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What’s the story?

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Find out why the River Thames is bendy and the River Glyme shaped like a dog.

Do the children have what it takes to write a new myth based on a geographical feature in your area? Let the read the examples provided to give them some ideas. Also includes a writing sheet that children can use for their own story.

Use alongside the ‘Tell your own terrible tale’ lesson 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

Let the children demonstrate how well they’ve understood How the platypus got his shape with these comprehension questions.

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Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi – Teacher's notes

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

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Aboriginal art

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

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Map of Australia

A handy map of Australia to print or display on your whiteboard.

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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

Our interactive PDF will help children to get a feel for Australian geography, animals and music.

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A to Z of Australia

Use these templates to create your own A to Z book of Australia.

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Australia animal fact cards

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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Animal fact cards – image

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

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Australian animal fact cards – text

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

These image only How the platypus got his shape story prompts are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons.

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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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Voyage of discovery radio play 1

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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Voyage of discovery radio play 2

Our radio play is set on board Captain Cook’s ship the HM Bark Endeavour. Version 2 has more advanced vocabulary and is slightly longer than version 1.

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Carnivore or herbivore?

Use this Venn diagram template to help children categorise Australian animals.

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How the platypus got his shape playscript

Perfect for class assemblies or drama productions our editable How the platypus got his shape playscript can be adapted for as few as six children
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Emblems

A handy template for creating your very own emblems.

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Anzac biscuits recipe

Get a taste for down under with these easy-to-bake biscuits.

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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

Use this sheet for children to categorise Australian animals into sets. How many of the animals do the children know?

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Creature consequences

Use these 'Creature consequences' templates to ensure accurate matching of your crazy creatures.

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Start your topic with How the platypus got his shape, an Antipodean creation tale that looks at friendship and supplies the perfect context for looking at Australia.

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