This history poster ‘Blackbeard’ features important factual background information about the infamous English pirate Blackbeard. This is a great resource for broadening students’ knowledge of significant figures from British history and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or study of the United Kingdom.
This history poster ‘Bono’ features important factual background information about Ireland’s most famous musician and the lead singer of U2. 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.
This Readers Theatre activity, ‘Booker T. Washington’ encourages students to summarise and paraphrase information in texts. It also builds reading fluency. This activity includes a script for 5 readers.
This history poster ‘Boudicca’ features important factual background information about the famous Celtic warrior queen who assembled an army and rose up against the Romans. This is a great resource for broadening students’ knowledge of significant figures from British history and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or study of the United …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘Braille’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text on the Braille writing system. 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 look critically at words in order …More
This profile, ‘Buffy Sainte-Marie’, features important factual background information about this famous Canadian singer and activist. 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 graphic organiser, ‘Bugging Around’ encourages students to write rough drafts of biographies.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Captain Kidd on Raritan Bay’ asks students to answer questions about the famous pirate named Captain William Kidd. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions and think about word meanings.
This history article, ‘Caroline Chisholm’ features humanitarian Caroline Chisholm. It provides factual information about how Caroline Chisholm helped poor immigrants arriving in Australia and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history poster ‘Catherine McAuley’ features important factual background information about this Irish nun who founded the now international order, the Sisters of Mercy, to help and educate the poor. 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 …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Cesar Chavez’ asks students to answer questions about a man who fought to improve the conditions of migrant workers. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and draw conclusions.
The article, ‘Cesar Chavez’ describes the life and work of the Mexican American farm worker who was inspired by great thinkers of the past to fight for the rights of farm workers in America. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This history poster ‘Charlize Theron’ features important factual background information about this Academy Award-winning actress who has also founded her own charity to help the children of Africa. This is a great resource for broadening students’ knowledge of significant figures from South African history and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or …More
This history article, ‘Christiaan Barnard’ features the South African surgeon who was the first person in the world to perform a human heart transplant. It provides factual information about Christiaan Barnard and heart transplants, along with a glossary of unfamiliar words and terms from the text. It is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical …More
This graphic organiser, ‘ Circles of Life and Shakespeare’s Ghosthunter’ asks students to record the qualities and accomplishments of William Shakespeare and predict what plays he may have written if he had lived longer.
This content area reading activity, ‘Clara Barton’ is a history based reading comprehension exercise encouraging students to recognise and use prefixes and suffixes.
This profile, ‘Clara Hughes’, features important factual background information about the famous Canadian Olympian. 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 profile, ‘Col. Chris Hadfield’, features important factual background information about the famous Canadian astronaut. 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 worksheet, ‘Commonwealth Games Medallists’ asks students to research the names of four Commonwealth Games medallists and then specify which event they won, which country they came from and the year and city of the games in which they won their gold medal. This is a simple resource that allows students to understand what information …More
This worksheet, ‘Commonwealth Games True or False?’ is a thought provoking worksheet that requires students to asses the truth of various Commonwealth Games facts. Many students may presume the answers quickly and realise their assumptions were not correct which can lead to interesting discussions and further research into the Commonwealth Games. An answer sheet is …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Conservation Pioneers’, features two biographical texts about the early conservationists John Muir and Gifford Pinchot. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about key biographical facts, main contributions, and comparison/contrast.
This graphic organiser, ‘Continuum’ helps students see historical events from different perspectives, identifying negative and positive events.
This Writing Traits activity ‘Completeness/Comprehensiveness’ encourages students to edit and revise manuscripts to improve the meaning and focus.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Cousins in the White House’, features two biographical texts about the U.S. presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about making an inference, detail, comparison/contrast, predicting an outcome, and forming an opinion.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Creative Rejections’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about the rejected works of Sir Christopher Wren and Frank Lloyd Wright. 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 …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Daring Women Drivers’, features an informational text about the first women to drive across the United States. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about fact/opinion, classifying, reasoning, visual comprehension, cause and effect, comparison/contrast, vocabulary, and making a judgment. Answer sheet provided …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘David Thompson, Explorer’, features a biographical text about one of the world’s greatest land geographers. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about character, detail, reasoning, validity, cause and effect, fact/opinion, sequence, theme, making a judgment, and reasoning. Answer sheet provided with …More
This history poster ‘Dick Turpin’ features important factual background information about the infamous English highwayman Dick Turpin. This is a great resource for broadening students’ knowledge of significant figures from British history and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or study of the United Kingdom.
