This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Angel of Kokoda 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, vocabulary tasks and research activities. There is also a QR code activity which takes students to a video titled The 75th Anniversary of Kokoda. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a six page PDF document with activities to do based on the book William Bligh - A Stormy Story of Tempestuous Times by Michael Sedunary. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are some comprehension questions, a timeline sequencing activity and reflection activities based on the events in Bligh’s life. These activities are designed to work with a unit on the First Fleet or the early colony of New South Wales. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a six page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book The Good, the Bad and the Silly - Stories of our Past by John Dickson. This document contains five 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 which takes students to a video about the history of voting. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book M is for Mutiny! by John Dickson and Bern Emmerichs. 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 research activities plus a QR code activity which takes students to a video about titled Mabo Legacy. This book is an excellent resource to use if studying the early explorers of Australia, the First Fleet or early colonies and also Indigenous / Aboriginal studies. It has a little bit of history on many topics and can be used as a jumping off point for further research or discussion. 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 Startling Story of Lachlan Macquarie: Founding Father or Failure? by Michael Sedunary and Bern Emmerichs. There are seven worksheet for students. The worksheets include comprehension questions, writing activities and reflection activities. This book is an excellent resource to use for a unit on the First Fleet / Early Colonies of Australia. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Somebody’s Land by Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing and David Hardy. 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 and writing tasks. There is also a QR code activity that takes students to a video titled Bush Food. This text is a good resource to use when studying First Contacts or early explorers of Australia. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a ten page PDF document with activities to do based on the book How to Move a Zoo by Kate Simpson and Owen Swan. 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 (adjectives and contractions), a Venn diagram worksheet, a writing activity, a research task on Taronga Zoo and a synonym puzzle. A teacher answer sheet is provided 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 - Stan Lee by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Ana Albero. 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 10 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Lost - Uncover Vanishing Wonders by Jess McGeachin. This document contains 8 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 about dinosaurs, a questioning task, an activity about photos from Shackleton’s Endurance expedition, four writing worksheets and a fact recalling sheet about thylacines. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Ice Trap! Shackleton’s Incredible Expedition by Meredith Hooper and M. P. Robertson. This book is about Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Endurance expedition. 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 plus cause and effect and timeline activities. There are seven worksheets for students in this resource. 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 - Usain Bolt by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Karen Crosbie. 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 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.

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 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 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 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.