This short nonfiction text, ‘D: Dublin’ features important factual background information about Ireland’s capital city. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with Irish culture and also features an activity for students to practise their handwriting.
This flag worksheet features the Danish flag in full colour followed by a black and white version for students to colour in the appropriate colours.
This flag worksheet features the Dutch flag in full colour followed by a black and white version for students to colour in the appropriate colours.
This short nonfiction text, ‘E: Emerald Isle’ features important factual background information about why the country of Ireland bares this nickname. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with Irish culture and also features an activity for students to practise their handwriting.
This geography article, ‘Endangered: Woodland Caribou’, features factual information about this endangered animal. It is aimed at broadening students’ cultural, geographical, and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This kids news activity, ‘ Egyptian Leader Backs Off On Strict Controls’ reports on the Arab Spring protests in Egypt and the leader Mohamed Morsi.
This learning activity, ‘Emani’s Haircutting’, describes how guests are given gifts of food after a ceremony on the island of Niue. Students find fractions to help share the food and then write their own story and fraction questions about a celebration. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning …More
This profile, ‘Emily Carr’, features important factual background information about this famous Canadian artist. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical and cultural awareness in an engaging manner, and could be used a prompt for further discussion or study about Canada.
This history article ‘Endangered Animals: South Africa’ features important factual background information about South Africa’s animals. It identifies the black rhino, African wild dog, blue crane and African penguin as key animals endemic to South Africa, which are under threat today. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical and cultural awareness and could be used …More
This full colour map of England is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It is left blank for students to identify and label key cities, geographical landmarks, surrounding seas and bordering countries.
This outline map of England with labels is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It features labelled key cities and surrounding seas.
This full colour map of England with labels is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It features labelled key cities, surrounding seas and indicates bordering countries.
This outline map of England is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It is left blank for students to identify and label key cities, geographical landmarks and surrounding seas.
This kids news activity, ‘EU Donates Peace Prize Money To Children Affected By War’ is about the Nobel Peace Prize 2012, and the decision to give the funds to organisations helping children in war zones.
This continent map of Europe is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It is left blank for students to identify and label countries, key cities, bordering countries and surrounding seas and oceans.
This continent outline map of Europe with labels is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It features labelled surrounding seas and oceans.
This continent map of Europe with labels is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It features labelled surrounding seas and oceans.
This continent outline map of Europe is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It is left blank for students to identify and label countries, key cities, bordering countries and surrounding seas and oceans.
This short nonfiction text, ‘F: Fiddle’ features important factual background information about this traditional Irish instrument, which is synonymous with Irish folk music. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with Irish culture and also features an activity for students to practise their handwriting.
This geography article, ‘Flag’, features factual information about the Canadian flag and its history. It is aimed at broadening students’ cultural, geographical and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This history article, ‘Fast Facts – London’ features the city of London in England. It provides factual information about England’s capital city, and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural, geographical and historical awareness.
This flag worksheet features the Finnish flag in full colour followed by a black and white version for students to colour in the appropriate colours.
This history article ‘Flavours of Ireland’ features important factual background information about the food that would have been served in a traditional Irish household. It identifies soda bread, colcannon, seafood and the full Irish as classic Irish dishes. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical and cultural awareness and could be used as a prompt …More
This full colour map of France is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It is left blank for students to identify and label key cities, geographical landmarks, surrounding seas and bordering countries. It also includes an inset of the French territory Corsica and a …More
This outline map of France with labels is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It features labelled key cities and surrounding seas. It also includes an inset of the French territory Corsica and a compass and scale.
This full colour map of France with labels is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It features labelled key cities, surrounding seas and indicates bordering countries. It also includes an inset of the French territory Corsica and a compass and scale.
This outline map of France is a single full page map complete with compass and scale that can be reproduced for classroom use. It is left blank for students to identify and label key cities, geographical landmarks and surrounding seas. It also includes an inset of the French territory Corsica and a compass and scale.
This history poster ‘Francis Bacon’ features important factual background information about one of the most celebrated painters of the 20th century. This is a great resource for broadening students’ knowledge of significant figures from Irish history and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or study of Ireland or art.
This flag worksheet features the French flag in full colour followed by a black and white version for students to colour in the appropriate colours.
