Aims
This online education resource kit:
- has been specifically designed for teachers to engage middle primary students and can be adapted to teach upper primary. It can be used to achieve relevant learning outcomes in the national SOSE curriculum;
- provides classroom-based resources that act as a direct reference to displays within Blundells' Cottage; and
- presents teachers with the opportunity to reinforce understanding of time, continuity and change, and to link these with the story of Canberra and life on the Duntroon Estate.
The online resource kit includes:
- seven units set for middle primary school
- comprehensive curriculum links
- unit background notes for teachers
- student activity sheets
- historic Canberra quick facts
- Blundells' Cottage handy hints
- Canberra timeline
- detailed references
- evaluation sheet
- slideshow gallery of photographs
- additional activities for a variety of year levels
- post-visit activities
Photocopying requirements
All materials in this kit can be photocopied for the purpose of classroom-based learning.
