Sally and Possum teacher and educator resources

​​​​​​​The package aligning with the Australian Curriculum and Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline guides teaching and learning opportunities in early childhood and early years of school settings through the use of Sally and Possum episodes.​

Activity suggestions

The Deaf awareness—activity guide provides activity suggestions linked to Sally and Possum episodes to support deaf awareness and culture within classrooms.

The Auslan language—activity guide provides activity suggestions linked to Sally and Possum episodes to support outcomes under the Early Years Learning Framework and Australian Curriculum—​Auslan Language.

Season 1 resources

​​Season overview

Episode summaries

1. Too sticky
   
2. A very hot day
3. Let the paint dry
4. Possum wants a pet
5. How does your garden grow?
6. Possum's door
7. A Surprise for Sally
8. The case of the missing fridge
9. The big balloon ride
10. Sally has a party
11. A very cold day
    
12. The great race
13. What goes up, must come down
14. What can you do with a pumpkin?
15. The obstacle course

Little books:

1. Big and small
   
2. Cold
3. Dry things
4. What is hard?
5. What is heavy?
6. Playing with possum
7. Rough and smooth
8. What is sharp?
9. Yummy Soup
10. Sticky honey

Other:

• Stretchy paper chains
• To the beach
• See-saw, up and down
• Possum gets wet​

Season 2 resources

Season overview

Episode summaries:

1. Possum is bigger
2. Getting sorted
3. The rainbow
4. Finding shapes
5. Possum goes camping
6. Where does milk come from?
7. Where is Possum's tree?
8. The big cookie
9. The great water mystery
10. The large box
11. Tell me a story
12. Paper planes
13. Sally and Possum go sailing
14. Planting a tree
15. The treasure hunt

Season 3 resources

Season overview

Episode summaries:

1. Possum wants to go to school
2. The bush walk
3. What is wool, Sally?
4. Kangaroos in the back paddock
5. Possum's classroom
6. A dinner guest
7. Where do eggs come from?
8. Possum breaks a plate!
9. Possum wants to be taller
10. Smallest carrots in the world
11. The football
12. Possum chooses breakfast
13. Possum's the king of the castle
14. Possum in charge!
15. Possum joins the circus

Season 4 resources

Season overview

Episode summaries:

1. A present for Sally
2. Take a line for a walk
3. Crossing the road
4. The kayak
5. The case of the missing potatoes
6. Possum sees his shadow
7. Road works
8. Amanda's wood pile
9. Police Officer Possum
10. Sally and the crutches
11. Sally makes pancakes
12. Careful Possum
13. Possum plays school
14. Bees and honey
15. The big show

Season 5 resources

Season overview

Episode summaries:

1. The case of the muddy footprints
2. Possum meets the neighbour
3. Possum learns to fold
4. The right tool for the job
5. Possum skips breakfast
6. Possum sees double
7. Possum's map
8. The great train trip
9. Making butter
10. The dripping tap
11. Possum draws a picture of Sally
12. Sally's flowers
13. Moving school
14. Push comes to shove
15. Sally and Possum write a book

Season 6 resources​

Season overview

Episode summaries:

1. The magnifying glass
2. Possum counts
3. Thank you
4. Stargazing
5. The butterfly
6. Possum learns to ride
7. The amazing eggbeater
8. Sally bakes a pie
9. The code
10. Possum the recycler
11. The melting mystery
12. The clock
13. Possum spells
14. The marble run
15. The surprise party

​Sally's drawer recipes and how to's

Sally’s drawer provides a selection of recipes and how to instructions from various episodes.

• Omelette
• Pumpkin soup
• Pikelets
  
• Pancakes
• Muffin
• Lemon drink
• Hot chocolate
• Energy balls
• Cottage pie
• Bread
• Banana smoothie
• Banana and oat biscuits

• How to make a masu box
• How to make a swan
• How to make a woven paper placemat
• How to make a picture frame
• How to make a pom pom
• How to make a dog-house tent
• How to make a wind vane
• How to make a rain gauge
• How to make a paper plane
• How to make a mustard seed caterpillar
• How to make a kite
• How to make a bird feeder