australian history
Aboriginal Life Before White Settlement & first contacts
SBS On Demand (PG, 1 hour 10 minutes): Season 1, Episode 1 - They Have Come to Stay (need to create a free account)
Good for high school and the early part is good for upper primary.
Picture book: Sorry, Sorry (Anne Kerr)
Good for K-6.
Novel: Nanberry Black Brother White (Jackie French)
Good to read aloud to Years 5-8
Picture Book: What's Your Story? (Rose Giannone)
Good for Years 3-6
Picture Book: Tom Appleby Convict Boy (Jackie French)
Good to read aloud to Years 3-6
Explorers
First Contacts/First Fleet/Convict Life
The 1850s Gold Rush
Primary and Secondary Sources
Year 3: convict profile for each student; template plus record details on big list on butcher's paper and display on classroom wall.
Explorers: students investigate in groups and draw picture of ship. Record discoveries, nationality, facts and reason for exploration journey.
Powerpoint presentations on various periods in Australia's history: http://australia.pppst.com/history.html
Good for high school and the early part is good for upper primary.
Picture book: Sorry, Sorry (Anne Kerr)
Good for K-6.
Novel: Nanberry Black Brother White (Jackie French)
Good to read aloud to Years 5-8
Picture Book: What's Your Story? (Rose Giannone)
Good for Years 3-6
Picture Book: Tom Appleby Convict Boy (Jackie French)
Good to read aloud to Years 3-6
Explorers
First Contacts/First Fleet/Convict Life
The 1850s Gold Rush
Primary and Secondary Sources
Year 3: convict profile for each student; template plus record details on big list on butcher's paper and display on classroom wall.
Explorers: students investigate in groups and draw picture of ship. Record discoveries, nationality, facts and reason for exploration journey.
Powerpoint presentations on various periods in Australia's history: http://australia.pppst.com/history.html