Communications timeline – AT
Students sequenced teacher-provided images of different forms of communication, from oldest to newest, along a timeline. The teacher then questioned the students about the choices they made. The question, along with a transcript of the student’s answer, …
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Then and now – AT (Year 1)
Students talked about schools in the past – ‘then’ – compared to the present – ‘now’. They drew pictures and wrote a simple text to illustrate and describe schools in the past and present. The teacher supported students in editing, scanning and including …
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Clothing – AT
Students looked at photographs of clothing worn in the first half of the twentieth century. They were asked to find similar clothing which they subsequently wore for a full day at school. Students then responded to teacher questions on their likes and …
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My place in the world – AT
Students listened to and discussed a teacher-reading of a picture book, such as My Place in Space or Me on the Map. Students then collected photographs and maps to show the location of their own homes on a variety of scales. The pictures were positioned …
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Anzac Day invitation – ABOVE
Students explored the important symbols associated with the commemoration of Anzac Day (25 April). The teacher and teacher-librarian provided students with pictorial sources and real or replica artefacts using a ‘memorial box’ borrowed from the Australian …
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Anzac Day invitation – AT
Students explored the important symbols associated with the commemoration of Anzac Day (25 April). The teacher and teacher-librarian provided students with pictorial sources and real or replica artefacts using a ‘memorial box’ borrowed from the Australian …
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Wetter - AT
Students created a German weather phrasebook that included German and English translations, as well as a picture to describe each phrase. They learnt how to use a conjunction to join two short sentences. This was the first task in a unit focusing on how …
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Self introduction letter – AT
Students learnt the basic language of self-introduction, adjectives of colour and how to form simple sentences in German. In this task, students were asked to write a short text about themselves and include information about their name, age, hair colour, …
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Mein Monster – AT
Students learnt about body parts and describing physical characteristics using adjectives of colour and number. In this task, students were asked to create a monster of their choice and use modelled language to describe it, in full sentences.
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Island map – AT
Students were asked to draw a map of an island to demonstrate their understanding of maps and the use of legends, scales, compass directions and grid references. They were also asked to position a ‘treasure’ at a particular location on the map and then …
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Our school rules – ABOVE
Students explored the role and importance of rules for a community. They discussed how their school operated as a community and drafted their own set of rules for the school. Students produced posters of their rules for consideration by their school’s …
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Our school rules – AT
Students explored the role and importance of rules for a community. They discussed how their school operated as a community and drafted their own set of rules for the school. Students produced posters of their rules for consideration by their school’s …
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Fruit - At
Students had learnt the names of fruit and used this vocabulary to create simple sentences using scaffolded examples to count and to express likes/dislikes. In this task, students were asked questions about fruit, counting the objects and writing a response …
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El pulpo – AT
Students learnt numbers and colours in Spanish and how to construct simple sentences with these vocabulary items. Students were aware of gender and how to write sentences using gender rules and word order based on modelled structures. In this task, students …
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What should I wear today? – AT
Students learnt about various items of clothing and to express and show understanding of simple sentences about clothes. Students were aware that Spanish and English share the same alphabet, but letters and sounds are pronounced differently. In this …
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Me gusta – AT
Students learnt about likes and dislikes with frequently used vocabulary items such as fruit and animals. Students learnt how to make phrases negative in Spanish. In this task, students were required to create a poster showing their likes and dislikes …
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What do you want to do? – AT
Following on from the daily routine/leisure activities task, students built upon phrases from songs, videos and games related to this theme. New phrases were introduced and practised through the bilingual song ‘Me gusta cantar’ and students learnt the …
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Yo puedo – AT
Students completed a series of exercises to reinforce their understanding of a language function (verb plus infinitive) and to use new vocabulary in relation to leisure activities. These exercises included creating simple sentences to describe what activities …
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Brochure: A referendum to change Australia’s Constitution - ABOVE
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 unit …
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Business plan - ABOVE (HASS)
Students completed a structured business plan using information and ideas associated with a fictitious company. The task was the culmination of the year’s study and required students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of business practices. …
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