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CBCA NSW Theme Ideas . Book Week . 2018 13 July 2018 FIND YOUR TREASURE CBCA NSW | Theme Ideas | Book Week 2018 Viewing Lost Treasures of the Ancient World The story of India is one of fabulous dynasties of kings, timeless belief Systems and golden ages of culture. This fascinating program journeys through the centuries to demonstrate how glories such as the Taj Mahal and the Ajanta Cave reflect the character of a unique people. Appreciation of Literature Ten Lost Treasures “The Australian Curriculum: English acknowledges there are many different ways to engage with literature, Think pretty much all of the ranging from personal preferences for literature to the way lost treasure in the world has in which texts reflect the context of culture and situation in been found by now? Think which they are created. again, these are 10 amazing lost treasures that you can still The specific designation of a strand labelled find. ‘literature’ is aimed at encouraging teachers, working at all year levels, to use texts conventionally Geocaching: A Real understood as quality literature but also to engage Life Treasure Hunt students in examining, evaluating and discussing texts in increasingly sophisticated and informed (For secondary students.) ‘literary’ ways.” Geocaching is the newest craze involving modern What better way to engage students than to celebrate technology to hit Rhode CBCA Book Week and the notable and shortlisted Island. This worldwide game titles for the Book of the Year Awards. combines GPS Devices and treasure locations from the website Geocaching.com http://nsw.cbca.org.au Book Week 2018 1
CBCA NSW Theme Ideas . Book Week . 2018 13 July 2018 Shine a Spotlight on Reading Reference list This is a list of suggested titles that fit aspects of CBCA Book Week theme. It is not definitive. Search your own library collection for books with “treasure” in the title. Top 10 Most Check out these websites: Amazing Treasures Pinterest - Books with a treasure hunt theme The Guardian - Top 10 treasure hunts in fiction Found by Accident BE AMAZED This is a list of suggested titles that fit aspects of CBC a book week theme. It is not definitive. Set your own library Treasures I've found all the collection for books with treasure in the title. Check out these time, from ancient artefacts to websites. modern masterpieces, but most of the time they're only Fiction titles: discovered after extensive Jacqueline Harvey - Clementine Rose and the Treasure Box research. Here are the stories Geronimo Stilton - The Search for Treasure / The Treasure of of the top 10 most amazing Easter Island series treasures to ever be found by Robert Louis Stevenson - Treasure Island accident. Uri Shulevitz - The Treasure Margaret Wild - The Treasure Box • Students view (10 minutes Jonathan W Stokes - Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the duration) and Incas • List the top 10 treasures Nick Falk - The Race for the Showgun’s Treasure and their value. Jeffrey Mich skimming - Cairo Jim, series Jane Godwin - All Through the Year • Which treasure did you Kit Williams - Masquerade (Published in 1979—offered a think was most amazing? golden rabbit figurine to any reader who could decipher its location from clues in the text.) • What is the best treasure Emma Chichester - Lulu and the Treasure Hunt, Peppa Pig that you have ever found? and the treasure Hunt Non Fiction: Joel Levy - The Atlas of Lost Treasures: rediscover ancient wonders from around the world http://nsw.cbca.org.au Book Week 2018 2
CBCA NSW Theme Ideas . Book Week . 2018 13 July 2018 General Ideas More than Just Pirates Ideas for the CBCA Book Week theme for 2018 Many schools like to create their own •Use an old luggage chest (make out of box) and display shortlisted books inside and around. Book Week Pinterest - cardboard treasure chest tutorial competitions •Create a treasure hunt in the library of specific books. TINY TREASURES Students can use the search engine to decipher the clues if needed. When the activity is finished, students can create Ask students to create a treasure their own clues about a book. These can be collated and map. Pair up students in the placed in a treasure box for others to solve. classroom. Give each pair of tiny treasure e.g. a cheap piece of Treasure Hunt for great Aussie authors - Who am I? Can jewellery. Have the pairs hide you name the title? their object somewhere in the playground and then create a 1. Tristan Banks - Everyone is both good and bad. map to where the object is 2. Jackie French - This animal is slow and loves to roll in located. Then have students the mud. swap their maps and each find 3. Morris Gleitzman – Felix is a very resourceful character. the others treasure. Link to maths 4. Jacqueline Harvey - Where in the world are you Alice? lessons on compass points. 