History Teaching Resources for Year 5
- Plus Plan
An Introduction to Aboriginal Art PowerPoint
A 54 slide editable PowerPoint to use in the classroom when learning about Aboriginal art.
- Free Plan
Free Wanted Poster Template Pack
Use a 'Wanted' poster template pack to encourage your students to research and write about historic figures and more!
- Plus Plan
Famous Scientists and Inventors - Teaching Slide Deck
Introduce your students to the groundbreaking innovations of five famous scientists and inventors with an interactive and animated teaching slide deck.
- Plus Plan
Problems in the Australian Colonies PowerPoint
A 19 slide editable PowerPoint to use in the classroom when learning about the problems that took place in the colonies of Australia.
- Free Plan
Acknowledgement of Country Poster
A simple Acknowledgement of Country poster to display in your classroom.
- Plus Plan
Australian Inventions — The Black Box Comprehension Worksheets
Discover amazing Australian inventions like the Black Box In-Flight data recorder with a printable reading comprehension activity.
- Free Plan
Australia Day Fact Sheet
A fact sheet covering important facts and traditions of Australia Day.
- Free Plan
Paralympic Games Historical Timeline – Inquiry-Based Project
Introduce your students to the rich history of the Paralympic Games with this inquiry-based learning project.
- Plus Plan
Australian Hero Triorama Project
Identify and encourage research into notable Austrailian heroes with a triarama project.
- Plus Plan
Famous Scientists Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Introduce your students to the groundbreaking work of Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk with a comparative reading passage and comprehension questions.
- Plus Plan
Influential Australian Inventors Instagram Profile Templates
Demonstrate learning about the most influential Australian innovators in history with an engaging social media biography template.
- Plus Plan
The Rabbits – Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the ideas and issues within the plot of The Rabbits by John Marsden.
- Plus Plan
The Torres Strait Islander Flag - Poster and Worksheet
A poster and worksheet of the Torres Strait Islander flag.
- Plus Plan
Self Portrait Worksheet
A worksheet to use as a Harmony Day resource for all grades.
- Plus Plan
Changing Map of Australia - 65 000 Years Ago to Present Day
A map showing the changes in Australia's coastline from 65 000 years ago to the present day.
- Plus Plan
The Establishment of Australia's Colonies PowerPoint
A 32 slide editable PowerPoint to use in the classroom when learning about the establishment of British colonies in Australia.
- Plus Plan
Gold Mining Methods
5 posters outlining gold mining techniques used during the Australian Gold Rush.
- Free Plan
National Sorry Day – Reconciliation Hand
A reconciliation hand to promote thoughtful discussion on National Sorry Day.
- Plus Plan
Passport To My Heritage Project Template
Celebrate your students’ diverse cultural heritages with a printable Heritage Project Poster Template.
- Plus Plan
Remembrance Day Art Project - Poppy Quilt
Use this Remembrance Day craft template to create a poppy art collaborative quilt display.
- Free Plan
Printable Remembrance Day Word Wall Vocabulary
Display and discuss Remembrance Day related vocabulary words with a printable Remembrance Day display.
- Plus Plan
Australian Inventors Who Changed the World PowerPoint
Introduce your students to the most influential Australian innovators in history with an engaging PowerPoint presentation.
- Plus Plan
ANZAC Colouring Pages
Colour in these Anzac Day colouring pages when learning about this commemoration.
- Plus Plan
Soldier Silhouette Art Templates
Use this craft template when creating Anzac Day or Remembrance Day inspired solider artworks.
- Plus Plan
Frida's Fiesta Stimulus – Task Cards
39 activity task cards based on the Frida's Fiesta Restaurant menu stimulus poster.
- Plus Plan
Why Teach About Bush Tucker? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about bush tucker.
- Plus Plan
Australian Gold Rush: Native Police Venn Diagram – Template
A Venn diagram template designed to allow students to compare and contrast the pros and cons of Indigenous peoples helping miners and the establishment of the Native Police Force during the Australian Gold Rush.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Australian Gold Rush: Race to Eureka – Game
An interactive gold-panning game in which students explore scenarios of reward, penalisation and inequality.
- Free Plan
Australian Gold Rush: Advent Calendar
An advent calendar style poster for students to identify, inquire about and collect information that relates to the Australian Gold Rush.
- Plus Plan
Australia Day Cloze Worksheet
A cloze activity based on information about Australia Day.
- Plus Plan
Significant Australian Individuals - 1800s to early 1900s
A set of posters highlighting the achievements of some of the most well-known Australians from the late 1800s and early 1900s.