This illustration, ‘Rifle’ is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in black and white which makes it ideal for photocopying and colouring-in. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can be reproduced for use on bulletin boards, student …More
This illustration, ‘Rifle B&W’ is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This black and white illustration is ideal for photocopying and colouring-in. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can be reproduced for use on bulletin boards and student handouts, and in presentations …More
This short nonfiction text ‘Roy Longmore’ features important factual background information relating to an Australian legend. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of the second-to-last Australian survivor of the Gallipoli campaign.
This illustration, ‘Sailor’ is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in black and white which makes it ideal for photocopying and colouring-in. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can be reproduced for use on bulletin boards, student …More
This illustration, ‘Sailor B&W’ is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This black and white illustration is ideal for photocopying and colouring-in. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can be reproduced for use on bulletin boards and student handouts, and in presentations …More
This illustration, ‘Soldier running’ is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in black and white which makes it ideal for photocopying and colouring-in. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can be reproduced for use on bulletin boards, …More
This illustration, ‘Soldier running B&W’ is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This black and white illustration is ideal for photocopying and colouring-in. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can be reproduced for use on bulletin boards and student handouts, and in …More
This history article, ‘Sport in History’ features a timeline of important sporting events and achievements throughout history. It provides factual information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘Stepping Up to the Crease’ features Australia’s first cricket team. It includes factual information about how cricket became popular in Australia and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This illustration, ‘Tank’ is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in black and white which makes it ideal for photocopying and colouring-in. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can be reproduced for use on bulletin boards, student …More
This illustration, ‘Tank B&W’ is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This black and white illustration is ideal for photocopying and colouring-in. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can be reproduced for use on bulletin boards and student handouts, and in presentations …More
This history article, ‘The Ancient Crazy Games’ follows a time-travelling reporter as she finds out about some unusual sports that have been played in the past. It provides factual information about these sports and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in a fun and engaging manner.
This short nonfiction text ‘The Evacuation at Gallipoli’ features important factual background information relating to the evacuation of ANZAC troops from Gallipoli. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of the successful withdrawal from the peninsula after eight months of intense fighting.
This short nonfiction text ‘The Fighting at Gallipoli’ features important factual background information relating to the Gallipoli campaign. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of this costly and unsuccessful campaign in which the ANZAC soldiers took part and many lost their life.
This history article, ‘The Ghost of Beauty Past’ outlines some extraordinary beauty trends in various different cultures and time periods, and the lengths people have gone to in order to achieve their society’s definition of beauty. It provides factual information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘The Gory Story: It’s Obscene to be Clean’ explains how practising personal hygiene was not always seen as a good thing. It provides factual information about how ideas surrounding personal hygiene have changed throughout history and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in a fun and engaging manner.
This short nonfiction text ‘The Last Post’ features important factual background information relating to the bugle call played during ANZAC Day celebrations. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of the bugle call played by a lone bugler.
This history article, ‘The Mediterranean and Rome’ features the Roman Empire and other ancient civilisations around the Mediterranean Sea. It provides historical facts about these ancient civilisations and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This short nonfiction text ‘The Red Poppy’ features important factual background information relating to the flower that has come to represent remembrance. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of the flower that is also known as the Flanders poppy.
This worksheet, ‘The Story of Easter’ is a comprehensive resource that outlines the events of Easter according to the Bible. Students are provided with both pictures and the outline of the Easter story and asked to match them to each other to play out the story from Jesus’s arrival in Jerusalem to His resurrection.
This short nonfiction text ‘The Trenches at Gallipoli’ features important factual background information relating to the trenches and dugouts at Gallipoli. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of what life was like in the trenches.
This short nonfiction text ‘The Victoria Cross’ features important factual background information relating to the medal awarded for gallantry. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of this medal that was introduced by Queen Victoria.
This short nonfiction text ‘Walter Parker’ features important factual background information relating to an Australian legend. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of one of the longest surviving Australian soldiers of the Gallipoli campaign.
