The Character Collage Kit is a versatile resource designed to ignite creativity and storytelling skills in students. With a diverse selection of characters, settings and props, students can mix and match elements to craft their own unique narratives. This hands-on approach encourages imagination, critical thinking and collaboration as students explore the art of storytelling in a fun and engaging way, fostering a deeper understanding of narrative elements and character development.
Discuss plot, character and setting, which are features of stories
Discuss how language and images are used to create characters, settings and events in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators
Respond to stories and share feelings and thoughts about their events and characters
Respond to texts, identifying favourite stories, authors and illustrators
Share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts
Discuss how authors create characters using language and images
Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different texts
Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features of texts when responding to and composing texts
Responds to and composes a range of texts about familiar aspects of the world and their own experiences
Identifies how language use in their own writing differs according to their purpose, audience and subject matter
Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language with familiar peers and adults
Understands and responds to literature read to them
Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions
Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
Respond to texts, identifying favourite stories, authors and illustrators
Share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts
Discuss how authors create characters using language and images
Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and compare some features of characters in different texts