Soft Space
Years 5-6
One-off workshop
In this one-off workshop, students will explore the vibrant artworks of Amy Claire Mills, a disabled and neurodivergent artist working on Gadigal Land, in Sydney. Inspired by her bold and imaginative textiles and soft sculpture pieces, students will reflect on the kind of soft spaces—safe, welcoming places—they’d love to spend time in. Students will experiment with their own writing, using similes to craft a short, descriptive text focused on sensory writing, introducing vocabulary for sounds, textures, scents and colours. Students will also do a drawing activity and practice written instructions, giving each other a tour of their cubby houses, or soft forts with the class, creating a slogan that’s as vivid and unique as the art itself.
This workshop is suitable for all students, in particular supports neurodiverse students to express their needs and sensory requirements. This workshop could be used for a teacher to learn about their student’s preferences in co-designing a shared space. This workshop invites students to self-reflect and imagine a cosy calming space.
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Description text goCreate literary texts that explore students’ own experiences and imagining (ACELT1607)
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating texts (ACELT1692) es here
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plans, creates and revises written texts for multiple purposes and audiences through selection of text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language text goes here (EN3-CWT-01)
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My Dream Bedroom
My soft space is my bedroom. I love to sit on an armchair and just read a book or a snack. I would have posters on the walls and crocheted pillows that feel like snowflakes against your fingertips… but my room would be warm and cozy, unlike a snowflake.
In my safe space, I would read, listen to Billie Eilish, or just think about my day. The room would be as green as a mint choc chip ice cream (if you aren’t eating a mint choc chip ice cream, you aren’t eating any ice cream) and my cat Halo would also be there because those are the things that make my bedroom feel like home. I also feel safe in a giant library, where the rustles of pages are the only sounds you hear. In my safe space, I would have silly sayings stuck on the wall and some notebooks that are as precious as the feeling of peace after a long tiring day. My room would be as safe as a fortress, impenetrable and invincible. It would smell of cinnamon and honey, and other warm and inviting smells. It could also smell like the soil after a long calming rain.
-Tanya, Year 6, 2024
Available in Semester 2, 2025.
