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We provide practical resources for teachers and parents to support student learning in mathematics and English.
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| Type | Title | Summary | Version | Size | hf:tax:resource_category |
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 | Content Clusters Overview | This is a companion document for the Content Clusters. It includes all clusters for all Stages in the one document … | 1.4 | 751 KB | teachers |
| Content Clusters – Stage 3 | This resource provides possible ways of how groups of outcomes and their key ideas can be sequenced together based on … | 1.2 | 1.4 MB | teachers |
| Content Clusters – Stage 2 | This resource provides possible ways of how groups of outcomes and their key ideas can be sequenced together based on … | 1.2 | 1.3 MB | teachers |
| Content Clusters – Stage 1 | This resource provides possible ways of how groups of outcomes and their key ideas can be sequenced together based on … | 1.3 | 1.3 MB | teachers |
| Content Clusters – Early Stage 1 | This resource provides possible ways of how groups of outcomes and their key ideas can be sequenced together based on … | 1.4 | 1.3 MB | teachers |
| Diagnostic assessments for numeracy | These are a set of diagnostic interview assessments for numeracy to use as a check-in with students. | 1.1 | 295 KB | teachers |
| Concentrate on the Processes | What are we doing? What are we thinking? Concentrating on the processes gives us a frame for recording these challenging … | 1.0 | teachers | |
| World Poetry Day | Working with poetry can be a feature in our study of language and literature. March 21 is designated annual ‘World … | 1.0 | 3.7 MB | parents teachers |
| 7 eights are 56 | A fun game to develop multiplicative thinking. | 1.2 | 337 KB | parents teachers |
| Vocabulary | Students need a ‘Tier 2’ vocabulary, the knowledge and understanding of words that is required for success in the classroom. … | 1.0 | 698 KB | teachers |
| A letter to you | Letter-writing is a significant element of our current and future literacy expertise. For young children, the writing and receiving of … | 1.0 | 5.7MB | teachers |
 | Noticing and wondering (part 4) | A collection of images to use to start classroom mathematics conversations with students based around the questions: What do you notice? … | 1.1 | 31 MB | teachers |
| Start the year with a poem | Sharing poems introduces new learners to words working together to make new meaning. | 1.1 | 1.4MB | teachers |
| Four corners – digikids | A companion resource to the Four Corners “DigiKids” report that went to air on Monday 11th November at 8.30pm. | 1.1 | 1.1 MB | teachers |
| English for the Australian Curriculum | Annette Grey shares some valuable resources for English for the Australian Curriculum. | 1.0 | 6.1 MB | teachers |
| Making the most of the spring garden | This resource show how using gardening give aways can provide opportunities for using a range of literacy skills purposefully in … | 1.1 | 1.5 MB | |
| Modelling reading | It’s not what we do, it’s how we do it – modelled reading. The elements and processes of the teaching … | 1.1 | 1.4 MB | teachers |
| Reading to your students | Discover the value in reading to your students. This resource provides a guide to reading aloud to your students. | 1.1 | 724 KB | teachers |
| Mapping nrich to Australian Curriculum number | The resource maps the Nrich tasks to the Australian Curriculum for the Number and algebra strand. | 1.3 | 365 KB | teachers |
| Mapping nrich to Australian Curriculum measurement and geometry | This resource maps the Nrich tasks to the Australian Curriculum descriptors for the Measurement and Geometry strand. | 1.2 | 294 KB | teachers |
| Mapping nrich to Australian Curriculum statistics and probability | This resource maps the Nrich tasks to the Australian Curriculum descriptors for the Statistics and Probability strand. | 1.2 | 166 KB | teachers |
| Mapping nrich to NSW syllabus statistics and probability | This resource maps the Nrich tasks to the NSW mathematics K-6 syllabus outcomes and descriptors for the Statistics and Probability … | 1.1 | 171 KB | teachers |
| Noticing and wondering (part 3) | A collection of images to use to start classroom mathematics conversations with students based around the questions: What do you notice? … | 1.1 | 53.9 MB | teachers |
| Investing in our students – student voice | The following resources will help students find, develop and use their voices in the learning process, and each will help … | 1.1 | 1.2 MB | teachers |
| Reading aloud | One of the easiest and most effective ways of raising reading levels and interest is to try to read at … | 1.1 | 1.8 MB | teachers |
| Syllabus to WIM lessons 4 | This resource maps the www.youcubed.org Week of Inspirational Math lessons (Week 4 2018) to the NSW mathematics K-6 outcomes and … | 1.1 | 286KB | teachers |
| Classroom displays: Early years + | Ideas on how we can start our students with the positive understanding that reading and writing are both personal and … | 1.1 | 523 KB | |
| What do you already know? (part 2) | The aim of these problems is to focus on what prior knowledge students are bringing … | 1.1 | 8.1 MB | |
| Readers Theatre | A guide on how to get students engaged with text as reader and performer. | 1.0 | 782 KB | teachers |
| What do you already know? | The aim of these problems is to focus on what prior knowledge students are bringing and using to solve the … | 1.0 | 48 MB | teachers |
| Supporting Children’s Learning – Speaking and Listening | This resource looks at some ideas as to what we can do, at home in particular, to support learning by … | 1.0 | 2.6 MB | parents teachers |
| Algorithm alternatives for parents | Information and advice for parents about the importance of alternative strategies to using the algorithm. | 1.1 | 285 KB | parents |
| Writing with purpose in tests | How to best prepare our students for the writing part of standardised tests. | 1.0 | 2.3 MB | |
