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Addressing time in stories helps children understand how sequence impacts the narrative of any story – personal, real, or imagined. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will create illustrations that reflect the beginning, middle and end of a story in order to understand time as a relative and absolute measure. Show Less

Art and writing offer families opportunities to celebrate traditions and honour those who have made a difference. Stories about those who have come before us help young adults develop respect for their heritage. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will create a sculpture and write an accompanying tribute plaque to celebrate someone in their family or community. Show Less

Self-portraits are images that look outward and inward, revealing what we truly feel inside and displaying our personalities and interests. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will create a hand-drawn selfie to explore self-identity and use art to experiment with what represents the person that others see. Show Less

When children imagine the future, they visualise their hopes and dreams. Visualising what they want to be in the future helps children pave pathways to success. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will create magic mirrors and personal sculptures to explore the endless possibilities of the future. Show Less

Art and poetry can help reveal truths and build self-awareness. Poetry helps us explore our inner selves and see the self we show others. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will write poems that describe who they are and how people change over time. Show Less

Creating portraits helps children notice the similarities and differences between images of people. Portraits can be realistic or fantastical. But they all reveal something about the person. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will learn how to read portraits, then create self-portraits and personal stories. Show Less

Stories can spark children’s curiosity about the wider world and help them connect with the lives of other kids who live in different countries. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will create a travel journal from a personal perspective or by pretending to be an imaginary character. Show Less

Looking at illustrations before reading the words in picture books helps children see that there are many different ways of telling stories. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will look at the pictures in a book, then retell the story as a puppet play. Imaginative tales help children understand themselves and others. Show Less

The art that children create can inspire them to tell amazing stories. By creating their own stories, children begin to understand characters, themes and settings. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will design a new story around an image they've created. Show Less

Making visual connections between the present and the future helps to open gateways and expand possibilities. Futurists predict that the majority of students will work in jobs that do not even exist today. In this activity, children aged 8-10 will imagine and sketch the jobs of the future. In doing so, they will make personal connections to careers in science, technology, engineering, art and math. Show Less

Skills and mindsets that students cultivate today, including curiosity, imagination, open-mindedness, persistence and growth mindset, prepare them for STEAM careers. In this activity, children aged 8-10 and parents will work together to design a game that explores many paths to STEAM careers. Show Less

Designers and engineers create new products by identifying unmet needs, then defining, exploring and assessing solutions. In this activity, children aged 12-14 will use the IDEA Design Thinking Process to reimagine and improve items used every day at home, in school or the community. Show Less

Families need to be ready for whatever weather is coming and to help children prepare for the unexpected. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will design and play a game that helps them explore different types of weather. When children design an original game, they learn about weather, rule setting and decision making. Show Less

From self-driving cars to amphibian roadsters, vehicles are evolving to meet human needs. Design Thinking involves taking other people’s ideas onboard. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will use the IDEA Design Thinking Process to create innovative new vehicles. Children will Identify, Define, Express and Assess their ideas. Show Less

Children aged 3-7 can use the five STEAM disciplines – science, technology engineering, art, and math – to explore living and non-living things. In this activity, children will create a game focused on how things move. By combining seemingly unrelated ideas, children build creative thinking and numeracy skills. Show Less

Children are the designers of the future. Parks and public spaces give everyone opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will observe how people use public spaces, Then design parks and playgrounds that are attractive, fun and functional. Show Less

When children make the games they play, they connect ideas about people and places. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will design a Transportation Game. The game involves transporting products to the relevant destination. In this way, children learn how and why things move from place to place. Show Less

Observing and describing are important 21st century skills. Children compare things in the STEAM fields of science, technology, engineering, art and math. In this activity, children will make and play a “What Do I See?” game, then create an Opposites book of objects, actions or emotions. Show Less

Observing what is the same or different is an important skill for 21st century learners. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will design and play a hand-made card game. In doing so, they will build observation skills while learning about animal families. Show Less

Combining art and math can help children understand prices, costs, nutritional and monetary value and make good choices. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will create a collage of images to help them understand the difference between what they want and what they need. Show Less

Ancient people drew symbols on cave walls to tell stories. Today, visual communication is everywhere. Children build their storytelling skills by exploring how other writer-artists work. In this activity, children aged 8-10 will create unique stories made only with pictures and symbols, creating their own visual code. Show Less

Visual symbols are everywhere, helping us find what we need, identify locations and communicate with others without relying on words. In this activity, children aged 12-14 will learn about the power of simple images by using shapes and lines to design original symbols that others can use. Show Less