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  • Unit Plan Year: F

    v9 Living Things

    In this Living Things unit, students observe and explore the external features of plants and animals. This unit explains the important jobs...

  • Unit Plan Year: F

    v9 Make Your Move

    This physical science unit on movement is designed to get foundation students thinking about the forces that put objects in motion by observ...

  • Unit Plan Year: 2

    Push and Pull

    This unit will investigate how the forces of push and pull affect the ways in whichΒ objects move on land, water and in the air. StudentsΒ ...

  • Unit Plan Year: F

    Weather

    This unit will investigate how daily and seasonal changes in our environmentΒ affect everyday life. The unit has been created to support the...

  • Unit Plan Year: F

    v9 Materials

    This unit was created to support the Foundation Year level of the Australian Curriculum - Chemical Sciences strand. Students will learn t...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2

    Technologies Unit: Staying Safe and Working Together Online

    This complete unit plan guides teachers through five engaging lessons that help Years 1–2 students explore algorithms, collaboration, online...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2

    Technologies Unit: Our Digital Tools and Data

    This full unit plan outlines five structured lessons aligned with the Years 1–2 Digital Technologies curriculum. Lessons explore digital sys...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2

    Technologies Unit: Exploring Our Digital World

    This Foundation-level unit introduces students to basic digital technologies concepts through a series of age-appropriate, hands-on and visu...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2

    Technologies Unit: Let It Roll

    This five-lesson Design and Technologies unit guides students through an engaging design process as they explore how toys move. Students tes...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2

    Technologies Unit: Building a Bee Hotel

    The Building a Bee Hotel Unit is a complete design and technologies project where students explore sustainable habitats for native bees. The...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: Tangram Algorithms

    In this activity, students build on what they have already learned about coding by creating algorithms for a partner to replicate tangram pu...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: Introduction to Unplugged Coding

    Coding is a way of thinking, a way of problem-solving, and can exist even without a computer. Unplugged coding is a great way to introduce t...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: Building Bridges

    This activity is a quick engineering challenge that your students will love! It can be completed in a single session with minimal materials....

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: What is a Hovercraft?

    This activity kit, designed to be used in conjunction with our β€˜What is a Hovercraft Presentation’ teaches your students the story of the ho...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: The Science of Flight

    This activity kit is designed to accompany the STEAM presentation on the Physics of Flight. In this pack, you will find all the necessary in...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: Powerful Pollination

    This activity pack contains a fun pollination activity that turns your classroom into a field of flowers for the students to pollinate. It w...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: Extinction Emergency

    This STEAM activity pack was designed to accompany our Extinction emergency presentation. It includes instructions for the STEAM activities,...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: The Big Bang

    This activity pack is designed to go along with our Big Bang presentation. This activity kit allows you to turn that interesting presentatio...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2

    Let It Roll Presentation

    This five-lesson presentation supports a hands-on Technologies unit where students explore how toys are designed to move. Through observatio...

  • Presentation Year: F

    Building a Bee Hotel - Presentation

    The Building a Bee Hotel Presentation is an interactive and structured PowerPoint that guides students through a design and technologies pro...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Needs and Wants

    This is a fun and engaging presentation that helps students to understand the differences between needs and wants. Students play a game to d...

  • Presentation Year: F

    Sliding - Presentation

    This Physical Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 6Β of the Make Your Move unit written for Foundation level. It allows...

  • Presentation Year: F

    Pushing and Pulling - Presentation

    This Physical Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 5 of the Make Your Move unit written for Foundation level. It allows...

  • Presentation Year: F

    Swinging - Presentation

    This Physical Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 4 of the Make Your Move unit written for Foundation level. It allows...

  • Presentation Year: F

    Bouncing - Presentation

    This Physical Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 3 of the Make Your Move unit written for Foundation level. It allows...

  • Presentation Year: F

    Spinning - Presentation

    This Physical Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 2Β of the Make Your Move unit written for Foundation level. It allows...

