Explore!
Visit the BIG Library and join the hunt for Matthew Flinders' much loved cat Trim.
Details
This program introduces the BIG Library to early learners in a playful and engaging way. Help the explorer Matthew Flinders find Trim, his cheeky cat, and view extraordinary artefacts and primary source material along the way. Your students will illustrate a beautiful big book, developed exclusively for this program, and take it back to their classroom. This highly interactive excursion includes exploring the exhibitions and building and immersing yourself in a rich literacy experience.
In this 90 minute program students will:
- be introduced to explorer Matthew Flinders and his cat Trim
- hunt for Trim in secret places around the Library
- listen to an original story
- co-create a big book to take back to school
Curriculum outcomes
English
ENE-OLC-01 Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language with familiar peers and adults
ENE-UARL-01 Understands and responds to literature read to them
English
EN1-OLC-01 Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions
EN1-UARL-01 Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
Before for you visit
Excursion Summary
Cost
$200 for groups up to 15 and $325 for groups 16 - 30.
Availability
Monday - Friday during term time.
Duration
1.5 hours
Minimum supervision ratio
Kindergarten – Year 2 - 1 adult per 5 students
Year 3 – Year 6 - 1 adult per 10 students
Secondary students - 1 adult per 20 students
1 Shakespeare Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
+61 292731414