Dear Barbara
One of Australia's leading educational supports, the Curriculum Corporation, is
developing a website
called Reading Enriches Learning and one of the key themes is Values which includes
those you
mentioned. The purpose of the site is to take texts and use these to develop
activities which
"explain, explore, expose, or extol these traits". There is no cost involved.
Although the books listed are Australian (and I have to confess that I am the
author of the
activities that go with those listed under the 'New' category with three more to be
uploaded), they
can be purchased from the CC. As well, many of the activities would be easily
adaptable to other
texts because they are open-ended and encourage students to think at a variety of
levels. They are
also categorised as being suitable for either Years 2-4 or 5-8 but most can be
adapted up or down
for the same reason..
The website is http://www1.curriculum.edu.au/rel//values/index.php There is also a
section just
focusing on responsibility and that is at
http://www1.curriculum.edu.au/rel//responsibility/intro.htm Currently, I am
working on a new theme
of Sustainability and this will be launched early in 2008.
I am sending this response to the list as well because I think it is something that
many will be
able to use and find valuable.
Barbara.
Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA
E. barbara@iimetro.com.au
"Together we learn from each other."
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