  • Presentation Year: F

    Rolling - Presentation

    This Physical Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 1Β of the Make Your Move unit written for Foundation level. It allows...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Toys from Around the World - Presentation

    This Toys from Around the World presentation has been created to support Lesson 6 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk s...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Gravity - Presentation

    This Gravity presentation has been created to support Lesson 5 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through vis...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Power of Forces - Presentation

    This Power of Forces presentation has been created to support Lesson 4 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk students thr...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Push or Pull? - Presentation

    This Push or Pull presentation has been created to support Lesson 3 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk students throug...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Pull - Presentation

    This Pull presentation has been created to support Lesson 2 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through visual...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Push - Presentation

    This Push presentation has been created to support Lesson 1 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through visual...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Introduction to Coding - Presentation

    This presentation is the perfect way to introduce young students to the principles behind coding. During the presentation, students will lea...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Building Bridges - Presentation

    This presentation is designed to accompany the STEM activity of the same name. It walks students through the human history of bridge buildin...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    The Science of Flight - Presentation

    This presentation introduces students to the major forces involved in powered flight. It was designed as part of a STEAM activity pack that...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Powerful Pollination - Presentation

    This presentation teaches students the importance of pollination to the lifecycle of plants. It was created as part of a STEAM activity, and...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Extinction Emergency - Presentation

    In this STEAM presentation, your students will learn the various ways that animals have gone extinct over time and the current risk to endan...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Ask About it - The Big Bang Presentation

    In this presentation from our Ask About it STEM range, we respond to a student who asked a question about the Big Bang. After briefly discus...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2

    Creating Digital Texts - Presentation

    This presentation is an excellent way to introduce computer skills to Β your Foundation, Year 1 or Year 2 class. The progressive presentation...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    iPads @ School

    This presentation is designed to introduce students to the rules and skills they will need to be successful with iPads in the classroom. You...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2

    Computer Skills - Presentation

    This presentation was designed to walk foundation level students through the basics of computer use. This includes using a mouse, the arrow...

  • Presentation Year: F

    Clothing From Around The World

    Students will examine the clothing worn around the world, and they will understand why certain materials have been chosen for various climat...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Achievement Standards - Technologies

    This printable resource includes "We are learning to..." achievement standard statements for Technologies from Foundation to Year 6. Aligned...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Achievement Standards - Science

    This printable resource presents the full set of Science achievement standards from Foundation to Year 6, expressed in student-friendly β€œWe...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Staying Safe and Working Together Online Quiz

    This 10-question PowerPoint quiz is the perfect way to assess student understanding at the end of the "Staying Safe and Working Together Onl...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Staying Safe and Working Together Online Rubric

    This detailed rubric supports teachers in assessing student understanding and behaviours across key digital learning outcomes from the Year...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Working Together Online: Assessment Worksheet

    This end-of-unit assessment worksheet helps students reflect on their understanding of online collaboration, password safety, and algorithms...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Safe to Share? - Cut and Paste Online Safety

    This engaging cut-and-paste activity helps young learners distinguish between information that is safe to share online and personal details...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    My Safe Password Card

    This printable password card activity helps students in Years 1–2 understand the importance of safe online credentials. Students fill in a u...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    My Own Algorithm

    This open-ended worksheet encourages Year 1–2 students to create their own algorithm to solve a real-life problem, such as packing lunch or...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Draw the Algorithm Step-by-Step Drawing Pack

    This step-by-step drawing worksheet pack introduces students in Years 1–2 to the concept of algorithms through simple visual instructions. E...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Staying Safe and Working Together Online - Presentation

    This complete 5-lesson presentation accompanies the unit "Staying Safe and Working Together Online" for Years 1–2. It covers foundational di...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Our Digital Tools and Data Assessment Rubric

    This student-friendly rubric supports the assessment of key learning goals from the Years 1–2 Technologies curriculum strand. It allows teac...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Our Digital Tools and Data Quiz

    This 10-question quiz is designed to assess students’ understanding of the unit "Our Digital Tools and Data." Questions cover key concepts s...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    My Digital Message - Digital Communication Reflection Worksheet

    This engaging tablet-themed worksheet supports students in Years 1–2 as they plan and reflect on a digital communication activity. Learners...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Solving a Problem with Digital Systems

    This open-ended inquiry worksheet supports students in Years 1–2 as they explore how digital systems can solve simple everyday problems. Lea...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Data Display Worksheet

    This engaging worksheet guides Years 1–2 students through the process of collecting, representing, and interpreting data. Students choose a...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Digital Systems: What Do They Do?