| Adapting games for making connections | Here are a number of games that have been adapted to assist students in making connections across mathematical concepts. | 1.1 | 8 MB | teachers |
| Setting up for writing for pleasure | Ways to help students write for pleasure every day. | 1.0 | 1.6 MB | teachers |
| Noticing and wondering (part 2) | A collection of images to use to start classroom mathematics conversations with students based around the questions: What do you notice? … | 1.1 | 18.6 MB | teachers |
| Noticing and wondering images | A collection of images to use to start classroom mathematics conversations with students based around the questions: What do you notice? … | 1.0 | 8.4 MB | teachers |
| Writing for self | Learning to write is a developmental process – here we look at identity, poeticism and inspiration. | 1.0 | 8.2 MB | teachers |
| Mapping nrich to NSW syllabus measurement and geometry | This resource maps the Nrich tasks to the NSW mathematics K-6 syllabus outcomes and descriptors for the Measurement and Geometry … | 1.1 | 377 KB | teachers |
| Mapping nrich to NSW syllabus number | This resource maps the Nrich tasks to the NSW mathematics K-6 syllabus and descriptors (including the Australian Curriculum codes) for … | 1.2 | 380 KB | teachers |
| Bargain resources and being resourceful | How to develop a bank of resources that we know well, to draw on as models for the features of … | 1.1 | 1.4 MB | parents teachers |
| Let the games begin! | This resource suggests ways to use games for learning, both in and out of the classroom. | 1.0 | 4.5 MB | parents teachers |
| Linkages across the mathematics syllabus | This resource highlights connections across the outcomes and key ideas of the mathematics syllabus substrands stage-by-stage. | 1.1 | 194 KB | teachers |
| The phonic elements of English | This resource provides some ideas on how to playfully engage students in phonics and word analysis skills. | 1.1 | 649 KB | teachers |
| The School Library – #1 resource | One of our greatest resources is our school library. How we use the library can make a massive difference to … | 1.0 | 2.6 MB | teachers |
| Where do I start? | One way to teach language forms and features of effective communication, and how to engage with challenging topics. | 1.1 | 151 KB | teachers |
| Valuing what students bring to the table | Examine your talking and listening interactions in the classroom in your writing sessions. | 1.1 | 824 KB | teachers |
| Cooperative Cloze | A resource about encouraging talk in learning using the ‘cloze’ procedure | 1.1 | 597 KB | teachers |
| Gifts that count | Looking for educational gifts for Christmas with a maths focus? | 1.0 | 1.5 MB | parents |
| Writing to learn | Writing to learn activities are short informal writing tasks that help students think through key concepts or ideas presented in … | 1.0 | 1.1 MB | teachers |
| Music and learning | There is growing evidence of music’s positive effects on children’s learning. This includes exposure to, and learning about, music and … | 1.1 | 460 KB | parents |
| Writing like an author | Writing like an author means you have the skills to control the things you want to say. | 1.0 | 626 KB | teachers |
| Balancing act – a dice game | This is a dice game to assist students in seeing ‘equals’ as ‘the same as’. | 1.1 | 256 KB | teachers |
| Writing and the importance of context | A resource about writing and the importance of context. | 1.1 | 1.1 MB | teachers |
| Syllabus to WIM lessons 3 | This resource maps the www.youcubed.org Week of Inspirational Math lessons (Week 3 2017) to the NSW mathematics K-6 outcomes and … | 1.1 | 239 KB | teachers |
| Syllabus to WIM lessons 1 | This resource maps the www.youcubed.org Week of Inspirational Math lessons (Week 1 2015) to the NSW mathematics K-6 outcomes and … | 1.2 | 155 KB | teachers |
| Syllabus to WIM lessons 2 | This resource maps the www.youcubed.org Week of Inspirational Math lessons (Week 2 2016) to the NSW mathematics K-6 outcomes and … | 1.2 | 265 KB | teachers |
| Bright Ideas for Gifts | It is time to start thinking about gifts for the children in our lives now that Christmas decorations are in … | 1.0 | 1.1 MB | parents |
| Teaching reading for inference and the four roles of the reader | Our work with teaching reading is informed by the four roles of the reader model articulated by Luke and Freebody | 1.0 | 196 KB | teachers |
| The Early Years – Supporting children – Reading | How can parents support the excellent work that teachers are doing? This resource provides suggestions on how to improve your … | 1.0 | 243 KB | parents |
| Mathoo! | A fun game to develop and play with students that focuses on mathematical language and communication skills. | 1.0 | 168 KB | teachers |
| Literacy and History | Investigating family history and developing a time line for the family gives students the opportunity to build an understanding of … | 1.0 | 328 KB | teachers |
| Stringy shapes | Explore shapes and their features using string – students investigate side and angle properties of a variety of shapes. The … | 1.0 | 11 KB | teachers |
| It’s about time | An activity to play during mathematics that focuses on the language of time. Use it at the beginning of a … | 1.0 | 160 KB | teachers |
| Time – and time again | Practical advice for teachers on how to develop students’ use of written and oral language associated with the passage of … | 1.0 | 147 KB | teachers |
| Supporting children – reading 2 | This is a follow up resource to help to know to provide parents with advice on how to support your … | 1.0 | 2.8 MB | parents |
| Supporting children – reading 1 | How do I know if I’m helping my child learn to read the ‘right way’? This resource provide parents with … | 1.0 | 139 KB | parents |
| 5 tips for introducing maths at home | There are many opportunities to bring mathematics into home discussions and activities. Here are five ways to ‘talk maths’ with … | 1.0 | 138 KB | parents |
| 5 Tips for supporting children with mathematics homework | If you are struggling to know how to support your child at home with mathematics homework, here are a few … | 1.0 | 143 KB | parents |
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