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DUBOSARSKY, Ursula Illus: RIDDLE, Tohby The Word Spy (Viking, Penguin Group Australia)
NB: The Word Spy won at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2009!
Activity ideas:
- Punctuation game
- Write names in Egyptian hieroglyphics
- Omniglot: writing systems and languages of the world
- Look at some old documents and compare the language to today
- Use the activities at the end of each chapter as games
Websites:
- Teachers notes
- Ursula Dubosarsky’s website
- Word Spy / Word Snoop blog
GREENWOOD, Mark Illus: LESSAC, Frané Simpson and his Donkey (Walker Books)
Web quests:
Books vs the machines challenge:
Teams are divided into those using books (preselected resources) and those using the Internet
The teams must race to find the answers to the Powerpoint quiz (either as time trials or live like “bingo”)
Book matches:
- A is for Anzacs / [written by Matt Anderson for the Australian Army, the Commonwealth Department of Veteran's Affairs and the Australian War Memorial]
- Gallipoli : reckless valour / Nicolas Brasch
- The Gallipoli story / Patrick Carlyon
- The donkey who carried the wounded / Jackie French
- The making of the Anzac legend : Gallipoli / Robert Gott
- Gallipoli / Robert Hillman
- Gallipoli / John Laffin ; illustrations by Errol Nathaniel
- Anzacs at Gallipoli : creating a legend / Jane Pearson
- The Anzacs at Gallipoli : a story for Anzac day / Chris Pugsley
Websites:
- Teaching and learning about Anzac Day
- Gallipoli and the Anzacs
- ANZAC Day Tradition (Australian War Memorial)
- A is for animals (Australia War Memorial)
HALL, Lincoln Alive in the Death Zone (Random House Australia)
Activity and display ideas:
- Maps of mountain climbing areas on Mt Everest
- Screen “Miracle on Everest” documentary
- The ABC radio transcript from 26 May reporting Lincoln’s death is still online
Websites:
- Lincoln Hall’s website
Book matches:
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place / Aron Ralston
NICHOLLS, Catriona and PATERSON, Janet Illus: WALLER, Rod The Story of Chicken in Australia (Kondinin Group)
Activity ideas:
- Why did the chicken cross the road? The ultimate chicken joke competition
- Stage an Eggs-cellent cooking demonstration (Omlettes, pikelets, the many different ways you can cook eggs)
- Chicken dance-off (A dance marathon to test the students stamina – “The Chicken dance” - or “Bird Dance”)
Websites:
- Rentachook http://www.rentachook.com.au/
- The Poultry Hub http://www.poultryhub.org/index.php/Kondinin_Group
Book matches:
- The Work Book series
RAMAGE, Jan Illus: HICKMAN, Ellen Tuart Dwellers Department of Environment and Conservation, WA
Book matches:
- Leaf Litter by Rachel Tonkin
- Where’s Wally
Websites:
ROSS, John and BOOTH, Anna Every Picture Tells a Story Craftsman House, Thames & Hudson
Activities:
- The “Why don’t you” sections have lots of activity suggestions
Websites:
- National Gallery of Australia - Australian Art (online resources)