Little Lunch

In this webinar for Western Australian primary schools, students asked questions to Little Lunch cast members. Questions included: How they got into acting, what was involved in making Little Lunch, their favourite episodes, how the young cast balanced school work and acting, how they deal with fame, and what tips they would give to aspiring young actors.

Mrs Gonsha (Heidi Arena), Debra-Jo (Faith Seci), Rory (Flynn Curry) and Tamara (Olivia Deeble) thrilled primary students from around Australia by participating in a live online webinar on March 24.

Students got to quiz the cast on how they got into acting, what was involved in making Little Lunch, their favourite episodes, how the young cast balanced school work and acting, how they deal with fame and what tips they would give to aspiring young actors.

Author of the Little Lunch books Danny Katz and Illustrator Mitch Vane shared their experiences of creating the world of Little Lunch, and how they turned their books into the popular TV series that followed. 

Designed to complement the award-winning Little Lunch television series, the Little Lunch English Resource is mapped to the Australian Curriculum, and aims to support teachers working with Year 3-6 students. It contains suggested learning tasks for reading, writing, and speaking and listening - for all 26 episodes. 

Working either independently, in pairs or as a class with teacher support, this resource guides Year 5 and 6 students in examining representations and points of view in children’s television. Students will learn from industry experts, then view and respond to short clips drawn from children’s television programs. The short learning tasks encourage students to critically reflect on their roles as audience members and content creators.

Media representations portray people, places and ideas; media literate students understand how and why these representations are constructed. Join the ACTF and ACMI Education for an interactive virtual workshop examining representations and points of view in children’s television. Students will view and respond to short clips drawn from children’s television programs while critically reflecting on their roles as audience members and content creators. Teachers may choose to print copies of our worksheet before viewing this virtual workshop with students. Our hosts indicate when to pause the video to complete learning tasks about media representations.

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.

Join us for Script a Smile: Comedy Writing Virtual Workshop - an interactive, fun-filled session where you’ll learn how to create humourous stories and characters that will have everyone giggling. Whether you’re into slapstick jokes, wordplay, or punchlines, we’ll show you how to turn your wild ideas into punchy comedy scripts.

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.