A simple idea but one that can lead to several lessons of solid collaborative work from students as they plan and create a video or other presentation with a positive message- great as an end of term project; could be adapted to almost any subject but Geography, History and English are obvious ones for this.

Egyptian creation story activity. Print pages 1-4 two pages into one. Pages 1-2 half per student. Pages 3-4 both sides to each student. Give out the word list part first and have students fill it in. Then give them pages 3-4 to fill out their story. Read the 2nd part by guided reading for meaning using 'super 6' strategies. Students then complete the questions to demonstrate their understanding. Fun and engaging.

Fun and engaging activity that could be used as a lesson starter or part of a range of lesson activities. Targeted at Year 10 History Cold War studies but suitable for all high school students. Part 1- give students the word list sheet only for them to fill out (print the first two pages 2 into 1- half per student ) and get them to fill it out (guide as necessary). Part 2- give them the next 2 pages (print two into one again two sides per student) and get them to write the list of words they created in order to make a twisted version of this history story. They can then share their story with a friend and complete the questions. ENJOY! Students love this activity. The same idea could be used with a range of history stories (but pick the text and audience to ensure it is respectful where appropriate). Already weird chapters of history work best for this.

Information and activities relating to the Shakespeare text 'Othello'

A range of tutorials and activties related to the non-fiction text "Briar Rose" ready under the "Close Reading of a Text" module.

Some information and activities related to the "Introduction to Shakespeare" unit for Year 10 English.

A range of tutorial information and activities relating to the drama text "Dags" by Debra Oswald centred around study of a play text and drama techniques and textual conventions for Year 9 English.

Simple language skills tutorial for Year 7 English so that they can understand how to locate the subject of a sentence. Follow with sample sentences for them to rehearse this skill.

Attached is a snapshot of a SmartNote gallery sort activity (because TES won't allow upload of the interactive file type). This file can be used as a content checklist for students when they are composing their own postcard. This (originally interactive) activity was created and used with a Year 7 Literacy class where they were required to write a postcard from '1000 years into the future" while "holidaying on another planet in the solar system" as part of their 'Space' unit which included fiction and non-fiction texts.

Notes, information and student activities related to some of the works of the Australian poet Bruce Dawe.

A range of information and learning activities for Year 12 HSC English around the play and film of "Educating Rita"

A fun activity/English language activity suitable as an end of lesson activity in English 7-10- worksheet & information.

Lesson outline with information and student learning and composition activities relating to exploration and creation of myths, legend and fairy tales.

In addition, to the usual information taught about 'Letters to the Editor' the attached are a few ideas to aid students when composing their own LTE- initially created to go with 'Lockie Leonard', but can be applied to a range of LTE tasks.

Class activity for teaching "Big idea" concepts such as social justice in History, Geography and English using the "Hunger Games" movie/stories. No definite need to show these movies if students have already seen the movies or read the books (and they will almost certainly have done so), but it could be an option to read/view if needed).