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Aesop's Fables - An online collection.
Alfy's Fairytales - Internet activities, lesson plans and related resources.
Childrenstory.com - Fairy Stories, Nursery Rhymes, original stories, interactive stories etc, online.
Cinderella - (Years 1-3) This unit is a whole language unit involving reading, writing and presenting. It is based around a musical of Cinderella and could culminate in a performance.
Fairytales Theme - Printable worksheets & activities.
Nursery Rhyme Theme - Links to units of work, lesson plans, activities & other resources.
Tales of The Grimm Brothers - (Years 3-4) This unit is a whole language unit, focussing on close reading and innovating on the Grimm Brothers' fairytales.
Websites
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - (Year 1) In this unit children will learn and reinforce basic principles from the English Curriculum in relation to understanding the wider environmental issues inherent in the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" message.
Signs & Symbols - (Years 1-3) A unit in which students study signs and symbols in their community. Students are encouraged to observe the signs they see, discussing the ways in which they are presented and how they convey their meanings.
Webquests
Community Service Groups - Looking at community groups such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Salvation Army, etc.
People Who Help Us - Investigating how police officers and firefighters help us.
Websites
Caring For Pets - (Years 1-2) A unit designed to encourage students to think carefully about the care needed if they are to be responsible pet owners.
Webquests
Which Pet Would Be Suitable For The Classroom? - Research to choose an ideal pet for the classroom.
Pirates - Games & activities.
Pirates Links - Links to sites on pirates theme.
Alligators and Crocodiles - Information, craft, rhymes and printouts.
Reptiles - Video information and comprehension questions at Discovery School.
Reptiles and Amphibians Links - Links to research/informational sites, online lesson plans, online activities, and offline lesson plans.
Unit of Work: Reptiles/Amphibians - Downloadable lesson plans, worksheets, clipart etc. You need to join - membership is free.
Transportation Safety - Internet activities, lesson plans and related resources - scroll down to safety section.
Alfy's Space Games - Games, internet activities, lesson plans and related resources.
Cosmic Quest - The Children's Museum site which has webquests, field guide to the universe & other online activities.
Moon, Stars, Planets, Solar System - Links to units of work, Lesson plans, online activities & many other resources.
Solar System - Printable worksheets on a Solar System theme.
Space & Astronomy For Kids - Information, links, games & activities, with a section for younger children.
Space Related Resources - Links to online resources: some are suitable for younger children.
Star Child - NASA's learning centre for young astronomers, has some great online activities & games.
Alfy's Picks For Australia - Links to sites about Australia on Alfy.com.
Australia - Worksheets, printable maps, shape books etc for an Australian theme.
Australia Day Scavenger Hunt - Hunt the internet to find out about Australians and why and how they celebrate Australia Day.
Australia Theme - Links to web resources, lesson plans, units of work, printables, activities, and ideas.
EdNA Online's Australian Identity Resources for Schools - The aim of this page is to provide a service to the educational community by aggregating a useful and comprehensive collection of resources for teaching and learning about the Australian identity.
Kids Down Under - Links to sites about all things Australian.
National Australia Day Council - Resources on the site include information about Australian national symbols, Australian government, history, education, nature, and much more.
The Story of Federation - A research/note taking project with information adapted for Year 3 students.
Zoom School; Australia - Activities, links and printables.
Easter - Lots of printables from abcteach: worksheets, shape books, wordsearches, colouring sheets, etc.
Easter and Passover - Alfy's thematic unit including links, internet activities, lesson plans and related resources.
Easter Theme - Lesson plans, units of work, arts and crafts, fun for kids, printable pages, songs and poems.
EdNA Online's Easter Resources For Schools - This page provides a useful collection of Australian and overseas resources related to the celebration of Easter, its religious meaning, and activities. There are also links to web sites of stories, activities and crafts suitable for younger children.
Eggs-ellent Easter - Links to Easter activities, including traditions, crafts etc.
Australian War Memorial - Online exhibitions and the story of Anzac Day.
