This resource is an eleven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel. The stories that are included in this book are: Down the Hill The Corner Ice Cream The Surprise Christmas Eve The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are ten worksheets, two for each story. This resource has been designed in this manner as this is the type of book that is often used for reading / literacy groups. This allows for the work to be completed as the students work their way through the text. Each chapter contains a worksheet which includes three comprehension questions and a small task plus another worksheet with a writing activity, drawing activity or puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 12 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Fly Guy Presents: Insects. This document contains eleven 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, vocabulary activities (compound words, comparatives and superlatives, adjectives and dictionary work), a metamorphosis task, a sorting activity and three other writing worksheets. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is aa eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Paradise Sands - A Story of Enchantment by Levi Pinfold. 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, adjectives and better words than) plus questions about the illustrations and a narrative writing worksheet. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Dear Greenpeace by Simon James. 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 contractions), a making connections worksheet and two writing tasks. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book There’s No Such Book by Jessica Dettmann and Jake A Minton. 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 (adjectives and contractions) and writing activities plus an antonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle. This is an excellent text to use in the lead up to Book Week activities or a Book Week parade. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Timeless by Kelly Canby. 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 (adverbs and a word detective sheet) plus a time expressions worksheet, a brainstorming task, a time survey and a making connections activity. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Whales by Laura Marsh. 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 sperm whales by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus a true or false task and a worksheet about comparatives and superlatives. Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about sperm whales but do not have this particular book to use. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Buzby by Julia Hoban. 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 (adjectives, compound words and adverbs), a work wanted worksheet plus an antonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet 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 Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr and Carolyn Croll. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are six worksheets, two for each chapter. This resource has been designed in this manner as this is the type of book that is often used for reading / literacy groups. This allows for the work to be completed as the students work their way through the text. Each chapter contains a worksheet of comprehension questions plus a worksheet with a vocabulary focus (adjectives, compound words and antonyms). Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Big Bush Easter Egg Hunt by Colin Buchanan and Cate James. 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 (antonyms, rhyming words, adjectives, contractions, compound words and alphabetical order) plus a writing worksheet. There is a double-up of two worksheets 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 Giant Island by Jane Yolen and Doug Keith. 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 (adjectives, contractions and word building), a retelling drawing task plus 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 All Aboard the London Bus by Patricia Toht and Sam Usher. 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 writing activities and research 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 Little People, Big Dreams - Rosa Parks by Lisbeth Kaiser and Marta Antelo. 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 a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Old Frangipani Tree at Flying Fish Point by Trina Saffioti and Maggie Prewett. 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, adjectives and comparatives and superlatives) plus a making connections task and a writing worksheet. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Little Houses by Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek. 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 (compound words, adjectives, contractions and word building) plus a writing worksheet and an antonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle. 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 A Job for Kingsley by Gabriel Evans. 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 adverbs and vowels), a retelling drawing task and a work wanted worksheet 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 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.

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 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 an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Little People, Big Dreams - Vanessa Nakate by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Olivia Amoah. 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.