This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Once Tashi Met a Dragon by Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble. 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 (rhyming words, similes and contractions), a retelling drawing task and a making connections activity plus a synonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a ten page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Road to Goonong by David Cox. 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, dictionary work, suffixes, similes and synonyms), a Venn diagram task, research questions about the Great Depression and questions about droughts plus two writing worksheets. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Thomas Edison by Barbara Kramer. This document contains six worksheets for students. This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 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 Thomas Edison by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions, a vocabulary search, a glossary activity plus a then and now task. There are also a couple of writing activities. Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about Thomas Edison but do not have this particular book to use. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Please Handle With Care by Coral Vass 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, vocabulary activities ( compound words, contractions, tense, adjectives and verbs and rhyming words) plus a making connections worksheet. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document featuring 4 puzzles for students about Antarctica. 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 to reinforce learning 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. The puzzles are: Easy Threesy Puzzle - Students have to solve clues, all of which are nine letter words. These words are solved by putting together three letter combinations to solve the puzzle. Word Scramble Puzzle - Students put the letters in the right order to spell the names of Antarctic explorers. Word Knockout Puzzle - Students knock out the names of Antarctic animals to find the hidden word. Fill-In Puzzle - Using Antarctic words, students fill in the puzzle sheet so that all of the words fit. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book What To Do With A Stick by Jane Yolen and Paolo Domeniconi. 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 vocabulary activities (rhyming words, tense, adjectives and a word detective sheet) plus a brainstorming task and a writing worksheet. There is a double-up of one worksheet because on one worksheet the pictures are provided in colour and on the other the pictures are provided in black and white for teachers that may not want to print in colour. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Perfectly Proper Grand Pet Parade by Coral Vass and Karen Sagovac. 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 vocabulary activities (rhyming words, dictionary work, alliteration, adjectives and a word detective sheet) plus a story pyramid worksheet and a writing activity about pets. There are two different pet writing sheets - one for students who have a pet and one to cater for students who may not have a pet. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Beth - The Story of a Child Convict 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 two pages of comprehension questions, a dictionary activity, a Venn diagram task and two research activities. A teacher answer sheet is provided for the comprehension questions. This book is an excellent resource to use for a unit on the First Fleet. It helps teach students about the difficulties that the convicts and early settlers faced whilst trying to establish a colony in New South Wales. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Our Dreaming by Kirli Saunders and Dub Leffler. 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 (word meanings, adjectives and a word detective sheet) plus questions about the illustrations in the book. There is also an antonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle. This book has been shortlisted for the 2023 CBCA Picture Book of the Year. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Tiny Wonders by Sally Soweol Han. 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 tense) plus three writing worksheets. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 13 page PDF document with a research activity on twelve bushrangers of Australia. The bushrangers included are: Ben Hall Ned Kelly Dan Kelly Martin Cash Joe Byrne Joseph Johns (Moondyne Joe) Frederick Ward (Captain Thunderbolt) Dan Morgan (Mad Dog Morgan) Matthew Brady John Caesar (Black Caesar) Frank Gardiner Steve Hart There is also a blank sheet for any other bushranger that you may want to include that is not in the set. The teacher just has to print off the sheets and give one to each student / group in the class. Each sheet asks for the same information so all students are doing a similar research activity. Students can then research the particular bushranger they were given and record their information on their worksheet. The sheets look great displayed in the classroom when finished. 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 with activities to do based on the book My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder. 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 comparatives and superlatives) plus a making connections task, visual literacy questions and an interview worksheet. 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 an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Bin Chicken’s Eggcellent Easter by Kate and Jol Temple and Ronojoy Ghosh. 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 vocabulary tasks (rhyming words, adjectives and verbs, contractions and a word detective activity) plus scavenger hunt questions, a writing activity and a synonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet 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 - Ella Fitzgerald by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Barbara Alca. 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 Little People, Big Dreams - Josephine Baker by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Agathe Sorlet. 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 Little People, Big Dreams - Harriet Tubman by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Pili Aguado. 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 a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Grandma’s Story by Moira Butterfield. 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, contractions, adjectives and tense) plus an interview task and two writing worksheets. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Clyde the Greyhound by Beck and Robin Feiner. 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 dictionary work), a making connections activity, plus a Venn diagram task and a writing 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 Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan. 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 Venn diagram task, visual literacy and marking connections activities and an adjective and verb sort. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.