Yearlevel: 9 10

Welcome to the Civics and Citizenship Curated Clip Collection. While this resource is still in development, we are excited to offer a pilot version to support teachers during the election period. Each module includes a short video from an Australian television series, along with accompanying activities designed to help students explore the importance of leadership, democracy and being an active citizen. As we continue to build and refine this resource, more videos and materials will be added to enhance the learning experience. We welcome your feedback and appreciate your support as we continue to develop this resource for classrooms.

This clip collection is designed to help students understand and practice respectful communication, focusing on concepts of consent, bodily autonomy and personal boundaries. Using clips from Australian children’s television content, students work through activities that build their awareness of how to ask for, give, and deny permission.

This resource provides a series of curated, age-appropriate screen stories, with a discussion point and creative response for students in Foundation to Year 10. Invite culture leaders and knowledge holders featured in these screen texts into the classroom for NAIDOC and beyond – to celebrate the resilience, generosity, creativity, and enduring strength of the oldest living culture in the world.  

This learning resource supports students and teachers in Years 7 to 10 to explore the themes in First Day, including gender identity, inclusivity, allyship and leadership. Students will also learn about and reflect on the importance of diverse representation on screen. Read more about the series in the About First Day section.

NAIDOC week is an opportunity to highlight First Nations perspectives in the classroom. In 2023, the NAIDOC Week theme is For Our Elders. We acknowledge the continued achievements, contributions, and knowledges of Elders in our communities.

We are proud to present these engaging learning tasks for students in F-10. The leading knowledge holders who feature on our screens are to be shared for NAIDOC and beyond – to celebrate our Elders.

The PM’s Daughter is a 10-part live action series set in Canberra, the heartland of Australian politics, produced by Fremantle for the ABC. It tells the story of Catalina Parkes Pérez, a teenager who’s like any other, but with one difference: her mother is the new Prime Minister of Australia.
The primary and lower secondary school resource aligns with Civics and Citizenship for students in Years 5-6 and Years 7-8. The secondary school teaching toolkit is designed for Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), Civics and Citizenship, English and/or Media Arts students in Years 7-10.
The resource can be used flexibly in the classroom, with activities and opportunities for discussion giving students the opportunity to engage with content under the themes of effective campaigning, issues that matter, and the influence of media on audiences. The learning prompts developed for each episode directly link to students’ real-world context on both a local and global scale and champions student voice, agency, and youth leadership – citizenship in action.
The resources consist of activities which utilise content from the series coupled with active student participation, building knowledge of our democratic processes and civic responsibilities with a strong focus on developing media literacy and critical thinking skills. This resource can be used as standalone modules or presented as a unit of work. The lessons are outlined in this resource as well as in the PDF screen sequences; multi-modal slideshows with clips, images, and prompts designed to be a student facing teaching aid in the classroom.

The storyboards created in the planning for Round the Twist were integral as production tools for the wacky and fun moments from the series. Storyboards use visuals to effectively communicate ideas during the filmmaking process, producing a blueprint for cast and crew ahead of shooting scenes. VFX and SFX require planning and creative problem solving.

This resource features interviews with Dennis Nicholson, VFX Supervisor for Round the Twist Series 3 & 4. Dennis explains the original hand-drawn storyboards from the series in association with the completed television series. This resource includes tips and tricks to create your own VFX in the classroom.

Join ACTF and ACMI in an engaging live virtual workshop, and extended online resource exploring digital futures and current issues as we move towards a world AI integration.

Students in years 6 - 9 are invited to learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI), in the futuristic genre of speculative fiction with Australian Script Producer Jessica Paine for a behind-the-scenes experience of The PM’s Daughter Series 2.

Students will be led through relevant clips, meet industry professionals, and have access to post-production script resources, exploring themes of ethics in technology, AI, and speculative fiction. 

Please print Case Study 1 Script to use for an activity during the workshop. 

Ethical and Responsible AI links: 

• Australia’s Ethical AI Principals – Australian Government 
• Ethics of Artificial Intelligence – UNESCO
• What is responsible Artificial Intelligence? – Gradient Institute 

Novel and Film Comparison
Through this unit of work, students will examine the visual and printed texts of Paper Planes. The book is based on the motion picture screenplay Paper Planes. The major themes include relationships, loss, connectedness, friendship, independence and competition. Suitable for grades 5-8, teachers are advised to select from the following activities those that are best suited to cater for the age group they are teaching and to provide appropriate activities for group work that will support and extend students.