Introduction to Anzac Day for Early Childhood - An excellent site created by the ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee of Queensland, with ANZAC Day stories and follow-up worksheets.Not Only A Hero - An illustrated life of Simpson, the Man with a Donkey, adapted from the book by Tim Curran for the ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee (Queensland) website
Christmas
Christmas Links - Links to sites including those with activities, worksheets, themes, etc.
Christmas Treasure Hunt - An online activity which involves retrieving information about Christmas.
Webquests
Which Group? - You have moved to a new town and you want to join a group where you will have fun and make new friends.
Back To School - Printable worksheets, ideas & activities for back to school, and starting school.
Back To School Activities - Bulletin Board ideas, activities for all year levels, teacher resources and literature.
Back To School Teaching Theme - As well as printables and worksheets, this site has help for first day jitters, teacher helpers, and ideas for that first week back at school.
Back To School Theme - Links to resources, activities, ideas etc for back to school, starting school, first day ideas, classroom management tips and so on.
Back To School Worksheets - Printables and worksheets for getting to know you, bulletin board characters, letter home to students, sample class rules, name plates, seating arrangements, name tags and songs.
Bring On The Clowns - (Years 1-2) This unit is designed to encourage students to create, interpret and retell stories through oral story telling and mime.
The Circus - (Years 2-3) An activity workbook on the circus that I created myself for a Year 2 class. It is a word document and may take a while to download - please be patient.
Coral Reef Unit - Printable worksheets, activities, etc.
Destination Deep - (Year 1) In this unit based on the ocean, children will use Kid Pix to design a poster using information they have found out about the ocean. Children are encouraged to work co-operatively and make use of the Internet.
Oceans Alive - ABC TV site about the ocean - some is suitable for lower grades, especially the section on whales where they can listen to the whalesong of the Humpback Whale.
Ocean Resources - Links to units of work, activities, songs, games, lesson plans etc sorted into grade levels.
SeaworldTreasures@Sea - Exploring The Ocean Through Literature - Using literature to study the ocean including the use of books, writing, art, interactive & online activities.
Unit of Work: Oceans - A downloadable unit of work, but you need to become a member (free).
Whales - (Year 2) Through the study of cetaceans, students will develop and use the skills of comparing, grouping and identifying. Students will write about whales, expressing their ideas in poetic and transactional writing.
Websites
London's Transport Museum - This site has some information and a virtual tour of the museum.
Make a Strange Truck - An online game for young children.
Thomas the Tank Engine - This official site has games, art activities, information, some printables etc.
Transport Links - Links to research/informational sites, online & offline activities, online & offline lesson plans etc.
Webquests
Animal Transport - Six new animals escape on the way to Melbourne Zoo. You recapture them, but what will you choose to transport them the rest of the way to the zoo.
Operation Koala - Investigate & choose the best form of transport to carry a koala from Sydney Australia to a zoo in Japan.
Clipart - Graphics for the water cycle created by me - please feel free to use whatever is of use to you.
Ponds, Rivers & Lakes - Colouring pages, arts & crafts, games & activities, recipes & snacks, poems, songs, links.
Thematic Unit: Water - Websites, lesson plans & books on a water theme.
Websites
2002 Olympics Education - The education site for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games for 2002.
Snow Sports - Links to websites and games about various snow sports.
Winter Olympic Critical Thinking Logic Puzzles - A site that creates printable worksheets - logic puzzles, countries word searches, puzzles, word worksheets; plus links to other sites. Some are suitable for lower year levels.
Olympics - Worksheets and links for the Olympic Games including the Winter Olympics.
Winter Olympics 2002 - Links, activities and worksheets to plan a theme on the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
Winter Olympics Teacher Worksheets - Worksheets and printables including songs, puzzles, adjectives worksheets, writing paper, research, writing tasks, comprehension, vocabulary, etc.
Winter Olympics Teaching Theme - Clipart/multimedia, background information, hands-on activities, vocabulary builders, interactive sites for children, webquests, lesson plans, worksheets, songs and writing paper.
Winter/Snow Theme - Links to activities, websites, worksheets, etc on a winter theme - mostly for younger children.
Webquests
Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic Games - Your class has won a competition to go to the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Where is Salt Lake City? How will you get there? What winter sports are contested at the games? For Years 3 & 4.
Page last updated 08 Jul 2007
