School Visits/Orders
There are three options for School Workshops.
You can have a combination of options on each day with a maximum of three sessions, except Option 3 *see note.
Option 1
DEMONSTRATION AND BOOK ACTIVITIES
SUITABLE: K- Year 7
DOUBLE CLASS SIZE: (approximately 60 children)
DURATION: 1 hour session. Maximum of 3 x 1 hour sessions per day.
CONTENT: I do a series of 5–10 minute activities around each book, including; drama, reciting, quick question and answer re environment and story reading. I bring ½ dozen original silk paintings/ illustrations with me.
I also demonstrate how silk painting is done by painting one fish per group of students. The school has the option to buy this original 70 x 90 cm silk for cost price; $150 + GST.
Each child receives a bookmark at the end of the session.
COST: $550 + GST. Travel costs may apply.
Option 2
ONE BIG COLLABORATIVE PAINTING
SUITABLE: Years 5-7
ONE CLASS SIZE: (approximately 30 children) Children are divided into three groups of 10. I provide a creative writing/illustration activity with the two groups that are not directly painting on the silk. Each group rotates each ½ hour.
DURATION: 1½ hour session
CONTENT: The children work on one piece of silk approx 1.5m x 1m, which the school keeps. As outlined above, each group of 30 is divided into 3 groups and teachers work with the other two groups with a creative writing activity, while one group works with me on the silk.
COST: - $550 + GST. Plus $150 for materials (silk, dyes and gutta). Travel costs may apply.
Option 3
INDIVIDUAL PAINTING
SUITABLE: Years 5, 6 & 7 only
CLASS SIZE: Maximum 12 students
DURATION: 2½ hours* If this session is chosen I can only do one of these sessions plus one Option 1.
CONTENT: Each student produces their own individual painting, (approximately 45cm squared) which they get to keep.
COST: - $550 + GST. Plus $12 per head for materials (silk, dyes and gutta). Travel costs may apply.
For queries and availability:
Contact Kim Toft 0431 429 092
after 10.30am or email info@kimtoft.com.au
BOOKS FOR SALE
If you would like to order any of my books and get them personally signed please Click here for School Orders.
TEACHER'S NOTES for: Tick Tock Tick Tock: What's Up Croc? (PDF)
Itinerary for 2011 School Visits and Exhibitions
Award winning author and illustrator Kim Michelle Toft will be touring Australia in 2011
If you would like to book Kim please contact:
Helen Bain 07 33976506
helen@speakers-ink.com.au
or Kim Toft 0431 429 092
info@kimtoft.com.au
FEBRUARY 2011
- Wednesday 9th February to Sunday 6th March
Solo Exhibition Travelling North
at Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW
MARCH 2011
- Wednesday 2nd March and Thursday 3rd March
Schools welcome to book in for one hour workshops at the exhibition
at Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW
Enquiries 02 6681 6167 - Thursday 24th March to Friday 13th May
Book Launch and Exhibition for the new book Tick Tock Tick Tock Whats Up Croc?
at The Northern Territory Library, Darwin NT - Monday 28th March to Friday 1st April
Schools welcome to book in for one hour workshops at the exhibition at The Northern Territory Library, Darwin NT in conjunction with Crocosaurus Cove, Darwin
Enquires 0431 429 092 email info@kimtoft.com.au
MAY 2011
- Monday 2nd May to Friday 13th May
Schools welcome to book in for one hour workshops at the exhibition at The Northern Territory Library, Darwin NT.
Enquires 0431 429 092 email info@kimtoft.com.au - May 16-8 Barooloola School
10 hrs SE of Darwin NT - May 20
City Library Darwin NT - Monday 30th May
Yeronga State School, Brisbane Qld
JULY 2011
- July 8
Public Library Westend and Annerley QLD - July 28 and 29
Richmond State School QLD
AUGUST 2011
- Wednesday 3rd August
St Augustine’s College, Springfield QLD - Monday 8st August to Friday 19th August
Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre, Fremantle WA.
Enquiries: freocic@iinet.net.au Phone: (08)94306869 - Thursday 10th August
Varsity College, Varsity Lakes QLD - Wednesday 24th August
St Agatha’s Primary School, Clayfield, Brisbane QLD - Thursday 25thAugust and Friday 26th August
Guardian Angels Primary School, Wynnum, Brisbane QLD - Monday 29th August to Friday 2nd September
Belmont State School, Brisbane QLD
SEPTEMBER 2011
- Thursday 1st September to Friday 2nd September
Belmont State School, Brisbane QLD