This history article, ‘What’s This Artefact?’ features the fire extinguisher hand grenade, an object used to put out fires in the late 1800s. It provides factual information about this artefact and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘Who Built Stonehenge?’ outlines the mysteries surrounding Stonehenge and describes some of the wacky theories people have conjured up over the years. It provides factual information about this famous English landmark and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
The intriguing learning activity, ‘Working with Wool’ uses the real-life context of sheep farming to enable students to practise calculating measurements using multiplication and division. This activity includes comprehensive teaching notes to be read before beginning the activity with students, as they feature useful background information and suggestions for supporting learning. An answer sheet is …More
This history article ‘World War I Trench’ features important factual background information about the objects that a World War I soldier would use in a trench to help them stay alive. It describes items such as periscopes, gas masks and gas rattles that would typically be found in a World War I trench. It is …More
This illustration, ‘WWI fighter plane’ is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This illustration is also available in black and white which makes it ideal for photocopying and colouring-in. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can be reproduced for use on bulletin …More
This illustration, ‘WWI fighter plane B&W’ is available in PNG format at 300 DPI resolution with a transparent background for classroom use. This black and white illustration is ideal for photocopying and colouring-in. The clip art is fast and easy to download, and can be reproduced for use on bulletin boards and student handouts, and …More
This graphical organiser, ‘5Ws and How About Halloween’ provides a structured diagram that helps students identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of their own Halloween traditions. It is a great visual graphic that can be used to generate class discussion.
This worksheet, ‘5Ws and How of the Winter Olympics’ provides a structured diagram that helps students identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of the Winter Olympic Games History. It is a great visual graphic that can be used as a comprehension activity and to generate meaningful class discussion.
This worksheet, ‘5Ws and How of Chinese New Year’ provides a structured diagram that helps students identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of Chinese New Year traditions. It is a great visual graphic that can be used as a comprehension activity and to generate meaningful class discussion.
This worksheet, ‘5Ws and How of Easter’ provides a structured diagram that helps students identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of Easter. It is a great visual graphic that can be used to generate meaningful class discussion.
This worksheet ‘5Ws and How of Shrove Tuesday’ provides a structured diagram that helps students identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of Shrove Tuesday. It is a great visual graphic that can be used as a comprehension activity and to generate meaningful class discussion.
This worksheet, ‘5Ws and How of the Commonwealth Games’ provides a structured diagram that helps students identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of the Commonwealth Games. It is a great visual graphic that can be used as a comprehension activity and to generate meaningful class discussion.
This Readers Theatre activity, ‘Biography: Harriet Tubman’ encourages students to understand similarities and differences within and among literary works from various genres and cultures. It also builds reading fluency. This activity includes a script for 5 readers.
This informational text, ‘A Brief History of Rome’ provides a summary on the history of Rome and the Roman leader Julius Caesar.
This history article, ‘A Day in My Life on the Ballarat Goldfields’ features a fictional account of a day in the Australian gold rush town of Ballarat in the 1850s. It follows the daily routine of boy and his sister who live in the town and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This graphic organiser, ‘A Diary Filled with Facts and Opinions’ asks students to read diary entries and differentiate facts and opinions in the text.
This text, ‘A Different Point of View’ gives a brief history of the life and work of the American artist Georgia O’Keefe. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This analysing text worksheet ‘A Figure Skating Controversy’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about controversial judging in this Winter Olympics event. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text, to …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘A Great Sea Rescue’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about two ships that collided in New York Harbour. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text, …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘A Guide and a Princess’, features two biographical texts about the courageous Native American women Sacagawea and Sarah Winnemucca. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about making an inference, making a judgment, detail, drawing a conclusion, reasoning, predicting outcome, and comparison/contrast.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘A Life for the Birds’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about the famous American artist John James Audubon. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recall information and details and to draw conclusions.
The story, ‘A Little Help from a Friend’ tells how one friend helped another to write a report about a famous American baseball player. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.