Materials to support My neighbourhood: literacy in context
Activity 1
Parts of speech raps
Haiku
Activity 3
You can download cooperative logic problems designed to make students aware of workplace health and safety at SAFE-T1 (www.safe-t1.net.au). See:
- Hotspots for young workers cooperative logic activities
- More cooperative logic activities – Young workers injuries
- Common hazards cooperative logic activities
Activity 4
You’ll find some useful information about postcodes and their history at the following websites:
- Postcodes in Australia
- History of postal services in Australia
- Assignment of postcodes
- Postcodes turn 50
Activity 5: Neighbourhood photo hunt
Links to suitable software and sites to use:
- Digital story software such as WeVideo
- Google Tours
Activity 6: Literacy & numeracy in the community – a photo account
If you would like an electronic copy of Activity sheet 7: The best of … please email multif@multifangled.com.au.
Activity 13
There are many websites where you will find word games. You will need to spend some time exploring the sites to see which games are suitable for the students you are working with.
Below are listed some sites you may like to have a look at:
Skill sheet 1: What’s a …..?
A few good clips about parts of speech are:
Rhythm, Rhyme, Results: Parts of Speech. (see above)
The Eight Parts of Speech rap. (see above)
Have a look at Spot and Crazy Monkey which explains simple and compound sentences.
There are a number of other clips on YouTube about different types of sentences. Some are more interesting than others!!