The Children's Theatre Ed Pack (2007)

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Part Seven

English

 

Library Orientation ………………………………………….……………..………..English Page One

 

Listening

 

Students listen with purpose, understanding and critical awareness in a wide range of situations

 

Speaking

 

Students speak with purpose and effect in a wide range of contexts

 

Winter Songs ..…………………………………………………….…….………...….English Page One

(Early Childhood)

 

Say the Name ..……………………………………………………..……………..….English Page One

(Early Childhood)

 

Snowflake Fun ..…………………………………………….……..…………………Not Shown

(Early Childhood)

 

Who Says What? ..………………………………………………..……….……...…English Page One

(Early Childhood)

 

My News Plan [1] …………………...……………………………………………..…See Reference

(Early Childhood)

 

Book Report..……………………………………….………………..…………….…English Page One

(Middle Childhood)

 

Reading

 

Students read a wide range of texts with purpose, understanding and critical awareness

 

Snowflakes - Poem ..………………………………………….…….…............,……English Page Two

(Early Childhood)

 

Match Winter Words ..……………………………………………….………………English Page Two

(Early Childhood)

 

Winter Chop Worksheet  …………………………………………..……………….English Page Two

(Middle Childhood)

 

Winter Word Pieces Puzzle  …………………………………………….……..….English Page Two

(Middle Childhood)

 

Name Game  …………………………………………………………………..……..English Page Two

(Middle Childhood)

 

Australian Animals Worksheet  ………………………………………………......English Page Two

(Middle Childhood)

 

Write a News Story ………………………………………..………………..............English Page Three

(Middle Childhood)

 

The Snow Queen Chronicle ……………………………………………………....English Page Three

(Middle Childhood)

 

The Spy Wheel ………………..…………...………………………………………...English Page Three

(Middle Childhood)

 

Making Sentences [2] …………………...……………………………………….....English Page Three

(Middle Childhood)

 

Winter Vocabulary ……………………………………….……………………….....English Page Three

(Middle Childhood)

 

Winter Word Sleuth …………………………………..……………………..........…English Page Four

(Middle Childhood)

 

Snow Queen’s Revenge …………………………………..…………………….…English Page Four

(Middle Childhood)

 

The Return of the Snow Queen …………………….…………………………..…English Page Four

(Middle Childhood)

 

Snow Queen Word Sleuth ……………………………………………………....…English Page Four

(Middle Childhood)

 

Winter Word Search ……………………………………………………………...…English Page Four

(Middle Childhood)

Writing

 

Students write for a range of purposes and in a range of forms using conventions appropriate to audience, purpose and context

 

Winter Word Book …………………………….…..……………………..….........…English Page Five

(Early childhood)

 

Missing Letters …………………………….…………..……………………..…...…English Page Five

(Early childhood)

 

Match the Syllables …………………………….………………………….......……English Page Five

(Early childhood)

 

Winter Acrostic Poem ………………………………..…………………..……....…English Page Five

(Early childhood)

 

Theatre ………………………………………………….…………………………..………...…English Page Five

(Early childhood)

 

Winter Spelling Words ………………..…….…………………………..………..…English Page Five

(Early childhood)

 

Unscrambled (2) ………………..…….…………………….……………..…………English Page Five

(Middle childhood)

 

Snow Similes ………………………………..…….…………………………..…..…English Page Six

(Middle childhood)

 

Winter Adjectives (2) ………………………………….………………..…….….…English Page Six

(Middle childhood)

 

Alteration  …………………………………………….………………………………English Page Six

(Middle childhood)

 

Snowman Melting ……………………………….…………………………..………English Page Six

(Middle childhood)

 

Fairytale Elements ……………………………….…………….…………..……..…English Page Six

(Middle childhood)

 

Short Story Framework ……………………………………….……..…..........……English Page Six

(Middle Childhood)

 

Story Map [3] ……………..…………………………………………….............….…English Page Seven

(Middle Childhood)

 

Winter Crossword …………………………………………………………..……….English Page Seven

(Middle Childhood)

 

Evacuation Flow Chart …………………………………………………..…………English Page Seven

(Middle Childhood)

 

Character Biography ………………………………….…………………..………..English Page Seven

(Middle Childhood)

 

Meet the Author ………………………………………………….…………..………English Page Seven

(Early Adolescence)

 

Letter Writing …………………………………………………………………..…….English Page Seven

(Early Adolescence)

 

Snow Flake Writing Pages (4) …………….…….…………………................……English Page Eight

 

Snowman Writing Pages (3) ………………………………………..……...........…English Page Eight

 

Viewing

 

Students view a wide range of visual texts with purpose, understanding and critical awareness

 

Genre ………………………………………………………………….…….................English Page Nine

(Early Childhood)

 

Describing Trees [4] …………………………………………….…………………..See Reference

(Early Childhood)

 

Memory Cards ………………………………………………….……………..……..English Page Nine

(Early Childhood)

 

Snow Queen Storyboard …………………………..…….………………...…....…English Page Nine

(Middle Childhood)

 

Book Covers (1-5) [5] …………………..…..…………………..….…………......…English Page Nine

(Early Childhood)

 

Hot Sites …………………………………………………………….……………../….Featured below

 

 

Hot Sites: Surf the Web

 

  1. Ozlit (an Australian site)

www.vicnet.net.au/~ozlit/children.html

 This site contains links to more than 70 popular writers.

 

  1. Children’s Literature Web Guide

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

 The biggest and best site of all.

 

  1. Focus On Fiction

http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/netopac/net2.htm

 Has a free online book club and links to many Australian authors.

  

  1. Authors and Illustrators

www.home.gil.com.au/~cbcqld/authors.htm

 A comprehensive site with links to Australian authors’ homepages.

  

  1. Literature

www.middlemiss.org/lit/lit.html

 A fantastic site with links to Australian authors including poets and poetry.

  

  1. Pan MacMillan Australia – Pandemonium

www.panmacmillan.com.au

 One of the best sites with lots of links, plus you can email your favourite author.

  

  1. Penguin Books Australia

www.penguin.com.au/authors/f_authors.cfm

 A huge, but easily navigated site. Lots of information, regular competitions and a “Puffin Page” (very interesting).

  

  1. Harper Collins Australia

http://www.harpercollins.com.au/authors/author_profile.asp?navaus=pr&navaus2=a

 Photos, book lists and author information.

  

  1. The Official Paul Jennings Internet Site

www.pauljennings.com.au

 The ultimate site for Jennings fans.

  

  1. Harry Potter

www.scholastic.com/harrypotter

 Information and activities.

  

  1. Andy Griffiths

www.andygriffiths.com.au

 

  1. Goosebumps

www.scholastic.com/goosebumps/index.htm

 

  1. Morris Gleitzman

www.morrisgleitzman.com

  


 

[1] My News Plan (2005) in K-3 Class Ideas: Classroom Survival, R.I.C Publications: New South Wales, Issue number 32, Term One, 2005, p. 53.

[2] What Do You Think? (1998) in K-3 Class Ideas: Animal, R.I.C Publications: New South Wales, Issue number 7, 1998, p. 54.

[3] Fairytales: Story Map (1997) in Key into Fairytales Folktales and Fables, Addison Wesley Longman: Melbourne, p. 4-5.

[4] Describing Trees (2001) in K-3 Class Ideas: Transport, R.I.C Publications: New South Wales, Issue number 18, Term Three, 2001, p. 57.

[5] Based on Fairytales/Folktales: Book Covers (1) (1997) in Key into Fairytales Folktales and Fables, Addison Wesley Longman: Melbourne, p. 56.