Comparison: Knight versus samurai - ABOVE
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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Interview: An idea that changed the world - Above
Students worked in pairs to research one allocated progressive idea or movement from the 18th or 19th century. They were asked to identify its features and to adopt the persona of one of its leaders or proponents. Students then wrote the script for an …
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Infographic: Making a nation - Above
Students collated information and ideas associated with the ‘Making a nation’ depth study and created an infographic to summarise their findings. The teacher provided a scaffold for the organisation of the material and students were required to use the …
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Infographic: Making a nation - At
Students collated information and ideas associated with the ‘Making a nation’ depth study and created an infographic to summarise their findings. The teacher provided a scaffold for the organisation of the material and students were required to use the …
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Syllable recognition– AT
Students learnt about the structure of and how to read, write and pronounce basic syllable blocks with the teacher’s support, and sang the vowel song to revise as a group. Students participated in a range of activities to build an understanding of how …
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When I grow up – AT
Students learnt about careers and the vocabulary and grammar to be able to talk about what they may want to be in the future. A guest speaker was invited to the class to talk about her work and the tools she uses. Students participated in a range of oral …
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Researching a scientist - ABOVE
In previous teaching and learning units, students practiced researching scientific topics online and they were taught how to judge the quality of the information they found. Students were given opportunities to write research reports that included bibliographies. In …
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Chemical change – AT
Prior to the sample task, students were introduced to the atomic model and the ways in which this could be used to explain chemical structures and processes. They had investigated a variety of chemical reactions and classified them as endothermic or exothermic, …
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My house – AT
Students learnt about housing in some Arabic-speaking countries and compared these with their own homes. They learnt vocabulary and structures to support descriptions and comparisons. In this task students answered questions of comprehension on a text …
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The Arabic-speaking world – AT
As part of a unit, ‘The Arabic-speaking world’, students learned about the location of Arabic-speaking countries, the various dialects of these countries and differences between spoken and written Arabic. In this task, students were asked to create a …
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Cells – AT
Prior to the sample task, students engaged in investigations of cells and body systems, focusing specifically on cell structure, organelle function, cell specialisation, the digestive system, and reproduction in plants. This task was part of the final …
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Number and algebra: Who are we? - WS1
The learning intention of the task was to identify given numbers which occur before and after a given number on a hundreds number chart.
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Measurement and geometry: The combined area of spaces - WS3
Students were asked to solve the following problem: ‘The school has been donated 36 square metres of artificial grass that need to be laid in the upper playground to create two quiet areas. Draw at least two possible solutions on grid paper displaying …
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Number and algebra: Game show – Licence to solve – WS6
Students participated in a dice rolling game where they rolled two number dice and an operation die to determine the mathematical operation to be performed. The winner was the student with the highest number.
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Composition: Walking to School - ABOVE
Students sang a known nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice in unison. They then collaboratively composed a song using the first three notes of Three Blind Mice, experimenting with inverting the melody and adding other notes by step. Students devised their …
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Composition: Walking to School - AT
Students sang a known nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice in unison. They then collaboratively composed a song using the first three notes of Three Blind Mice, experimenting with inverting the melody and adding other notes by step. Students devised their …
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Chinese Characters - AT
Students were asked to demonstrate their knowledge of the stroke order of a Chinese character and write the Pinyin and English meaning. Students were also asked to write numbers 1 to 10 in Chinese characters and draw a picture to demonstrate understanding …
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Consumer dispute - ABOVE
Students wrote a script for a segment in a consumer information television show. They outlined a dispute between a consumer and a business, and they explained how and why the issue was resolved. This task was completed as a homework task.
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Consumer dispute - AT
Students wrote a script for a segment in a consumer information television show. They outlined a dispute between a consumer and a business, and they explained how and why the issue was resolved. This task was completed as a homework task.
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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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