This article, ‘Blacktip Reef Shark’, provides information about the physical characteristics, behaviour, habitat, diet and life cycle of this shark. A quick reference fact file includes scientific name and IUCN status. The text is accompanied by a large illustration of the shark.
This article, ‘Blind Shark’, provides information about the physical characteristics, behaviour, habitat, diet and life cycle of this shark. A quick reference fact file includes scientific name and IUCN status. The text is accompanied by a large illustration of the shark.
This worksheet, ‘Book Report of Are We There Yet?’ guides students through the process of writing a report on the fictional book, Are We There Yet?. Book reports can be challenging as they require students to use higher-order thinking skills whilst critically evaluating the text. Using this resource will prompt students to correctly structure their …More
This worksheet, ‘Book Report of Diary of a Wombat’ is a fantastic comprehension follow-up activity after reading the fictional book, Diary of a Wombat. Comprehension can be challenging as it requires students to use higher-order thinking skills to critically evaluate the text and characters. Using this resource will prompt students to identify key elements of …More
This worksheet, ‘Book Report of Possum Magic’ guides students through the process of writing about the fictional book, Possum Magic. Book reports can be challenging as they require students to use higher-order thinking skills whilst critically evaluating the text. Using this resource will prompt students to correctly structure their report when organising and planning ideas …More
This worksheet, ‘Book Report of Wombat Stew’ guides students through the process of writing a report on the fictional book, Wombat Stew. Book reports can be challenging as they require students to use higher-order thinking skills whilst critically evaluating the text. Using this resource will prompt students to correctly structure their report and identify key …More
This article, ‘Botanical Ark’, provides information about rainforest plants that lived during the Dinosaur Age. It is aimed at broadening students’ environmental and historical awareness and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Bringing Up Baby’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about different animal babies.
This article, ‘Bronze Whaler’, provides information about the physical characteristics, behaviour, habitat, diet and life cycle of this shark. A quick reference fact file includes scientific name and IUCN status. The text is accompanied by a large illustration of the shark.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Bugs’, provides information about bugs. It features interesting facts about bugs and includes colourful and engaging images.
This poem, ‘Bugs’, by Ron Brown, describes the characteristics of bugs. It uses rhyming and rhythm to engage students in learning about bugs.
This article, ‘Bull Shark’, provides information about the physical characteristics, behaviour, habitat, diet and life cycle of this shark. A quick reference fact file includes scientific name and IUCN status. The text is accompanied by a large illustration of the shark.
This life science worksheet, ‘Bumble Bee’ supports students to identify and name the features of a bee. It supports an understanding of animals.
This article, ‘Burrowing Mammals’ provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, habitat and life cycle of the bilby and the spinifex hopping mouse. It also introduces students to various terms relating to the animals’ physical features. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Busy Bee’, provides information about how bees gather nectar. It explains the co-operation between the bees in the hive and how they communicate. The text is supported by illustrations.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Butterflies’, provides information about butterflies. It features interesting facts about these colourful insects and includes engaging images.
This ‘Animal Alphabet: C: Cat’ is an animal themed worksheet that provides opportunities for handwriting practice.
This Animal Alphabet, ‘C: Carnotaurus’ is a Dinosaur themed worksheet that provides opportunities for handwriting practice.
This short nonfiction text, ‘C: Cassowary’ provides factual information about the Cassowary, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts.
This short nonfiction text, ‘C: Cheetah’ provides factual information about the Cheetah, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts.
This short nonfiction text, ‘C: Cicada’ provides factual information about the Cicada, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts. The resource also provides a photo of the insect and guided handwriting practice that can be used to supplement the informational text.
This short nonfiction text, ‘C: Crocodile’ provides factual information about the Australian animal the Crocodile.
This short nonfiction text, ‘C: Cuttlefish’ provides factual information about the Cuttlefish, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts.
This understanding text worksheet, ‘Call Him Lucky’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative about an unwanted dog. 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 and to look critically at words in …More
This article, ‘All About Animal Families: Caring Mums’, profiles different types of animal mums. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Carlos and Jenny Part III’ asks students to answer questions about a story of a bat that helps two lost children find their way out of a cave. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and draw conclusions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Cats’ asks students to answer questions about different cat breeds. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information.
