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This short nonfiction text ’25 April’ features important factual background information relating to this important date for the ANZACs. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli during World War I.

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This worksheet, ‘5Ws and How of ANZAC Day’ provides a structured diagram that helps students identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of ANZAC Day. It is a great visual graphic that can be used to generate meaningful class discussion.

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This worksheet, ‘A Letter from the Trenches’ is a simple resource that provides students with the opportunity to empathise with how soldiers fighting far from home both today and in the past would be feeling. The students are asked to imagine that they are in the trenches and write a letter home.

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This worksheet, ‘ABCs of ANZAC Day’ provides an alphabet grid that students can use to develop their vocabulary and brainstorm different ideas about ANZAC Day. This is a fun and simple resource that can be used effectively before, during or after an activity and across ability levels. It can also be utilised during individual, pair …More

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This short nonfiction text ‘Alec Campbell’ features important factual background information relating to an Australian legend. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of the 16-year-old boy who was nicknamed “The Kid”.

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This short nonfiction text ‘ANZAC Biscuits’ features important factual background information relating to the biscuit that originated during World War I. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of biscuits sent to the ANZAC troops.

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This recipe for ANZAC Cookies provides step-by-step instructions for students to follow in the classroom or at home whilst helping them to understand the process of procedural writing. This resource gives students the opportunity to study the structure of a recipe and the language of instruction. It is a great example to prompt more complex …More

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This set of, ‘ANZAC Cove Gallipoli Memorial Photo Cards’ enhances vocabulary and concept development by providing a thought-provoking visual stimulus that can be used as a prompt to engage students in discussion about ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli.

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This short nonfiction text ‘ANZAC Day’ features important factual background information relating to ANZAC Day, which is celebrated on 25 April in Australia and New Zealand. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of ANZAC soldiers and the Gallipoli landings that took place on 25 April 1915.

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This worksheet, ‘ANZAC True or False’ is a thought-provoking worksheet that requires students to asses the truth of facts about the ANZACs. Many students may presume the answers quickly only to realise their assumptions were not correct which can lead to interesting discussions and further research into ANZAC Day related topics. An answer sheet is …More

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This set of, ‘Australian War Memorial Photo Cards’ enhances vocabulary and concept development by providing thought-provoking visual stimuli that can be used as a prompt to engage students in discussion about the Australian War Memorial.

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This worksheet, ‘Awards for Bravery’ asks students to research recipients of Australian awards for bravery. The four main bravery awards including the Cross of Valour, the Star of Courage, the Bravery Medal and the Commendation for Brave Conduct are provided as outlines for students to write their information.

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This worksheet, ‘Branches of the Defence Force’ is a simple but effective research activity that encourages students to explore the three branches of the defence force. Students are required to research how many personal are employed and the general outline of command within each branch and provide a simple summary in each of the symbolic …More

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This worksheet, ‘Commemoration’ is a fantastic resource that provides students with an opportunity to develop an understanding of the concept of commemoration. They are asked to discuss how they commemorate special days with friends and family, at school and as a nation. The resource aims to provide a link between students’ personal experiences and the …More

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This worksheet, ‘Commemorations on ANZAC Day’ is a simple yet effective resource that provides students with a scaffold to research the traditions of ANZAC and Remembrance Days. A link to a government site is provided that may help in researching the traditions of early commemorations, the Dawn Service, the ANZAC Day Ceremony and the ANZAC …More

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This short nonfiction text ‘Cyril Bassett’ features important factual background information relating to a New Zealand hero. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of how Bassett was awarded his Victoria Cross.

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This short nonfiction text ‘Dawn Service’ features important factual background information relating to the service held at dawn on ANZAC Day. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of this important remembrance service.

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This worksheet, ‘Designing a Memorial’ is an interesting resource that asks students to research the design of war memorials around the world. They are then provided with the opportunity to draw their own design and describe its features. It is a very thought provoking activity that can lead to further processes of making models and …More

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This worksheet, ‘Gallipoli Then and Now’ encourages students to explore how the landscape and conditions of Gallipoli have changed since 1915 and now. Students are asked to describe Gallipoli at each point in time and then list the adjectives that they have used in describing each. The aim of this activity is to develop an …More

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This short nonfiction text ‘General Sir John Monash’ features important factual background information relating to the Australian war hero. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of the man who was knighted on the battlefield in northern France during World War I.

