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 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 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.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Dry to Dry - The Seasons of Kakadu by Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli. This document contains eight 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 activities in this resource. There is also an index activity and a writing task. 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 nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Kangaroo of Humpty Doo by Marcia Vaughan Crews and Louis Shea. 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 vocabulary activities (rhyming words, word building, adjectives alphabetical order and a word detective task) plus an antonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle. There is a double-up of one worksheet because the pictures are provided in a colour version and also a black and white version for teachers who may not want to print in colour. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book We Are Australians by Duncan Smith, Nicole Godwin and Jandamarra Cadd. This document contains 7 worksheets / activities for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are writing activities and an interviewing 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 Old Frangipani Tree at Flying Fish Point by Trina Saffioti and Maggie Prewett. 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, adjectives and comparatives and superlatives) plus a making connections task and a writing worksheet. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a ten page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Road to Goonong by David Cox. 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, dictionary work, suffixes, similes and synonyms), a Venn diagram task, research questions about the Great Depression and questions about droughts plus two writing worksheets. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

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 an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Our Dreaming by Kirli Saunders and Dub Leffler. 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 (word meanings, adjectives and a word detective sheet) plus questions about the illustrations in the book. There is also an antonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle. This book has been shortlisted for the 2023 CBCA Picture Book of the Year. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Sophie Scott Goes South by Alison Lester. There are eleven worksheets / activities for students in this resource. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the text. There are two pages of comprehension questions, a glossary activity plus writing and research activities. There is also a QR code activity which takes students to a videotitled Life in Antarctica. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Iceberg by Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft. 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 dictionary worksheet, vocabulary activities (comparatives and superlatives and a vocab search) and writing tasks. 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 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 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 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 15 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Come Together - Things Every Aussie Kid Should Know about the First Peoples by Isaiah Firebrace, Jaelyn Biumaiwai and Keisha Leon. 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 are mostly writing activities. There are some pages which have comprehension questions. There are research activities about David Unaipon and William Cooper and a QR code worksheet which takes students to a video about the Stolen Generations. There is also a worksheet which requires students to visit the Museum of Contemporary Art website. This book is an excellent resource to use to when teaching students about Australia’s First Nations People. 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.