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This page has information about books and videos that parents and teachers can use while sharing and discussing ideas based on families.
Click on the links to read the annotated bibliography of each book. All these books are easily available in local council libraries.
The unit plan below will help teachers plan lessons and activities based on the topic 'Me and My Family'.
UNIT PLAN
Fiction Texts:
This page has information about books and videos that parents and teachers can use while sharing and discussing ideas based on families.
Click on the links to read the annotated bibliography of each book. All these books are easily available in local council libraries.
The unit plan below will help teachers plan lessons and activities based on the topic 'Me and My Family'.
UNIT PLAN
Fiction Texts:
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Savannah Dreams (Stewart, Little Hare Books, 2011). More about this book
Author: Lolla Stewart. Illustrator: Elaine Russell
Author: Lolla Stewart. Illustrator: Elaine Russell
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Sam’s Bush Journey (Kwaymullina& Morgan, Little Hare Books, 2012). More about this book
Author: Sally Morgan & Ezekiel KwaymullinaIllustrator: Bronwyn Bancroft
Author: Sally Morgan & Ezekiel KwaymullinaIllustrator: Bronwyn Bancroft
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Big book of Families (Anholt &Anholt, Candlewick,1998).
Author & Illustrator: Catherine & Laurence Anholt More about this book
Author & Illustrator: Catherine & Laurence Anholt More about this book
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Families (Newell, Rushby &Stubbs, Concord Australia Pty Ltd, 2010). More about this book
All Kinds of Families: Authors: Bev Stubbs & Sandra Newell
Our Family: Author: Pamela Rushby
All Kinds of Families: Authors: Bev Stubbs & Sandra Newell
Our Family: Author: Pamela Rushby
Non-Fiction Texts:
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Nancy Bentley: The First Australian Female Sailor (Hawkins, New Frontier Publishing Pty Ltd, 2011).
Author: Tracey Hawkins. Illustrator: Jacqui Grantford. More about this book
Author: Tracey Hawkins. Illustrator: Jacqui Grantford. More about this book
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Me, Oliver Bright (Kantzow & Rippin, Omnibus Books, 2009)
Author: Megan de Kantzow. Illustrator: Sally Rippin. More about this book
Author: Megan de Kantzow. Illustrator: Sally Rippin. More about this book
The videos presented are a combination of songs related to family that can be used in the early years classrooms as well as informative videos relating to toys in the Victorian times and some artefacts used by families in the olden days.
Videos about families
Videos about families
- The Acoustic Family Song
Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiRUF7hvWuM
2. Family finger collection
Music and movement activity
Music and movement activity
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJyNoFkud6g
3.The Family Song
Music and movement activity
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXsqprkgyG8
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4. Round My Family Tree song from the Tigger Movie
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQwxqzhhB7E
5. Pictures of houses and artifacts of present and past families with interactive activity
Children must draw their representation of their home and share their observations regarding the similarities and differences in the houses of the past and the present.
Children must draw their representation of their home and share their observations regarding the similarities and differences in the houses of the past and the present.
6.Children's Toys from the Victorian days
This video shows images of many different types of toys and games played by children and families in the Victorian era. Children can discuss and think-pair-share about the similarities and differences in material, locomotion and functioning of the different games or toys.
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F9Nt3okVBc