This kids news activity, ‘Director James Cameron Goes To Earth’s Deepest Point’ is about Cameron’s solo dive, in a submarine, to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.
This history article, ‘Discovering Galileo’ features famous astronomer and inventor of the telescope, Galileo Galilei. It provides factual information about Galileo’s life and work and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in a fun and engaging manner.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Dolley Madison’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about this US first lady. 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 look critically at words in …More
This hands-on activity, ‘Draw the Simpsons’ shows students how to draw characters from the popular cartoon The Simpsons. It provides step-by-step instructions and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in a fun and engaging manner.
This royal profile of ‘Duchess of Cambridge’ features important factual background information about Catherine Middleton, who married Prince William on 29 April 2011. 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 the United Kingdom and the monarchy.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Early Women Drivers Who Dared to Be Different’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about the first women to drive from coast-to-coast across America. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Eggcellent Heroes’ supports students to identify details from stories about folk heroes.
This history article, ‘Egyptian God’ features the Egyptian God Anubis, the god of the dead. It provides factual information about this significant figure from Egyptian mythology and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
The biography, ‘Eleanor Roosevelt’ tells of the life, times, and achievements of an important American first lady. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Eliza Lucas Pinckney’, features a biographical text about America’s first important agriculturalist. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about character, cause and effect, validity, importance, drawing a conclusion, sequence, detail, and genre. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Elizabeth Blackwell’, features a biographical text about the first female doctor in the United States. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about comparison/contrast, drawing a conclusion, cause and effect, detail, making a judgment, and genre. Answer sheet provided with file download.
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 kids news activity, ‘England’s Future Monarch Born In 2013’ reports on the media and public interest in the lead up to the birth of a new royal baby.
This graphic organiser, ‘Facts and Feelings of Famous People’ supports students to identify the difference between facts and feelings about various famous people.
This history article, ‘Famous People on Australian Banknotes’ features the famous people who appear on the Australian $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 banknotes. It provides a glossary of unfamiliar words and terms from the text and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘First Fleet Roll Call’ features some of the prisoners who left Britain in 1787 to journey to the colony of Australia. It provides factual information about the prisoners, including their name, age, crime and sentence, and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Forgotten Inventors from History’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about three American inventors. 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 look critically at words …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Forgotten Inventors from History’, features two biographical texts about Oliver Evans, who invented the assembly line, and Mary Anderson, who invented the windshield wiper. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about central purpose, cause and effect, visual comprehension, emotional reactions, figurative …More
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 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 reading comprehension activity, ‘Gail Devers: The World’s Fastest Woman’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about the famous American runner Gail Devers. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to form opinions and think about the author’s purpose.
This report, ‘George Washington’ describes the early life of America’s first president. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Geronimo’, features a biographical text about the famous Apache warrior who eluded the U.S. army for many years. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about comparison/contrast, detail, validity, drawing a conclusion, sequence, reasoning, and genre. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Gipsy Moth IV’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about Francis Chichester’s circumnavigation of the globe. 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 look critically …More
This worksheet, ‘Gold Medallists’ asks students to research the names of three gold medallists and then specify which event they won, which country they come from and the year and city of the games in which they won their gold medal. This is a simple resource that allows students to understand what information is relevant …More
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 history article, ‘Great Escapes: Alcatraz Escape’ features the carefully planned escape of three prisoners from Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco, USA, masterminded by inmate Frank Morris. It provides factual information about one of the most famous prison escapes in history, as well as a fun spot the difference activity. It also has a glossary …More
This history article, ‘Great Escapes: Beaconsfield Miners’ Escape’ features the survival story of two Australian gold miners who were trapped underground for 14 days. It provides factual information about the miners’ amazing escape, complete with a glossary of unfamiliar words and terms from the text and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘Great Escapes: Gallipoli Escape’ features the clever invention of the drip rifle, which enabled the Australian and New Zealand soldiers to fool their Turkish enemy and successfully evacuate from Gallipoli. It provides factual information about the escape from Gallipoli, complete with a glossary of unfamiliar words and terms from the text and …More