Teaching Resource

Australian Map Puzzle

PDF | 2 pages|Grades: 1 - 4

Help your students concrete their understanding of the map of Australia with this interactive puzzle.

The Australian Map Puzzle allows students to interactively engage with the different states, territories, capitals and famous landmarks.

Print out the background and the puzzle pieces. Laminate them so they can be used over again.

Students are required to put the puzzle pieces in the right position on the blank map of Australia.

NSW Curriculum alignment

GE1-1
Describes features of places and the connections people have with places
In HSIE Stage 1 Geography Knowledge and Understanding
GE2-2
Describes the ways people, places and environments interact
In HSIE Stage 2 Geography Knowledge and Understanding
GEe-2
Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools
In HSIE Early Stage 1 Geography Skills

Victorian Curriculum alignment

VCGGK079
Representation of Australia as states and territories, and Australiaâ€™s major natural and human characteristics
In The Humanities Level 4 Geography Geographical Knowledge
VCGGK079
Representation of Australia as states and territories, and Australiaâ€™s major natural and human characteristics
In The Humanities Level 3 Geography Geographical Knowledge

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACHASSK014
The representation of the location of places and their features on simple maps and models
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Foundation Year Knowledge and Understanding Geography
ACHASSK048
The idea that places are parts of Earth??s surface that have been named by people, and how places can be defined at a variety of scales
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 2 Knowledge and Understanding Geography
ACHASSK066
The representation of Australia as states and territories and as Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples; and major places in Australia, both natural and human
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 3 Knowledge and Understanding Geography

Published by Teach Starter Publishing
We create premium quality, downloadable teaching resources for primary/elementary school teachers that make classrooms buzz!

Find more resources for these topics

Geography Maps Australia

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

pdf

Comments & Reviews

Write a review to help other teachers and parents like yourself. If you would like to request a change (Changes & Updates) to this resource, or report an error, simply select the corresponding tab above.

There is no ACT!

Lara Altimira · Sep 18th, 2017

Hi Lara,
Thank you for bringing that to our attention. We have fixed the file and it is ready to download again now.
Kind regards
Jill

Jill (Teach Starter) · Sep 19th, 2017

Fantastic!! Thanks so much

Tracy · Apr 12th, 2016

No problem Tracy. Glad you like it!
Kind regards
Jill

Jill (Teach Starter) · Apr 12th, 2016

Excellent thank you

Judy Gibbs · Oct 28th, 2014

Resource Updates

Added ACT
Fix by Jill (Teach Starter) Sep 18th, 2017
Added a black and white version
Addition by Jill (Teach Starter) Sep 11th, 2017

Suggest a change

Would you like something changed or customized on this resource? While our team evaluates every suggestion, we can't guarantee that every change will be completed.

You must be logged in to request a change. Sign up now!

Report an Error

You must be logged in to report an error. Sign up now!

If any of our resources do not have 100% accurate American English (en-US), simply click on the 'Report an error' tab above to let us know. We will have the resource updated and ready for you to download in less than 24 hours. Read more...