    This interactive worksheet helps Year 1–2 students understand the different functions of digital systems and how hardware and software compo...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Name That Digital System

    This engaging worksheet helps Years 1–2 students identify common digital systems, differentiate between hardware and software, and reflect o...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Our Digital Tools and Data - Presentation

    This ready-to-use, non-editable PowerPoint presentation delivers the full 5-lesson sequence for the Our Digital Tools and Data unit. Designe...

  • Resource Year: F

    Exploring Our Digital World - Quiz

    This digital technologies quiz is the final assessment for the Exploring Our Digital World unit. It includes 10 interactive multiple-choice...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Exploring Our Digital World Rubric

    This rubric supports teacher assessment of Foundation-level students as they complete the My Digital World Assessment. It evaluates five cri...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    My Digital World Assessment

    This assessment worksheet set supports Foundation students to demonstrate their understanding of digital systems, simple data collection, an...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Staying Safe Online - Data Sharing Worksheet

    This worksheet teaches Foundation students how to recognise safe and unsafe information to share online. Students colour images based on whe...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Personal or Public? - Data Sorting Worksheet

    This worksheet helps Foundation students develop early digital literacy skills by distinguishing between personal and public data. Students...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Show Me the Data! - Symbolic Data and Graphing Worksheets

    This Foundation-level maths resource teaches students to explore symbolic data and basic graphing through two engaging worksheets. In Part 1...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1

    Hardware or Software? - Sorting & Drawing Worksheets

    This digital technologies worksheet pack helps students in Foundation–Year 1 distinguish between hardware and software. It includes a cut-an...

  • Resource Year: F

    Exploring Our Digital World - Presentation

    This five-lesson Foundation-level PowerPoint presentation supports the unit Exploring Our Digital World. It introduces young learners to the...

  • Resource Year: F 1

    My Five Senses Scavenger Hunt - Worksheet

    This hands-on scavenger hunt worksheet supports young learners in exploring their five senses through real-world observation. Students searc...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2 3 +1

    Science Observation Sheet - Blank Template

    This open-ended science observation sheet is ideal for any hands-on experiment, investigation, or nature study. Students are encouraged to r...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Let It Roll - Assessment Rubric

    This assessment rubric supports the Let It Roll Design and Technologies unit. Teachers can assess student achievement against key learning o...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Let It Roll - Quiz

    This 10-question interactive quiz is the perfect way to review key learning from the Let It Roll unit. Covering concepts such as materials,...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Let It Roll Assessment

    This end-of-unit assessment sheet allows students to reflect on the outcomes of their rolling toy project. It includes sections on testing p...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Building Checklist & Design Reflection

    These differentiated Building Checklists and companion Design Reflection Sheet help students stay organised throughout the construction and...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Design Sheet - Rolling Toy

    This open-ended Design Sheet encourages students to draw and label their rolling toy creations. It offers a clean, simplified layout perfect...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Rolling Toy Design Sheet

    These differentiated Rolling Toy Design Sheets support students in visualising and planning their toy designs for the Let It Roll unit. Each...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Group Planning Sheet

    These differentiated Group Planning Sheets support students as they collaboratively plan their rolling toy designs. Each version provides st...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Material Match

    The Material Match worksheet guides students through an investigation of wheel materials and how they perform on different surfaces. Student...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    How Do Toys Move?

    This structured observation worksheet supports students in exploring the different ways toys move. By testing a range of toy types, students...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Living Things and Their Homes - Rubric

    This assessment pack includes two detailed rubrics to support science learning in Year 1: one focused on student knowledge of living things...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Weather Chart Series

    The Weather Chart provides a fun and interactive way for students to track daily weather patterns in the classroom. Along with this chart, w...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Bee Hotel & Editable Risk Assessment Sheets

    This resource includes two Risk Assessment Sheets to support safe and structured project-based learning. The Bee Hotel Risk Assessment outli...

