This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Martin Luther King, Jr. by Kitson Jazynka. This document contains six worksheets for students. This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 4 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published. The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and a timeline activity plus a then and now task. There is also a biography pyramid and recalling facts activity. Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about Martin Luther King, Jr. but do not have this particular book to use. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Tupaia, Isaac and Cook: The Search for ‘The Great South Land’ by Mark Wilson. This document contains seven worksheets / activities for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are two pages of comprehension questions, a research activity and writing tasks. There is also a QR code activity that takes students to a video titled Endeavour History. This book is an excellent resource to use if studying Captain Cook or learning about the early mapping of Australia. It is an extremely well-written book which shines a light on the contribution of Tupaia to the success of the Endeavour voyage. 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 Flapper, VC 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 activities. There is a QR code activity which takes students to a video titled War Animals and also a fill-in puzzle. A teacher answer sheet is included for the puzzle. 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 Horse Soldier 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, language and dictionary activities plus writing activities. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Rachel’s War - The Story of an Australian WW1 Nurse 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, research activities and writing tasks. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Along the Road to Gundagai by Jack O’Hagan and Andrew McLean. 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, vocabulary and grammar activities. There is also a QR code activity to use with tablets / ipads. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Bessie’s War by Krista Bell and Belinda Elliott. 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, vocabulary activities and writing tasks. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Alfred’s War by Rachel Bin Salleh and Samantha Fry. 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, vocabulary and grammar activities. There is also a QR code activity where students can scan the QR code to watch a video about Indigenous ANZACs. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book I Was Only Nineteen by John Schumann and Craig Smith. 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 also vocabulary activities plus a QR code activity which takes students to a video about the Vietnam War. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a five page PDF document with activities to do for Anzac Day. The activities included assist students to create a glossary of Anzac terms, understand the symbolism of Anzac Day and cement their understanding of the importance of Anzac Day. There is also a QR code activity to take students to a video about Anzac Day. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 15 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Our Country: Where History Happened by Mark Greenwood and Frane Lessac. This document contains 13 worksheets for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There is one activity for each historical event mentioned in the book, with the exception of the Myall Creek pages and the bombing of Darwin page. The Gold Rush and Eureka Stockade pages share one worksheet. The activities are mostly writing activities, with one QR code activity that takes students to a video and some activities may require students to do further research in order to understand the events in more detail. This book is an excellent resource to use to when teaching students about Australian history. 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 Captain Thunderbolt’s Recital by Jane Jolly and Liz Duthie. 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, vocabulary tasks (compound words, suffixes and better words than) plus two writing activities. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Shearer by Neridah McMullin and Michael Tomkins. 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, vocabulary activities (compound words, prefixes and suffixes and synonyms) and two writing activities. 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 an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Little People, Big Dreams - Tenzing Norgay by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Bandana Tulachan. 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, a sequencing task and research activity plus a fill-in puzzle. The first six pages of this resource are for student use and the last page is a teacher answer page for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Little People, Big Dreams - Amelia Earhart by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Mariadiamantes. 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, sequencing and research activities plus a fill-in puzzle. The first six pages of this resource are for student use and the last page is a teacher answer page for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Jorn’s Magnificent Imagination by Coral Vass and Nicky Johnston. 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, vocabulary activities (compound words and synonyms). There are also three research activities, one on Jorn Utzon, another on the Sydney Opera House and a third which requires students to gather information from the Sydney Opera House website. There is a double-up of one worksheet where the picture os the Sydney Opera House is provided in colour and also black and white for those teachers that may not want to print in colour. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.