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The ACTF have resources that are free and easy to access online - searchable by Year level, KLA and Topic.

Lesson plans
Search over 300 teaching and learning activities and units of work for K-10, based on ACTF TV and Film productions, with new material added regularly. All activities are modeled extensively in the classroom with quality feedback from schools about their effectiveness and currency.

The ACTF's latest online resources include:

 
 

Backyard Science Primary Teaching Resource (DVD-ROM) interactive teaching and learning resource is directed at primary science teachers (Years 3-7) and contains:

  • 38 classroom activities
  • 45 digitised clips of experiments
  • 4 game quest using Kahootz 3
  • An interactive Quiz
  • Fun fact pages
  • A gallery of stills from the Backyard Science TV series
  • Media Kit: including, Poster, Episode synopsis, and much more….
 
 

The Dogstarkit is aimed at teachers and students of years 1-6 and includes:

 

 
 

Lockie Leonard Multi-Literacy Teaching and Learning DVD-ROM:

The Lockie Leonard resource is directed at years 6-9. There are over 100 teaching and learning activities, 43 Question sheets, 88 Worksheets and 70 digital video clips for teachers and students to explore the texts and TV series about Lockie Leonard.

 

 
 


Mortified:

Being Mortified: a focus on growing up for years 4-8 provides teaching and learning activities about how meaning is created and communicated within the TV series. It is divided into 4 lessons with accompanying worksheets.

 
 


Also available are:


Teaching kits

  • I Think, What’s Fair and Chill Out, for years 2-8.
  • Books on TV: Studying dramatic interpretations of books.

  • TV Tie-Ins: Lessons and activities for reluctant readers.

    Senior resources
    Go to Senior Resources to find
    Study Kits - free online resources for senior secondary or tertiary teachers and students. Included are study guides, topics, articles, video clips and production notes from the ACTF’s television series and films.

    The ACTF office has a public Resource Centre for research with reference books, periodicals and articles about media and society and media effects. Bibliographies of these resources are available online.

  • Media and study resources


    Digitised clips from ACTF TV series and Films for teachers of Media and Film studies, English and SOSE. Contact the Education Manager to obtain this resource.

    Print and CD/DVD educational materials are available to purchase from the Education Catalogue .


     
     
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