Welcome to the
PDHPE rap on the
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth
Games Rap will run from Week 1 of Term 3, 2002 to Week 4 of
Term 3, 2002 and is suitable for Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) students.
This rap is designed to develop students knowledge and understanding
of the Commonwealth Games and the importance of an active lifestyle.
Dates
The following dates indicate the activities and timeline for the Commonwealth Games Rap.
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Subscription: (From 22 July 2002) |
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Introductions and Rap point 1
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Week 1 (Week beginning 22 July 2002) |
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Rap point 2 |
Week 2 (Week beginning 29 July 2002) |
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Rap point 3 |
Week
3 (Week beginning 5 August 2002) |
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Rap wrap up |
Week
4 (Week beginning 12 August 2002) |
Coordinator:
Paul Doorn, email paul.doorn@det.nsw.edu.au Curriculum Adviser PDHPE K-6.
PDHPE
outcomes
This rap will provide opportunities for students to work towards
the following Stage 3 outcomes from the PDHPE K-6 Syllabus.
Knowledge
and understanding
Active Lifestyle (ALS3.6)
Shows how to maintain and improve the quality of an active
lifestyle.
Games and Sports (GSS3.8)
Applies movement skills in games and sports that require
communication, cooperation, decision-making and observation
of rules.
Skills
Communicating (COS3.3)
Communicates confidently in a variety of situations.
Values
and attitudes
V6 Commits to realising their full potential.
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| Information
communication technologies
This rap
will assist Stage 3 students in the development of their ability
to:
- use
ICT to locate, access, evaluate, manipulate, create, store
and retrieve information
- express
ideas and communicate with others, using ICT.
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How do schools get
involved involved?
From 22 July
2002 (Week 1, Term 3) you may participate in the Commonwealth
Games Rap by entering your email address in the boxes below
and clicking the Submit button after each section is completed.
Archives
of the class email discussion
Teacher email will
not be archived
At the
conclusion of this rap, teacher email will not be archived to maintain
the privacy and confidentiality of discussions between participating
teachers and the coordinator of the rap.
You will receive
emails to confirm that:
- your subscription
was successful
- you are in
the teacher support email system or listserv
- your class
is accepted to participate in the rap.
Simply follow
the instructions these sections of the rap contain when posting
messages.
Overview of the rap
Select the appropriate link to find out the activities for each
week of the rap.
All class emails
and responses sent to the rap are archived in the Gallery
of rappers illustrations and work samples.
Rap support materials
The following
materials will help you complete the Commonwealth Games Rap.
Teaching notes:
Week 1 (Introductions and Rap point 1)
Week 2 (Rap point 2)
Week 3 (Rap point 3)
Frequently
asked questions (FAQs)
Email:
instruction sheet for students This section contains information
about how to send and receive messages via email, including attaching
files.
Rap maps
Find examples
of maps
and tally sheets. Students may use these to identify and locate
schools participating in the rap. Use these or create your own maps
and tally sheets based on ideas from the examples provided.
Rap lingos
This section
provides some of the terms and language used in the Commonwealth
Games Rap.
| Rap |
online
discussion on a topic, e.g. book or event |
| Rappers |
the people involved in this rap |
| Rap
point |
a
topic, issue or event to discuss, or question to answer |
| Rap
task |
class activities designed to explore the rap point |
| Rap
map |
a
map marking other rappers' locations |
| Rap
record |
print
out of messages responded to |
| Rap
rep |
the person typing the responses |
| Rap
reporters |
the people relaying rap news to others |
| Rap
wrap up |
final
message about a rap |
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