This resource is a four page PDF document containing four designs to be used for title pages for a unit on Gold and The Eureka Stockade. Three of the title pages are for Gold / Gold Rush and one is for The Eureka Stockade. Students can either colour the worksheet and glue it into their book or place it underneath the page and trace the design, then colour their work. 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. This document 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 Tiny Wonders by Sally Soweol Han. 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 and tense) plus three writing worksheets. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a six page PDF document about Simpson and his donkey. The first and second pages are the story of Jack Simpson’s life and experience at Gallipoli. There are also three activity pages included in this resource. One page is a Y-chart on Jack’s experience at Gallipoli, another is a timeline activity about Jack’s life and the last activity is a research task about a recipient of the Victoria Cross. The last page of this resource is the answer sheet for the timeline activity. There is a book by Mark Greenwood and Frane Lessac titled Simpson and his Donkey. Although these worksheets are not written specifically for the book they would be excellent to use as a follow-on activity to learn a bit more about Simpson and his life. 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 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 seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder. 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 and comparatives and superlatives) plus a making connections task, visual literacy questions and an interview worksheet. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book Message in a Sock by Kaye Baillie and Narelda Joy. 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 activities (compound words and conjunctions). There are also two activities which use graphic organisers and questions about the illustrations in the book. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Meet… Weary Dunlop by Claire Saxby and Jeremy Lord. There are six activities to do with the book. 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 timeline activity. This book is an excellent resource to use when teaching a unit about World War 2 / Second World War. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document of Guess Who cards based on aniamls. These cards can be printed back to back, cut out and inserted into a Guess Who set. Students can then play Guess Who based on their knowledge of various different animals. The questions asked could be based on what type of animal it is/ whether it fits the category of mammal, reptile, bird etc / what type of environment it lives in / how it moves / what it eats etc. This game gives students plenty of opportunity to develop their understanding of the characteristics that make different animals so unique. These cards can also be used by turning over the cards instead, provided the students have a barrier between them, if you do not have Guess Who in your classroom. This resource is also really useful for EAL/D, ESL, NESB or LBOTE students. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Bear and Duck Are Friends by Sue deGennaro. 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 (rhyming words and contractions) plus a making connections task and two writing worksheets. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a four page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book A Day To Remember - The Story of Anzac Day by Jackie French and illustrated by Mark Wilson. There are three worksheets for students in this resource. The worksheets include comprehension questions about the book that focus on Anzac Day and why we celebrate it. The first three pages are for student use and the last page is an answer page for the teacher. This book is an excellent resource to use to teach students about the Anzac soldiers and what happened at Gallipoli. It also includes information about other wars or missions Australian soldiers have been involved in. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Forward March by Christobel Mattingley and David Kennett. 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, research and reflection activities. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book The Rats of Tobruk 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 / grammar activities. There is also a research task and a reflection activity. 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 Red Poppy by David Hill and Fifi Colston. 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, making connection tasks and 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 Anzac Girl - The War Diaries of Alice Ross-King by Kate Simpson and Jess Racklyeft. There are six activities to do with the book. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, making connection activities and a research task. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a seven page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students based on the book The Flying Angel by Vicki Bennett 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 and vocabulary / grammar activities. There is also a research task. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a set of 20 Classic Children’s Books trivia questions with answers. This PDF is 4 pages long with 10 questions per page. The first two pages are for student use and the last two pages are the questions with the answers for the teacher. This resource can be used as a fun research activity for students, a whole class game where students compete to get the most answers correct or as an assessment tool at the conclusion of a unit on Classic Children’s Books. It would also be an excellent resource for librarians or for World Book Day / Book Week. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a five page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip by Michael Sedunary. There are four worksheets for students. The worksheets include comprehension questions, writing activities and reflection activities. This book is an excellent resource to use for a unit on the First Fleet. It helps teach students about the difficulties the new settlers and the Aboriginal people experienced in the early days of establishing a new colony in New South Wales. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Young Dark Emu - A Truer History by Bruce Pascoe. The activities allow the students to reflect on and extend their understanding of the text. Some of the activities are cause and effect, identifying primary and secondary sources of information and a writing activity. There are six worksheets / activities for students in this resource and an answer sheet for the teacher for the primary and secondary source activity. This text is an excellent resource to use when studying the First Fleet or early colonies of Australia. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Beth - The Story of a Child Convict 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 two pages of comprehension questions, a dictionary activity, a Venn diagram task and two research activities. A teacher answer sheet is provided for the comprehension questions. This book is an excellent resource to use for a unit on the First Fleet. It helps teach students about the difficulties that the convicts and early settlers faced whilst trying to establish a colony in New South Wales. 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 Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan. 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 Venn diagram task, visual literacy and marking connections activities and an adjective and verb sort. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.