Kick It To Me!
by Neridah McMullin
Description
Australian History, Indigenous Australian History and Sport
This session describes the process used to research and write the ‘Kick it to Me!’
Topics Covered
There are ten literacy and numeracy ‘Kick it to Me’ games to play.
This session describes the process used to research and write the ‘Kick it to Me!’
Topics Covered
- Listening out for interesting stories
- How to do historical research
- What was so special about Tom Wills?
- What is Marn Grook?
- What makes Australian Rules Football important?
There are ten literacy and numeracy ‘Kick it to Me’ games to play.
- Match the sport to the seasons
- Describing characters feelings
- Invent your own Game
- AFL Instructional book
- Venn Diagram comparing Marn Grook to AFL
- Write your own letter to Bells Magazine
- Maths Challenge Calculate Premiership Points and Percentage
- Dice Footy
- Dice Cricket
- Make your own Footy
Details
Audience
Primary Years 2 - 6
Duration
45-60 minutes, depending on length of classes. Happy to be flexible with this.
Requirements
Whiteboard. Table. Data projector and laptop – but not necessary if not available. I use powerpoint and can come with a USB stick. I also bring Teaching Resource Sheets as handouts for activities. We will need pencils, texters, pens, paper, glue.