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Fun facts about the Australian Flag, Try to create your best Australian Flag.
Fun facts about the Australian Flag, Try to create your best Australian Flag.
Below videos are two virtual field trips that we are taking. Let's visit Australia and The Australia Zoo. While on your field trip, think do we have any of the same animals here and what different animals do they have their. Find some fun facts about Australia to share.
Below videos are two virtual field trips that we are taking. Let's visit Australia and The Australia Zoo. While on your field trip, think do we have any of the same animals here and what different animals do they have their. Find some fun facts about Australia to share.
Net Ball- A popular Australian game. Watch this video, can you see any similarities to basketball? Does this look like a fun game to play?
Net Ball- A popular Australian game. Watch this video, can you see any similarities to basketball? Does this look like a fun game to play?
Check out this story about how different children live all around the world. Think about how things are similar or different to how we live here.
Check out this story about how different children live all around the world. Think about how things are similar or different to how we live here.
Let's Learn Australian!! Try out your best Accent and Explore!!!
Let's Learn Australian!! Try out your best Accent and Explore!!!
Let’s Learn Australian!
Abbreviate Everything!
The first thing you can do to get into the lingo is to abbreviate as many words as you possibly can. Most should end with an "o" or an "ie"
Here are some examples:
G’Day- Hello ` Beaut- Amazing
Arvo – Afternoon Barbie - BBQ and not a Barbie Doll!
Bikkie – Biscuit Brickie - A brick layer
Brizzie – Brisbane Breckie - Breakfast
Chewie - Chewing Gum Chrissie - Christmas
Cozzie - Bathin Suite Exy - Expensive
Kindie – Kindergarten Maccas Macdonalds
Mozzie Mosquito Oldies Parents
Uni – university Ute - Utility Vehicle
Yewy - Do a U-turn Chook – Chicken
Pash - To kiss/snog Snag - A Sausage
Thongs - Flipflops Ankle Biter - Small child
Aussie – Australian Dunny- Toilet
Sheila – Woman Fair Dinkum - That's absolutely correct
Bloody Oath - That's true No worries - No problem, will do
G'day Mate – Hello Good on Ya! - Good for you
She'll be Right - Everything will be OK Strewth! - Wow! Gosh!
Chippy- Carpenter or Garbage Man Bubbler- Drinking Fountain
Try a sweet treat!
Try a sweet treat!
Fairy Bread: This is a sought after treat in Australia. This is served for a snack or at parties. Fun fact: Sprinkles are called hundreds and thousands in Australia.
Fairy Bread: This is a sought after treat in Australia. This is served for a snack or at parties. Fun fact: Sprinkles are called hundreds and thousands in Australia.
Ingredients:
White Bread
White Bread
Margarine
Margarine
Sprinkles
Sprinkles
Instructions:
Lay a piece of bread down. Lightly butter that slice of bread. Cover your buttered bread with sprinkles. Enjoy!
Lay a piece of bread down. Lightly butter that slice of bread. Cover your buttered bread with sprinkles. Enjoy!
Let's play a game!! Students played What time is it Mr. Wolf. Here are the instructions so you can play at home as well.
Let's play a game!! Students played What time is it Mr. Wolf. Here are the instructions so you can play at home as well.
Create your own postcard. Students found their favorite pictures from Australia. We printed pictures to make postcards of the place they wanted to learn and share about. Each student wrote about their picture and created a postcard to give away.
Create your own postcard. Students found their favorite pictures from Australia. We printed pictures to make postcards of the place they wanted to learn and share about. Each student wrote about their picture and created a postcard to give away.
Follow along to this video to create a Koala. Did you know that Koala's are not really bears they are marsupials. A baby Koala is called a Joey. Koala's have a pouch that they carry their joey's in when they are born. Koala's sleep most of the day because of the eucalyptus that they eat. Did you know that Koala don't drink, the water that they get comes from the plants they eat.
Follow along to this video to create a Koala. Did you know that Koala's are not really bears they are marsupials. A baby Koala is called a Joey. Koala's have a pouch that they carry their joey's in when they are born. Koala's sleep most of the day because of the eucalyptus that they eat. Did you know that Koala don't drink, the water that they get comes from the plants they eat.
Kangaroo Long Jump
Kangaroo Long Jump
Can you jump as far as a kangaroo? Kangaroos can jump 15ft. Are you closer to a frog? Frogs can jump 6 feet or what about a grass hopper? Grass hoppers can jump 5 feet. Lay out your measuring tape and jump as far as you can. Mark your spot of have a friend help you find out how far you can jump. What animal can you jump the closest to?
Can you jump as far as a kangaroo? Kangaroos can jump 15ft. Are you closer to a frog? Frogs can jump 6 feet or what about a grass hopper? Grass hoppers can jump 5 feet. Lay out your measuring tape and jump as far as you can. Mark your spot of have a friend help you find out how far you can jump. What animal can you jump the closest to?
Students made rainsticks. Here is a quick example of an idea to use at home or make another rainstick.
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