This resource is a seven page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book Meet… Ned Kelly by Janeen Brian and Matt Adams. 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 (rhyming words and contractions). There is also a making connections task, a cause and effect activity and a QR code activity which takes students to a video about Ned Kelly. 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 of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book The Little Wooden Horse by Mark Wilson. 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 and language / vocabulary activities. There is also a mapping activity, a research activity and a QR code activity which takes students to a video about the First Fleet. This book is an excellent resource to use for a unit on the First Fleet as the story is about the journey of the First Fleet. 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 First Fleet by Alan Boardman and Roland Harvey. 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 and writing activities. There is also a QR code activity which takes students to a video about a convict shirt that was found in Sydney’s Hyde Park Barracks. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Never Lose Hope - The story of Australia’s first school by Mark Wilson. 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. There are 6 worksheets included. This text is an excellent book to use to support a unit of work on: The First Fleet. 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 Ned Kelly and the Green Sash by Mark Greenwood and Frane Lessac. 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 a writing activity. There is also a research activity and a QR code activity which takes students to a video about Ned Kelly. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a eight page PDF document featuring 4 puzzles for students which are based on the events of the Eureka Stockade. 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 in literacy groups 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. This activity was written to use with the Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a eight page PDF document about the events on the Victorian goldfields leading up to and including the Eureka Stockade battle. The first two pages contain the information of the story of the Eureka Stockade. There are also five activity pages / worksheets included in this resource. The last page of this resource includes relevant answers for the teacher. This activity was written to use with the Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. It is an excellent resource to help students understand why the Eureka Stockade is considered the birthplace of Australian democracy. This resource is also very helpful if students are studying the Australian Gold Rush. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book City of Light by Julia Lawrinson, Heather Potter and Mark Jackson. 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 word detective activity, two graphic organiser tasks (Venn diagram and Y-chart) plus a research worksheet and a writing activity. 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 a five page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip by Michael Sedunary. There are four worksheets 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. It helps teach students about the difficulties the new settlers and the Aboriginal people experienced in the early days of establishing a new colony in New South Wales. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Anzac Girl - The War Diaries of Alice Ross-King by Kate Simpson and Jess Racklyeft. 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 questions, making connection activities and a research task. 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 Red Poppy by David Hill and Fifi Colston. 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, making connection tasks and reflection questions. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document featuring 4 puzzles for students about Australian bushrangers. 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. Synonym Puzzle - Students think of a synonym for the words given that relate to bushrangers Can You Match the Face to the Name? Puzzle - Students match names of the bushrangers to their photos or likenesses. Fill-In Puzzle - Using words that relate to bushrangers, students fill in the puzzle sheet so that all of the words fit. 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 Message in a Sock by Kaye Baillie and Narelda Joy. 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 (compound words and conjunctions). There are also two activities which use graphic organisers and questions about the illustrations in the book. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Meet… Weary Dunlop by Claire Saxby and Jeremy Lord. 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 and vocabulary activities plus a timeline activity. This book is an excellent resource to use when teaching a unit about World War 2 / Second World War. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Sailing the Unknown - Around the World with Captain Cook by Michael J. Rosen and Maria Cristina Pritelli. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the text. There are some comprehension questions, a timeline task and vocabulary activities. There is also a fill-in puzzle. There are 6 worksheets included plus a page with answers to the fill-in puzzle for the teacher. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a six page PDF document with activities to do based on the book This is Captain Cook by Tania McCartney and Christina Booth. This resource contains five worksheets for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the text. There are some comprehension questions, a sequencing task and vocabulary activities. There is also a QR code activity where students watch a brief video on Cook’s Endeavour journal and answer questions. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Excuse Me Captain Cook - Who did discover Australia? by Michael Salmon. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the text. There are some comprehension questions, timeline and mapping activities. There is also a QR code activity that takes students to a video about Captain Cook’s Endeavour voyage. 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 - Ernest Shackleton by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Olivia Holden. 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.