Aboriginal Hand Prints
http://cdn.dickblick.com/lessonplan...d-prints-aboriginal-hand-prints.pdf Added: 10 Sep 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Lesson PlanLesson activity with clear step-by-step guide on how to make the stenciled hand print. The concept is pulled from an old Aboriginal tradition that stencilled hands on rocks.
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- 5-6
- Visual Arts
Strand: Paint and Colour
Strand unit: Painting
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become sensitive to increasingly subtle colour differences and tonal variations in natural and manufactured objects
- discover pattern and rhythm in natural and manufactured objects
Suggestions for use: Follow the clear instructions.
Didgeridoo Sounds
http://www.didgeridoostore.com/soundsrhythms.html Added: 10 Sep 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notesNotes and a video to demonstrate the popular sounds of the Australian musical instrument. While playing Didgeridoo, traditionally Aborigines mimic the sounds of their surroundings. These sounds can be mixed with droning to create rhythms, which is how the Didgeridoo is used as a rhythm wind instrument. The page also includes notes on the history of the didgerdoo and how to play it.
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Strand: Listening & Responding
Strand unit: Exploring sounds
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- explore ways of making sounds using manufactured and home-made instruments
- listen to sounds in the environment with an increased understanding of how sounds are produced and organised
Suggestions for use: This could be used as part of a Music and Geography class (other lands).
Strand: Music (Pre 2018)
Strand unit: Instruments
Australia Colouring Pages
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/australia-day-colouring-pages Added: 10 Sep 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notesPrintable pdf's with an Australian theme tht can be coloured in. Includes the Australian flag, Australian children, animals and a part scene.
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- 1-2
- Visual Arts
Strand: Paint and Colour
Strand unit: Painting
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- paint objects chosen for their colour possibilities
Suggestions for use: Print out and paint. Could accompany a Geography class on a foeiign country.
DLTK - Australia
http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/australia/index.htm Added: 10 Sep 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notesSeries of information pieces and arts & crafts activities about Australia. Contains information on the Australian flag and the national anthem. The resources were developed to support Australia day in January.
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- 3-4
- SESE Geography
Strand: Human Environments
Strand unit: People and Other Lands
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- begin to develop a sense of belonging to local, county, national, European and global communities
- study some aspects of the environments and lives of people in one location in Europe and one location in another part of the world
Suggestions for use: The information on the flag is very accessible and the arts and crafts activities could form th ebasis of a few class periods.