Task 2- Narrative Text: Away with Words Wednesday , 28 July 2004 print

Professional Associations and useful contacts

Internet Sites

Address

Australian Association For the Teaching of English(AATE)

http://www.aate.org.au

 

Children's Book Council of Australia- view the winning and commended books from the Children's Book of the Year Awards and access information on author and illustrators.

http://www.cbc.org.au

 

Primary English Teaching Association(PETA)

http://www.peta.edu.au/

 

Books For Emergent Readers

Internet Site

Address

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site- this site contains reviews of children's fiction and non-fiction books to Year 9 level.

http://www.carolhurst.com/

 

Database of award-winning children's literature- most major awards are consulted ans has lists of award winning books.

http://www.dawcl.com

 

The Manageable Book- this Schoolsnet site has simple to read guidelines that could be used when planning the layout of narratives.

http://www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/teaching/inschool/literacy_manageable_book.htm

 

How to review a children's book

Internet Site

Address

Classroom Resource Reviews- is an extensive searchable database of reviews for a variety of resources.

http://crr.qed.qld.gov.au/reviews/afwiinq.dll

 

Classroom Resource Reviews Criteria

http://crr.qed.qld.gov.au/crrwelcome/criteria.htm

 

Education World: Better Book Reports- 25 ideas

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson109.shtml

 

Using Picture Books- This TIPS ( Teaching Ideas and Practices) unit provides a brief listing of ways picture books can be explored to develop student's understanding and enjoyment of visual communication.

http://education.qld.gov.au/tal/tips/00594.htm

 

World of Reading! Where Kids And Books Come Together- provides an extensive database of reviews about numerous children's books.

http://www.worldreading.org/

 

Writing And Illustrating A Children's Book

Internet Site

Address

Establishing Procedures For Writing For A Younger Audience- This TIPS item outlines a step-by-step procedure to encourage older students to write for younger students.

http://education.qld.gov.au/tal/tips/00626.htm

 

Literacy And Making Children's Books- a useful site for teachers about children writing and making their own books.

http://www.gate.net/~labooks/literacy.html

 

Making An Environmental Picture Book- this TIPS unit is designed for year 4 and 5. Children examine a wide range of picture books with an environmental theme.

http://education.qld.gov.au/tal/tips/01513.htm

 

Write On Reader- Explore how a book is made and how to make a book.

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/

 

Writing A Story- Schoolsnet Lesson- A two part interactive lesson for students to use when planning to write a narrative.

http://www.schoolsnet.com/cgi-bin/inetcgi/schoolsnet/lessons/subject.jsp?OID=-19335

 

Electronic Publishing

Internet Site

Address

Internet Public Library Story Hour- This site contains examples of electronically published stories.

http://www.ipl.org/youth/Storyhour/

 

Microsoft Education: Online Tutorials- Online tutorials for teachers on various Microsoft Office software packages.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=OnlineTutorials

 

Aspects Of Nature

Internet Site

Address

The Animal Kingdom- Animals are organised under groups using common names. A useful site with lots of colourful pictures.

http://kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Animals.htm

 

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service- Useful information on biodiversity, threatened species and heritage sites, both Aboriginal and European.

http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au

 

 

Queensland Parks and Wildlife: Cyper Rangers- This site links to excellent photos of animals. This site contains much of interest to children.

http://www.env.qld.gov.au/environment/park/cyberrangers/

 

Sea and Sky: The Sea- This site contains a wealth of data on marine animals, reef life, aquariums and ocean exploration.

http://www.seasky.org/sea.html

 

Sea and Sky: The Sky- This up-to-date site explores the solar system and space.

http://www.seasky.org/sky.html

 

Stories of the Dreaming- This site contains 20 stories in text, audio, high quality or low quality forms.

http://www.dreamtime.net.au/

 

Virtual Wildlife- This link from the World Wildlife Fund looks at the earth's regions and their creatures.

http://www.panda.org/kids/wildlife/

 

Weather- This site has a series of lessons on weather.

http://inspire.ospi.wednet.edu:8001/curric/weather/