This worksheet, ‘Reconciliation True or False’ is a thought-provoking activity that requires students to asses the truth of facts about the history of reconciliation in 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. An answer sheet is also …More
This worksheet, ‘Reconciliation Unscramble’ is a great activity that encourages students to study the sounds and spellings of words associated with reconciliation. Students will be challenged to unscramble letters to find common words used in celebrations during National Reconciliation Week or on National Sorry Day. An answer sheet is also provided.
This worksheet, ‘Reconciliation Word Search’ gives students the opportunity to learn new vocabulary and improve their spelling of words associated with reconciliation. Students must scrutinise the spelling of each word on their list, ensuring new vocabulary is committed to memory with the correct spelling.
This worksheet, ‘Reconciliation Word Shapes’ is a great resource that encourages students to examine the spelling and letter shapes of words associated with reconciliation. Students must use the word bank to match the letter shapes to the correct words. An answer sheet is also provided.
This worksheet, ‘Referendums’ is a great resource that encourages students to explore the concept of referendums. It prompts students to relate voting to a change they would like to make in their own lives and why referendums are an important aspect to democracy.
This article, ‘Secrets of the National Museum’ provides students with factual information about the history of the National Museum in Canberra. It includes details about the museum’s unique design along with informational about some of its most interesting and significant exhibits. This resource can be used to develop students’ knowledge and appreciation of Australian cultural …More
This reading activity, ‘States of Australia’ provides opportunities for practice with reading about some of the States of Australia and answering the questions.
This worksheet, ‘Story Map of Are We There Yet?’ is a great resource to model the structure of a narrative using the book, Are We There Yet?. Students are prompted to identify the author, the main characters, the setting, main events, problem and solution. This blank scaffold can be used during a whole class pre-writing …More
This worksheet, ‘Story Map of Diary of a Wombat’ is a great resource to model the structure of a narrative using the book, Diary of A Wombat. Students are prompted to identify the author, the main characters, the setting, main events, problem and solution. This blank scaffold can be used during a whole class pre-writing …More
This worksheet, ‘Story Predictions: Are We There Yet?’ is an effective scaffold to prompt analytical discussions about the book, Are We There Yet?. Predicting the story and looking for clues within the cover or first few pages of the text is an essential reading skill for all students. This scaffold encourages students to justify their …More
This worksheet, ‘Story Predictions: Edward the Emu’ is an effective scaffold to prompt analytical discussions about the book, Edward the Emu. Predicting the story and looking for clues within the cover or first few pages of the text is an essential reading skill for all students. This scaffold encourages students to justify their predictions and …More
This worksheet, ‘Story Structure of Diary of a Wombat’ is a great resource to model the structure of a narrative. Students are prompted to identify and expand on the events of three of the days in the story. This is a fun and simple comprehension activity that can be differentiated for ability levels and used …More
This worksheet, ‘Terra Nullius’ is a very simple resource that encourages students to explore the concept of Terra Nullius. It also outlines the meaning of Native Title and prompts students to discuss why the concept of Native Title might be important to Indigenous Australians.
This article, ‘All About Animal Homes: The Australian Bush’, describes different animals that live in the Australian bush. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘The Constitution’ provides students with factual information about the Australian Constitution. It explains the story behind its formation and the function and significance of the Constitution in modern Australia. This is a great resource for developing students’ historical and political awareness and could be a useful prompt for further study or discussion of …More
This worksheet, ‘The Dreaming’ assists students to identify the relationship between the umbrella concept of the Dreaming and related rituals, stories, and other traditions. For example, students can use this graphical scaffold to provide evidence of their learning following the completion of an activity or topic. Alternatively, it can be used effectively in pairs or …More
This worksheet, ‘The Dreaming’ provides a blank diagram where the trunk represents the central concept of the Dreaming and the branches can be used to brainstorm related elements. This is a great way to introduce the topic of Aboriginal beliefs or as an informal method of assessment to consolidate learning. Using this diagram to organise …More
This worksheet, ‘The Effects of Australian Colonisation’ combines brainstorming and mind mapping skills to build an understanding of the effects of colonisation of Australia by the British. It helps students to visualise all possible connections instead of simply focusing on the obvious and develops essential critical thinking skills.
This article, ‘The First Australians’ provides information about the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the changes that have been made in the Australian constitution to include Indigenous Australians.
This hands-on activity, ‘The Great Hidden Continent and the Age of Exploration’ describes the discovery of Australia and how this southern continent was a mystery to those north of the equator. It provides factual information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in a fun and engaging manner.
This article, ‘The Green and Gold’ provides students with factual information about Australia’s national flower, the golden wattle. It describes the history of the golden wattle as Australia’s national emblem and explains how the colours of the golden wattle have come to represent our country through our national sporting colours. This is a great resource …More
This short nonfiction text ‘The Mabo Decision’ features important factual information relating to The Mabo Decision made by the High Court of Australia in 1992. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the history of Indigenous land right issues in Australia.
