Comparison: Knight versus samurai - AT
Students compared the life and roles of European knights and Japanese samurai in medieval times. They examined a selection of primary and secondary sources provided by the class teacher and teacher-librarian and summarised their findings on a Venn diagram. …
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Ma vie a tellement changé - AT
Students had studied a unit of work on their personal world which included past and present activities, daily life and childhood memories. They learnt the language to enable them to reflect on past experiences and text structures appropriate to this …
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Excursion report (Mackay Harbour) – AT
Students, as a class, developed a common set of inquiry questions about the nature and location of places in preparation for an excursion to Mackay Harbour, Queensland. The questions and information, including photographs of the site, were collated into …
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Market Day – AT
Students worked in teams to choose and develop a product to sell to the rest of the school at a Year 6 Market Day. The team was required to complete a number of tasks: draw up a simple business plan; create an advertising poster for the product; complete …
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Government scavenger hunt – AT
Students completed a scaffolded internet research task. They were provided with a sequence of links to teacher-curated on-line resources housing the answers to specific questions. Students recorded their answer to each question on a digital worksheet …
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Museum catalogue: Australia’s federation – AT
Students were provided with a collection of printed and digital images depicting people, places and events from the Australian colonies at the end of the nineteenth century. They were asked to make a selection from this collection for inclusion in a new …
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Entrepreneurs - AT (HASS)
Students studied examples of businesses associated with entrepreneurs. They identified the characteristics of each entrepreneur, the strengths of the business and created general categories associated with entrepreneurial behaviour. Students then adopted …
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Establishing a new colony – AT
Students investigated the early years of settlement of one Australian colony. Using sources provided by the teacher, and with the regular support of the teacher-librarian, they generated a series of inquiry questions to lead to the creation of a collection …
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Gesundheit role play – AT
Students learnt how to describe ailments and health conditions. This provided a context for introducing the perfect tense with the auxiliary haben, and regular verbs. Students had been introduced to both coordinating and subordinating conjunctions in …
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Referendum to change the Constitution - AT
Students created a brochure outlining both the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ cases for Australia becoming a republic. This brochure would be distributed to members of the public before the vote which took place in 1999. The task was completed after an introductory six-week …
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Toys – AT
Students talked with their grandparents, during a school visit, about the toys they played with at the same age. Students used a Venn diagram to record and categorise the similarities and differences in toys at the two different times. These activities …
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My island – AT
Students explored a range of maps through interactive activities, atlases and games. Students used grid references and compass directions to identify the location of features on a teacher-provided map. Students then created their own island maps and used …
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Hotel proposal – AT
Students adopted the persona of a project manager asked to make a recommendation about the location of a new hotel. They were provided with a map containing three different sites along with a list of requirements for consideration: road access, water …
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Letter: The stolen generations – AT
As part of their examination of past experiences of citizenship within Australia’s democracy, students watched excerpts from the film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ and read teacher-selected personal accounts written by members of the Stolen Generations. With the …
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Expressing preferences about food – AT
Students learnt about types of food and how to state preferences for food they like and dislike. Students had previously learnt phrases such as me gusta la___ and were taught the plural form me gustan las/los____ and how to add the verb comer/beber to …
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Reflection: The legacy of Rome – At
Students were asked to reflect on the legacy of ancient Rome for modern society, and write a response as part of an end-of-unit task. They were asked to make connections between the ancient and modern worlds, incorporate images in their texts, and to …
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Examining sources – AT
Students examined a selection of seen and unseen sources from the early medieval period and were asked to apply their historical inquiry skills to analyse and interpret these sources. They recorded their observations on a teacher-created worksheet. The …
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Historical inquiry: Kokoda - AT
Students explored the experience of Australians during World War II. They developed a series of inquiry questions in relation to the events and significance of the Kokoda campaign. Students presented their findings as a report, using the inquiry questions …
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Mother’s Day – AT
Students learnt about celebrations and traditions and how to create texts to express thanks and appreciation. Students discussed the role of mothers/carers in the family and in society, and how much they love and respect them. Students had previously …
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My family – AT
Students explored the concept of family and the traditional structure of the Vietnamese family. They learnt how to describe family members and use the different terms depending on relationship and status. In this task, students were asked to create a …
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