Musical
Australian Anthem Verse Traditional Indigenous Instruments
Students are to have a copy of the Australian
National Anthem. Their task is to read the anthem
and write their own verse of what they think it means
to be Australian. (ACELT1607)
Australian Songs
From the list of songs provided, students are to select
one song about Australia. After listening to the song,
they are to print the lyrics and highlight those that
describe life in Australia. (ACAMUR087)
Interpersonal
Daylight Savings Debate
Students are to be organised into groups of six and
then three. Each group is to be allocated a side of the
debate and research their side. They are to then
debate as to whether Australia should keep daylight
savings. (ACELY1687)
Who am I?
Students are to be split into groups of five and
allocated an iconic Australian landmark. Their task is
to formulate and ask questions in order to guess their
Australian landmark. (WAHASS27)
Visual Spatial
Design a Boomerang
Students are to design their own Boomerang on the
worksheet provided. Students may decide to research
and include traditional Indigenous patterns.
(ACAVAM110)
Label Australia
Students are to draw the outline of Australia as best
as they can. They are to then divide the country into
its states, colour code them and mark the capital
cities of each state where they belong. (WAHASS39)
Bodily Kinaesthetic
Australian Animal Cards
Students are to be provided with Australian Animal
cards. They are to select a card and imitate the
animal’s features, such as its natural sound or walk.
(ACPMP043)
Playdough Landmarks
Students are to be provided with a range of
pictures of Australian landmarks. Their task is to
select a landmark and build it out of playdough.
(ACAVAM112)
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Logical - Mathematical
In groups of two and using the Traditional
Indigenous instruments provided, students are to
create a 30 second song. They may perform it to the
class. (ACAMUM085)
Living in Australia
Students are to think about what it is like to live in
Australia. They are to write one verse of a song
about living in Australia and create a beat to go with
it. (ACAMUM085)
Breaking News
In groups of two, students are to research a major
Australian event. They are to create a news report
that details the event as if it is Breaking News.
Students may decide to perform their news
segment to their class. (WAHASS37)
Australia’s Neighbours
Students are to be separated into groups of three and
allocated the continent of Africa or Europe. They are
to then research the climate, landforms and native
animals of the continent they have been allocated.
(ACHASSK087)
Australian Flag
Students are to be provided with a blank flag on a
worksheet. Their task is to re-design the Australian
flag to make it inclusive of all Australians. Students
can be as creative as they wish. (ACAVAM112)
Life Cycle
Each students’ task is to select an Australian
animal and research its life cycle. Once they have
researched their animal, they are to draw the life
cycle of that animal. (ACSSU072)
Football
Students are to learn how to kick an AFL football.
Once all students have grasped the technique, they
can attempt a game of AFL. (ACPMP043)
The First Fleet
In groups of two, students are to role play a day in
the life of members of the First Fleet on their
journey to Australia. (ACHASSK085)
Places in Australia
Using maps of Australian cities, students are to
locate various locations and landmarks from the list
provided. Once they have located the site, they are to
write it on the map. (ACMMG090)
Major Events
After learning about the various iconic and important
events in Australian history, students are to create a
timeline of the events. They may use a list to assist
them. (WAHASS32)
Intrapersonal
What it Means to be Australian
Individually in their writing books, students are to
write a reflection about what they think it means to
be Australian. (ACELT1607)
Abolished Law
The students task is to write a diary entry about what
life in Australia would be like if all laws were
abolished. Students are allowed to be as imaginative
as they wish. (ACHASSK092)
Linguistic
Australian A-Z
Students are to make a list of things, experiences,
events, animals etc. that are associated with
Australia. If a student struggles with a letter, they
may decide to use the internet for help.
(ACELA1498)
Australian Stories
Students are to read the book “Where’s Stripey” by
Wendy Binks or “ANZAC Ted” by Belinda
Landsberry and highlight the proper nouns that are
written throughout the story. (ACELA1493)
Naturalistic
Traced Flora
Students are to go outside and collect a handful of
flora (flowers, leaves, sticks etc.). They are to place
the items under a piece of paper and use a crayon to
colour over them to reveal a traced outline. Students
must label the items. (ACAVAM111)
Native Plants
Out of the options provided, students are to choose a
native Australian plant, create a small plaque
describing what it is, and plant it in the school
garden. (ACSSU072)
Comparing Area
Students are to find the area of pictures of various
Australian landmarks are compare the area to objects
around the classroom. (ACMMG087)
Australia Day Barbeque
Students are to open to the Coles or Woolworths
website and shop for an Australia Day barbeque with
the provided shopping list. They are to round the
price of each item to the nearest 5 cents and calculate
the total. (ACMNA080)
Community Issues
Students are to research an issue prevalent in their
community. They are to write a letter to a member of
their local government about the issue. Students may
include photographs of or facts about the problem.
(ACHASSK091)
A Quokka’s Life
Students are to imagine what life would be like to
live as a Quokka. From the point of view of a
Quokka, students are to write a blog about the events
and interactions of their day. (ACELT1607)
Spelling list
Students are to create a spelling list of 10 words
associated with Australia that they struggle to spell.
They may decide to use experiences, animals or
towns. (ACELA1780)
War Stories
Students are to imagine what the life of an
Australian soldier at war was like. They are to
then write a story from the point of view of that
soldier. (ACELT1607)
Weather Report
Students are to research the weather in each state for
the following week. They are to create and deliver a
weather report with the information they have
gathered. (ACELY1689)
Kangaroo Paws
As a whole class under teacher direction, students
are to go to a garden in the school and plant
kangaroo paws. (ACSSU073)