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3-4 5-6 Earth's resources Ecosystems First Nations Knowledges and Perspectives Geography History Lesson Stimulus Science Visual Arts

Lesson Stimulus: Possum Skin Cloaks

A collection of resources related to Possum Skin Cloaks, intended to stimulate your own development of curriculum materials.

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Drama Early Childhood Ecosystems English F-2 First Nations Knowledges and Perspectives Geography Habitats Human Impact Science

The Long Way Home

Bright the Sugar Glider gets blown away from her home in a storm. With the help of Digby the Wombat and other friendly animals, can she find her way back again?
Help young children develop empathy, connect with their local environment, value our native creatures, and consider ways they can help to protect their homes.

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Drama F-2 Geography Guidelines, Protocols, and Advice Human Impact Science VCE

Guidelines for Acting Green

Thinking, speaking, and acting green – how do you do it in your everyday classroom practice? These practical guidelines will help you to both teach sustainability through drama, and to ensure you and your students’ drama and theatre practice is sustainable across all production areas.

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Drama Earth's resources Ecosystems F-2 Futuring Geography Human Impact Science Species Introduction/Removal

Warm-Up: Overfishing

Help your students understand how wild animals and plants are affected by private and commercial fishing, hunting and harvesting with this easy warm-up based on Octopus.

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Drama Ecosystems F-2 Futuring History Human Impact Science Species Introduction/Removal

Warm-Up: Infectious Diseases

Help your students understand how humans, plants, and animals are affected by infectious diseases and the measures that can be taken to control their transmission with this easy warm-up based on Wink Murder.

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Drama Ecosystems F-2 Futuring Geography Habitats Human Impact Science Species Introduction/Removal

Warm-Up: Wildlife Corridors

Help your students understand how animals and animal habitats are affected by urbanisation, agriculture, and introduced species with this easy warm-up based on Floor is Lava.

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Civics and Citizenship Drama Earth's resources F-2 Futuring Human Impact Science

Warm-Up: Collective Action

Encourage your students to work together to achieve goals and plan for action with this easy warm-up based on Keepie-Uppie!

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Climate Change Drama Futuring Geography Human Impact Science

Collaborative Futuring

The original Time to Act unit! Adapted for both primary and secondary contexts, this unit will have you and your students travelling through time, sharing how you truly feel about climate change, and working towards possibilities of a sustainable future.

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5-6 7-8 Drama Futuring Human Impact Rubbish and Littering Science

Drama in a Shoebox

What does it mean to create drama that not only has sustainability themes, but is also sustainable across all areas of production? Suitable for middle years’ students, this unit will guide you through creating the magic of theatre with no more than a shoebox full of ‘rubbish’.

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Drama Early Childhood Ecosystems English F-2 Geography Human Impact Rubbish and Littering Science

Frog in a Pond

The Frogs were happy in their pond…until the Litterer came along and tipped rubbish everywhere! Can the Frogs work together to save their ecosystem?
Teach young children empathy, understanding of interdependent ecosystems, and ways to reduce human impact, all while having fun in a whole class role-play!