Interpersonal Development Resources, Humanities and English Resources

Create connections through Student to Student Workshops, debates and informal conversations. In Culture Club (Moreland City College), for example, students talk about identity, expectations, cultural diversity –this comes with brief teachers’ notes.

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The Racism. No Way site - http://www.racismnoway.com.au  has a wide of lesson plans, with resources:

  • An English activity A Mixed Bag of Apples that focuses on students recognising that individuals and groups have both common and differing attributes, and that each individual may be a member of many different groups.  Go to the site then search using 20040914 for the lesson plan.
  • A further activity from the same site, World Geography and the Rainbow Alliance,  includes stories, poems, articles and teacher notes in a lesson focused on examining the issue of belonging.  For the direct link to this lesson plan search using 20040624.
  • English and Humanities teachers can use the lesson Aussie Legends where students are assisted to appreciate the contribution of members of various communities in Australia, their own role in their community and Australia generally, and their support of particular causes.  Get to this lesson plan by searching using 20010928.

 

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Health and Physical Education Resources

The AFL Heritage Curriculum Resources available from  http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=schools include an activity The True Australian Game in which students conduct research to make a data chart of information about the contributions of various players to Australian Football.   The site includes a range of other resources for teachers, all linked to key learning areas.

The AFL site also provides a link to the AFL's Multicultural Program: http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=community

Celebrate diversity through International Food Days where students bring foods from their cultures, or create International Recipe books in which each student contributes a recipe from his/her place of birth or culture. For recipe ideas check sites such as:

http://www.cooksrecipes.com/category/international.html

Revisit Racism. No Way for further lesson plans including The Olympic Games: beyond the medals. This lesson draws on the Olympic movements advocacy of sport as more than physical activity and as a means of educating people through good sportsmanship, fair play and respect for fellow atheletes.   Use this link to reach the Racism. No Way site http://racismnoway.com.au  then search using 20040817 for the direct link to the lesson plan.

 

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