Primary School Workshops

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Primary School, One-Off Workshop, Poetry, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Content, Picture Books, Symbol, Characterisation, Australian Literature, Drawing activity, Years 5-6, Stage 3 Story Factory Digital Programs Primary School, One-Off Workshop, Poetry, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Content, Picture Books, Symbol, Characterisation, Australian Literature, Drawing activity, Years 5-6, Stage 3 Story Factory Digital Programs

Freedom Machines

In this workshop, students are introduced to the fantastical picture book,The Incredible Freedom Machines by Kirli Saunders, a proud Gunai woman with ties to the Yuin, Gundungurra, Gadigal and Biripi peoples. Students examine their ideas of freedom, and begin writing a one stanza prose poem about their very own freedom machine. The students explore what their machines look like, how it moves and where it would take them. This workshop produces heart-warming and surprising writing full of delight and wonder.

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Primary School, Poetry, One-Off Workshop, Years 3-4, Characterisation, Fiction, Description, Stage 2, Picture Books Story Factory Digital Programs Primary School, Poetry, One-Off Workshop, Years 3-4, Characterisation, Fiction, Description, Stage 2, Picture Books Story Factory Digital Programs

Robots and Recipe Machines

Students document their experiences befriending their very own robot as they engage with the playful world of renowned paper cut artist and picture book author, Chihiro Takeuchi. They will develop skills in poetry writing and worldbuilding as they concoct a whimsical recipe where tipping a basket of strawberries into a cup of imagination might just create a new robotic bestie.

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Three Week Series, Narrative, Primary School, Years 3-4, Picture Books, Real World Texts, Everyday literary materials, Fiction, Drawing activity Guest User Three Week Series, Narrative, Primary School, Years 3-4, Picture Books, Real World Texts, Everyday literary materials, Fiction, Drawing activity Guest User

Secret Life of Stuff

In this program students will delve into letters inspired by the picture book The Day the Crayons Quit. Students will bring objects from their daily lives to life by creating unique characters, imagining daily activities, and drafting dialogue. As students work through the writing process they will role play interviews and create the content for various written texts including letters. Secret Life of Stuff is a fun and engaging way to explore character creation!

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