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Captain Thunderbolt's Recital by Jane Jolly - 6 Worksheets - Bushrangers
This resource is an eight page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book Captain Thunderbolt’s Recital by Jane Jolly and Liz Duthie. This document contains six worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, vocabulary tasks (compound words, suffixes and better words than) plus two writing activities.
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2024 CBCA Book Week Bundle - Children's Book Council of Australia
This resource is a bundle with activities to do based on the following books that have been shortlisted for the 2024 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards.
Every Night at Midnight by Peter Cheong
If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall
Paper-flower Girl by Margrete Lamond
That Bird Has Arms by Kate Temple and Jol Temple
Timeless by Kelly Canby
Bear & Duck are Friends by Sue deGennaro
One Little Duck by Katrina Germein
Australia: Country of Colour by Jess Racklyeft
Our Country: Where History Happened by Mark Greenwood
2024 Book of the Year Voting Slips
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Our Country: Where History Happened by Mark Greenwood - 13 Worksheets
This resource is a 15 page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Our Country: Where History Happened by Mark Greenwood and Frane Lessac. This document contains 13 worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There is one activity for each historical event mentioned in the book, with the exception of the Myall Creek pages and the bombing of Darwin page. The Gold Rush and Eureka Stockade pages share one worksheet. The activities are mostly writing activities, with one QR code activity that takes students to a video and some activities may require students to do further research in order to understand the events in more detail.
This book is an excellent resource to use to when teaching students about Australian history.
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Anzac Day - 5 Worksheets
This resource is a five page PDF document with activities to do for Anzac Day.
The activities included assist students to create a glossary of Anzac terms, understand the symbolism of Anzac Day and cement their understanding of the importance of Anzac Day. There is also a QR code activity to take students to a video about Anzac Day.
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Along the Road to Gundagai by Jack O'Hagan - 6 Worksheets - ANZAC Day
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Along the Road to Gundagai by Jack O’Hagan and Andrew McLean. There are six activities to do with the book.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension, vocabulary and grammar activities. There is also a QR code activity to use with tablets / ipads.
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I Was Only Nineteen by John Schumann - 6 Worksheets - Vietnam War
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book I Was Only Nineteen by John Schumann and Craig Smith. This document contains six worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are also vocabulary activities plus a QR code activity which takes students to a video about the Vietnam War.
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Alfred's War by Rachel Bin Salleh - 6 Worksheets - ANZAC Day - World War 1
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Alfred’s War by Rachel Bin Salleh and Samantha Fry. There are six activities to do with the book.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension, vocabulary and grammar activities. There is also a QR code activity where students can scan the QR code to watch a video about Indigenous ANZACs.
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Bessie's War by Krista Bell - 7 Worksheets - World War One - ANZAC Day
This resource is a eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Bessie’s War by Krista Bell and Belinda Elliott. This document contains seven worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, vocabulary activities and writing tasks.
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Mark Wilson Book Bundle #2 - Worksheets for 10 Picture Books - Author Study
This resource is a book bundle with activities to do based on the following picture books by Mark Wilson:
Eureka! A Story of the Goldfields
Tupaia, Isaac and Cook: The Search for ‘The Great South Land’
Ben and Gracie’s Art Adventure
Inside the World of Tom Roberts
Rachel’s War - The Story of a Australian WW1 Nurse
Journey of the Sea Turtle
Flapper, VC
The Horse Soldier
The Rats of Tobruk
Migaloo
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The Horse Soldier by Mark Wilson - 6 Worksheets - World War One
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Horse Soldier by Mark Wilson. This document contains six worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, language and dictionary activities plus writing activities.
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Flapper, VC by Mark Wilson - 6 Worksheets - World War 2
This resource is an eight page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book Flapper, VC by Mark Wilson. This document contains six worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions and vocabulary activities. There is a QR code activity which takes students to a video titled War Animals and also a fill-in puzzle. A teacher answer sheet is included for the puzzle.
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Rachel's War - The Story of an Australian WW1 Nurse by Mark Wilson 6 Worksheets
This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Rachel’s War - The Story of an Australian WW1 Nurse by Mark Wilson. This document contains six worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, research activities and writing tasks.
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Tupaia, Isaac and Cook by Mark Wilson - 7 Worksheets - Captain Cook - Endeavour Voyage
This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Tupaia, Isaac and Cook: The Search for ‘The Great South Land’ by Mark Wilson. This document contains seven worksheets / activities for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are two pages of comprehension questions, a research activity and writing tasks. There is also a QR code activity that takes students to a video titled Endeavour History.
This book is an excellent resource to use if studying Captain Cook or learning about the early mapping of Australia. It is an extremely well-written book which shines a light on the contribution of Tupaia to the success of the Endeavour voyage.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. by Kitson Jazynka - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Martin Luther King, Jr. by Kitson Jazynka. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 4 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and a timeline activity plus a then and now task. There is also a biography pyramid and recalling facts activity.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about Martin Luther King, Jr. but do not have this particular book to use.
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Australian Colonies - How The Industrial Revolution Contributed To Colonisation
This resource is a two page PDF document on how the Industrial Revolution in Britain contributed to Australian colonisation.
The first page is a cause and effect activity for the students to complete and the second page is a teacher reference sheet of the activity with an example of the type of answer students would be expected to give.
This activity was written to use with the new Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus. The unit it was written for is a Stage 3 unit titled “The Australian Colonies” but could be used for any study on the history of British Colonisation or the First Fleet.
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The Eureka Stockade Teaching Pack Bundle - Australian History - Gold Rush
This resource is a bundle of PDF documents featuring the following resources available from Education Australia:
Gold Rush / Eureka Stockade title pages
The Eureka Stockade Story and Worksheets - Gold Rush - Australian History
The Eureka Stockade Fold-a-Book Activity
The Night We Made The Flag by Carole Wilkinson Worksheets
The Eureka Stockade Cause and Effect Activity
The Eureka Stockade by Alan Boardman and Roland Harvey Worksheets
The Eureka Stockade Quiz - iDoceo Grade Scanner
The Eureka Stockade Puzzles
Eureka! A Story of the Goldfields by Mark Wilson
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This activity was written to use with the Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus.
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The Eureka Stockade Cause and Effect Activity - Australian Gold Rush - History
This resource is a two page PDF document on the events of the Eureka Stockade in 1854.
The first page is a cause and effect activity for the students to complete and the second page is a teacher reference sheet of the activity with an example of the type of answer students would be expected to give.
This activity was written to use with the Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus.
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British Colonisation Problems - Cause and Effect - The First Fleet
This resource is a three page PDF document about the problems faced by the First Fleet when they landed in Sydney and started a settlement.
This activity involves students cutting out and gluing pieces of information into a cause and effect table. The first page provides the table with only the causes of the settlement problems listed. The second page is an answer sheet for the teacher and the third sheet has sets of the information needed by the students to fill in the effects part of the table.
This worksheet could be used as a research activity or consolidation activity after studying the First Fleet.
This activity was written to use with the new Australian Curriculum History K-10 Syllabus.
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Titanic Book Bundle - Worksheets for 2 Books
This resource is a book bundle with activities to do based on the following books about the Titanic:
Finding the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard
Titanic by Melissa Stewart (National Geographic Kids Reader)
Both of these resources are available in our store to be purchased individually but purchasing them together in this bundle is a significant saving.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about the Titanic but do not have these particular books to use.
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Finding the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard - 6 Worksheets
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Finding the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard. This document contains six worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of the story of the Titanic and Robert’s story of finding it by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus a research task on Ruth Becker.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about the story of the Titanic but do not have this particular book to use.
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