Week 1: Culture Vultures

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The theme for this week is “Culture Vultures“.

Let’s learn about the world:

Seven Continents Song. (2:02 minutes long)

Five Oceans Song. (2:17 minutes long)

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We are going to learn more about one of the places and their culture. The place is called…

Australia | Destination World. (2:55 minutes long)

And here is a song about Australia!

Australia Geography/Australia Country Song. (3:28 minutes long)

And another one about their culture!

Australia Song | Song for Kids | Countries of the World. (1:21 minutes long)

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PROJECT AUSTRALIA

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More about Australia…

All about Australia for Kids – Australian continent & country . (8:51 minutes long)

Australia | Destination World. (2:55 minutes long)

Australia for Kids | Everything you need to know… (2:18 minutes long)

Australia for Kids. (5:12 minutes long)

Fun Facts About Australia. (5:14 minutes long)

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Australian Landmarks – slides:

The Great Barrier Reef – slides:

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MAP QUIZ:

MAP WORKSHEETS:

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Learn about Australian Animals:

Australian animals for kids: pronunciation in English. (3:23 minutes long)

Australian Animals for Kids: Review Quiz Edition. (10:04 minutes long)

Australian Animals Finger Family Song | Finger Family Nursery Rhymes. (1:47 minutes long)

Learn About The Australian Animals For Kids. (3:25 minutes long)

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INTERSTING CLIPS:

Koala

Elsa the koala’s 2nd birthday! (1:00 minutes long)

Meet ‘Olaf’ – Elsa the Koala’s First Joey. (1:43 minutes long)

Celebrating Pixie the Koala’s First Birthday. (1:34 minutes long)

Wombat

Miracle Wombat Celebrates 1st Birthday! (1:04 minutes long)

Miracle Wombat Poppy Says Goodbye. (3:01 minutes long)

Wombat returns to the wild! (1:18 minutes long)

Kangaroo

Skippy and Tim. (0:56 minutes long)

Wallaby

Tilly the tiniest Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby. (0:46 minutes long)

Crocodile

Elvis feeds Elvis the Crocodile! (1:07 minutes long)

Terrifying crocodile DEATH ROLLS – not for the faint hearted! (0:56 minutes long)

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Australian Animals – slides:

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More research material:

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DRAWING TASKS

HOW TO DRAW A KANGAROO OR A KOALA

DRAW A KOALA IN ITS HABITAT

“WHAT AM I DRAWING CHALLENGE”

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MORE RESEARCH & TASKS

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COLOUR-IN PAGES

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WORD SEARCHES

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MAZES

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Make a poster on either Australian animals or on the continent of Australia.

(Give necessary pictures to students to use…)

OR:

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You will use the following material:

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What is Aboriginal Art?

Aboriginal Art Symbols

Australian Aboriginal Animal Dot Art. (4:57 minutes long)

Aboriginal animal art. (2:48 minutes long)

How to draw and paint DOT ART | STEP BY STEP. (14:49 minutes long)

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Use one of the following images for your aboriginal art work:

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Here are stories about geckos for inspiration…

Animated Short Film HD “Invisible”. (3:14 minutes long)

3D Animated Short Film: “Darrel”. (3:19 minutes long)

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Red Kangaroo | Help the Lost Joey Get Home! (5:45 minutes long)

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Here is an aboriginal story about how birds got their colours, for inspiration…

How the Birds got their Colours by Mary Albert. (3:37 minutes long)

How the Birds got their Colours | Dixy’s Storytime World. (2:28 minutes long)

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Click on the images for more ideas and examples of Aboriginal Art.

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Present your project on Australia to the rest of the class… (Plan what you will say to the class on your Project sheet.)

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Each group will be assessed by teachers & monitors- (Use the assessment form to judge how well a group has done.)

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American vs. British vs. Australian English | One Language, Three Accents. (2:55 minutes long)

CALMING MUSIC

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