Check out the English page for a 2 part presentation to support the effective teaching of Narratives and Expositions.
Narrative & Exposition Writing
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Mathematics Resource Wiki
Check out the Mathematics Resource Wiki for the Inner West Partnership. The site is full of classroom resources and assessment tasks for all areas of the Mathematics Australian Curriculum. Every resource has been used successfully in a classroom setting. The ideas within each resource can easily be adapted or modified to suit alternative year levels or purposes.
https://innerwestpartnership.wikispaces.com/
Critical and Creative Thinking
I have added a new page titled ‘Critical and Creative Thinking’. Here I will post resources to help you develop Critical and Creative Thinkers in your classroom.
Suggested Mathematics Teacher Reference Resources
Suggested Mathematics Teacher Reference Resources
Here is a list of suggested teacher resources that are worth the investment. These have either been used and implemented in classrooms, viewed or recommended to me.
Year 6/7 Civics & Citizenship
A few good resources to help Year 6/7’s and their understanding of Government and Laws in Australia
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CloserLook_Three_Levels – http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/closer-look/governing-australia.html
Australian Curriculum English Overviews F-7
See the English page for Australian Curriculum Overviews for English F-7, to assist with planning or as a handout for parents.
Mathematics Games
I have added a new page titled ‘Mathematics Games’. You will find a selection of gameboards to support number development. These can be printed as A4 or A3.
Australian Curriculum Mathematics Overview pages V7.0
Check out the Mathematics page for Foundation to Year 7 overview pages of the Mathematics Australian Curriculum V7.0. Each overview shows the year level description/proficiency strands, achievement standard and content descriptors. The overviews can also be shared with parents to help them understand what is required at each year level.
ACv7.0 Mathematics Overview Foundation ACv7.0 Mathematics Overview Year1 ACv7.0 Mathematics Overview Year2 ACv7.0 Mathematics Overview Year3 ACv7.0 Mathematics Overview Year4 ACv7.0 Mathematics Overview Year5 ACv7.0 Mathematics Overview Year6 ACv7.0 Mathematics Overview Year7
The Arts AC Resources
Check out the Australian Curriculum Arts Overviews on the Arts page. These have been created for each of the bands, R-2, 3-4, 5-6 & 7-8, and cover the Achievement Standards and Content Descriptors for each subject area.
The Arts Overview R-2 The Arts Overview 3-4 The Arts Overview 5-6 The Arts Overview 7-8
Authentic Inquiry Maths blog
Great lesson and activity ideas for teaching authentic inquiry in mathematics: http://authenticinquirymaths.blogspot.com.au/