5. Oliver Phommovanh - I love Thai food 6. Anh Do – I was very small when I came as a refugee to CREATE A BOOK PLATE Australia Don't let any of your treasured 7. Belinda Murrell - A very tinkling girl is the star of her books get lost! Its easy, write own series your name in a book so other 8. Rachel Spratt - A girl Sherlock Holmes people know It's yours, but 9. Mem Fox - Minties, Vegemite sandwich and pavlova sometimes it's fun to add a 10. Aaron Blabey - A very piggy dog personal touch. Use the words: 11. Terry Denton - A very high house treasured by… 12. Lance Baldwin - Set in the future where animals are extinct DIORAMAS 13. Deb Abela - This insect likes honey and is good at For information on how to make English. a diorama: http:// 14. Sally Rippin - A girl bakes the most scrumptious cake in www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Diorama the world. Students create the setting of the 15. Tim Harris - I am remarkable book they have read. Invite students to create a treasure box (decorate or make a box). Inside students write a riddle about an object/ a book that they personally treasure. This could consist of three clues ranging from very general to very specific. ”What am I?” These are then displayed in the library where other students can read http://nsw.cbca.org.au Book Week 2018 3
CBCA NSW Theme Ideas . Book Week . 2018 13 July 2018 Research Students have the opportunity to learn practice using the resources of the school library digitally and using the books of the school collection. National Centre for Australian Children's Literature Treasure Hunt Its aim is to enhance the appreciation of Australian Story children's literature by collecting, preserving and making available wide-ranging resources through programs, events This worksheet will enable and exhibitions. students to create a treasure hunt story game Australia’s National Living Treasures with an animal as the Research an important person who is regarded as a character and research National Living Treasure and discover why they have been questions to answer to included in this prestigious list. make it scientifically correct. This could be showcased by students taking on the persona of the subject as part of a Museum of Living Treasures. How does this work: 1. Student dresses as the chosen person (Living treasure) 2. A research poster and props can be displayed to support student’s talk. 3. Student prepares talk in the first person about the Living Treasure. 4. Student adopts a pose as a statue. Family Treasure 5. When a token is placed in their treasure box by the museum audience (other student or parents), they come to life and tell Day their story. Students bring in an object 6. When finished, the statue pose is resumed. (Similar to a waxworks museum) that is treasured by the family to show and tell. Parents can be invited to Treasures of the Ancient World attend and have lunch, 1. Choose one of the SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD 2. Why is this classified as a wonder? 3. Present your findings as a segment for BTN titled “WONDERFUL TREASURES” http://nsw.cbca.org.au Book Week 2018 4
CBCA NSW Theme Ideas . Book Week . 2018 13 July 2018 Using Technology Book Trailers Make a video book trailer for your favourite book from the 2018 CBCA Notable list and screen it in the school library or the classroom or as a parent showcase. Check out the following resources to help you: For teachers: Book Report Alternative: Creating Reading Excitement with Book Trailers For students: Book Trailers for Readers How to make a Book Trailer - Tristan Bancks Alternatively these book trailers can be uploaded to a school, class or library blog to promote great books for other children to read. Family Event: Short Film Festival Shine the spotlight on Reading and Writing This is a wonderful school event that can focus on reading, writing and the use of technology and become a showcase for parents and the local community. Project options (choose one): • Create a short film that features a “treasure.” (The treasure can be nominated such as a bbok, banana, umbrella etc) Students will need to write the script and then produce the film. • Small groups can work collaboratively to adapt a picture book into a screen play, create the props and costumes, then dramatise while being filmed. • Create a short film of one of the notable or shortlisted books. Design your own Book Marks Teaching hints Get students to design a book mark on this year’s Book Week Use the School Magazine plays as modelled texts to theme ‘Find Your Treasure.’ highlight the difference between a narrative and a dramatic Options: text layout. •Tense is the most obvious grammatical difference as narrative stories • Draw in black Artline pen & are usually in the past tense whereas plays are written in the present photocopy onto card for other tense and use conversation as interaction between characters. students to colour •Directions for action and spoken words are given • Colour photocopy several •Setting is described designs to share around the •Characters are listed school •Costumes and props are sometimes suggested. •Use iMovie, an iPad or Windows Movie Maker as the technology. http://nsw.cbca.org.au Book Week 2018 5
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