Whole School Matters draft manuscript
Community Matters draft manuscript
Getting Started on The Whole School Approach
MindMatters Recognition and Overview
MindMatters Planning Tools
School Audits and Surveys
Curriculum Links
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Community Partnerships
Whole Student Approach
Student Empowerment
School Stories

Enhancing Resilience 1 links to The Arts

 

Activities & Sessions

Possible Standards

 

Grouping games

Number off - page 44

Matched pairs card game - page 44

Deck of cards grouping - page 44

Sweet belongings - page 44

Families card groupings - page 44

Shapes - page 44

Jigsaws - page 44

Coloured cards groups - page 45

Name lotto - page 45

Blindfold pairs - page 45

Family card groupings (template) - page 46

Overarching Learning Outcomes

1 Students use language to understand, develop and communicate ideas and information and interact with others.

12 Students are self-motivated and confident in their approach to learning and are able to work individually and collaboratively.

13 Students recognise that everyone has the right to feel valued and be safe, and, in this regard, understand their rights and obligations and behave responsibly.

 

Mixers & energisers 'get to know you' games

Human bingo - page 47

Structured conversations - page 47

Fast foods - page 47

Anyone who … - page 48

Line-ups - page 48

Overarching Learning Outcomes

1 Students use language to understand, develop and communicate ideas and information and interact with others.

12 Students are self-motivated and confident in their approach to learning and are able to work individually and collaboratively.

13 Students recognise that everyone has the right to feel valued and be safe, and, in this regard, understand their rights and obligations and behave responsibly.

 

Team building games

Knots - page 50

Balloon pairs - page 50

Foot fumblers - page 50

Life raft - page 51

Clap race - page 51

Sitting circle - page 51

Hoops and ropes - page 51

Human alphabet - page 52

Construction challenge - page 52

Sit down synchrony - page 52

Summertime relay - page 53

Human bridges - page 53

Overarching Learning Outcomes

1 Students use language to understand, develop and communicate ideas and information and interact with others.

2 Students select, integrate and apply numerical and spatial concepts and techniques.

4 Students select, use and adapt technologies.

6 Students visualise consequences, think laterally, recognise opportunity and potential and are prepared to test options.

12 Students are self-motivated and confident in their approach to learning and are able to work individually and collaboratively.

13 Students recognise that everyone has the right to feel valued and be safe, and, in this regard, understand their rights and obligations and behave responsibly.

 

Team building games

Knots - page 50

Balloon pairs - page 50

Foot fumblers - page 50

Life raft - page 51

Clap race - page 51

Sitting circle - page 51

Hoops and ropes - page 51

Human alphabet - page 52

Construction challenge - page 52

Sit down synchrony - page 52

Summertime relay - page 53

Human bridges - page 53

The Arts

2 Students use the skills, techniques, processes, conventions and technologies of The Arts.

 

Team building games

Construction challenge - page 52

Summertime relay - page 53

Human bridges - page 53

Mathematics

1 Show a disposition to use mathematics to assist with understanding new situations, solving problems and making decisions, showing initiative, flexibility and persistence when working mathematically and a positive attitude to their own continued involvement in learning and doing mathematics.

3 Call on a repertoire of general problem solving techniques, appropriate technology and personal and collaborative management strategies when working mathematically.

4 Choose mathematical ideas and tools to fit the constraints in a practical situation, interpret and make sense of the results within the context and evaluate the appropriateness of the methods used.

9 Decide what needs to be measured and carry out measurements of length, capacity/volume, mass, area, time and angle to needed levels of accuracy.

16 Reason about shapes, transformations and arrangements to solve problems and justify solutions.

 

One story - pages 100-101

Research - pages 101-102

Reconciliation - page 103

Discussion - page 103

Presenting the research - page 103

There are no specific outcomes related to this KLA. However, the activities and sessions opposite would be useful in the classroom.

 

This is Australia

This is Australia - page 104

This is Australia (handout) - page 105

There are no specific outcomes related to this KLA. However, the activities and sessions opposite would be useful in the classroom.

 

Welcome

Names - page 22

Mixing - page 23

Communicate! Find your partner - page 24

Sample questions - page 25

Four things in common (record sheets) - page 26

Matched pair cards (template) - page 27

Overarching Learning Outcomes

1 Students use language to understand, develop and communicate ideas and information and interact with others.

12 Students are self-motivated and confident in their approach to learning and are able to work individually and collaboratively.

13 Students recognise that everyone has the right to feel valued and be safe, and, in this regard, understand their rights and obligations and behave responsibly.

 

Making agreements

Name wave - page 28

Grouping - page 28

Generating rules and expectations - page 29

Refining the rules - page 30

School support for rules - page 30

Rules and expectations task sheet (worksheet) - page 31

Overarching Learning Outcomes

1 Students use language to understand, develop and communicate ideas and information and interact with others.

3 Students recognise when and what information is needed, locate and obtain it from a range of sources and evaluate, use and share it with others.

6 Students visualise consequences, think laterally, recognise opportunity and potential and are prepared to test options.

8 Students understand their cultural, geographic and historical contexts and have the knowledge, skills and values necessary for active participation in life in Australia.

11 Students value and implement practices that promote personal growth and well being.

12 Students are self-motivated and confident in their approach to learning and are able to work individually and collaboratively.

13 Students recognise that everyone has the right to feel valued and be safe, and, in this regard, understand their rights and obligations and behave responsibly.

 

Chasing challenges

Name chant - page 32

The 'Anyone who …' game - page 32

Hoops game - page 33

Sitting circle - page 34

Processing - page 35

There are no specific outcomes related to this KLA. However, the activities and sessions opposite would be useful in the classroom.

 

Name games

Games for different classrooms - page 41

Name toss - page 42

The autograph game - page 42

I am and I like - page 42

Shake on it - page 43

Name chant - page 43

Name wave - page 43

Overarching Learning Outcomes

1 Students use language to understand, develop and communicate ideas and information and interact with others.

13 Students recognise that everyone has the right to feel valued and be safe, and, in this regard, understand their rights and obligations and behave responsibly.

 

Name games

Games for different classrooms - page 41

Name toss - page 42

The autograph game - page 42

I am and I like - page 42

Shake on it - page 43

Name chant - page 43

Name wave - page 43

The Arts

2 Students use the skills, techniques, processes, conventions and technologies of The Arts.