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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Probability – AT
In this integrated unit of work, students’ knowledge of mathematics was used to consider concepts of chance and probability. In this task, students had to imagine that they had partly overheard a conversation. They then had to complete two columns in …
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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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Water purification - ABOVE
In a teaching and learning unit on pure substances and mixtures, students investigated different types of mixtures and explored scientific terminology used to describe their components, states of matter, reversible and irreversible changes, aspects of …
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Recognising colours and shapes – AT
Students learnt about colours, shapes and how to describe nouns using adjectives. They participated in various activities including quizzes, songs and games. In this task, students were asked to complete a sequence of shapes and colours. Then, individually, …
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Classmate interview and personal identity wheel – AT
Students learnt how to express personal information about hobbies, family, their favourite foods and how to describe their physical attributes. Students also participated in whole class and small group activities and discussions about personal identity …
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Let’s travel – AT
In a unit of work based on travel and tourism, students learnt how to make plans to visit a destination and decide on activities to do there and attractions to visit. Students were to consider the best time of year to visit, where they would stay and …
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Number and algebra: Archers in the plane – WS9
Students were asked to find the coordinates of a point where an archery target could be placed such that it is equidistant from three archers.
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Design project: Rainbow costumes - ABOVE
Students designed and produced costumes for a performance based on the book The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. They gathered information on materials, colours, special effects and design features. They generated and evaluated ideas for their costumes. …
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Design project: Rainbow costumes - AT
Students designed and produced costumes for a performance based on the book The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. They gathered information on materials, colours, special effects and design features. They generated and evaluated ideas for their costumes. …
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Analysis: Food and nutrition - ABOVE
Students learnt about the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and its categories. They discussed influences on the food and drink people consume and what food is needed to stay healthy. Students were asked to record what they had eaten in the previous …
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Australian citizenship - ABOVE
The task was completed as part of an end-of-year review of the Civics and Citizenship course. Students designed a new home page (and at least one associated landing page) for a new Australian citizenship website. The web pages were to contain information …
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My house and community - AT
Students were asked to prepare an oral presentation about their house and community. This task was a summative task at the end of a unit on describing the inside and outside of their home and surroundings.
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Interview - What was life like when you were young? - AT
Students had completed a unit of work comparing life in the past to the present. Students had learnt how to describe way of life, activities and leisure in the past, how to express opinions and use l’imparfait. Students were asked to write the script …
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Kenalkan - AT
Students were asked to write an extended introduction about self which included aspects of life, family, information about a holiday and a reported conversation with peers.
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Japanese classroom - AT
Students had completed a unit of work on Japanese school life, classrooms and school etiquette. Students learnt key concepts and classroom related language as well as differences between Japanese and Australian school life and classrooms. In this task, …
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Self-Introduction Letter (Japanese 9-10)
Students had completed a unit of work on self-Introductions learning key vocabulary and grammar to enable them to explain who they are, where they are from, discuss their family, interests, hopes or desires and provide information about school life. Students …
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