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Where in the world is our story set? Explore the colourful landscape of Australia then use traditional art techniques to make a map of the area.

Use How the platypus got his shape story to get children creatively engaged with number, algebra, sets and symmetry with some great contextual maths.

Invite each year group or class to prepare a short presentation on an Australia theme and you’ve got a whole week’s worth of assemblies.

Make the most of the outdoors and act out parts of the platypus story in the sunshine.

Letting children explore the myriad of roles involved in making a film gives them critical insight into just what goes into making their favourite blockbuster.

Get out your clapsticks and shakers and create your own Australia-inspired music in class.

Creating your own weird wildlife with this collaborative ‘Creature consequences’ lesson.

Use our short radio play and visual resources to set the scene and whet children’s appetite to find out more about the explorer Captain James Cook.

Turn your class into super sleuths with an enlightening fact-finding mission that will really get their ‘little grey cells’ working.