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Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
About the store
I have been out teaching in the classroom in a multi age, multi ability setting in remote South Australia. In a particularly diverse room in 2015 (Kindergarten to Year 10), it occurred to me that teaching everything separately was simply not possible, so I developed a passion for Integrated Learning.
I have since been a Science Specialist for 3 years in a regional city in South Australia, and am now a Permanent Relief Teacher for 2020.
In 2022, I moved from Primary School to High School and absolutely love it. I also moved from public education to Catholic Education. These have been huge changes for me, but have re-invigorated my teaching and my resource creation.
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The Trouble With Treasure
A pirate-themed look at weathering, erosion, and deposition. This is easily made into an entire term's worth of work (8-10 weeks in Australia), and the project guides what you need to teach throughout the term.
4th - 8th
Earth Sciences, Geography
Viking Ventures Integrated Bundle
All of my Viking Ventures resources in one place! Download them all for a whole 10 weeks worth of integrated learning, all about Vikings and their lives. Every subject area is included in this bundle (with the exception of Science) designed for middle school. The discount works out to getting 2 products for free!
6th - 9th
Math, Middle Ages, Performing Arts
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces Task Cards
A set of 24 task cards (and an answer key and student response sheet) that cover the main ideas of balanced and unbalanced forces. Aligned with the Year 7/8 Australian Curriculum. Designed for students just starting to learn about force, or those reviewing for summative assessments.
6th - 8th
Physical Science, Science
Viking Ventures - History Project
Viking Ventures is a history project, focussed on the lives of Vikings. The major assessment piece is a Virtual Museum. I have built a website to support this, complete with all rubrics, peer assessment sheets and an example of a Virtual Museum for students to view. The link to this site is included in the teaching sequence. You are able to either use the suggested teaching sequence and resources to support your student's learning, or teach your own curriculum and just use the Virtual Museum
6th - 10th
Middle Ages, Social Studies, World History
Also included in:Â Viking Ventures Integrated Bundle
Thor's Shield Shop: A Profit & Loss Mathematics Assignment
This assignment has students delve deeply into profit and loss from a business standpoint. They will calculate using cost price, sale price, weekly profit, total profit and a section on making a loss. This assignment would be ideal as a summative task at the end of a teaching sequence on Profit and Loss. Designed for the Year 8 Australian Curriculum standards.
7th - 10th
Business, Math
Also included in:Â Viking Ventures Integrated Bundle
Separation Techniques Task Cards
These task cards are directly linked to the Chemical Sciences standards from the Australian Curriculum (ACSSU113). They can be used as a station, a scavenger hunt or as the question cards in an Escape Room.
6th - 8th
Chemistry, Science
Simple Machines Graphic Organiser
A graphic organiser that describes the types of Simple Machines and gives some examples of each type
K - 8th
Physical Science, Physics, Science
Viking Shield Art Project
A viking-themed visual arts project that incorporates shield design, authentic colour use and Viking Runes. Students research, design and create a shield in this term-long art project.
6th - 9th
Art, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Also included in:Â Viking Ventures Integrated Bundle
Filter It Out! A Term-Long Project for Grades 6-8 PDF Version
Wondering how to make Separation Techniques interesting? Here it is! A tried and tested term-long unit that walks students through prototyping, designing, testing, improving and building soda bottle water filters. Everything you need is included - rubrics, design brief, workbook for students, curriculum links for teachers AND a teaching sequence to guide you through it all. The workbook is in 2 formats - Word and PDF. If you'd like your students to type on it, they can edit it in Word. If w
6th - 9th
General Science, Measurement, Science
Gum Tree Task Cards
These task cards make a great addition to the Primary Connections unit "Among the Gum Trees"
3rd - 6th
Biology, General Science
Literature based Integrated Design & Tech Unit Plan
This is a fully integrated unit that encompasses Design & Technologies, Digital Technologies, English, HASS and Mathematics across a themed unit. It uses the Lynley Dodd "Hairy Maclairy" and "Slinky Malinki" books as a base. There are suggestions through the unit plan of how to incorporate learning from the books into all subject areas, and hints and tips of how to display your students' learning. Any area of this unit could also be taught as a stand alone area.
2nd - 5th
Literature, Other (Math), Social Studies
Dreamtime Stories Project
This project helps students to engage with Aboriginal Dreamtime stories. They will research, read and watch Dreamtime stories, and then choose one that they will create an e-book for. Includes a grading rubric, a student checklist, links to Dreamtime stories and a detailed overview of how to run the project in class.