This writing prompt, ‘Cats and Dogs’ helps students to write about whether they are a cat person or a dog person. It encourages students to think about personal preference and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This worksheet, ‘Cause and Effect for Possum Magic’ allows students to connect the foods from the story, Possum Magic, to the effect that they had on Hush. It helps students with their comprehension and analytical skills following reading. It is a simple resource that can be used during a whole class discussion, individually or in …More
This worksheet, ‘Cause and Effect for Wombat Stew’ allows students to connect the ingredients from the story, Wombat Stew, to the effect that they had. It helps students with their comprehension and analytical skills following reading. It is a simple resource that can be used during a whole class discussion, individually or in pairs.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Caves’ asks students to answer questions about different kinds of caves. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and form opinions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Chameleon from How to Know the Wild Animals’ asks students to answer questions about Carolyn Wells’ poem about the chameleon. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and draw conclusions.
This history article, ‘Chinese Zodiac’ features the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Chipmunk and Bear’ asks students to answer questions about a Native American tale about a chipmunk and a bear. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and make comparisons.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Cicadas’, provides information about cicadas. It features interesting facts about these noisy insects and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Animal Homes: Cities and Suburbs’, describes different types of animals that make their homes in cities and suburbs. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This writing prompt, ‘Class Pet’ helps students to write about animals that make a good classroom pet. It encourages students to think about caring for animals and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This life science worksheet, ‘Clever Skin’ supports students to consider the things skin can do. It supports an understanding of the human body.
This reading activity, ‘Cloze’ provides opportunities for practice with finding the appropriate bird vocabulary to fill the blanks.
This reading activity, ‘Clues’ provides opportunities for practice with identifying Australian animals from clues.
This reading activity, ‘Clues’ provides opportunities for practice with reading clues to find the appropriate animal to match.
This article, ‘All About Animal Homes: Coasts’, describes different types of animals that make their homes on coasts. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Cold Weather Breeds’, features an informational text about the Samoyed, the Siberian Husky, the Alaskan Malamute, the Newfoundland, and the Saint Bernard, all dogs that have been bred for cold climates. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about reasoning, detail, drawing …More
This reading activity, ‘Collective Nouns’ provides opportunities for practice with finding the correct collective nouns for the groups of animals.
This vocabulary activity, ‘Collective Nouns’ supports vocabulary development by encouraging students to identify the appropriate collective and common nouns.
This reading activity, ‘Collective Nouns’ provides opportunities for practice with using collective nouns with their correct group of animals.
This article, ‘Colourful Spiders’, provides information about brightly coloured spiders, their size, habitat and behaviour. Full-colour photographs illustrate some remarkable examples.
This Readers Theatre activity, ‘Cool Cow Facts’ encourages students to summarise and paraphrase information in texts. It also builds reading fluency. This activity includes a script for 6 readers.
This article, ‘All About Sea Creatures: Coral’, provides information about coral. It features interesting facts about coral and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This science article, ‘Coral Reefs’ features what coral reefs need to survive. It provides factual information about different coral reefs, such as fringing reefs, atolls and barrier reefs. It is aimed at broadening students’ scientific and geographical awareness in an engaging manner.
This spelling activity, ‘Correct Spelling’ provides opportunities for practice with identifying the correctly spelt plural form of the animals.
The paired texts, ‘Cowboy Wilbur’ and ‘Ranching Today’ contrast a tall story about a cowboy with a factual report on modern ranching. They provide opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This life science worksheet, ‘Crabs’ asks students to draw and label the named parts of a crab. It supports an understanding of animals.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Crickets and Grasshoppers’, provides information about crickets and grasshoppers. It features interesting facts about these insects and includes colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘All About Reptiles: Crocodiles’, provides information about crocodiles. It features interesting facts about these reptiles and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Sea Creatures: Crustaceans’, describes crustaceans. It provides factual information and features colourful and engaging photographs.
This graphic organiser, ‘Cycles’ helps students to record valuable information from an experiment or display.
This graphic organiser, ‘Cycles Comic Strip’ helps students to record valuable information from their experiments or displays.
This ‘Animal Alphabet: D: Dog’ is an animal themed worksheet that provides opportunities for handwriting practice.
This short nonfiction text, ‘D: Damselfly’ provides factual information about the Damselfly, exploring where they live, what they eat and other interesting facts. The resource also provides a photo of the insect and guided handwriting practice that can be used to supplement the informational text.
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