Education News

As we edge towards the end of term, students and teachers alike may be feeling physically and mentally drained. Students may have shorter attention spans, lower energy levels and a greater need for support.

If you’re seeking creative ways to maintain engagement without overwhelming tired minds, Australian screen content can give your class a much-needed break from traditional lessons while still supporting learning outcomes. Australian screen stories feel familiar and relevant and can provide a simple and effective way to create a calm and enjoyable classroom atmosphere at the end of a long term. Our specially tailored education resources can be used to further explore screen content and extend and reinforce learnings.

The following screen stories and supporting resources will engage and entertain students of all year levels and take the stress out of lesson planning.

Eddie’s Lil’ Homies (F-2)

“Rock, Paper, Scissors is the name of the game. Play it once and you’ll never be the same!”

Explore friendship and fun with Eddie’s Lil' Homies. Watch it on SBS on Demand or Netflix or download to own from the ACTF shop, then rap along to the karaoke videos in our resource.

Kangaroo Beach S3 (F-2)

Let your young students escape to Kangaroo Beach with this fun, warm-hearted series where each episode contains a crucial water safety lesson. Watch the series on ABC iview or download it from the ACTF Shop, then explore our brand new Kangaroo Beach S3 resource, which includes movement challenges and creative exercises.

RUNT (Years 3-6)

Craig Silvey’s beloved best-selling novel leaps onto the big screen in this charming Australian family movie. Download the film to watch from the ACTF Shop, then explore our newly revamped RUNT teaching resource, which provides sequenced learning tasks suitable for a whole-class film study.

Space Nova S2 (Years 3-6)

Explore outer space with the Nova family in the newly released second season of Space Nova, available to stream on ABC iview or for download from the ACTF Shop, then meet Australia’s first astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg with our Space Nova S2 teaching resource and guide your students to develop their own original characters, stories and spacecraft inspired by the series.

Paper Planes (Years 5-6)

Paper Planes is a classic Australian family film about a young boy's passion for flight and his challenge to compete in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan. Stream it or download it to own from the ACTF Shop, then experiment with the downloadable Fold 'n' Fly plane design and hold a class paper plane competition.

Windcatcher (Years 7-8)

"Your running is a gift, Percy Boy. You've just got to learn to use it to run towards solutions, instead of away from problems." 

Join Percy Boy Collins and his eclectic crew of friends on their epic adventure in Windcatcher, streaming on Stan or available from the ACTF Shop, then use our resource to guide students to write a film review for the school newsletter.

The PM’s Daughter S2 (Years 6-9)

Are your students curious about Artificial Intelligence? Watch the political comedy-drama The PM’s Daughter Series 2 on ABC iview or download it from the ACTF Shop, then explore A.I. ethics and the futuristic genre of speculative fiction with our engaging virtual workshop, available to view on demand.