5th - 9th
Literature, Reading, Visual Arts
Filter It Out! A Term-Long Project for Grades 6-8. Word Version
Wondering how to make Separation Techniques interesting? Here it is! A tried and tested term-long unit that walks students through prototyping, designing, testing, improving and building soda bottle water filters. Everything you need is included - rubrics, design brief, workbook for students, curriculum links for teachers AND a teaching sequence to guide you through it all. The workbook is in 2 formats - Word and PDF. If you'd like your students to type on it, they can edit it in Word. If w
6th - 9th
General Science, Measurement, Science
Science Vocab Bingo
A bingo game using Science vocabulary words from grades 3 to 7 of the Australian Curriculum Science Understanding standards. Enough cards for a class of 32 students to play at the same time (in pairs). Just print, laminate and play!
3rd - 9th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Fields of Science Task Cards
A set of 24 task cards that give students a broad view of 24 fields of scientific study, and what those fields focus on. Can be used as a game, an introduction to a topic and focuses on Science as a Human Endeavour in the Australian Curriculum. Just print, laminate and use!
5th - 9th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Guided Reading Activity Grid Bundle - Non Fiction
A set of 2 guided reading activity grids that are full of interesting activities for students to complete while the teacher works with a small guided reading group. Both grids require students to be reading a non-fiction text of some kind, preferably a book.
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Viking Vessels - A Design & Technology Project
A term-long Design & Technologies project all about Viking Longboats. Students get a copy of the booklet and work through it as the term and Unit progresses. Rubrics are included inside the booklet. This project will eventually be part of a cross-curricular unit of study called Viking Ventures.
6th - 9th
Engineering
Also included in:Â Viking Ventures Integrated Bundle
Periodic Table Bingo Game
This game helps students to recognise Chemical Symbols on the Periodic Table of the Elements. You could print these on different coloured paper, or print in different coloured inks to make them look nice.
7th - 10th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, General Science
OLOGY - A Science Bulletin Board
Need a Science Bulletin Board display in a hurry? Look no further! This is a branches of science display, discussing the OLOGY suffix. There are 4 "Your Turn" cards too, so the board is even a little bit interactive. Set those up with the answers underneath, so students can flip them to check their guesses. You could use these as flashcards or make an A5 book out of them too.
3rd - 12th
General Science, Other (Science), Science
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About the store
Experience
I have been out teaching in the classroom in a multi age, multi ability setting in remote South Australia. In a particularly diverse room in 2015 (Kindergarten to Year 10), it occurred to me that teaching everything separately was simply not possible, so I developed a passion for Integrated Learning.
I have since been a Science Specialist for 3 years in a regional city in South Australia, and am now a Permanent Relief Teacher for 2020.
In 2022, I moved from Primary School to High School and absolutely love it. I also moved from public education to Catholic Education. These have been huge changes for me, but have re-invigorated my teaching and my resource creation.
Teaching style
I love Integrated Learning as it makes learning so much deeper and more meaningful. I enjoy gamification of learning, and am currently improving my skills in Escape Rooms...keep an eye out for those!
I am firm in my expectations for behaviour, and have taught in a low socioeconomic area for the past 3 years with high percentages of trauma affected kids, poverty and social/emotional problems. This has challenged me deeply and at times made me question being a teacher. But...it has made me so much better than I ever thought possible.
While I still work in a lower SES area, being at a private school brings a different set of challenges. Also - now being a high school teacher, I get to specialise in the things I love - Maths and Science.
Awards & shining teacher moments
*HASS SA Pre-Service Teacher Award for Outstanding Contribution to HASS teaching (GPS Tracking & Satellite Navigation)
*Runner Up - SA English Teacher's Association Pre-Service Teacher's Unit creation award
*SA Science Teacher's Association: Presenter, SASTA Early Career Teacher's Conference
*SA Science Teacher's Association: Presenter, SASTA State Conference
*SA Science Teacher's Association & Mathematics Association of South Australia: Presenter, STEM Conference
*CONASTA - Presenter, National Science Teacher's Conference
My own education history
University of South Australia: Bachelor of Teaching (JP/P)
University of Western Sydney: Graduate Certificate of Mathematics Education
University of South Australia: Graduate Certificate of Education (Catholic Studies)
Additional biographical information
After spending 3 years as a Science Specialist teacher, my store has evolved to include a LOT of Science resources. They have all been used by me in a classroom situation. They have not been posted for sale unless they created some really great learning.
I am slowly uploading all the stuff I've created when there wasn't anything suitable out there for my needs. Everything is linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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