Identicube - AT
Students were asked to fill in a table writing the relevant information about themselves under the given sub-headings. This was a class activity where students were encouraged to use expressions learnt during a unit of work on Identity. Students then …
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About me (Indonesian) - AT
Students were asked to complete sentences with appropriate information about themselves. This activity was undertaken after students had learned to introduce themselves, count from one to ten, say their age, and say which fruit they liked in Indonesian. …
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Like Statements - AT
Students had been learning sentence patterns through songs, games, reading and writing activities. Year 2 students were asked to write a sentence about their likes and dislikes using Hiragana and Romaji. They were able to refer to classroom posters and …
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Animals - AT
Students were asked to describe an animal of their choice in hiragana using their knowledge of adjectives, particles and sentence structure. They were provided with a vocabulary list and had previously learned Japanese sentence structure and the role …
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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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Animales de Venezuela – AT (Spanish 5-6)
Students built on their understanding of animals, describing their characteristics, habitat, what they eat and what they can do. Students used sentence constructions with present tense verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, plural forms, …
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Un viaje a Bolivia - At
In this unit, students learnt about travelling through Spanish-speaking countries from an English speaker’s perspective, considering historical and cultural features and traditions, and places and events of interest. They learnt language and grammar related …
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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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το ελληνικό αλφάβητο – AT
Students new to Modern Greek learn how to read, write and pronounce the Greek alphabet and discuss similarities and differences to the English alphabet. In this task, students were asked to write the Greek alphabet in order using upper and lower cases. …
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Greek migrants - AT
Students studied the patterns of Greek migration from antiquity to modern times. They compared and contrasted the reasons (overpopulation, trade, war, economic conditions). They concluded the unit with the study of Greek migration to Australia. In this …
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My neighbourhood – AT
Students leant about place and space and how to describe and discuss where they live. In this task, students were asked to write a short text, under test conditions, about where they live, describing the location and its features. Students then participated …
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Source analysis: The atomic bomb - AT
Students examined two sources relating to the use of the atomic bomb in 1945: a primary source from US President Truman; and a secondary source from a recent historian. They were asked to analyse each source in relation to its content and perspective …
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Prisoners of war - AT
Students explored the experiences of Australians on the battle and home fronts during World War II. They researched, with the support of the teacher-librarian, stories and events associated with prisoners of war. Students then freely chose an appropriate …
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Procedural writing: Alfalfa – AT
In this unit of work, students integrated aspects of other Learning areas with their learning in Vietnamese on the topic of “Farms and farming” which included a visit to a farm. Using the knowledge gained from the farm visit, students had the opportunity …
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My favourite colour – AT
Students learnt names of colours, likes and dislikes and how to describe common objects. In this task, students were asked to write about colour likes and dislikes to describe a favourite food. They were to use full sentences and apply spelling, punctuation …
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Mother’s Day letter - 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 their own personal response to the role. Students had previously …
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Tết – AT
Students learnt about festivals and celebrations in Vietnam. Students were introduced to the customs, traditions and rituals of these celebrations. In this task, students were asked to describe Vietnamese New Year objects and their significance for the …
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Design project: Seed to sandwich - BELOW
Students explored requirements for plant growth and the production and processing steps to get from a wheat seed to a food product (loaf of bread). They created a visual representation (road map) to plot the steps from a wheat seed to a loaf of bread. …
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Comparison: Food models - ABOVE
Students were asked to compare the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating with the dietary recommendations from another country. They were then asked to design their own food guidelines and to explain reasons for their recommendations. This assessment task …
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Written response: Bushwalking - BELOW
As part of a unit of work about healthy eating and the outdoors, students learnt about the natural environment and participated in a bushwalk in their local community. Students explored strategies to promote minimal impact on the environment. Students …
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