This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book There’s a Tiger on the Train by Mariesa Dulak and Rebecca Cobb. 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, adjectives and compound words), a writing task and an antonym puzzle. A teacher answer sheet is provided for the puzzle. There is a double-upof one worksheet as it it provided with a colour picture on one version and a black and white picture on the other for teachers who may not want to print in colour. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a four page PDF document containing 2 designs to be used for title pages for a unit on The First Fleet. The first two pages of this file contains title pages which were designed to be placed underneath the student’s workbook page and traced to create a title page for the unit. This activity is helpful in developing design skills and still allows for students to be creative with choice of colour for their title page. The second two pages of the document are a repeat of the first two but with the headings unfilled so that if you would prefer you could just photocopy the title page for your students and get them to colour it in, then glue it into their workbooks. 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 six page PDF document with activities to do based on the book William Bligh - A Stormy Story of Tempestuous Times by Michael Sedunary. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are some comprehension questions, a timeline sequencing activity and reflection activities based on the events in Bligh’s life. These activities are designed to work with a unit on the First Fleet or the early colony of New South Wales. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a six page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book The Good, the Bad and the Silly - Stories of our Past by John Dickson. This document contains five 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 research activities. There is also a QR code activity which takes students to a video about the history of voting. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is a two page PDF document on how the Industrial Revolution in Britain contributed to Australian colonisation. The first page is a cause and effect activity for the students to complete and the second page is a teacher reference sheet of the activity with an example of the type of answer students would be expected to give. This activity was written to use with the new Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. The unit it was written for is a Stage 3 unit titled “The Australian Colonies” but could be used for any study on the history of British Colonisation or the First Fleet. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.

This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book M is for Mutiny! by John Dickson and Bern Emmerichs. This document contains seven 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 activities plus a QR code activity which takes students to a video about titled Mabo Legacy. This book is an excellent resource to use if studying the early explorers of Australia, the First Fleet or early colonies and also Indigenous / Aboriginal studies. It has a little bit of history on many topics and can be used as a jumping off point for further research or discussion. 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 The Startling Story of Lachlan Macquarie: Founding Father or Failure? by Michael Sedunary and Bern Emmerichs. There are seven worksheet 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 / Early Colonies 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 Somebody’s Land by Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing and David Hardy. 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. There is also a QR code activity that takes students to a video titled Bush Food. This text is a good resource to use when studying First Contacts or early explorers 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 The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell. 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 and compound words), a Venn diagram activity, an interviewing task 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 nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Super Speedy Sloth by Rebecca Young and 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 vocabulary activities (rhyming words, word detective and compound words), a making connections activity, a writing task and an antonym 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 activities to do based on the book Cubby Hunting by Coral Vass and Nicky Johnston. 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 adjectives), a making connections task, a map drawing activity and 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 the book Spiro by Anna McGregor. 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 worksheets (adjectives and a vocabulary search), a drawing activity, two writing tasks 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 text Planes by Amy Shields. 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 planes by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions, writing activities and a true or false facts task. Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about planes 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 text Trains by Amy Shields. 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 trains by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions, writing activities and a true or false facts task. Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about trains but do not have this particular book to use. Education Australia has other resources available for purchase.