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 book The Hidden Hat by Phil Cummings and Jennifer Goldsmith. 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 actitivies (compound words, adverbs and dictionary work) plus reflection questions, a Y-chart task and a worksheet about the Australian slouch hat. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall. This document contains four 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 (word detective and tense) plus a writing task. There are also scavenger hunt questions based on the illustrations in the book. This book has been shortlisted for the 2024 CBCA Picture Book of the Year. There is a double-up of one of the activities. It is the scavenger hunt questions and it is because of spelling differences (colour / color). This is provided for our US customers. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Saltie Mumma by Sandra Kendell. There are six 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 comprehension questions, vocabulary and writing activities plus a poster designing task. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Tupaia, Isaac and Cook: The Search for ‘The Great South Land’ by Mark Wilson. This document contains seven 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 two pages of comprehension questions, a research activity and writing tasks. There is also a QR code activity that takes students to a video titled Endeavour History. This book is an excellent resource to use if studying Captain Cook or learning about the early mapping of Australia. It is an extremely well-written book which shines a light on the contribution of Tupaia to the success of the Endeavour voyage. 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 Ben and Gracie’s Art Adventure 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 and vocabulary and grammar activities. There is also a research activity on Frederick McCubbin and a writing activity. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Yahoo Creek - An Australian Mystery by Tohby Riddle. 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 is a pre-reading activity, a word definition task, visual literacy questions and several writing activities. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 15 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Our Country: Where History Happened 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 historical event mentioned in the book, with the exception of the Myall Creek pages and the bombing of Darwin page. The Gold Rush and Eureka Stockade pages share one worksheet. The activities are mostly writing activities, with one QR code activity that takes students to a video and some activities may require students to do further research in order to understand the events in more detail. This book is an excellent resource to use to when teaching students about Australian history. 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 - Amelia Earhart by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Mariadiamantes. 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, sequencing and research 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 an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Billie B Brown - The Honey Bees by Sally Rippin. 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 vocabulary task (compound words) and writing tasks based on bees, friendships and ways to look after the planet. There is a double-up of one worksheet. It is provided with a colour picture on one sheet and a black and white picture on the other for those teachers that may not want to print in colour. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Secrets of the Seasons by Heidi Cooper Smith. 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 tasks (adjectives and a better words than activity) and writing / drawing tasks. There is one worksheet which is doubled-up. There is one version with colour pictures and another with the pictures in black and white for teachers that may not want to print in colour. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Crown by Emily Kapff. 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 is an adjectives worksheet (in black and white and colour versions), questions about the illustrations in the book, a brainstorming activity, a poster designing task, a writing worksheet and a page of reflection 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 Super Snake by Gregg Dreise. 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, word building and tense), a sheet of questions about droughts and a worksheet where students get to retell the story in their own words and create a mini book. 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 Dragon Folding by Christopher Cheng and Lucia Masciullo. 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 (synonyms and adjectives), a Venn diagram activity, visual literacy questions and a making connections task. 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 - Wilma Mankiller by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Alexandra Bowman. 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.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Little People, Big Dreams - Nelson Mandela by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Alison Hawkins. 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, sequencing and research 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 set of phonics / sound crosswords. The PDF is 52 pages long and the sounds in the set are: ai as in train ar as in star aw as in draw ch as in match ck as in sock ea as in bread ea as in seal ee as in sheep er as in tiger ge as in bridge ie as in tie ing as in ring ir as in shirt kn as in knee nk as in drink oa as in boat oi as in coin oo as in broom oo as in foot or as in horse ou as in cloud ow as in arrow ow as in crown sh as in shell ur as in surf wr as in write Each crossword features pictures of the sound words. Students have to work out how to spell that word and write it into the crossword. Also included is a second page of each crossword with the actual words written underneath the pictures. This second page can be used as a teacher reference page or to simplify the activity for struggling students by providing the support of the spelling of the word. These sheets could easily be laminated for using year after year. Great for differentiating in the classroom. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Bush Turkey by Kate and Jol Temple and Ronojoy Ghosh. 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, adjectives, word building, verbs and compound words) 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 activities to do based on single sounds. This document contains four worksheets for students. Included are also four teacher answer sheets. The worksheets each contain six pictures. All words are simple CVC three letter words (with the exception of ‘fly’). All students have to do is look at the picture and fill in the missing sound. These worksheets could easily be laminated and used year after year. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on double sounds. This document contains six worksheets for students. Included are also six teacher answer sheets. The worksheets each contain six pictures. All students have to do is look at the picture and fill in the missing sounds. These worksheets could easily be laminated and used year after year. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.