Australian History Teaching Resources
Bring Australian history to life in your primary classroom with history activities and reading passages, teaching presentations on important points in Commonwealth history and more. Aligned with the Australian HASS curriculum — including V9 — this collection has been created by the Teach Starter teacher team for teachers like you.
Inside you'll find historical timelines from the era of the First Fleet through modern times, resources for teaching students of all backgrounds about Aboriginal history and the stewards of the land, and activities designed to help children explore the aspects of society that have changed over time and shaped the Australia we live in today.
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The Meaning of Harmony Day and/or Week Template
A template to use to encourage your students to discuss what Harmony Day/Week means to them.
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How to Draw a Ship - Directed Drawing Activity
Learn how to draw a ship with a fun directed drawing activity sheet.
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Remembrance Day Craft - Poppy & Flag Agamograph
Create an amazing optical illusion with this printable Remembrance day craft activity.
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Australian Inventors Mini Anchor Charts
Learn about inventions that changed the world with a set of mini-classroom posters.
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Anzac Day Symbols Poster Set
Learn about the different symbols of Anzac Day with this poster set.
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Anzac Day Wristbands
Create a wearable Anzac Day craft with these printable wristbands.
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Soldier Silhouette Art Templates
Use this craft template when creating Anzac Day or Remembrance Day inspired solider artworks.
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Acknowledgement of Country Classroom Display
A personalised Acknowledgment of Country display for your classroom.
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Why Teach About Aboriginal Artefacts? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Aboriginal artefacts.
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Why Teach About the NSW Freedom Ride? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about the NSW Freedom Ride.
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Why Teach About Aboriginal Identity? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Aboriginal identity.
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Why Teach About Aboriginal Maths? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Aboriginal maths.
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Why Teach About Dreaming Stories? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Dreaming stories.
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Why Teach About Pemulwuy? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about the Aboriginal warrior, Pemulwuy.
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Why Teach About Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tools? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tools.
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Why Teach About Aboriginal Languages? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Aboriginal languages.
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Why Teach About Cultural Burning? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about cultural burning.
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Why Teach About Aboriginal Smoking Ceremonies? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Aboriginal Smoking Ceremonies.
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Piecing Australia Together – A Reconciliation Puzzle
A puzzle to assemble when learning about National Sorry Day.
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Why Teach About the National Apology? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about the National Apology.
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Why Teach About the Stolen Generations? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about the Stolen Generations.
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Australian Gold Rush: Eureka Stockade Still Frame – Worksheet
A worksheet that enables students to design and share a story using still frame images.
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Australian Gold Rush: Map Where It's At - Worksheet
A fun mapping activity for students to pinpoint gold finds and gold rush locations between 1851 to 1893 on a map of Australia.
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Australian Gold Rush: Eureka Stockade – Teaching Presentation
A 16-slide teaching presentation about the events leading up to and including the Eureka Stockade and the positive and negative impacts it had on Australian politics and people.
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Australian Gold Rush: Melting Pot – Teaching Presentation
A 10-slide teaching presentation that explores immigration and diversity during the Australian Gold Rush and how it shaped the multicultural Australia we know today.
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Australian Gold Rush: First Nations – Teaching Presentation
An 11-slide teaching presentation discussing the impact the Australian Gold Rush had on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Australian Gold Rush: A Golden Democracy – Teaching Presentation
A 13-slide teaching presentation about the political struggles gold miners faced in their efforts to obtain wealth.
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Australian Gold Rush: A Digger's Life – Teaching Presentation
A 17-slide teaching presentation that explores the challenges, hardships and glory of a life spent digging on the Australian goldfields.
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Australian Gold Rush: Gold Fever – Teaching Presentation
A teaching presentation that explores the origins of the Australian Gold Rush.
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From Trade to Currency Comic – Template
A comic strip activity that explores how people progressed from trade to currency.
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Australian Gold Rush: That's Gold! – Teaching Presentation
A 13-slide teaching presentation that includes interesting facts about gold, why it is such a prized metal, and how its use shaped modern currency and trade.
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Australian Gold Rush – Word Wall 2
Thirty-one content-specific vocabulary cards for a word wall based on the Australian Gold Rush.
- Australian History Posters
- Australian History Worksheets
- Australian History Templates
- Australian History Teaching Presentations
- Australian History Word Walls
- Australian History Labels, Signs & Decorations
- Australian History for Foundation Year
- Australian History for Year 1
- Australian History for Year 2
- Australian History for Year 3
- Australian History for Year 4
- Australian History for Year 5
- Australian History for Year 6
- Australian History for Year 7