This article, ‘The Mystery of the Missing Prime Minister’ provides students with factual information about the mysterious disappearance of former Prime Minister Harold Holt. This is a great resource for broadening students’ political and historical knowledge and could also be used as a foundation for further study or discussion about mysteries and conspiracy theories.
This short nonfiction text ‘The Referendum of 1967′ features important factual information relating to the Australian referendum of 1967. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples before and after the changes to the constitution. It is a simple and easy resource to supplement teaching about …More
This article, ‘The Ultimate $2 Shop’ provides students with factual information about the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra. It explains how the role of the Royal Australian Mint has changed over the years as the Australian currency has undergone various changes and features some interesting facts and statistics about Australian money. This is a great …More
This short nonfiction text ‘The Wounded at Gallipoli’ features important factual background information relating to helping the wounded ANZACs. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of the stretcher-bearers and hospital ships based at Gallipoli.
This worksheet, ‘Timeline of Australian Colonisation’ provides a vertical timeline with space for students to explore four key events using the dates provided. The timeline spans the period from 1770 to 1901 and includes key dates relating to the history of Australia. This resource allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of the sequence of important …More
This history timeline, ‘Timeline of Reconciliation’ features a series of events that outline the changes and issues that have been present in Australian history in regards to Indigenous rights. This is a great resource for broadening students’ historical knowledge about Australia and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and could be used to further prompt …More
This article, ‘Top Job – Prime Minister’ provides students with factual information about the role of the Australian Prime Minister. It includes some key facts and statistics about some of Australia’s past Prime Ministers along with details about the Australian electoral system. This is a great resource for developing students’ political knowledge and interest both …More
This worksheet, ‘Tracking Your Olympic Team’ is a fantastic resource to develop an understanding about the growth of the Winter Olympic team of a particular country. Students are asked to use tallies or other methods of recording data to measure the size of the Winter Olympic team in each year of the Games since 1924. …More
This worksheet, ‘Tracking Your Olympic Team’ is a fantastic resource to develop an understanding about the growth of the Olympic team of a particular country. Students are asked to use tallies or other methods of recording data to measure the size of the Olympic team in each year of the Games since 1924. Using this …More
This history article, ‘What’s in a Name?’ explains the origins of the names of many of Australia’s famous places. It provides factual information about Australian history and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in a fun and engaging manner.
This article, ‘When Australia Became a Nation’ provides students with factual information about the formation of the Federation of Australia in 1901. It describes the circumstances leading up to Federation and the role played by Sir Henry Parkes, the then Premier of New South Wales. This is a great resource for developing students’ historical knowledge …More
This article, ‘All About Australia: Where In the World Is Australia?’, locates Australia on a map of the world. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of geography and improving their map skills.
This short nonfiction text ‘ANZAC’ features important factual background information relating to what the word ANZAC means. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of ANZAC soldiers and Gallipoli.
This learning activity, ‘ANZAC Jigsaw Research’ is a fantastic resource that outlines the process of a jigsaw activity. The jigsaw activity encompasses a cooperative learning technique where each student is responsible for researching a different element of the puzzle, then returning to their group as the expert teacher. Students must listen to each of their …More
This short nonfiction text ‘Daily Life at Gallipoli’ features important factual background information relating to the tough conditions at Gallipoli. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of the conditions the ANZAC soldiers endured during the eight-month campaign.
This set of ‘Lest We Forget Bookmarks’, are simple colourful bookmarks that can be used to commemorate war and the fallen. Each bookmark can be printed onto card or paper, cut out and laminated. The bookmarks also have a hole that can be hole punched to attach a ribbon or string.
This hands-on activity, ‘Make Your Own Paper Chain of Soldiers’ 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 paper chain of soldiers. The soldiers can be used as a link to remembrance and can be cut out and coloured in …More
This hands-on activity, ‘Make Your Own Remembrance Wreath’ 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 wreath for remembrance. It is particularly useful when commemorating war or can be used simply as an arts and craft activity.
This worksheet, ‘Mapping Gallipoli’ encourages students to develop their understanding of the Gallipoli Peninsula. They are required to label the places that were of importance to the ANZACs in WWI. Answers are also provided.
This short nonfiction text ‘National Sorry Day’ features important factual information relating to National Sorry Day in Australia. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the Stolen Generations and how Australians are going about reconciling these past wrongs today.
This short nonfiction text ‘Simpson and His Donkey’ features important factual background information relating to the famous stretcher-bearer John Simpson. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness of the rescue work that he and his donkey undertook before he was killed in action at Gallipoli.
This article, ‘Tree from the Battlefront’ features a true story about some seeds collected by an Australian soldier in Gallipoli in World War I. One of the seeds grew into a pine tree that stands at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as a living symbol to commemorate those who lost their lives there. This …More
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