The Swap: Bridging cultures

This resource reflects and explores a range of values, beliefs and perspectives that make up our society. SBS documentary series The Swap provides opportunities for students to examine the importance of diversity, inclusion and respect as well as the need for understanding other cultures and beliefs.

In this resource you will find:

• Individual, pair and collaborative activities for the classroom;
• Guiding questions to prompt deep discussion;
• Differentiated tasks in Bloom’s Taxonomy activity table;
• Short videos specifically selected for classroom use, accompanied by literal and inferential comprehensions activities with suggested answers; and
• Extension activities.

We recommend you pre-screen the full-length episode before using in class. Head to SBS On Demand for personal viewing. For classroom viewing of whole episodes, please visit ClickView, or your school’s resource centre (for example Wingaru, Informit etc).

The Swap is a Southern Pictures production for SBS. Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with SBS. Financed with support from Screen Queensland.

SBS Learn provides free Australian Curriculum aligned digital learning resources for teachers and educators. We create a wide range of printable and downloadable lesson plans for students.