Beliefs about learning and the learning environment.

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Susan Carey shares a Reception/Year 1 class.
Susan has planned a unit of work integrating
Magills Core Values and the Essential Learnings
and Key Competencies from SACSA. Susan has posed
questions to challenge childrens
thinking.eg What if...? How could..?
integrated planning
2
Solving problems
Using technology
Tiddalik theme
Incorporating Core Values, Essential Learnings
Key Competencies
Working in teams
Communicating ideas
3
Caring
Cooperation
Diversity
Empathy with others through example of animals.
Animals with differing needs. Protection of
environment.
Cooperation between animals for a purpose.
Tiddalik and Magill Core Values
Self worth
Respect
Achievement
Animals showing unique strengths.
Respect others feelings and group decisions.
Making good choices in use of resources.
4
Identity Conflict resolution. How
would the animals have solved their problem?
What if
the animals hadnt cooperated with each other?
Futures How can we save water?
What if we ran out of water?
Essential Learnings
Tiddalik and
Communication non verbal.
What if we couldnt speak?
Interdependence How were the animals dependent
on each other? How did the animals work as a
team? What if the animals had not worked out a
solution together?
Thinking What if everyone
thought in the same way?
5
English Story Response Recount, story board
Design and Technology. Make a slide show of story
Tiddalik teaches us not to be greedy.
Art Colours and patterns in the desert. Story
through art patterns. Music Retelling story
using clapping sticks.
Society and Environment Rules for living
Values sharing, not being greedy, respecting
environment.
Tiddalik
Science Desert frogs.
6
Martisa Mountzouris has a Reception Year 1 class.
Martisas interest is in literacy learning and
Reading Recovery. Maritsa has focussed on Respect
as a core value and has used text support as
scaffolding for young childrens reading and
writing integrating the Aboriginal theme from the
Morialta experience.
literacy
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Diversity
Achievement
Self worth
Awareness of cultural differences.
Encouraging goal setting and individual abilities.
My rights and responsibilities.
Respect
Cooperation
Collaborative learning.
Key idea Respecting aboriginal culture and the
environment.
Caring
Care of the environment, empathy with others.
8
Modelling on a text structure using Australian
animals and Aboriginal colours. Linking
childrens interests to traditional culture.