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You’ll be amazed at the quality of writing that recreating an Australian landscape in your school inspires.
Explorer Bartholomew Drake reads How the platypus got his shape a creation tale from children's author Anne Faundez.
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Our radio play is set on board Captain Cook's ship the HM Bark Endeavour. Version 1 has simpler vocabulary and is shorter than version 2, so is ideal for younger children.
Our radio play is set on board Captain Cook’s ship the HM Bark Endeavour. Version 2 has more advanced vocabulary and is slightly longer than version 1.
Reward your KS2 storytellers with this How the platypus got his shape themed certificate.
Learn all about the artist Gabriella Possum Nungarrayiand her painting Bush Fire Dreaming.
A handy map of Australia to print or display on your whiteboard.
Use the How the platypus got his shape ebook on your whiteboard, iPad or tablet computer.
Reward your storytellers with this How the platypus got his shape themed certificate.
Get everybody singing with this traditional Australian song.
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Our interactive PDF will help children to get a feel for Australian geography, animals and music.
This resource sheet features an excerpt about food on board HM Bark Endeavour written by Mr Perry, one of the ship’s doctors.
Use these templates to create your own A to Z book of Australia.
Explore indigenous symbols and let children use them to create their own maps.
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Match the Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls character to their personality trait.
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Use this story planner to help with story structure when writing or telling stories.
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Use these 'Shell shape' templates for your concrete poetry writing.
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Use our 'Sea words' resource sheet for looking at shades of meaning with words describing different kinds of waves.
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A collection of poems all about the seaside from children’s writer Jenny Heap.
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This activity sheet investigates how it is important to have your own ideas about stories.
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Talk to the children about what could be happening in our Sea topic's story starter image. (Also, perfect for talking about scale.)
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Investigate Peter Adderley's paintings, which are an idealised, stylised version of reality.
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Help tell the tale of the plucky ducks with this slideshow.
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Start your Plucky ducks lesson with the 'Plucky ducks, all at sea' poem or use as inspiration for your own poetry.
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Use this activity sheet to help children have a better understanding of our ocean's currents.
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Our ‘Duckumentary roles’ resource sheets give fictional accounts of the 'Plucky ducks' story from the points of view of some of the key players.
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Put on some sea sounds and imagine you are sitting on a warm beach, far away. Close your eyes and listen to the sound of
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Our image-only ‘Storytelling prompts’ for Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons.
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Our keyword ‘Storytelling prompts’ for Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons.
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These 'Storytelling prompts' for Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls come with keyword phrases from the story.
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Reward your Early Years and KS1 storytellers with this Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls themed certificate.
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Reward your KS2 storytellers with this Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls themed certificate.
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Our 'Beach hut templates' are a great way to display your summer poetry.
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This issue’s radio play All hands on deck, finds time traveller Amadeus Jones taking a trip to the 16th century where he meets Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Discuss the different coastlines in this slideshow, each with its own inspiration for literacy.
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Let’s look at what sinks and what floats in this great (wet play) activity.
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Discuss the impact of oil spill disasters on our oceans and the wildlife that live there with our 'Oil spill disasters' resource sheet.
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Our downloadable sea fact cards look at some of the animals featured in Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls and are a great starting point
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Our text only downloadable fact cards look at some of the sea creatures featured in Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls and have plenty of
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Our downloadable sea fact cards look at some of the sea creatures featured in Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls.
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Our downloadable sea fact cards look at some of the animals featured in Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls. Children can use this template to
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Investigate why the plucky ducks turned white with this investigation into what happens when you leave things in the sunshine.
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