  • Resource Year: F

    Building a Bee Hotel Quiz

    The Building a Bee Hotel Quiz is a 10-question assessment designed to evaluate students' understanding of why bee hotels are important, the...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Building a Bee Hotel Rubric

    The Building a Bee Hotel Rubric provides a clear, structured assessment tool for evaluating students' bee hotel projects. Covering key areas...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Bee Hotel Assessment

    This Bee Hotel Assessment worksheet encourages students to reflect on their completed bee hotel project. Students rate their design, draw th...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Building Checklist

    Step-by-step checklist for students to ensure their bee hotel is planned, built, and tested correctly. Includes reflection questions and a p...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Bee Design Sheet Sheets

    Students explain their design choices, discussing materials, safety considerations, and placement for maximum effectiveness. This worksheet...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Bee Hotel Design

    Students colour materials suitable for bee hotels and sketch their own bee hotel design, labelling the components. This worksheet helps stud...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Design Detectives

    The Design Detectives worksheet encourages students to analyse everyday objects and their purpose. Using a cut-and-paste activity, students...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Planning A Model Home

    This assessment is to be used alongside the β€˜Animals for Building A Model Home’ resource. Students display their understanding of living thi...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Animals for Building A Model Home

    Print these animals out on thick card stock for students to complete their β€˜Planning A Model Home’ assessment.Β  Β 

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Caring For Our Pets

    Students choose an animal as a pet to care for and identify the actions they need to take to take care of their pets to ensure its basic nee...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    What Do I Need To Survive?

    This worksheet comes with two different versions for your varying classroom needs. Students complete the worksheet and draw the basic needs...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Needs and Wants Sorting Activity

    This Needs and Wants sorting activity can be completed as a whole class during explicit teaching to clear any misunderstandings of the terms...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Basic Needs Of An Animal

    This poster makes a great visual reference for students to understand the basic needs of an animal. This poster forms part of a larger unit...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Recording My Observations

    This worksheet is to be used alongside the ’Planting Beans Experiment’. Students draw scientific drawings of their beans over the course of...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Planting Beans Experiment

    This experiment allows students to experience first hand how living things grow and how their basic needs help them to survive. Students pla...

  • Resource Year: F 1

    Where Do Plants Get Their Needs From?

    Display this resource on your interactive whiteboard or print it out and complete it with the class. This resource compares the differences...

  • Worksheet

    Basic Needs Of A Plant

    This worksheet comes with two different versions for your varying classroom needs. Students complete the worksheet and draw the basic needs...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Basic Needs Of A Plant Poster

    This poster makes a great visual reference for students to understand the basic needs of a plant. This poster forms part of a larger unit on...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Make Your Move - Title Page

    This title page is a great way to kick off a new unit, or as a fast finishers activity for students throughout the unit. It is a part of...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Push and Pull - Assessment Rubric

    This assessment rubric has been designed to use alongside the assessment sheet provided in the Push and Pull Science unit. There are 3 level...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Pom Pom Popper Assessment

    This assessment is designed to be used at the completion of the Push and Pull Science Unit. Students will demonstrate their learning from th...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Pom Pom Popper Poster

    This simple procedural text is the perfect hands-on activity for your students when learning about the concept of push and pull. It has been...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Comparing Toys

    This worksheet allows students to identify different forces that are used by different toys, by comparing one of their own toys with a toy f...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Gravity - Worksheet

    This worksheet allows students to demonstrate their understanding of gravity and the different objects that will be affected by gravity. Β 

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    The Power of Forces

    This worksheet has been designed for students to record their observations as they complete various push and pull experiments. Students will...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Push and Pull - Sorting Cards

    These push and pull sorting cards make a terrific hands-on addition to your Science unit as students learn to identify the force required to...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Push or Pull Venn Diagram

    This worksheet allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the differences between push and pull by cutting and pasting different...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Pull Worksheet

    This worksheet allows students to demonstrate their understanding of different objects that require the pull force to move. Β 

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Push and Pull – Title Page

    This title page has been designed to use at the beginning of the Push and Pull unit of work. You may choose to have students paste the ti...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Push Worksheet

    This worksheet allows students to demonstrate their understanding of different objects that require the push force to move. Β 

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    What is a Hovercraft? - Presentation

    The story of the hovercraft is a story of designing solutions to real-world problems and how the limits of technology can impact design.Β  I...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Extinction Bingo

    This game was created as an extension for a STEAM activity on extinction and endangered species. In this bingo game, a bingo caller works th...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    English Unit: Creating Digital Texts

    This unit plan is a comprehensive resource for teaching and assessing computer skills in your Foundation classroom. The unit includes a pres...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Creating Digital Texts Rubric Editable

    This simple to use teacher rubric allows you to assess the progress of your class throughout the Foundation – Creating Digital Texts unit. T...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Story Time Assessment