Fold’n’Fly: The Circling Clive
"The Circling Clive" is a paper plane design that makes its on-screen debut as one of character Dylan's original creations in the Australian feature film Paper Planes.
Originally created by THE PAPER PILOTS, this Fold 'n' Fly PDF provides students with the information they requite to recreate the original Clive design.

Activity Suggestions:
Photocopy the template (to scale) and instruct students to recreate Clive.
Explore with the class how simple changes to the original design may impact on the plane's aerodynamics.
After recreating Clive, ask students to design their own paper plane.
Host a class or school paper plane competition using Clive and/or students' original designs.
Watch the Paper Planes film and explore Dylan's creative and scientific journey.

Explore the award-winning television series Round the Twist and learn the importance of storyboarding when creating VFX (visual effects) and SFX (special effect).

The storyboards for Round the Twist were integral in the production of all the wacky and fun moments in the beloved series. Storyboards use visuals to effectively communicate ideas during the filmmaking process, producing a blueprint for cast and crew ahead of shooting scenes. VFX and SFX take a lot of planning and creative problem solving.

This virtual workshop features interviews with Dennis Nicholson, VFX Supervisor for Round the Twist Series 3 & 4 who unpacks the original hand-drawn storyboards from the series.

The resource also includes tips and tricks to create your own VFX in the classroom. The accompanying resource with student activities can be found here: https://education.actf.com.au/education/resources/teaching-resource/storyboarding-vfx-and-sfx

This learning resource has been developed to support students and teachers in Years 9 to 12 to explore the Australian television series More Than This in the classroom and beyond. 

This resource is divided into three curriculum areas, all based on episodes from MY:24.

English

Providing teachers with strategies for the English classroom, this resource uses selected episodes from MY:24 to explore the compelling and thoughtful themes of the series, and the art of creating a narrative. Using the MY:24 series as a stimulus to encourage students to observe the narrative, reflect on the story and themes in each episode, the teaching strategies in the guide support students to develop their own skills as storytellers. Students are encouraged to analyse character stories, examine their thinking and feelings and make sense of their own experiences.

Humanities

MY:24 offers a series of unique windows into contemporary Australian life from the perspective of young people. This resource focuses on Civics and Citizenship. The MY:24 stories chosen for inclusion are shaped by issues of local, national and global concern, and provide opportunities to foster learning about the complexity and diversity of contemporary Australian democracy, society, identity, and citizenship.

Health and Physical Education (HPE)

This resource provides teaching strategies to support students in the development of knowledge, skills and depositions that will reinforce their sense of self, and support them in building and managing satisfying relationships, and positively influence, their own and others’ health and wellbeing. MY:24 offers students a wonderful stimulus to study Health and Physical Education and reflect on their own experiences and how these address the contextual factors that influence the health, safety, wellbeing, and physical activity patterns of individuals, groups and communities.

In The Legend of Burnout Barry, teenage friends Wheely, Brent and Shay are tightly bound by their shared and insatiable appetite for adventure. But when Wheely's obsession with being the town record holder becomes more important than his friends, he risks losing more than just the title.

The discussion starters and learning tasks outlined in The Legend of Burnout Barry Resource provide ideas for Years 5 - 8 students to engage with this entertaining short film. Tasks will develop students’ storytelling understandings and skills, with relevant Australian Curriculum links noted for English.

While not the focus of this resource, teachers could also link the film’s themes of friendship and teamwork to Health and Physical Education and Personal and Social Capability curriculum content.

In The Funny Ones, four girls with a passion for making people laugh are introduced to four of Australia’s funniest women. Together they turn ideas from their own lives into material for a show that has everyone in stitches.

The discussion starters and learning tasks suggested in The Funny Ones Resource provide additional ideas for Years 3 – 6 students to engage with the film. Tasks relate to collaboration, audiences, performance and feedback, with relevant curriculum links noted for Drama, English, Critical and Creative Thinking, and Personal and Social Capability.

Rocky & Me follows the story of Stella, an 11-year old girl living with cerebral palsy. When Stella gets her first wheelchair, she also gains independence and confidence.

