This resource is an eight page PDF document featuring 4 puzzles for students about Antarctica. 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. Word Scramble Puzzle - Students put the letters in the right order to spell the names of Antarctic explorers. Word Knockout Puzzle - Students knock out the names of Antarctic animals to find the hidden word. Fill-In Puzzle - Using Antarctic words, 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 six page PDF document containing three designs to be used for title pages for a unit on Antarctica. The first two designs are about ‘Antarctica’ and the third design is about ‘Douglas Mawson’. There are three different layouts. All of the designs are in black and white and also in colour so that teachers can choose which one they would like to use. The title pages are suitable for A4 workbooks but of course can easily be reduced or enlarged on the photocopier to suit the size of other workbooks. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Volcanoes by Anne Schreiber. This document contains six worksheets for students. This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 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 volcanoes by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus a glossary task and a table of contents task. Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about volcanoes but do not have this particular book to use. 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 14 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Dirt by Sea by Michael Wagner and Tom Jellett. 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 is one page of comprehension questions and a making connections activity. There is also a sorting task, a drawing task, a survey for students to fill in, a beach safety sheet and other writing activities. There is also a poster designing task and an Australian food and slang worksheet. This book is an excellent resource to use to when teaching students about Australian landmarks. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 14 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Our Country: Ancient Wonders by Mark Greenwood and Frane Lessac. 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 is one activity for each place mentioned in the book, with the exception of Lark Quarry and Naracoorte Caves which share an activity. The activities are mostly writing activities, with one QR code activity that takes students to a video and another poster designing activity. This book is an excellent resource to use to when teaching students about Australian geography, landmarks or ancient history. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book I’m Australian Too by Mem Fox and Ronojoy Ghosh. 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 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.