Suitable for stages upper stage 4 and stages 5 and 6 English classes, this comprehension resource includes a black comedy science fiction short story and a set of comprehension questions for group discussion and interpretation. It is provided in both pdf and editable docx formats. The resource author's original short story is about a call centre operator who encounters a client well beyond the job description's ability to deal with.

This is a short play script for two actors with a science fiction theme. It requires minimal staging and would be suitable for Stage 5 Elective Drama or HSC Drama practice and performance. Synopsis: A starship Commander on a mission to wipe out a renegade outpost gets some sage advice from a technician on how to keep his engines singing.

Sweet Home 3D is free software that allows the user to design and furnish buildings in 3D. Part 2 focuses on applying suitable textures and materials to walls and floors . Designed with middle school STEM, high school mandatory technology, and elective design and technology classes in mind, the print ready instructions and practice task are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction.

Complete step by step instructions for drawing a toy train in 3D using Sketchup Make (Freeware). This resource is an ideal introduction to using the software for project visualization in STEM and mandatory and elective technology courses. The full colour pdf can be supplied to students as a printed handout (not so eco-friendly at 7 pages) or as a digital file for self pace learning. It can also be displayed on a screen for use in more formal teacher directed instruction.

Sweet Home 3D is free software that allows the user to design and furnish buildings in 3D. This resource introduces students to the software and its use through practical exploration. Designed with middle school STEM, high school mandatory technology, and elective design and technology classes in mind, the print ready instructions and practice task are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction.

Instructions for creating an Art title page using WordArt, the drawing tools and shape fills in Microsoft Word. This resource will assist middle school art teachers in fulfilling the mandatory programming requirements in Visual Arts to do with the use of Computing Technologies in Visual Arts (Australian Curriculum). It can be presented as a hand out for self-paced learning or kept by the teacher as a resource for guided instruction.

Complete lesson for teaching the names of Animale Domestici (Pets) in Italian. This is in the form of a bingo game. Students construct their own bingo card from the template and pictures provided and then the teacher draws the names and calls them out (in Italian) for students to mark them on their card. See also 'Italian Worksheet - Pets - animali domestici - Stage 4 - Mandatory Languages' by the same author.

This revision/quiz has been written as a resource for the BOSTES Stage 4 History sample unit of work 'The Ottoman Empire'. It compliments the lesson resources developed for this unit by this author and can be used as either revision or assessment for the unit. It is provided in pdf, editable docx and swf (flash interactive) formats. The flash file requires a flash enabled browser.

This lesson has been written as a resource for the BOSTES Stage 4 History sample unit of work 'The Ottoman Empire'. It engages students in researching and analysing the impact and legacy of Ottoman Architecture. It is presented in both pdf and editable docx formats.

This lesson has been written as a resource for the BOSTES Stage 4 History sample unit of work 'The Ottoman Empire'. It engages students in researching and analysing the impact and legacy of the Art of the Ottoman Empire. It is presented in both pdf and editable docx formats.

This lesson has been written as a resource for the BOSTES Stage 4 History sample unit of work 'The Ottoman Empire'. It engages students in researching and analysing the impact of the Ottoman Empire at its height, the contribution of Suleiman 1 and the hierarchy of Ottoman society. It is presented in both pdf and editable docx formats and a blank template for the mapping exercise is included.

This lesson has been written as a resource for the BOSTES Stage 4 History sample unit of work 'The Ottoman Empire'. It engages students in researching and analysing the impact of the rise of the Ottoman Empire from its emergence in Anatolia to the Fall of Constantinople. It is provided in both pdf and editable docx formats.

This video was created to compliment a gallery exhibition of works by the author created using Bryce 3D. It briefly explains how this software can be used to create virtual worlds. Detailed video and paper based tutorials on the use of the software for visual arts and multimedia classes are available for purchase from this author's shop at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/kellyocs.

A complete lesson in reading and understanding poetry for Stage 4 and 5 English students. This resource engages students in analyzing a particular poem in terms of visual imagery and figurative language and identifying the poetry techniques that are used. Topic - Relaxing in the water

This 50 page book of poetry in pdf format titled 'Slow Dancing in the Space Between' is licensed for 1 entire printing and/or the printing of individual poems as class sets for reading and analysis. See also 'Reading and Understanding Poetry' lessons by the same author.