This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Thomas Edison by Barbara Kramer. 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 the life of Thomas Edison by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions, a vocabulary search, a glossary activity plus a then and now task. There are also a couple of writing activities. Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about Thomas Edison but do not have this particular book to use. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Please Handle With Care by Coral Vass and Tull Suwannakit. 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, contractions, tense, adjectives and verbs and rhyming words) plus a making connections worksheet. 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 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 an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book What To Do With A Stick by Jane Yolen and Paolo Domeniconi. 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, tense, adjectives and a word detective sheet) plus a brainstorming task and a writing worksheet. There is a double-up of one worksheet because on one worksheet the pictures are provided in colour and on the other the pictures are provided 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 Perfectly Proper Grand Pet Parade by Coral Vass and Karen Sagovac. 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, dictionary work, alliteration, adjectives and a word detective sheet) plus a story pyramid worksheet and a writing activity about pets. There are two different pet writing sheets - one for students who have a pet and one to cater for students who may not have a pet. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Whales by Laura Marsh. This document contains six worksheets for students. This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 4 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 sperm whales by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus a true or false task and a worksheet about comparatives and superlatives. Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about sperm whales 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 Buzby by Julia Hoban. 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 (adjectives, compound words and adverbs), a work wanted worksheet plus an antonym 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 The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr and Carolyn Croll. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are six 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 a worksheet of comprehension questions plus a worksheet with a vocabulary focus (adjectives, compound words and antonyms). Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 32 page PDF document with a research activity on each of the prime ministers of Australia. There are 30 different prime ministers, starting from Edmund Barton right up to Anthony Albanese. Each prime minister has a separate page in the document. The teacher just has to print off the sheets and give one to each student in the class. Each sheet asks for the same information about the prime minister so all students are doing a similar research activity. Students can then research the particular prime minister they were given and record their information on their worksheet. The sheets look great displayed in the classroom when finished. This resource also includes one blank page for future prime ministers of Australia. 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 seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Tashi and the Golem by Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble. This document contains six worksheets for students. In this book are two stories - Tashi and the Golem and Thinks-Too-Late This resource has a worksheet of comprehension questions for Tashi and the Phoenix and one worksheet of comprehension questions for Thinks-Too-Late. There are also four extra worksheets, two for each story. These extra worksheets are made up of vocabulary activities (adjectives, comparatives and superlatives and compound words) plus a writing 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 The Big Bush Easter Egg Hunt by Colin Buchanan and Cate James. 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 (antonyms, rhyming words, adjectives, contractions, compound words and alphabetical order) plus a writing worksheet. There is a double-up of two worksheets because on one worksheet the pictures are provided in colour and on the other the pictures are provided 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 Giant Island by Jane Yolen and Doug Keith. 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 (adjectives, contractions and word building), a retelling drawing task 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 19 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Marc Simont. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are four pages of comprehension questions which have been broken into parts of the book, eg pages 7-13. There are also ten other worksheets for the book which include vocabulary tasks and writing activities. Answer sheets are included for the comprehension questions and for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 12 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Fly Guy Presents: Insects. This document contains eleven 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 two pages of comprehension questions, vocabulary activities (compound words, comparatives and superlatives, adjectives and dictionary work), a metamorphosis task, a sorting activity and three other writing worksheets. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Amelia Bedelia Sleeps Over by Herman Parish and Lynne Avril. 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, contractions and tense ) plus two writing tasks. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Sticks and Stones by Heath McKenzie. 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 (contractions and a word detective sheet), a making connections task and a poster designing activity plus an antonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a ten page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Emu by Claire Saxby and Graham Byrne. 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 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 an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Much Too Busy by John Bond. 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 (contractions, compound words and adverbs), a Venn diagram task, a story pyramid worksheet plus an antonym 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 No More Monsters For Me! by Peggy Parish and Marc Simont. 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 (comparatives and superlatives and adjectives), a sequencing task, a drawing worksheet plus an antonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.