The Rocky & Me Resource will support Year 5 and 6 teachers and students to explore themes from the short film, with learning tasks related to disability, inclusivity, friendships, puberty, wellbeing and media representation. Tasks are mapped to the Australian Curriculum, linking to English, Health and Physical Education, Critical and Creative Thinking, and Personal and Social Capability. The resource and film could also be incorporated into Respectful Relationships education for upper primary students. 

In First Day (Series), it is Hannah Bradford’s first year of high school. As a transgender girl, Hannah not only has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school, but also find the courage to live as her most authentic self.

This resource will support Year 6 and 7 teachers and students to explore the themes in First Day, and help students to prepare for, process, and reflect on their own transitions to secondary school. Suggested learning tasks for each episode relate to inclusive behaviours, identity, relationships, and wellbeing. Tasks will help students learn about respectful relationships, and remind them that we are all more alike than we are different.

Awards

2021 Winner 
International Emmy Award for Kids: Live-Action

2021 Winner 
Kidscreen Awards

2021 Winner 
GLAAD Media Award

2021 Winner 
Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards: Live-Action

2020 Winner 
Rose dÓr Awards

In the Mustangs FC Webinar, Emmanuelle Mattana (Marnie), Ashleigh Marshall (Liv), Molly Broadstock (Bella) and Gemma Chua-Tran (Anusha) were quizzed by primary and secondary schools from Grade 5 to Year 10 on acting, gender stereotypes and women in sport.

In Summer’s Day, we see one Australian girl’s awkward transition into a teenager. Summer’s mother isn’t around when she gets her first period, so she navigates becoming a woman, and her body image troubles, with the help of her best friend Mackenzie.

The free Summer’s Day Teaching Toolkit explores the content and themes in Summer’s Day, including menstruation, puberty and body image. It can be used as a standalone resource, or to complement a school’s health education and puberty programs.

Woven Threads: Stories from Afar is an 8 x 4-minute series which presents varied refugee stories through beautiful and powerful animations. The emotive storytelling compels us to remember our shared humanity, and to identify with the universality of the refugee experience.

The Woven Threads: Stories from Afar Resource aims to support teachers in exploring key themes from the series. The resource also aims to build students’ understanding of, and empathy with, refugees and asylum seekers. It contains curriculum-mapped learning tasks for Year 5-10 students, drawing on content from a wide range of learning areas, capabilities, and cross-curricular priorities. Tasks were designed with an inquiry approach, aiming to foster communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking in the classroom.

Director Robert Connolly and actors Ed Oxenbould and Peter Rowsthorn share their experience of making Paper Planes during this virtual excursion. The Q&A format provided students with an opportunity to ask their own questions about filmmaking - from the initial idea, to hiring of the cast and crew.

The Mortified Resource is linked to the children's comedy drama series Mortified. The series follows a young girl's journey toward self-acceptance.

The resource is aimed at students in Years 4-8 and offers video clips, interviews with key actors and production staff, lesson plans, and worksheets divided into two parts.

Part 1 - Being Mortified: A Focus on Growing Up, includes video clips from episodes along with activities that analyse how the series conveys meaning. Part 1 features 16 video clips and 4 lessons.
Part 2 - Media Literacy: Constructing, Producing and Responding to Mortified, presents video clips and activities that explore various aspects of television production, including effects, design, and publicity. Part 2 includes 31 clips and 3 lessons.

The lessons cover topics like drama, production elements, behind-the-scenes insights, and more.

Access this resource

www.mortified.edu.au

The My Place for Teachers Resource provides rich educational material for primary and lower-secondary teachers using the My Place TV series in the classroom for Australian History and English.

The website features teaching materials from both series 1 and 2 and includes:
- 2 Decade Timelines, 2000s-1880s and 1870s-Before Time, each highlighting events of Australian History and politics, Society and culture and Science & technology, that underpin the stories of the children and the development of Australia. Each decade cites selected Indigenous and non-Indigenous histories.
- 78 clips, each with associated Teaching Activities and student activity sheets for Years 3-6 and beyond. The activities have rich curriculum content that relate directly to the Australian curriculum for the studies of History and English.
- 3 main Themes and 22 sub-themes, where teachers can search for relevant resources to support their individual programs.
- Behind the Scenes information including interviews with Nadia Wheatley (writer) and Penny Chapman (producer), stills gallery, clips bank, and production materials including scripts, press kits and a poster.
- Our Place, an interactive online teacher forum where teachers can share their strategies for using My Place in the classroom and upload stories of their own students.
The My Place for Teachers website is a partnership project between Education Services Australia (ESA) and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF)

