Australian Colonisation

This resource includes 2 x A3 posters plus a heading for display purposes. ⭐ The First Fleet route ⭐ A comparison of the size of the ships in the First Fleet to a Blue Whale and a basketball court. ⭐ A display heading Australian Curriculum Year 4: Humanities and Social Sciences / History / Year 4...

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A vocabulary word wall to display and use in the classroom when learning about the First Fleet.

I was asked not long ago if I had any suggestions for Australian History for younger children but I had a mental blank at the time. W...

Summary of Lesson Plan: In this lesson, students compare what has happened in Europe to what has happened in Australia towards becoming a nation. They compare historical maps and respond to questions posed by the teacher. This is the first lesson in a series of lesson in the Yr 9 Australian History Unit. Australian Curriculum […]

Over the past few years, we have learnt about Australian history through different events, such as Anzac Day, as it has provoked questions and stirred an interest. Knowing that my son loves stories, I introduced him to history through different picture books and from there, other hands-on learning activities have evolved. When I first looked at history, I thought about using the illustrated history books Our Sunburnt Country by Arthur Baillie and Our Australian Story by Janette Cassey…

Purchase this resource now and earn 6 Points Want a Discount...Like this resource using the social media icons & a discount will automatically be applied to your purchase at checkout. Share FIRST CONTACT Year 4 – History Rubric 33 Activities Mrs Mac’s Teaching Tools creates resources suitable for Primary / Upper Primary / Early …

30+ Films on Australian History

Unit of work for Year 3 and 4 by Alexander Wharton on My Place by Nadia Wheatley.

The Australian History Timeline features over 150 film clips outlining Australia's history from pre 1770 to contemporary history. Looking more closely at a decade presents you with information presented in film clips and related websites on events that occurred during that decade.There is also a World Events section highlighting what big world events were happening during the same period.

Summary: In this lesson students will read the text ‘The Rabbits’ written by John Marsden and then analyse the very detailed illustrations by Shaun Tan. ‘The Rabbits’ follows the story of the European settlement in Australia but uses Rabbits representing the Europeans and Possums representing the Aboriginals. Students will describe what they see in the […]