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Authors in schools

Open access materials produced with the support of the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund include the Authors in Schools guide for new authors interested in presenting author talks and workshops in schools, and as a valuable reference for teachers (updated in 2014) and a Video Conference Manual (below).

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English units of work

Produced by PETAA with The Learning Federation (TLF) in 2010

Sample excerpts

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Storytelling Traditions (K–2); Growing and Changing (Years 1–2); Flight of Fantasy (Years 2–6); Starting an Adventure (Years 3–4); Shaping Meaning in Texts (Years 6–8); Putting it in Perspective (Years 5–6); Who Tells the Story (Years 2–3); Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf (Years 1–2)

Environmental units of work

Produced by PETAA with The Learning Federation (TLF) in 2010

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On the Farm (K); Bug Business (K–2); Biodiversity (Years 3–4); Creating a Picture Book (Years 3–4); Our History (Years 5–6)


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Sample texts

Skimming (56 kB)
(Adobe PDF File)
Literature Circles (53 kB)
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Creating poetry; Hot tips to share with parents; Making meaning visually; Visiting a museum; Inviting an author to your school; Classroom libraries; Reciprocal teaching; Modelled reading; Creating a spelling classroom

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