This resource is a PDF file of a written test about Australian flora and fauna. This test is three pages long. On the first page students have to distinguish between the terms fauna and flora, identify what a mammal, marsupial and monotreme is and draw an example of each. On the second page students have to identify what environment well-known Australian animals are mostly found in and on the third page students have to match well-known Australian plants with their names. This PDF document also includes a copy of the test with answers for the teacher, bringing the total document size to 6 pages. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a PDF file of a written test for Kindergarten to Year 2 which assesses the student understanding of different types of celebrations. The test is two pages long. On the first page students have to identify celebrations and the types of items that are regularly found at celebrations. On the second page students have to match a list of celebrations with pictures that represent them. This resource is great for a Stage 1 class studying Celebrations. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a PDF file of a vertebrate or invertebrate sorting activity where students have to cut out different animals and sort them into the two different categories. This resource is four pages long. The first page provides the table for students to glue the pictures into. The second page contains all of the vertebrate and invertebrate animal pictures (black and white) the students need to sort. The third page has the same vertebrate and invertebrate animal pictures but this time in colour. The last page is an answer sheet for the teacher. You can choose whether you would like to use the black and white pictures or the colour ones. We thought this would be helpful for teachers that don’t have access to a colour photocopier or may have limits on how much colour photocopying they can do. This resource could also be used as an assessment activity. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a ten page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Koala by Claire Saxby and Julie Vivas. This resource contains six worksheets / activities for students. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the text. There are some comprehension questions, index and vocabulary activities but most of the worksheets focus on using this book to teach students how to write information reports. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Whoever You Are by Mem Fox and Leslie Staub. This document contains six activities for students. One activity is duplicated twice because there is an extra copy with spelling for US buyers (color / favorite). 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(tense and synonyms), a personal profile task, a Venn diagram activity plus a fill-in 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 reading comprehension activities to do based on the book Growing Frogs by Vivian French and Alison Bartlett. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the text. There are comprehension questions, vocabulary activities plus worksheets that focus on the life cycle of a frog. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with reading comprehension activities to do based on the book Happy Birthday, Winnie by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul. 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 plus writing activities. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a sixteen page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Heads and Tails - Insects by John Canty There are 13 activities to do with the book. There is a comprehension worksheet and the other 12 worksheets are individual insect worksheets based on the facts given in the book. There is one sheet for each insect featured in the story (bee, ladybug, grasshopper, mosquito, praying mantis, caterpillar, butterfly, dragonfly, fly, beetle, stick insect and ant). There are also two double-up sheets to cater for our US customers as there are spelling differences. This book is an excellent resource to use when teaching a unit about insects, however these worksheets could still be very helpful for an insect unit even if you do not have this particular book. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with reading comprehension activities to do based on the book Curious George and the Fire-fighters by Margret and H. A. Rey. 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 plus an antonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle. There is a double-up of one worksheet. The worksheets are the same but the pictures are in black and white on one worksheet and colour on the other. This is provided for teachers that may not have access to a colour photocopier. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Australian Baby Animals by 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 vocabulary activities and sorting / labelling tasks plus a synonym 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 reading comprehension activities to do based on the book The Things That I Love About Trees by Chris Butterworth and Charlotte Voake. 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, an index / word definitions task, vocabulary activities (comparatives and superlatives and compound words), writing activities and a drawing task. There is a double-up of one activity to cater for our US customers due to spelling differences (autumn / fall). Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with reading comprehension activities to do based on the book Night Watch by Jodi Toering and Tannya Harricks. 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 (adjectives, adverbs and compound words), a descriptive writing task, an Australian animals labelling activity and a synonym puzzle. A teacher answer sheet is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a four page PDF file of a farm animal or zoo animal sort where students have to cut out ten different types of animals and sort them into the two different groups. This resource is four pages long. The first page provides the table for students to glue the pictures into. The second page contains all of the animal pictures (black and white) the students need to sort. The third page has the same animal pictures but this time in colour. The last page is an answer sheet for the teacher. You can choose whether you would like to use the black and white pictures or the colour ones. We thought this would be helpful for teachers that don’t have access to a colour photocopier or may have limits on how much colour photocopying they can do. This resource could also be used as an assessment activity. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with reading comprehension activities to do based on the text Penguins by Anne Schreiber. This document contains six worksheets for students. This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 2 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 penguins by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities, a true or false task, a glossary activity and a worksheet about comparatives and superlatives. Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about penguins but do not have this particular book to use. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Nightlife by Sandra Kendell. 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 (adjectives and word meanings), a poster designing task, a map activity, a research task and a worksheet with questions about factors that impact on the native animals 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 Why I Love Christmas by Michael Wagner and Tom Jellett. 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 (comparatives and superlatives, contractions and a vocabulary search), a brainstorming task, a labelling worksheet and a personal writing activity. 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 Last Tree 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 and writing tasks plus a decoding 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 text Here to There by Jennifer Szymanski. This document contains six worksheets for students. This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 1 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 transport by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions, vocabulary activities (compound words and adjectives), matching tasks, a true or false facts worksheet and a writing activity. Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about ttypes of transport but do not have this particular book to use. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.