In order for everyone to share this book simultaneously I have attached a couple of videos of the book.
Please let students know that there will be some art activities related to this book on offer in the library at first lunch.
There are lots of suggested activities on the website:
https://www.alia.org.au/nss
Here’s a version read by a Kingston Librarian, with words visible if you would like to explore the text more.
A response to the critics of this book choice:
http://childrensbooksdaily.com/the-brothers-quibble-2015-alia-national-simultaneous-storytime/
Reconciliation Week Resources
Website with significant events ordered on a timeline. Famous paintings to focus discussion on Aboriginal lifestyles prior to European settlement.
http://www.changingworlds.sa.edu.au/?page_id=7
Teacher Resource to go with this:
Changing-Worlds-Teacher-Resource-FINAL
Reconciliation SA Education Packs – ideas for Early Years, Primary and Middle Years.
55_000_Years_and_Counting
Citizenship_Lets_Talk_Recognition (1)
Song: The Journey
The-Journey-Chord-Chart
http://www.reconciliation.org.au/nrw/category/sing-loud/
Refer to The Dreaming – A teacher reference resource with a DVD of Dreaming Stories from different parts of Australia, several from SA.
Splash/ ABC – Lots of different content appropriate for different year levels
Dreaming Stories:
http://www.abc.net.au/dustechoes/
Country/ Place
Teacher Resource:
Who-We-Are-Brave-Clan-Primary
Indigenous Language Map
http://www.abc.net.au/indigenous/map/
Teaching Resources:
RECONCILIATION YR 3 SAME RIGHTS_final
There are also many resources on Scootle. Get there directly from the Learnlink homepage now!
Other resources:
The Burnt Stick, Anthony Hill – A story about a child removed from his mother. Very powerful. A copy is in our library.
http://tlpeace.org.au/stories/burntstick.htm
http://tlpeace.org.au/stories/burntstickclassroomactivities.htm
Idjhil, Helen Bell – A story about a child removed from his people/ country. We have a copy in our library.
Archie Roach – Took the Children Away – Song related to Stolen Generation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLXzKYP1uCw&feature=youtu.be
The Rabbits, Shaun Tan – A metaphorical story related to colonisation.
Noel Pearson’s Eulogy at Gough Whitlam’s funeral would be a great literary challenge for year 6/7 students. Although lots of complex language is used, it is very powerful and gives a good summary of more recent Aboriginal history through one man’s perspective.
Mabo Website – Lots of resources – Middle Years
http://www.nfsa.gov.au/digitallearning/mabo/
Vincent Lingiari
http://splash.abc.net.au/digibook/-/c/618856/vincent-lingiari-the-leader
Aboriginal History in Pictures, a PowerPoint
Model of a Descriptive Report (basic Information Report)
Here is a model of a descriptive report which I will be using with students from R-2 to examine the structure and language features of this type of text. If you have some good models you would like to share, let me know and I can add them here to share.
| Title | Red-bellied piranha |
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General statement Entity classification |
The red-bellied piranha is a type of fish that lives in the Amazon River. |
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Description Features |
It has an orange belly, grey back, and very sharp teeth set in strong jaws. It grows up to 33 centimetres in length. |
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Diet Behaviour |
The red-bellied piranha hunts in shoals of 20-30 fish. They feed on a diet of fish, insects, snails, plants, and river animals. They hide in vegetation in order to ambush prey, and they also chase prey and scavenge for food. The younger, smaller fish hunt by day, and the older, bigger fish hunt at dawn and dusk. |
| Reproduction | The female lays a clutch of up to 1 000 eggs. |
| Life expectancy | Piranhas can live for about 100 years. |
Attached is a copy of a Teaching and Learning Cycle model.
Macro-Invertebrates Unit R-2
Feel free to add/ delete/ change to suit. Let me know which aspects you would like me to focus on in RBL/ICT sessions.
The Curator’s Table – History Units related specifically to South Australia
The Curator’s table is another quality DECD Outreach Education digital program to be offered to South Australian schools. It is a web-based and iPad compatible resource, aligned with Years 6 and 9 Australian Curriculum: History and Geography (and SACE). It has the potential to support the teaching of the General capabilities, Ethical and Intercultural understanding as well as Literacy. Selected sources (documents/media/objects and personal letters) have been brought together to support teachers’ discussions with students about the significant contribution of German people in the settlement of South Australia. The first chapter centres around the treatment of German South Australians at the time of World War I. This resource is made possible through a partnership between DECD and History SA.
Check out the site at: http://bit.ly/curators
The Curator’s table will be the basis for a Lunchtime Bytes session – coming soon on Level 4.
The popular website and teacher resource Changing Worlds: A South Australian story can now be accessed via Scootle.
This is a web-based resource aligned with Years 4, 5 and 9 Australian Curriculum (AC): History and Arts. Selected artefacts, images and works of art from the South Australian Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia have been chosen to support teachers’ discussions with students about the colonisation/invasion of South Australia.
http://www.changing-worlds
Dr Kerrie Mackey-Smith
Outreach Education Project Officer,
Department for Education and Child Development
http://www.outreacheducation.sa.edu.au/programs/the-curators-table/
Pearson Places
You might like to check out the link on the sidebar titled ‘Pearson Places’. Lindsey thinks it will be a great resource.
http://www.pearsonplaces.com.au/