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Literature Links NSW- Symbaloo Gallery Our Little Earth | Current Events for Kids; News for Kids; World News for Students Free Audio Stories for Children | Audio Stories for Kids & Free Coloring Pages from Light Up Your Brain Windswept(5 mins) Written by Nadine D’Souza. A Copperpod tree learns that it takes two to tango. Piggis Play Games(6 mins) Written by Dave Donicci. Boy and girl pigs tackle outdoor games. The Persistent Rain Cloud(6 mins) Written by Nadine D’Souza. The Tale of Peter Rabbit(7 mins) Written by Beatrix Potter. Petie’s Peanut Butter Pizza(7 mins) Written by Joan Winifred . How The Camel Got His Hump (8 mins) Written by Rudyard Kipling. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (8 mins) Written by Beatrix Potter. The Fantabulous Cumulo-Nimbuli Pump(8 mins) Written by Chuck Brown. The Three Little Pigs(8 mins) Traditional. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny(9 mins) Written by Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin(9 mins) Written by Beatrix Potter. The City Zoo(9 mins) Written and Illustrated by George Comninos. Rapunzel(10 mins) Traditional. The Legend Of The Black Sea(11 mins) An old fisherman learns the importance of giving others the benefit of the doubt. Jack & The Beanstalk(27 mins) Traditional.

The Toughest Little Bird You've Never Heard Of : Krulwich Wonders... They're nothing to look at. They're not colorful. They seem so ordinary, in mottled brown, black and gray, if you noticed them at all, you'd think, "ah, just another shore bird, pecking at something in the water." They are the only birds known to fly more than 7,000 miles nonstop, that means no food breaks, no water breaks, no sleep breaks, no pausing, just pushing through cyclones, storms, headwinds, flappity flap, flap for days and nights — and this is their championship season. As you read this, a bunch of Bar-tailed Godwits or Kuakas, as they're called in New Zealand, are hanging out in western Alaska, eating a rich medley of clams, worms, seeds and berries, guaranteed to add ounces to their slight frames (check our exclusive Kuaka Workout Program below). Then they wait. According to wildlife biologist Bob Gill and his colleagues at the U.S. Fighting The Winds Pacific winds will constantly change; both for them and against them. Nobody Does It Better What a bird!

Note Taking Skills for 21st Century Students Note taking skills aren’t just automatic. We tell students “take notes” but they have no idea what that means. What makes “good notes.” What do they write down? How should notes look? Ever since I went through the Writing Across the Curriculum Course at my school I realized the tremendous gap between “writing” as we’ve taught it traditionally and 21st century writing skills. Now I have a new frustration that has me grappling with noteaking. So, now, I’m taking the approach of helping students master analog notetaking. A note about In-Flip: The kids love it. I want to know what they are getting out of the videos and if they are pulling out the essential questions I’m giving them. So, here are some of the essential notetaking skills I’ve taught them so far. Cornell Notetaking System My favorite Cornell notetaking video is by Jennifer DesRochers. This method is THE SINGLE MOST important reason (besides studying myself blind) that I graduated first in my class from Georgia Tech. You did it!

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Mirror - Reading Australia Introductory activities – before reading Mirrors and mirroring: Prior to introducing the text, introduce the concept of a mirror. Lead students in a discussion of the function and purpose of a mirror. Lead in with a discussion of mirrors in our culture: what are they used for, where do we find them, what functions do they serve? Cultural context: Explain to students they will be exploring a picture book partly set in Morocco. First experience of the text: Examine the entire cover of Mirror, both front and back. What sorts of cultures seem to be represented here? Introduce the skill of visual language analysis or reconnect to prior learning through an initial analysis of the symbolic, written and technical codes of the cover. How is attention drawn to the child figure? Introduce critical literacy concepts through interrogation of the cover. Additional activities that could be incorporated if time permits or to provide differentiation: Outline of key elements of the text – after initial reading

Read-Aloud Strategies for Grades 4 and Up Most elementary school teachers read aloud to their students as a matter of course. But the practice is less automatic in the older grades. As children grow more independent with their reading, the temptation is to let them do it on their own. 1. “You are never too old, too wacky, too wild to pick up a book and read to a child.” 2. According to the International Literacy Association, a read-aloud text should engage students at the edge of their speaking vocabulary. 3. As you read a text aloud, pause to verbalize the internal dialogue going on in your head. 4. As you read aloud, ask students to mark or highlight in their books when they find statements that they agree (A) or disagree (D) with or passages that make sense (MS) or don’t make sense (DMS). 5. In order to bring the ideas and characters to life for students, read the text expressively. 6. 7. During a second reading of the story or excerpt, invite students to role-play the characters. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Point of view in picture books and animated movie adaptations | Professional learning Peer reviewed article Learning about analysing transmedia narratives will enable students to develop greater explicit knowledge of how semiotic resources of image and language make meaning, and will equip them with the skills needed to interpret and construct multimodal texts. Point of view: focalisation and rear view images in Shaun Tan’s ‘The Lost Thing’ Introduction The new Australian Curriculum in English to be adopted or adapted by all Australian states, in its statements of expectations for students from the very early years of schooling, makes prolific reference to learning about variation in narrative point of view and the impact of this variation on interpretive possibilities of literary narratives. Identify the point of view in a text and suggest alternative points of view … recognising that there is more than one way of looking at the same event and that stories seen through the eyes of one character privileges some aspects of the story over others(ACELY1675). Point of view

Value of using picture books in geography | Professional learning Jennifer Curtis presents teaching ideas for geography using picture books as a stimulus. Why use picture books in geography teaching and learning ‘Reading is the thing that, when you’re young, can really make you see that there’s another life outside your world, no matter what sort of world you’re born into. And sometimes it reflects your own life – you get your own situation into perspective.’ Alison Lester, author and illustrator (2012) Stories have always been a part of human culture and have been used for thousands of years to teach and entertain, impart laws and lessons, preserve culture and beliefs, and pass on values and knowledge. In geography teaching and learning, picture books can: * increase engagement and stimulate interest * open up the world and bring places to life * engage students’ imagination and provoke curiosity and inquiry * provide a diversity of perspectives and build empathy and understanding * make connections to students’ lives and encourage reflection and comparison

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