Springboard Stories - The statue of Boudicca slideshow

The statue of Boudicca slideshow

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Photos of Lord Thomas Thornycroft’s Boudicca statue.

Use the photos as part of an historical investigation: Is Thornycroft’s statue an accurate portrayal of the Celtic queen?

Use alongside ‘Debunking the myth’ from the Myths and legends topic.

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How the platypus got his shape ebook

Use the How the platypus got his shape ebook on your whiteboard, iPad or tablet computer.

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Order the story

Cut out the sentences and arrange the main events of How the platypus got his shape in the correct order.

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Beginnings, middles and endings

Keep things simple by just thinking about the beginning, middle and end of our story.

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Understanding the story

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Learn all about the artist Gabriella Possum Nungarrayiand her painting Bush Fire Dreaming.

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Explore indigenous symbols and let children use them to create their own maps.

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How the platypus got his shape video

Explorer Bartholomew Drake reads How the platypus got his shape a creation tale from children's author Anne Faundez.

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Australia interactive PDF

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Our downloadable Australian animal fact card templates make great class displays and are perfect for children to use when presenting their findings to the class.
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Our downloadable Australian animal fact cards are ready for children to add their own researched facts.

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Our downloadable Australian animal fact cards are ready for children to add their own illustrations.

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Animal fact card template

Our downloadable Australian animal fact card template is perfect for Antipodean class displays.

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Sour krout (sic) and celery

This resource sheet features an excerpt about food on board HM Bark Endeavour written by Mr Perry, one of the ship’s doctors.

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Storytelling prompts – words

These How the platypus got his shape prompts come with keywords from the story and are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons.

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Storytelling prompts

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Storytelling prompts – phrases

These How the platypus got his shape prompts come with keyword phrases from the story and are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons.

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Australia storytelling certificate – KS1

Reward your storytellers with this How the platypus got his shapethemed certificate.

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Australia storytelling certificate – KS2

Reward your KS2 storytellers with this How the platypus got his shape themed certificate.

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Kookaburra sits music

Get everybody singing with this traditional Australian song.

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Our radio play is set on board Captain Cook's ship the HM Bark Endeavour. Version 1 has simpler vocabulary and is shorter than version 2,
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Carnivore or herbivore?

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How the platypus got his shape playscript

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Find the kangaroo

Get prancing, dancing, strutting and striding with our ‘Find the kangaroo’ game.

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Australian animal sets

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