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 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 31 page PDF file of information worksheets for students learning about the animals of Australia. There are 30 pages of well-known Australian animals plus 1 blank worksheet which could be used for any other Australian animal that you would like to include. The animals included are: echidna kangaroo emu kookaburra platypus funnel-web spider cockatoo bilby galah saltwater crocodile koala blue-tongue lizard goanna rainbow lorikeet numbat blue-ringed octopus quoll frilled-neck lizard tiger snake redback spider ringtail possum sugar glider long-necked turtle tawny frogmouth bearded dragon thorny devil leadbeater’s possum wedge-tail eagle leafy seadragon helmeted honeyeater Each sheet has the same formatting and asks students to record information about what the animal eats, where it lives, what it has covering its body and how it moves. Each sheet also asks students to colour in their animal and label the different parts of its body. These sheets are quite simple and would be best used with Kindergarten and Stage 1 students. These sheets look great displayed around the classroom when finished. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Anne Frank by Kate Scott and Anke Rega. 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, an index activity, a word definition task, a summary task plus other writing and research activities. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 15 page PDF document with a research activity on 14 different endangered Australian animals. The animals included are a mix of mammals, birds, reptiles and fish. The teacher just has to print off the sheets and give one to each student / group in the class. Each sheet asks for similar information so all students are doing a similar research activity. Students can then research the particular animal they were given and record their information on their worksheet. The sheets look great displayed in the classroom when finished. There is a blank sheet so teachers can get students to research another endangered animal if needed. 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 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 twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Steve Jobs by Craig Barr-Green and Salini Perera. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousafzai by Hiba Noor Khan and Rita Petruccioli. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Michelle Obama by Dr Sheila Kanani and Sarah Walsh. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. 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 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 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 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.

This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Amelia Earhart by Dr Sheila Kanani and Rachel Corcoran. This document contains ten 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, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy puzzle. A teacher answer page is provided for the puzzle. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a fourteen page PDF document with activities to do based on the book My Place by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins. 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 activities which assist students to make connections. This document contains eight worksheets for students and five answer sheets for the teacher. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a 22 page PDF document with a research activity on twelve landmarks of Australia. The landmarks included are: the Great Barrier Reef the Sydney Harbour Bridge the Twelve Apostles the Bungle Bungle Range the Sydney Opera House Uluru the Three Sisters Wilpena Pound Parliament House Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Kata Tjuta / The Olgas The teacher just has to print off the sheets and give one to each student / group in the class. Each sheet asks for similar information so all students are doing a similar research activity. Students can then research the particular landmark they were given and record their information on their worksheet. The sheets look great displayed in the classroom when finished. Each worksheet is provided in a black and white version and also a colour version. This activity was written to use with the new Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.