Curriculum Links

Queensland Studies Authority Early Years Curriculum Guidelines Early Years Areas:
Investigating and Understanding Environments, Sense of Self and Others (animals)

Queensland Studies Authority Science:
Years 1 – 10 Syllabus
Life and Living Strand
CLO 1.1 Students discuss their thinking about needs of living things
DLO 1.4 Students collect information about sources of food and shelter for animals in their local environment
CLO2.1 Students look for patterns and relationships between the features of living things and how they meet their needs
DLO 2.5 Students collect information showing the diversity of plant and animal forms.

Queensland Studies Authority The Arts:
Years 1-10 Syllabus
Drama Strand
DR1.1 Students create and accept roles while participating in dramatic play
DR1.2 Students share drama with others by participating, listening and watching
Visual Arts Strand
VA1.2 Students visually represent …observations through making images and objects
VA2.2 Students select and arrange images and objects for personal display.

Productive Pedagogies
The State of Queensland Department of Education Productive Pedagogies
Intellectual Quality – Substantive conversation
Supportive Classroom Environment – Student direction, Social support
Connectedness – Connectedness to the world.