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Chantal and the 40 Hour Famine - a persuasion text

Students develop their understanding of extreme poverty, and the differences in living conditions, through viewing a film clip about a young girl from Rwanda. Students examine and analyse the film clip...

 English, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Activity Sheet, Video, Africa, Aid and Development, Child Rights, Food

Globalisation – How are we connected

This resource gives examples of some of the ways we are connected with other people around the world. Students are then tasked to research their home and school to identify items made overseas. They...

 Civics and Citizenship, Geography, Lower Secondary, Upper Primary, Activity Sheet, Aid and Development, Citizenship

Asylum seekers

In this 2-page resource, students review the definition of asylum seekers, and a graph of asylum seeker applications for 10 developed countries. They then consider the social justice issue of detention...

 English, Geography, Lower Secondary, Upper Primary, Activity Sheet, Child Rights, Refugees

What does it mean to share?

Students reflect on the concept and value of sharing. Initially students recall ways in which Lucy was shown to share with her family in the film clip Lucy’s Story. Students recall moments...

 Civics and Citizenship, English, Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Activity Sheet, Lesson Plan, Africa, Citizenship

Get Connected: Migration - People on the move

This issue explores voluntary and forced migration, including push/pull factors. Using personal stories, factual information and activities, students examine different types of migration with a particular...

 Civics and Citizenship, English, Geography, Lower Secondary, Upper Primary, Activity Sheet, Case Study, Get Connected, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Aid and Development, Citizenship, Disasters, Refugees

Get Connected: Disasters

The world is facing disasters on a record scale – since 2000, disasters have killed an average of 98,000 people each year and destroyed the livelihoods of millions more. This issue explores the...

 English, Geography, Lower Secondary, Upper Primary, Upper Secondary, Activity Sheet, Get Connected, Video, Asia, Latin America, Aid and Development, Disasters

Different perspectives on climate change

Using a cartoon format, in this 2-page resource, students consider a range of different perspectives on the issue of climate change. Students then use role play to think through these perspectives,...

 English, Geography, Lower Secondary, Upper Primary, Activity Sheet, Climate Change

A day in the life of Damian and Michael in PNG

Students read about a day in the life of 11-year-old Damian, and 15-year-old Michael, from Papua New Guinea (PNG). They then respond by comparing their life with Damian and Micheal’s, and role...

 English, Geography, Lower Secondary, Upper Primary, Activity Sheet, Pacific, Aid and Development

Get Connected: Persuading the world

This issue explores persuasion texts and six important global issues: gender, child labour, refugees, health, inequality and climate change. Students identify the structure and language features of...

 Civics and Citizenship, English, Geography, Lower Secondary, Upper Primary, Activity Sheet, Get Connected, Video, Africa, Asia, Middle East, Aid and Development, Child Rights, Citizenship, Climate Change, Gender, Health, Refugees

Different perspectives on child labour

Using a cartoon format, in this 2-page resource, students consider a range of perspectives on the issue of child labour, before then considering their own opinion. This resource is an excerpt from...

 Civics and Citizenship, English, Geography, Lower Secondary, Upper Primary, Activity Sheet, Child Rights