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Piñata Party Hundreds (3-digit place value) - ABC Education

As a team, use your knowledge of hundreds, tens and ones place values to help the goats release the treats from the piñata and have the GOAT party!

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Digital platforms can benefit a student’s education in many ways, but as these platforms change the relationship between home and school, children’s personal information may be impacted.

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Learning a language helps students better understand others in an increasingly diverse Australia - ABC Education

Studying a language allows one to see deeper cultural patterns that aren't necessarily accessible through learning about different foods, festivals and cultural traditions.

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ESA TEST - Nominate resource 16.04.24

Many wonderful institutions have educational resources to help schools commemorate Anzac Day, each offering a different way to engage primary and secondary students with Anzac history. Here are ten free resources for students, teachers, parents and anyone else interested in learning more about the Anzacs.

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The importance of mental health and wellbeing literacy within the classroom - ABC Education

Young people’s mental health and wellbeing can affect their learning and behaviour. ABC Education’s resources can help empower students with strategies that help.

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Immigration in Regional Victoria - ABC Education

Since the gold rush of the 1850s, regional Victoria has become home to people from all around the world.

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ABC Education and Melbourne Water have launched a series of classroom resources to teach primary students all about the water cycle, waterways and wastewater.

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ESA PEST - nominate 22.04.24

Damien O’Brien’s innovative approaches to learning are making an impact on students in a remote NT community and the broader education community.

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The Orb

The Orb is a collection of multimedia learning resources about Tasmanian Aboriginal histories and cultures. It explores the interconnections between people, Country, culture, identity, and the living community. The multimedia resources have between three and five sections in which Tasmanian Aboriginal people share their ...

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Sports ability

Sportsability is a suite of user-friendly, inclusive activity cards that have been designed to assist teachers in the delivery of sports-based activities that cater for all levels of ability. They provide activities for a variety of different game categories that assists in teaching children both general skills, and the ...

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Yulunga: emu

This game is based on a chasing game observed being played by Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory in more recent times. This is a chasing and catching (tag) game. The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games resource was developed to provide all Australians with a greater understanding and appreciation of Indigenous ...

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Yulunga: puloga

Regular mock combat tournaments took place in the Cardwell and Tully River areas of north Queensland. The Mallanpara people called this a prun. It was essentially an entertainment activity, though the opportunity was taken to settle disputes, real or imaginary. It also gave the men a chance to show off their prowess and ...

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Yulunga: pulukwanti

The Aboriginal people played a variety of water games and a common activity was to dive into the water. These are activities associated with diving into the water. The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games resource was developed to provide all Australians with a greater understanding and appreciation of Indigenous culture ...

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Yulunga: udai

Children in parts of the Torres Strait were observed in the 1890s playing a ball-catching game in the water called udai (wadai) or doamadiai. This is a throwing-and-catching game in water, where two players compete for possession of a ball. The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games resource was developed to provide all ...

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Yulunga: buran

A game of accuracy, the throwing of the boomerang (buran) was played by the Jagara (or Jagera) people of south Queensland. A player stood in the middle of the small circle and threw a right-hand boomerang (dunimgi) first. The aim was to make it return as close as possible to the peg (marker) in the middle of the circle. ...

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Yulunga: ilye

A boomerang game was played by the Wogadj people of central Australia. This was a keep-away type of game that encouraged a lot of running. A boomerang was thrown along the ground in the game. The older men usually played against the younger men. The game is one of running and throwing using a disc (frisbee) in place of ...

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Yulunga: millim baeyeetch

One of the favourite games of the Aboriginal people in parts of Victoria was a game of football. There were a few variations of the game and the one outlined here was observed in the 1840s. The ball was about the size of an orange, and was made of possum skin, with the fur side outwards. It was filled with pounded charcoal ...

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Yulunga: parndo

This ball game was played by Aboriginal people in the vicinity of Adelaide (Kaurna language) in South Australia. The parndo (ball) was made with a piece of possum skin and was fairly flat in shape. This is a game of kicking the ball high into the air and attempting to catch it. The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games ...