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Year level: Year 5 and 6 Intentions: The introduction of Play Doughmations was a great motivation to start the Olympics unit. Students had to carefully observe movements made by athletes and attempt to mirror the movements. This allowed all students to be involved and have ownership of the finished product. Links to classroom practice: Olympics unit Impact on students learning: All students were HIGHLY motivated. media type="file" key="long jump.mov" width="300" height="300" After viewing and reflection, students identified areas they needed to improve on and they decided that the biggest concern was the camera moving from the tripod.

Reading Programmes on the computer created a chance for students to become more confident with their reading. They practised fluency and comprehension while having a little fun. Year level: Year 4 Intentions: To develop a good level of fluency when reading. Impact on students learning: There was a noticeable change in some students speed and fluency. Others started to enjoy reading more and displayed good levels of enthusiasm. media type="file" key="milestone.mov" width="300" height="300"

Year level: 4 Intentions:To read fluently with good expression. Impact on students learning: Recording students' voices as they read gave them a chance to listen and reflect on how they read. They identified positives and negatives and worked on reading with better fluency and expression. media type="file" key="REading1.mp3" media type="file" key="REading 2.mp3"

Year level: Context: Intentions: Impact on students learning: Online story making provided students with a range of pictures that motivated and stimulated their imagination. they created their drafts online and posted them on their blogs when completed.