This resource is a 14 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Australia: Country of Colour by Jess Racklyeft. 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 are research sheets for: the Great Barrier Reef, the Bungle Bungle Range, Uluru, Mount Kosciuszko, Tarra-Bulga National Park, Bruny Island and Kati Thanda. There is also a separate research activity for students to do about one of the animals in the book which involves a planning sheet and a lined page for them to write an information report about their chosen animal. A sorting task is included as well, where students sort Australian animals and plants into colour groups. There is also a thinking creatively worksheet and a worksheet for students to use to record what they see when they go for a walk outside. This book is an excellent resource to use to when teaching students about Australian geography, landmarks, animals and plants. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Steve Jobs by Craig Barr-Green and Salini Perera. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousafzai by Hiba Noor Khan and Rita Petruccioli. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Michelle Obama by Dr Sheila Kanani and Sarah Walsh. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 14 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Camp Canberra by Krys Saclier and Cathy Wilcox. 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 are three pages of comprehension questions and various other worksheets based on some of the places that the students visit on their trip to Canberra. This book is an excellent resource to use to prepare students for a school trip to Canberra! Read it before you go. If you aren’t going on a school trip to Canberra but just studying Australia’s capital, it is also an outstanding text to share with your students. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 19 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Marc Simont. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are four pages of comprehension questions which have been broken into parts of the book, eg pages 7-13. There are also ten other worksheets for the book which include vocabulary tasks and writing activities. Answer sheets are included for the comprehension questions and for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 15 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Aussie Kids - Meet Zoe and Zac at the Zoo by Belinda Murrell and David Hardy. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are 14 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 comprehension questions plus a vocabulary activity or writing activity. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 13 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Aussie Kids - Meet Katie at the Beach by Rebecca Johnson and Lucia Masiullo. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are twelve 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 comprehension questions plus a vocabulary activity or writing activity. Answer sheets are included for the comprehension questions. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Johnson by Devika Jina and Maggie Cole. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Stephen Hawking by Kate Scott and Esther Mols. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 15 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Waves by Donna Rawlins, Heather Potter and Mark Jackson. This document contains 14 worksheets for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. The activities included in the worksheets are things such as comprehension questions, vocabulary and grammar activities. There is also a mapping activity and reflection / making connections activities. There is one worksheet per ‘person’ in the story, with the exception of Olga and Harry who are included in one worksheet as they are from the same time period (late 1940s). We have done this because this book lends itself very well to different history topics (Indigenous studies, convicts, gold rush etc). Waves is an excellent book for a school to buy a set of as it allows teachers to ‘dip’ in and out of it, using the part/s which work well with the unit they are teaching. This means this text can be used over and over as it covers migration to Australia from 50,000 years before present to 2000s. Keeping our worksheets focused on one person’s migration story at a time allows teachers to use this resource for multiple topics. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Amelia Earhart by Dr Sheila Kanani and Rachel Corcoran. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Mary Seacole by Naida Redgrave and Alleanna Harris. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Nelson Mandela by E. L. Norry and Ashley Evans. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Rosa Parks by Dr Sheila Kanani and Nan Lawson. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy-threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Mahatma Gandhi by Chitra Soundar and Dalia Adillon. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 27 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew - Case of the Sneaky Snowman by Carolyn Keene. This is book number 5 in the series. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. For each chapter there is one page of comprehension questions. There is also one other worksheet for each chapter which is either language / vocabulary activities or a writing / drawing task. There is also a "Sleuth Journal’ worksheet for students to fill in at certain stages as they progress through the book. Answer sheets are included for the comprehension questions. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 27 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Nancy Drew Clue Book - Pool Party Puzzler by Carolyn Keene. This is book number 1 in the series. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. For each chapter there is one page of comprehension questions. There is also one other worksheet for each chapter which is either a writing task, language / vocabulary activities or puzzle. Answer sheets are included for the comprehension questions and for the puzzles. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.