This history poster ‘FW de Klerk’ features important factual background information about this Nobel-Prize winning president and peace-maker who released Nelson Mandela and paved the way to the end of apartheid. This is a great resource for broadening students’ knowledge of significant figures from South African history and could be used as a prompt for …More
This short nonfiction text, ‘G: Gaelic Football’ features important factual background information about this national sport that is unique to Ireland. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with Irish culture and also features an activity for students to practise their handwriting.
This geography article, ‘Great Lakes’, features factual information about the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth. It is aimed at broadening students’ geographical and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This history article, ‘Gaelic Games’ features the sports unique to Ireland that have been played there for centuries. In particular, it provides factual information about Gaelic football and hurling, along with a glossary of unfamiliar words and terms from the text. It is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness and can be used …More
This postcard ‘Gauteng: Cradle of Humankind’ features important factual background information on this ancient place and the fossils that have been found there. The postcard template encourages students to research the location in order to write creatively about it as though recounting a visit. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the environmental, cultural …More
This postcard ‘Gauteng: Johannesburg’ features important factual background information on South Africa’s largest city. The postcard template encourages students to research the location in order to write creatively about it as though recounting a visit. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the environmental, cultural and historical landmarks of South Africa and can be …More
This flag worksheet features the German flag in full colour followed by a black and white version for students to colour in the appropriate colours.
This worksheet, ‘Getting to the Commonwealth Games’ is a great resource that links mathematics and the Commonwealth Games. Students are led through the process of locating their school of the world map to discussing and brainstorming ways to get to Glasgow from that point. It is an interesting activity that involves the calculation of the …More
This history article, ‘Giant’s Causeway’ features the famous rock formation located in Northern Ireland. It provides factual information about this World Heritage Site, and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural, geographical and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘Grace O’Malley’ features the Irish pirate queen who ruled the seas in a world dominated by men. It provides factual information about the life of Grace O’Malley, along with a glossary of unfamiliar words and terms from the text. It is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness and can be …More
This profile, ‘Great Big Sea’, features important factual background information about the famous Canadian musical group. It is aimed at broadening students’ cultural awareness in an engaging manner, and could be used a prompt for further discussion or study about Canada.
This information text, ‘Group A Country Profiles’ provides a brief overview of information about each team within Group A of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The information includes, their flag, a summary of the team’s past World Cup experience, their coach, some current players, some past players and their FIFA ranking position.
This information text, ‘Group B Country Profiles’ provides a brief overview of information about each team within Group B of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The information includes, their flag, a summary of the team’s past World Cup experience, their coach, some current players, some past players and their FIFA ranking position.
This information text, ‘Group C Country Profiles’ provides a brief overview of information about each team within Group C of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The information includes, their flag, a summary of the team’s past World Cup experience, their coach, some current players, some past players and their FIFA ranking position.
This information text, ‘Group D Country Profiles’ provides a brief overview of information about each team within Group D of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The information includes, their flag, a summary of the team’s past World Cup experience, their coach, some current players, some past players and their FIFA ranking position.
This information text, ‘Group E Country Profiles’ provides a brief overview of information about each team within Group E of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The information includes, their flag, a summary of the team’s past World Cup experience, their coach, some current players, some past players and their FIFA ranking position.
This information text, ‘Group F Country Profiles’ provides a brief overview of information about each team within Group F of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The information includes, their flag, a summary of the team’s past World Cup experience, their coach, some current players, some past players and their FIFA ranking position.
This information text, ‘Group G Country Profiles’ provides a brief overview of information about each team within Group G of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The information includes, their flag, a summary of the team’s past World Cup experience, their coach, some current players, some past players and their FIFA ranking position.
This information text, ‘Group H Country Profiles’ provides a brief overview of information about each team within Group H of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The information includes, their flag, a summary of the team’s past World Cup experience, their coach, some current players, some past players and their FIFA ranking position.
This collection of ‘Guess Who’ cards are an interesting and fun way to incorporate learning about the countries of the Commonwealth. Each resource in the series includes a set of clues and photographs to help students guess the country. These clues are a combination of facts and interesting trivia that will broaden students’ knowledge and …More