In 2023, teach across the curriculum with ACTF resources
The ACTF Learning team has developed the following curriculum-mapped resources (and many more!) to support teachers using Australian screen stories in their classrooms. The team also delivers free virtual learning events for students and teacher professional learning. Sign up to our education newsletter to be updated on 2023 resource releases and events.
PRIMARY RESOURCES
English
- My Place for Teachers (Years 3-8)
- Little Lunch app (Years 3-6)
- And Then Something Changed teaching toolkit (Years 3-6)
- The Inbestigators teaching toolkit (Years 3-6)
- Little Lunch English resource (Years 3-6)
- A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year Old Girl teaching toolkit (Years 6-7)
Science
- Space Nova teaching toolkits (Years 3-6)
Humanities
- Are You Tougher than Your Ancestors? teaching toolkit (F-6)
- Red Dirt Riders teaching toolkit (Years 3-6)
- The PM’s Daughter teaching toolkit (Years 5-8)
The Arts
- Light and colour learning resource (F-2)
- Lah-Lah’s Adventures: Music for Everyone resource (F-2)
- Hardball Series 2 teaching toolkit (Years 3-6)
- The Funny Ones teaching toolkit (Years 3-6)
- Sound design learning resource (Years 4-6)
Health and Physical Education
- Kangaroo Beach teaching toolkit (F-2)
- Rocky & Me teaching toolkit (Years 3-6)
- Summer’s Day teaching toolkit (Years 5-8)
SECONDARY RESOURCES
English
- Mustangs FC teaching toolkit (Years 5-8)
- Woven Threads teaching toolkit (Years 5-10)
- MY:24 app (Years 5-10)
Humanities
- The PM’s Daughter teaching toolkit (Years 7-10)
The Arts
- Story building and screenwriting learning resource (Years 5 – 8)
- Dance Academy: Arts Education (Years 5-8)
- The Unlisted teaching toolkit (Years 7-10)
Health and Physical Education
- First Day teaching toolkit (Years 6-7)
- More Than This learning resource (Years 9-12)
See also:
July 12th 2024
Meet Australian Olympian swimmer, Wilhelmina Wylie
Do your students know the story of ‘Mina’ Wylie, one of our first female Olympians?
July 12th 2024
New release: Windcatcher learning resource
Our latest resource provides sequenced learning tasks to complement and extend a class or cohort screening of the feature film, Windcatcher.
July 12th 2024
Coming soon to cinemas: Runt film adaptation
Written by Craig Silvey and illustrated by Sara Acton, the novel Runt was published in 2022 and was named the 2023 Book of the Year for Younger Readers by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Australian schools will soon have the chance to enjoy this story on screen.
June 28th 2024
NSW Year 9 English unit: ‘Exploring the Speculative’
The New South Wales Department of Education has featured episodes of the comedy-horror series Crazy Fun Park in resources designed for the Year 9, Term 4 program 'Exploring the Speculative'.
June 13th 2024
ACTF welcomes additional funding and new Board member
It has been an eventful month for the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) with the announcement of additional funding, a meeting with the federal Minister for the Arts, and a new Board member appointed by the Federal Government.