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Year 7 Ancient China
See on Scoop.it – Ancient China for Year 7 This research guide is under construction but provides a wide range of resource ideas for teaching Ancient China to Year 7. See on teacherlibrarianhelp.com
Globaled.org lessons on Japan
See on Scoop.it – Year 8 Shogunate Japan Looks useful as it has links to lessons on Shogunate Jpan, the Tokugawa Shogunate etc See on http://www.globaled.org
Speculative September – Brian Falkner
As part of Action and Adventure August I read Brian Falkner’s Brainjack which because of its future and computers- take- over –the- world focus would also fit quite nicely into this month’s reading. So I thought I would explore more of Falkner’s work for this month. I had mixed success. The Tomorrow Code is widely … Continue reading
Speculative September James Roy – Ichabod Hart & the Lighthouse Mystery
This fits into the steampunk part of speculative fiction (mix of history and fantasy). It poses various what if scenarios: What if the French settled (invaded)Australia at the same time as the English? What if convicts could be made to work even harder? This is a mystery/fantasy that is mixed up with the steam era (hence steampunk) where a … Continue reading
Speculative September – Kevin Brooks – iBoy
Before the attack, sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was just an ordinary boy. But now fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain and it’s having an extraordinary effect . . . Because now Tom has powers. The ability to know and see more than he could ever imagine. And with incredible power comes knowledge … Continue reading
Action and Adventure August -Brian Falkner Brainjack
I chose to read this book as part of Action and Adventure August but it is a really good link to Speculative September. NZ author Brian Falkner has written a thought provoking and action packed story about what might happen if we let computers/the internet link to our brains. He also makes a comment on … Continue reading
Action and Adventure August – Eoin Colfer – Artemis Fowl and the last guardian
I have loved the Artemis Fowl stories since discovering them back in 2001/2. This last in the series of eight doesn’t disappoint. There is plenty of action and adventure and laugh out loud moments from the exploits of combining a teenage genius (Artemis) with an elf (Holly Short), centaur (Foaly), a farting dwarf (Mulch), a … Continue reading
Good site for primary teachers
As a secondary trained History teacher I have been wondering about how much “method” primary teachers have when it comes to implementing the Australian Curriculum. In my web scouring for resources, I found that the UK Historical Association has a section for primary teachers, with plenty of practical ideas. Pity the content is focussed on … Continue reading
Action and Adventure August – James Patterson – The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride 1)
My knowledge of Maximum Ride came from students begging to be first in line when new books of the series were released (I think there are now 8). So, I expected it to be good because normally I like what they like. How wrong I was! This book was so disappointing, the characters were not … Continue reading
Action and Adventure August – Charlie Higson – Silver Fin (Young Bond 1)
This was everything I hoped and more! More believable than the teen action hero of Alex Rider (Horowitz) and less arrogant than James in the Cherub series (Muchamore), the young James Bond is a likeable character because he develops his courage and tenacity as the story progresses. Yet, he is still recognisable as the Bond … Continue reading
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Soveriegn Hill Education
- Digging into Our Putrid Past: Goldfields Hygiene
- SUSTAINABILITY, Waste Not – Want Not!
- Blueprints for a Better Society: The Forgotten Legacy of Mechanics’ Institutes
- François Cogné and the Making of Main Street
- The Voyage that Changed a Life: Letters and Diaries from the Goldfields Passage
- Every Donkey Has Its Day
- Coachbuilder Mr W. Proctor
- The Goldfields according to Gill
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