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Week One - 27 July 2003
The Rainbow Snake

The Rainbow SnakeUse these resources in the classroom in conjunction with the double-page spread from The Sunday Times ChillOut! liftout on Sunday July 27, 2003.

The Sunday Times has also developed specific teacher resources that give teachers even more ways to use the whole newspaper as a valuable tool within the classroom, encouraging students to develop their skills in researching, problem solving, information gathering and analysis.
See how you can use the newspaper in your school
here.

Ready-to-print class activities are downloadable as pdf files for your reference, for:

Junior Primary Schools
Class activities and materials designed for students in Years 1-3.

  • teacher resources:  1, 2 & 3
    Children can illustrate their own story, measure the rainbow snake, and more, with this selection of teaching resources.

  • rainbow snake
    Class activities for English/Language, Maths, Art, Technology & Enterprise, Science, LOTE, Society & the Environment, RE & Music studies.

  • timeline
    Class activities designed for English, Technology & Enterprise, SOSE & RE studies.

  • artwork
    Class activities designed for English, Maths, Art, Technology & Enterprise, Science, LOTE, and Health & PE studies.

  • dance
    Class activities designed for English, Art, LOTE, and Music studies.

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Middle & Upper Primary Schools
Class activities and materials designed for students in Years 4-7.

  • rainbow snake
    Class activities designed for English, LOTE, Maths, Art, Technology & Enterprise, Science, and Society & Environment studies.

  • timeline
    Class activities designed for Maths, Library, English, LOTE, Technology & Enterprise, and Society & Environment studies.

  • artwork
    Class activities designed for English, Mathematics, Science, Art, Technology & Enterprise, and Health studies.

  • dance
    Class activities designed for English, Art, LOTE, and Music studies.

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High Schools
Class activities and materials designed for students in Years 8-10.

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