Text Selection and Student Voice - A Resource for the English Classroom
This resource provides recommendations to support the evaluation of current text selection in classrooms and frameworks to elevate student voice and select diverse texts for the classroom.
Use this activity to consolidate understanding of Transformations. Reflect the image of the mosque dome using the grid lines for support. Curriculum links: VC2M4SP04, VC2M5SP03, VC2M6SP03, AC9M4SP03, AC9M5SP03, MA2-2DS-02.
Use some of the artworks displayed in the 2025 FAMA exhibition as prompts to plan, develop, edit and publish creative writing pieces. Curriculum links: AC9E7LE07, AC9E7LY06, AC9E8LE06, AC9E8LY06, AC9E9LE06, AC9E9LY06, AC9E10LE08, AC9E10LY06, VC2E7LA07, VC2E8LA07, VC2E10LA07, VC2E7LE06, VC2E8LE06, VC2E9LE06, VC2E10LE06, EN4-ECA-01, EN4-ECB-01, EN5-ECA-01, EN5-ECB-01.
Discover how Islamic geometric patterns are used in mosque design. Learn about symmetry, repetition, and geometry, then create your own kaleidoscope-inspired artwork. Curriculum links: AC9AVA8E01, AC9AVA8C01, AC9AVA8D01, VC2AVA8D01,VC2AVA8C01,VC2AVA8C02, VC2AVA8E01.
Explore polymaths during the time of the Islamic Golden Age. Research inventors and scientists and understand more about their contributions to civilisation. Curriculum links: VC2S6H01, VC2S8H01, VC2S6H02, VC2S8H04, VC2S6I01, VC2S8I01, AC9S5H02, AC9S6H02, AC9S5H01, AC9S6H01, AC9S7H01, AC9S7H03.
Explore currency and trade during the Islamic Golden Age. Compare early monies with 21st century forms of payment. Design your own. Curriculum links: VC2M3N07, AC9M3M06.
Use this infographic on Hadith and Sunnah to understand more about the sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) and why they are important for Muslims. Curriculum links: VC2CI8C02, VC2CI8D02, VC2CI10C02, VC2CI10D01, VC2CI10D02
Using the artwork VASL by Elyas Alavi, consider the connection between Australia and Afghanistan’s landscapes, identifying similarities and drawing connections to the Afghan Cameleers. Curriculum links: VC2CI8C01, VC2CI10C01, VC2CI10C02, VC2CI10D01, VC2CI10D02, VC2HC8K11, VC2HC8K12, VC2HC10K11, VC2HH10K09, VC2HH10K10
Use this infographic on the Quran to understand more about the Islamic holy text. Curriculum links: VC2CI8C02, VC2CI8D02, VC2CI10C02, VC2CI10D01, VC2CI10D02