Young explorers investigate Australian Aboriginal culture by listening to traditional Dreamtime stories and examining dot paintings created by Aboriginal artists. In addition, they locate the country on maps, discuss the geography of...

Part of a unit on Australian colonial history, here is a reading/resource list to use when studying the First Fleet, early settlers of Australia, and their interaction with indigenous Australians. Containing both fiction and nonfiction,...

A part of a study of Australian Aboriginal culture, class members listen to a Dreamtime story about a father who stenciled his handprint on a rock wall.  Class members then make their own hand print art representative of themselves...

Research Christmas traditions and the December climate in Australia. Discover Australia's custom of lowering postage rates at the holiday season and creating a yearly stamp. Realize that Christmas in Australia is during the summer season...

Class members investigate Australian Aboriginal culture thought traditional stories and then create their own dreaming tales using specific details that create a sense of time and place.

Young scholars become familiar with Australian "dot paintings." In this Australian Aboriginal Lizard painting instructional activity, students make illustration of three types of lizards and complete pictures using "dot painting." Young...

In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on the names of Australian mammals. Students will unscramble the names of ten animals and write the names in the spaces provided below each picture.

In this word search worksheet, young scholars will find and circle the names of 21 Australian reptiles and amphibians. A realistic, color picture accompanies the name of each animal.

In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on Australian mammals. Students will locate the names of 17 animals in the word search.

Using their discussion notes Middle schoolers engage in a series of learning centers. Each center focuses on a different aspect of Australian geography, history, government, culture, and natural environment. Activities are briefly...

Use ratio and proportions to adjust recipe size. Middle schoolers investigate Australian food and adjust the recipe size for said foods according to the given situation. They then prepare Australian foods.

Students explore political parties by researching world history in class. In this Australian government lesson, students identify the term "federation" and discuss the elements of Australian politics. Students analyze a map of Australia...

Students explore Aboriginal storytelling traditions through the spoken word and through visual culture. They listen to stories of the Dreamtime told by the Aboriginal people and investigate Aboriginal storytelling in contemporary dot...

Students discover legends of Australia and compare them to Biblical stories.  In this Australian legends lesson, students discuss the Australian "Stories of the Dreaming" and their purpose in Australian culture.  Students work in groups...

Students read poems. In this culture lesson, students locate Australian communities on a map and discuss the indigenous people who live there. Students read four poems and learn how the indigenous people went hunting, slept outdoors and...

Students listen to the song "Waltzing Matilda" in order to become familiar with some Australian words.

In this animal puzzle worksheet, students unscramble the names of 10 Australian mammals. They use the letters above the picture of the animal and place them in the boxes below the picture to write the name properly.

In this name match worksheet, students match up fourteen Australian birds with their formal names by drawing a line from one to the other.

In this name scramble worksheet, students practice the skill of being able to unscramble the names of ten Australian animals for mastery.

In this name scramble worksheet, students practice the skill of unscrambling the names of ten Australian animals for mastery.

In this science worksheet, students study the labeled color pictures of 20 Australian animals. Students locate the names in a word search puzzle.

A colorul word search on Australian birds is here for you. The pictures that accompany each of the birds are accurate and life-like. There are 16 birds that are depicted, and learners must match up each picture with the name of the bird...

High schoolers comprehend the difference between monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals. They are able to compare and contrast these organisms (Australian mammals) with other mammals. Students are able to identify Australian...

Learn about the animals of Australia with a language arts lesson about an Australian folktale called, Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail. After reading the story as a class, kids discuss events and characters from the book, retell the story to...