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This well known poem, ‘In Flanders Field’ is a great resource to supplement teaching about Remembrance and war. It is a wonderful poem that pays tribute to veterans past and present and signifies a global commitment to peace.

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This worksheet, ‘KWL Chart of ANZAC Day’ prompts students to explore what they know about ANZAC Day, what they want to learn, how they think they could learn about new ideas and what they have learnt following the learning tasks. This is a great, clearly formatted resource to encourage students to take responsibility for their …More

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This hands-on activity, ‘Make Your Own Dove of Peace’ provides step-by-step instructions for students to follow in the classroom or at home. This resource directs students through the process of making a dove of peace. It is particularly useful when commemorating war or can be used simply as an arts and craft activity.

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This hands-on activity, ‘Make Your Own Poppy’ provides step-by-step instructions for students to follow in the classroom or at home. This resource directs students through the process of making red poppies. It is particularly useful when commemorating war or can be used simply as an arts and craft activity.

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This worksheet, ‘Remembrance Crossword’ provides students with the opportunity to use skills including vocabulary, reasoning and spelling to find the correct Remembrance themed words to complete the puzzle. It encourages students to identify and understand the terms being used and to build on their vocabulary of key words used on when commemorating war. An answer …More

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This set of, ‘Remembrance Postage Stamps’ enhances vocabulary and concept development by providing thought-provoking visual stimuli that can be used as a prompt to engage students in discussion about the ANZACs.

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This worksheet, ‘Remembrance Unscramble’ is a great activity that encourages students to study the sounds and spellings of words associated with commemorating war. Students will be challenged to unscramble letters to find common words used during commemoration. An answer sheet is also provided.

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This worksheet, ‘Remembrance Word Search’ gives students the opportunity to learn new vocabulary and improve their spelling of words associated with commemorations of war. Students must scrutinise the spelling of each word on their list, ensuring new vocabulary is committed to memory with the correct spelling.

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This worksheet, ‘Remembrance Word Shapes’ is a great resource that encourages students to examine the spelling and letter shapes of words associated with commemoration of war. Students must use the word bank to match the letter shapes to the correct words.

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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.

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This learning activity, ‘Tell Us The Story of the ANZAC’ is a great writing prompt that encourages students to write freely using the picture as inspiration. Some students may find it difficult to motivate themselves to write creatively but this writing prompt gives students enough freedom to explore their own ideas, encouraging everyone to write. …More

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This worksheet, ‘The ANZAC Acronym’ is a great, simple resource that asks students to develop their own ideas about what ANZAC could stand for. They are encouraged to brainstorm and then use the dictionary to find the actual meaning of the acronym. This resource provides a great foundation for further discussion about the ANZACs and …More

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This worksheet, ‘The ANZAC Legend’ is a great resource that encourages students to discuss the concept of the ANZAC legend.

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This worksheet, ‘The ANZAC Walk’ is a great resource that asks students to imagine that they are preparing some information for visitors travelling to Gallipoli. The students are asked to explore the points on the ANZAC Walk and give a brief summary of each. The resource is designed to be used in groups however, it …More

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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This worksheet, ‘Trench Diagram’ is an interesting and simple activity that requires students to label the parts of the diagram. This resource can be used following research or as an interesting introduction into the concept of trenches. An answer page is also provided.

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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.

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This learning activity, ‘What Are The Soldiers Up To?’ is a great writing prompt that encourages students to write freely using the picture as inspiration. Some students may find it difficult to motivate themselves to write creatively but this writing prompt gives students enough freedom to explore their own ideas, encouraging everyone to write. The …More

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This photo essay, ‘All About Australian Animals: A to Z Australian Animals’, features different Australian animals in alphabetical order. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of Australian animals and features colourful and engaging photographs.

