Tag Archives: grade 5

Case Study of Lure of the Labyrinth

Posted on March 16, 2012 by lynettecamm

As part of the DEECD’s Innovating with Technologies Serious Games Trial, Pentland Primary School was selected as a case study school for our use of Lure of the Labyrinth in our grade 5/6 classroom. We had great success with implementing … Continue reading →

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School visit with Dawn Hallybone

Posted on January 24, 2012 by lynettecamm

After seeing Dawn Hallybone speak about using Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS at Learning Without Frontiers 2011, I have followed her work through her blog From Dawn till Dusk where she writes about her experiences using Games-Based Learning in her … Continue reading →

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Designing Secret Fortresses in 5/6B

Posted on September 18, 2011 by lynettecamm

      I stumbled across this book, Rule the World, by Klutz, while browsing the shelves in a little bookshop in Caloundra while on holidays. It’s proving to be the best find I’ve ever made. The activities in the book … Continue reading →

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Mario Kart Writing Unit

Posted on July 12, 2011 by lynettecamm

These holidays I have had the time to sit down and write out the VELS (Victorian Essential Learning Standards) Level 4  (grades 5 and 6) Writing unit based around Nintendo Wii Mario Kart, which has been in my head for … Continue reading →

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