This resource is a 31 page PDF file of information worksheets for students learning about the animals of Australia. There are 30 pages of well-known Australian animals plus 1 blank worksheet which could be used for any other Australian animal that you would like to include. The animals included are: echidna kangaroo emu kookaburra platypus funnel-web spider cockatoo bilby galah saltwater crocodile koala blue-tongue lizard goanna rainbow lorikeet numbat blue-ringed octopus quoll frilled-neck lizard tiger snake redback spider ringtail possum sugar glider long-necked turtle tawny frogmouth bearded dragon thorny devil leadbeater’s possum wedge-tail eagle leafy seadragon helmeted honeyeater Each sheet has the same formatting and asks students to record information about what the animal eats, where it lives, what it has covering its body and how it moves. Each sheet also asks students to colour in their animal and label the different parts of its body. These sheets are quite simple and would be best used with Kindergarten and Stage 1 students. These sheets look great displayed around the classroom when finished. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a three page PDF document on the Australian state and territory animal emblems. The activity provides students with the opportunity to match the animal emblems to the appropriate state or territory. The activity is provided as a colour worksheet and also as a black and white worksheet. There is a teacher answer sheet included as well. These activities would also be appropriate to be used as an assessment activity at the conclusion of a unit of work. This activity was written to support 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 The Man from Snowy River by A B ‘Banjo’ Paterson and Freya Blackwood. 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 and grammar activities (compound words, similes, word definitions, prefixes and suffixes) plus a QR code activity which takes students to a video about Banjo Paterson. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a three page PDF document about the problems faced by the First Fleet when they landed in Sydney and started a settlement. This activity involves students cutting out and gluing pieces of information into a cause and effect table. The first page provides the table with only the causes of the settlement problems listed. The second page is an answer sheet for the teacher and the third sheet has sets of the information needed by the students to fill in the effects part of the table. This worksheet could be used as a research activity or consolidation activity after studying the First Fleet. 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 two page PDF document on how the Industrial Revolution in Britain contributed to Australian colonisation. The first page is a cause and effect activity for the students to complete and the second page is a teacher reference sheet of the activity with an example of the type of answer students would be expected to give. This activity was written to use with the new Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. The unit it was written for is a Stage 3 unit titled “The Australian Colonies” but could be used for any study on the history of British Colonisation or the First Fleet. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a two page PDF document on the events of the Eureka Stockade in 1854. The first page is a cause and effect activity for the students to complete and the second page is a teacher reference sheet of the activity with an example of the type of answer students would be expected to give. 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 nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Tashi and the Forbidden Room by Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble. This document contains six worksheets for students. In this book are two stories - Tashi and the Forbidden Room and The Three Tasks. This resource has a worksheet of comprehension questions for Tashi and the Forbidden Room and one worksheet of comprehension questions for The Three Tasks. There are also vocabulary and writing activities plus an hourglass 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 Tashi and the Stolen Bus by Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble. This document contains six worksheets for students. In this book are two stories - Tashi and the Stolen Bus and The Mysterious Thief. This resource has a worksheet of comprehension questions for Tashi and the Stolen Bus and one worksheet of comprehension questions for The Mysterious Thief. There are also vocabulary and writing activities plus a fill-in 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 Tashi and the Mixed-up Monster by Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble. This document contains six worksheets for students. In this book are two stories - Tashi and the Mixed-up Monster and Guilty or Not. This resource has a worksheet of comprehension questions for Tashi and the Mixed-up Monster and one worksheet of comprehension questions for Guilty or Not. There are also vocabulary and writing activities plus a drawing 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 Tashi and the Phoenix by Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble. This document contains six worksheets for students. In this book are two stories - Tashi and the Phoenix and The Unexpected Letter. This resource has a worksheet of comprehension questions for Tashi and the Phoenix and one worksheet of comprehension questions for The Unexpected Letter. There are also vocabulary and writing activities plus a research activity about the phoenix. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Cicada by 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. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Tashi Lost in the City by Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble. This document contains six worksheets for students. In this book are two stories - Tashi Lost in the City and On the Way Home. This resource has a worksheet of comprehension questions for Tashi Lost in the City and one worksheet of comprehension questions for On the way Home. There are also vocabulary and grammar activities 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 PDF file of a transport activity where students have to colour in pictures of different types of land transport and cut out and fold the page to make a concertina-style book. This resource is one page long. The students colour in the pictures first then they cut out and fold to create the book. There are instructions given at the top of the page. Each page of the book has a picture and information about a different type of land transport. This activity is a fun way for students to learn about different types of transport. At the end of the day students can take home their book and read it to their parents. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a PDF file of a three different Australian animal memory games. This resource is three pages long. Each game will need to be photocopied twice to play. The first game is based on Australian animals and features 20 different pictures (40 cards in total when made up). The second game is based on Australian animals and features 16 different pictures (32 cards in total when made up). The third game is based on Australian birds and features 12 different pictures (24 cards in total when made up). This resource is great to use when differentiating in your classroom because the games have different numbers of cards to match up. It is easy to cater for students with more learning needs and also to extend your brighter students. You could even combine all three games for a real challenge. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document featuring 4 puzzles for students about Australian animals and birds. 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. Hourglass Puzzle - Students enter the answers to eight clues into an hourglass-shaped puzzle. Missing Colours Puzzle - Students fill in the missing colours in the names of Australian animals and birds. Fill-In Puzzle - Using words that relate to Australian animals and birds, 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 PDF file of an Australian animals activity where students have to sort out different types of Australian animals into groups based on what they are covered in: feathers, fur or scales. This resource is three pages long. The first page provides the table for students to glue the pictures into. The second page contains all of the Australian animal pictures the students need to sort and the third page is an answer sheet for the teacher. This resource could also be used as an assessment activity. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a PDF file of an Australian animals activity where students have to sort out different types of Australian mammals into placentals, marsupials and monotremes. This resource is three pages long. The first page provides the table for students to glue the pictures into. The second page contains all of the Australian animal pictures the students need to sort and the third page is an answer sheet for the teacher. This resource could also be used as an assessment activity. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a PDF file of a transport activity where students have to sort out different types of transport based on what purpose the transport has. This resource is three pages long. The first page provides the table for students to glue the pictures into. The second page contains all of the transport pictures the students need to sort and the third page is an answer sheet for the teacher. Please note that and teacher answers are only a guide as some transport types fit into more than one category. This activity provides for good discussion in class when students are asked to justify why they placed a certain transport type in a particular category. This resource could also be used as an assessment activity. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a PDF file of a transport activity where students have to colour in pictures of different types of land transport and cut out and fold the page to make a concertina-style book. This resource is one page long. The students colour in the pictures first then they cut out and fold to create the book. There are instructions given at the top of the page. Each page of the book has a picture and information about a different type of land transport. This activity is a fun way for students to learn about different types of transport. At the end of the day students can take home their book and read it to their parents. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.