    This interactive and editable PowerPoint presentation is the final assessment for the Foundation - Creating Digital Texts unit. Each student...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Drop Down Geniuses Activity

    This interactive and editable PowerPoint presentation is all about getting your students to use drop down menus. The class will learn how to...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Super Selectors Activity

    This interactive and editable PowerPoint presentation is all about getting your students selecting objects. The class will learn how to sele...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Superb Scrollers Activity

    This interactive and editable PowerPoint presentation is all about getting your students scrolling. The class will learn how to scroll using...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Typing Titians Activity

    This interactive and editable PowerPoint presentation is all about getting your students typing. The class will learn how to type letters, w...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Creating Digital Texts - Student Reference Card

    Print these reference cards for your students so they can easily refer back to the key computer skills of scrolling, selecting and typing. E...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Creating Digital Texts Class Display

    This class display is a great way to introduce or reinforce typing, selecting, scrolling and drop down menu computer skills. The displays pr...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    iPad Bootcamp

    This iPad Bootcamp is designed to teach your students a range of iPad, internet and media arts skills while completing a series of tasks. Ea...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +1

    Computer Posters - Important Keys for PC

    This poster set reminds your students of the groups of keys on their keyboard and what they all do. There is a similar set of posters featur...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +1

    Computer Posters - Important Keys for Mac

    This poster set reminds your students of the groups of keys on their keyboard and what they all do. There is a similar set of posters featur...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Computer Posters - Open & Save

    These posters remind students of the essential keyboard shortcuts they can use to open and save documents in most of the software they will...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Using A Mouse - Poster

    A simple, colourful display poster that explains what a mouse is and what it is used for. Display in your classroom for easy reference. Β 

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Save & Open - Poster

    A simple, colourful display poster that shows the shortcuts that can be used to save and open files in both Windows and Mac. Display this in...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Materials - Title Page

    The study of materials is throughout the curriculum, in both Science, and Design and Technology. If you are teaching a unit involving materi...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Combining Materials - Title Page

    The study of materials is throughout the curriculum, in both Science, and Design and Technology. If you are teaching a unit involving materi...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    St Patrick's Day STEAM St Patrick's Badge - Lower Primary

    St Patrick's Day STEAM St Patrick's Badge - Lower Primary

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    St Patrick’s Day Badge - Lower Primary STEAM

    In this STEAM activity, students learn about Irish culture and the history of St Patrick’s day before designing a traditional St. Patrick’s...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    The Importance Of Recycling

    Students are asked to reflect on the importance of recycling through either writing or drawing. This worksheet was designed to be used with...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2 6

    (Re)Making Paper - Teacher Sheet

    This teacher sheet outline the instructions for a recycling activity where students turn scrap paper into beautiful, handmade paper bookmark...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Materials Scavenger Hunt

    Students set off around the classroom or playground in search of examples of each category of material. This worksheet can be done as a comp...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Water in a Strainer

    This is an interesting demosntration of the hydrophobic nature of oil, but for younger students, it just looks like an amazing magic trick....

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    How to Make Moon Sand

    Explore Science and Sensory Play with Moon Sand!This captivating presentation guides students through creating their own moon sand, a sand-l...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    How to Make a Rubber Egg

    An interesting investigation that demonstrates the changes that can happen to a familiar object during a chemical reaction.This is an experi...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Clever Play Dough

    An investigation of a non-Newtonian fluid, sometimes called Ooblek. This is a fun experiment for kids to play with and get messy. Β 

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    A Sticky Balloon Too

    An investigation of static electricity. There isn’t really a place for static electricity in the current Australian Curriculum, but this...

  • Resource Year: 2

    A Plane Made of Rings

    An experiment where students create an unfamiliar paper airplane, that is still able to fly thanks to the forces of thrust and lift. The...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Water and Materials - Worksheet B

    Select a variety of materials for students to test to see the effects of water on each material. This forms part of the Foundation Chemic...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Absorbency - Experiment

    Students will test common materials for absorbency. This forms part of the Foundation Chemical Sciences Unit - Materials.

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Paper Plane Template

    The paper plane template has been designed for young students to colour and fold their very own paper planes. This forms part of the Foun...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Design A Dog Coat - Worksheet

    Students are required to use the knowledge they have acquired throughout the current unit of work to design an appropriate coat for a dog. T...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    The Right Clothes For The Job - Worksheet

    In this worksheet, students identify the different pieces of clothing that we wear for specific purposes matching each piece to its purpose....

