This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The First Fleet by Alan Boardman and Roland Harvey. This document contains six worksheets for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, research and writing activities. There is also a QR code activity which takes students to a video about a convict shirt that was found in Sydney’s Hyde Park Barracks. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book The Little Wooden Horse by Mark Wilson. This document contains seven worksheets for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions and language / vocabulary activities. There is also a mapping activity, a research activity and a QR code activity which takes students to a video about the First Fleet. This book is an excellent resource to use for a unit on the First Fleet as the story is about the journey of the First Fleet. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Never Lose Hope - The story of Australia’s first school by Mark Wilson. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the text. There are some comprehension questions, vocabulary and writing activities. There are 6 worksheets included. This text is an excellent book to use to support a unit of work on: The First Fleet. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a five page PDF document containing a ten question multiple-choice quiz based on the events of the Eureka Stockade. It has been designed to work with our The Eureka Stockade Story and Worksheets - Gold Rush - Australian History resource. This quiz can be administered normally, as a pencil and paper test. Likewise, this test can also be used with an app called iDoceo Grade Scanner that is available for purchase on the Apple App Store. This app allows time-poor teachers to save hours marking as the grade scanner will do the marking for you. Instructions on how to use this quiz with iDoceo Grade Scanner are included in this resource. This resource would be an excellent formative assessment tool for use during a history unit on the early explorers of Australia. This test would provide the teacher with a good understanding of whether students have understood the events of the Eureka Stockade before moving the class on to the next part of the unit. This activity was written to use with the Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a five page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book The Night We Made The Flag - A Eureka Story by Carole Wilkinson and illustrated by Sebastian Ciaffaglone. There are four worksheets for students in this resource. The worksheets include comprehension questions, vocabulary activities and reflection activities. All four pages are for student use. This book is an excellent resource to use when learning about the Eureka Stockade. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a two page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book The Eureka Stockade by Alan Boardman and illustrated by Roland Harvey. The first page features comprehension questions and a fact matching activity. The second page is a sequencing activity of the events based on the information provided in the book. This book is an excellent resource to use when learning about the Eureka Stockade. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a eight page PDF document about the events on the Victorian goldfields leading up to and including the Eureka Stockade battle. The first two pages contain the information of the story of the Eureka Stockade. There are also five activity pages / worksheets included in this resource. The last page of this resource includes relevant answers for the teacher. This activity was written to use with the Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. It is an excellent resource to help students understand why the Eureka Stockade is considered the birthplace of Australian democracy. This resource is also very helpful if students are studying the Australian Gold Rush. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book Eureka! A Story of the Goldfields by Mark Wilson. This document contains six worksheets for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions and research activities. There is also a QR code activity that takes students to a video with more information about the Eureka flag. This book is an excellent resource to use when learning about life on the Australian goldfields and the events of the Eureka Stockade. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a two page PDF file of an activity where students can make a concertina-style book about the events of the Eureka Stockade. This resource is one page long. The students colour in the pictures first then they cut out and fold the page to create the book. There are instructions given at the top of the page. Each page of the book has a picture and information about the events of the Eureka Stockade. When the book is completed, it is designed to be glued into the student’s workbook on the last page. One side of the book has four pages which outline the events of the Eureka Stockade. On the other side are two pages which feature a key figure (Peter Lalor) and a key symbol (the Eureka flag). This activity is a fun way for students to learn about the Eureka Stockade and was designed to use with the Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. This resource is also provided in with colour pictures. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a eight page PDF document featuring 4 puzzles for students which are based on the events of the Eureka Stockade. These puzzles are a fun way of reinforcing learning. There are 4 different puzzles and 4 answer sheets for teachers. The puzzles would be great to use as an activity in literacy groups or as a fun homework task. They could even be used as motivational activities for students to work on if they complete other work quickly. This activity was written to use with the Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a four page PDF document containing four designs to be used for title pages for a unit on Gold and The Eureka Stockade. Three of the title pages are for Gold / Gold Rush and one is for The Eureka Stockade. Students can either colour the worksheet and glue it into their book or place it underneath the page and trace the design, then colour their work. The title pages are suitable for A4 workbooks but of course can easily be reduced or enlarged on the photocopier to suit the size of other workbooks. This document was written to use with the new Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a six page PDF document about Simpson and his donkey. The first and second pages are the story of Jack Simpson’s life and experience at Gallipoli. There are also three activity pages included in this resource. One page is a Y-chart on Jack’s experience at Gallipoli, another is a timeline activity about Jack’s life and the last activity is a research task about a recipient of the Victoria Cross. The last page of this resource is the answer sheet for the timeline activity. There is a book by Mark Greenwood and Frane Lessac titled Simpson and his Donkey. Although these worksheets are not written specifically for the book they would be excellent to use as a follow-on activity to learn a bit more about Simpson and his life. This activity was written to use with the new Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book Message in a Sock by Kaye Baillie and Narelda Joy. This document contains six worksheets for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions and vocabulary activities (compound words and conjunctions). There are also two activities which use graphic organisers and questions about the illustrations in the book. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Meet… Weary Dunlop by Claire Saxby and Jeremy Lord. There are six activities to do with the book. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension and vocabulary activities plus a timeline activity. This book is an excellent resource to use when teaching a unit about World War 2 / Second World War. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a four page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book A Day To Remember - The Story of Anzac Day by Jackie French and illustrated by Mark Wilson. There are three worksheets for students in this resource. The worksheets include comprehension questions about the book that focus on Anzac Day and why we celebrate it. The first three pages are for student use and the last page is an answer page for the teacher. This book is an excellent resource to use to teach students about the Anzac soldiers and what happened at Gallipoli. It also includes information about other wars or missions Australian soldiers have been involved in. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Forward March by Christobel Mattingley and David Kennett. This document contains six worksheets for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, research and reflection activities. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book The Rats of Tobruk by Mark Wilson. This document contains six worksheets for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions and vocabulary / grammar activities. There is also a research task and a reflection activity. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Red Poppy by David Hill and Fifi Colston. This document contains six worksheets for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, making connection tasks and reflection questions. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Anzac Girl - The War Diaries of Alice Ross-King by Kate Simpson and Jess Racklyeft. There are six activities to do with the book. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, making connection activities and a research task. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students based on the book The Flying Angel by Vicki Bennett and Tull Suwannakit . This document contains six worksheets for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions and vocabulary / grammar activities. There is also a research task. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.