Awards

eLearning Industry Excellence Awards 2010
Winner - eLearning K-12

Australian Education Publishers Award 2010
Winner – Best Primary Education Website

Interactive Media Awards (U.S.) 2010
Winner - Outstanding Achievement Award for Education

Australian Teachers of Media Awards (ATOM) 2010
Finalist – Best Primary Education Website

Australian Teachers of Media Awards (ATOM) 2010
Finalist – Best Instructional/Training Resource

Access this resource

www.myplace.edu.au

Dance Academy Resource supports Middle Years educators with engaging classroom activities, designed to enhance students’ knowledge, skills and understanding of dance, as both an artist and audience.

The website features video clips and production materials from the award-winning television series Dance Academy, stimulus for over 100 downloadable teaching activities that have been aligned with the Australian Curriculum areas of The Arts (Dance, Drama, Media, and Visual), English and Health and Physical Education (Personal Development).

Each activity provides educators with a contemporary approach to exploring elements of The Arts within their classroom, matched with printable student activity sheets and links to additional support materials – including instructional video clips and fact sheets developed by Ausdance.

The teaching activities are searchable by Curriculum Study Area(s), tag word(s), or by one of the four main themes:

• Dance Skills – explores body, movement, technique, choreography, performance and communication through dance.
• Dance Knowledge – explores genre, culture, history and styles of dance; safe dance practices; dance processes; and dance vocabulary.
• Production - explores stagecraft, costume, lighting, design, event management and technology and innovation within dance production.
• Health and Wellbeing – explores health, fitness, human movement, nutrition, personal development and identity.

Awards

2014 eLearning Excellence Awards
Finalist - K-12 Sector Award

Access this resource

http://www.danceacademy.edu.au/

In each episode of Bushwhacked! Series 2, an important message about ecosystems is explored. The Bushwhacked! Series 2 Resource harnesses those messages to inspire a greater awareness in students of Australia’s unique Indigenous people, their culture and their relationship with the land.

This resource highlights discussion topics and provides activities for teachers to use in their middle-primary to middle-secondary classroom.

The discussion topics and activities included in this resource are aligned with content, knowledge and skills in the Australian Curriculum areas of English, Science, The Arts (Media), Humanities (Geography) and the Cross-Curriculum Priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures and Sustainability.

Bushwhacked! can be enjoyed by a wide range of age groups, from middle-primary to middle-secondary, and is a valuable resource for a large range of curriculum areas, including English, Science, The Arts (Media), Humanities (Geography) and the cross-curriculum priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures and Sustainability.

Included in the Bushwhacked! Series 1 Resource are brief synopses of each episode, so that teachers can view them either in order or in groups that support their classroom program.

This resource provides some ideas for discussions and activities relating to the series as a whole, including examples from episodes, which can be used before and after each episode is viewed.

Bushwhacked! is a unique nature television program now in its third series. This highly acclaimed documentary series appeals to children and teenagers from 5 to 14 years old. Highly dramatic and exciting, it is an example of how well-researched locations, excellent scripts, very high production values, and fascinating Australian animals and issues can create not just entertainment, but a valuable and enjoyable learning experience.

The Bushwhacked! Series 3 Resource is written and organised for educators who wish to use episodes from the series as part of their teaching and learning sequence. The study guide provides discussion topics and activities with a focus on specific learning areas or general themes.

The content included in this study guide is aligned with, knowledge and skills in the Australian Curriculum areas of English, Science, The Arts (Media), Humanities (Geography) and the Cross-Curriculum Priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures and Sustainability.

Ready For This cast members Madeleine Madden (Zoe) and Aaron McGrath (Levi), along with Head Scriptwriter Liz Doran, provide a behind the scenes insight into the award-winning TV series, acting and the script-writing process.

Since 2018, the ACTF has delivered an annual student writing competition based on the themes in My Place, encouraging thousands of students across Australia to reflect on and write about place, community and history.

This year, we encourage schools to run their own My Place Competition.