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Silly Sentences - Materials

    As a class, you will read these silly sentences and decide why the materials mentioned within the textΒ are not the best choice for that part...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Build Your Own House - Craft Activity

    Students will look at the various materials used to build houses. They will use the classic tale of The Three Little Pigs to examine these m...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Clothing Around The World - Worksheet

    Students will examine clothing from around the world, understanding why various materials have been chosen for various purposes. This for...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Water and Materials - Worksheet

    Students are required to test a variety of familiar materials to determine whether or not their properties change when they are wet. This...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Observing Objects - Checklist

    Students will use their observation skills to identify observable properties of various toys or objects. This forms part of the Foundatio...

  • Worksheet Year: P F

    I Can Sing A Rainbow

    Students observe and recognise the colours of a rainbow. This forms part of the Foundation Chemical Sciences Unit - Materials.

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Colour My World - Experiment

    In this experiment, students will use their observation skills to see the observable properties of colours as they are mixed together. Th...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Yes, I Can See! - Worksheet

    This worksheet is part of the Foundation Chemical Sciences Unit - Materials. Students will be required to determine whether or not an object...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Can we see through it? - Experiment

    Students will test a variety of materials to determine whether they are transparent or opaque.Β  This forms part of the Foundation Chemica...

  • Resource Year: P F 1 2

    Clothing Flashcards

    This set of clothing flashcards has been created to support studies on the weather in the early years and lower primary. Students can create...

  • Resource Year: F 1

    Movement Sorting Activity

    Introduce the concept of movement to young learners with this interactive sorting activity. Engage students in categorizing objects and orga...

  • Resource Year: F 1

    Material Sorting Activity

    Students will use their observation skills to identify the materials various objects are made from. This forms part of the Foundation Che...

  • Resource Year: F

    Living Things In Our Yard

    Explore the diverse range of living things found in our yard with this resource. Inspire students to observe and identify plants, animals, a...

  • Resource Year: F

    Living Things Sorting Activity - Small Bag Cards

    Extend the living things sorting activity with this set of small bag cards. Encourage students to sort and classify objects and organisms in...

  • Resource Year: F

    Living Things Sorting Activity

    Develop students' understanding of living and non-living things with this interactive sorting activity. Engage them in categorizing various...

  • Resource Year: F

    Absorbent And Waterproof Materials Sorting Activity

    Students will sort items by determining, based on its function, whether each item is made from an absorbent material or waterproof material....

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +4

    Yoga Poses

    Yoga Poses can be practiced as a class to understand the different ways we can move our bodies and perform activities using a range of movem...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Food Groups Posters

    The Food Groups posters provide an introduction to food groups, whilst our food group cards allow students to sort individual foods into the...

  • Resource Year: F 1

    Big and Small Animals

    Animals come in all shapes and sizes. Looking at some big and small animals, students can identify suitable habitats for each animal and dec...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Healthy Food Pyramid Poster

    The Healthy Food Pyramid Poster was designed to display current food guides that enable students to plan food choices and sort foods into fo...

  • Resource Year: P F 1 2

    Pets - Flashcards

    We have received a few requests for resources to support a unit on Pets. This set of Pet themed flash cards includes 24 pets, from the co...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Milk Production

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in milking a cow through to availability to purchase milk in shops. This is a terrific resource...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Science Experiment Prompts

    Use these sheets as a prompt for students when working through a science experiment.

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    5 Food Groups Card Game

    Designed for 2-5 players, the 5 Food Groups Card Game helps players create an ideal daily menu satisfying the required amount of food from e...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Food Groups Charts

    These 6 charts contain visual representations of each of the food groups - Fats and Oils, Meat, Dairy, Grains, Fruit and Vegetable.

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Tomato

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in tomato farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Rice

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in rice farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to ac...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +2

    Produce - Potatoes

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in potato farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +2

    Produce - Peas

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in pea farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to acc...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Honey

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in honey production through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource t...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Grapes

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in grape farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to a...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Cherries

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in cherry farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Carrots

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in carrot farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Capsicum

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in capsicum farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource t...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Apples

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in apple farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to a...

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