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This worksheet, ‘ABCs of Australian Icons’ provides an alphabet grid that students can use to develop their vocabulary and brainstorm different Australian icons. This is a fun and simple resource that can be used effectively before, during or after an activity and across ability levels. It can also be utilised during individual, pair or whole …More

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This worksheet, ‘Acrostic Poem of Australian Facts’ is a fabulous quick activity to brainstorm facts and ideas about Australia. It is a fun activity that can be used without preparation across all age groups and abilities. Students are required to use the letters from the word Australia, to list 9 facts or ideas that they …More

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This article, ‘An ACT Adventure’ provides students with factual information about the Australian Alps Walking Track, a mountain trail that stretches across Canberra. It also describes the variety of outdoors adventure activities that can be undertaken in the nation’s capital city. This is a great resource for developing students’ awareness of their own national landmarks …More

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This worksheet, ‘Are We There Yet? Places Visited’ consists of two overlapping circles and is a great resource to help students visualise the similarities and differences between two places that were visited in the book, Are We There Yet?. It is a fantastic compare and contrast activity that can prompt a more in-depth study of …More

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This worksheet, ‘Asking Questions about Australian Colonisation’ prompts students to create questions using one word from the left column and one word from the top row that can help in discussing and researching the arrival of the First Fleet. This great resource assists students in creating progressively more complex, higher-order questions to prompt critical thinking. …More

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This worksheet, ‘Australia Day’ uses the popular Would You Rather game to prompt interesting discussion topics. The Would You Rather prompts can be used with a whole class, individually or in pairs to encourage students to formulate a logical and coherent argument to present their opinion. Ideal for a getting-to-know-you exercise at the beginning of …More

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This worksheet, ‘Australia Day Word Scramble’ is a great and fun activity that encourages students to study the sounds and spelling of Australian words. Students will be challenged to unscramble the word to find an Australian word. An answer sheet is also provided.

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This worksheet, ‘Australia Figure Match-up’ is a fun and engaging activity to explore interesting Australian facts and through numbers. Students must match, either by cutting out or drawing links, each fact to its corresponding figure. This resource encourages students to think logically and analytically to ascertain the most likely answer. An answer sheet is also …More

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This worksheet, ‘Australia: True or False’ is a thought-provoking worksheet that requires students to asses the truth of facts about Australia. Many students may presume the answers quickly only to realise their assumptions were not correct which can lead to interesting discussions and further research into Australian topics. An answer sheet is also provided.

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This article, ‘All About Animal Homes: Australia’s Alpine Regions’, describes different animals that live in Australia’s alpine regions. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.

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This article, ‘All About Australia: Australia’s Icons’, describes famous Australian icons. It features a colourful map displaying where these icons are located and is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of Australian culture and heritage.

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This worksheet, ‘Australian Built Attractions’ is an upside-down tree diagram used to organise details that stem from the umbrella concept of Australian built attractions. Students can use this graphical scaffold to explore three Australian built attractions and expand on where and when they were built and any interesting facts about them. It is a fun …More

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This worksheet, ‘Australian Colonisation’ asks students to use a storyboard to visually represent the relationship between sequential events. This resource is particularly useful in prompting exploration of Australian history and requires students to explain the sequence of events using pictures clues provided. Alternatively the students may be given the narration of events without pictures and …More

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This worksheet, ‘Australian Colonisation’ provides students with a scaffold to logically sequence the major events following Captain James Cook’s claim on Australia in 1770. This resource logically segments students’ writing using prompts such as, first, then and finally to demonstrate the importance of chronologically sequencing historical events. The simple structure and can be used in …More

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This worksheet, ‘Australian Colonisation’ assists students to graphically organise sequence of the causes and effects of the arrival of Europeans in Australia. It can be used as a comprehension activity or as a prompt for discussion. This is a great resource to encourage the use of higher-order and critical thinking skills.

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This worksheet, ‘Australian Colonisation’ provides a structured diagram that helps students identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of the arrival of Europeans in Australia. It is a great visual graphic that can be used as a comprehension activity and to generate meaningful class discussion.

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