Australian Special Days: Ages 10-12 by Teacher Superstore

Written by Sandy Sturmer RIC-0330 4.6/277

Published by R.I.C. Publications

… Foreword … Australian Special Days is a set of blackline masters designed to provide activities and puzzles for the special days of the year which we celebrate as national holidays, multicultural events, anniversaries of Australian historic events, special awareness days or festivals. The worksheets are designed to: (a)

increase the students’ knowledge about the land in which they live;

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create an awareness of some of Australia’s famous landmarks;

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introduce students to visual images of some of Australia’s famous landmarks; and

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highlight some of Australia’s important historical information.

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Activities are based on language and logic skills and are ordered chronologically. Some dates may vary slightly from State to State but general monthly guidelines have been provided.

Each worksheet should take approximately 20–30 minutes for the children to complete and may be used as a motivational activity for further research or discussion. As an alternative to the classroom activity, worksheets may be used as homework assignments. An individual ‘My Birthday’ page is included for each child to complete in recognition that each child has a special day also. Each child will have their own record sheet in the form of a journal page. As each special day/event worksheet is completed the student can record what they have learnt about that particular day. Answers have also been included. The publisher acknowledges Holden Ltd and United Nations Information Centre, Sydney for allowing us to reproduce their emblems within our activity sheets.

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World’s Indigenous People ............ August ..................................... 21 Horses’ Birthday .................................... August .................................... 22 Children’s Book Week ..................................................................................23 Daffodil Day ...................................................................................................... 24 Red Nose Day ......................................................................................................25 Surf Lifesaving Association ................................................................. 26 Father’s Day ............................................... September .......................... 27 Television in Australia ..................... September .......................... 28 World Animal Day ................................ October ................................. 29 United Nations Day ............................ October .................................. 30 Education Week.............................................................................................. 31 International Children’s Day .............................................................. 32 The Melbourne Cup ........................... November ............................ 33 Remembrance Day ............................. November ............................ 34 Qantas Established ............................. November ............................ 35 The Australian Flag ............................ November ............................ 36 Australian Olympic Games .......... November ............................ 37 Skin Cancer Awareness ........................................................................... 38 First Holden Car Produced ........... November ............................ 39 Eureka Stockade ................................... December ........................... 40 Christmas Day ........................................ December .............................. 41 Answers......................................................................................................... 42–43

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Student Journal Page ........................................................................... i Special Event – My Birthday ............................................................ 1 Federation Day ....................................... January ............................. 2 Australia Day............................................ January ............................ 3 Largest Gold Nugget .......................... February .......................... 4 Decimal Currency ................................ February ........................... 5 Valentine’s Day ........................................February ........................... 6 St Patrick’s Day ....................................... March .................................. 7 Bicycle Safety Week ............................................................................... 8 Clean-Up Australia Day....................................................................... 9 Easter ............................................................................................................... 10 April Fool’s Day ........................................April .................................... 11 World Health Day ................................. April ................................... 12 Anzac Day ................................................... April ................................... 13 Mother’s Day .............................................May .................................... 14 Royal Flying Doctor Service......... May ..................................... 15 International Day of Families .... May .................................... 16 Heart Week ................................................................................................. 17 World Environment Day ................ June ................................... 18 Arbor Day ....................................................June ................................... 19 Australia Post .......................................... July ..................................... 20

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…Student Journal Page… Name:

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For Date of Birth

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Federation Day Federation Day celebrates the day when the six Australian colonies became states of the Commonwealth of Australia. Before this, in the late 1800s, the colonists had been urged to form a Federal Union. In 1899, the Australian people voted in favour of the Federal Constitution. On 1 January 1901, King George V, the Duke of York, proclaimed the Commonwealth of Australia. Sir Edmund Barton became the first Prime Minister of Australia, from 1901–1903.

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Australia’s present Prime Minister is

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Highlight Australia’s first Prime Minister. 1 January 1901

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Australia Day commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of settlers from England, who arrived in Australia to set up a new colony in 1788. Although the Aboriginal people had inhabited this land for over 40 000 years, this was the first permanent European settlement in this country.

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Captain Arthur Phillip was in charge of the First Fleet which consisted of eleven ships. The largest ship in the fleet was the Sirius. Phillip was appointed the Governor of the Colony. There were 564 male and 192 female convicts, 450 crew, 28 wives and 30 children on the First Fleet. Settlement was difficult. Tools were poor quality, and the clothing was not suitable for warmer weather. Food was scarce and conditions were harsh.

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On a separate piece of paper, name and draw four things the first settlers might have found in Australia which they would never have seen before.

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World’s

LARGEST Gold Nugget is Discovered!

Can you find 10 smaller words hidden in the words below? The letters must be in the same order as in the words below. The first one has been done for you.

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John Deason was a Cornish miner working his claim near Moliagul in Victoria. On 5 February 1869, his pick struck a hard object which broke his pick handle. He had discovered the largest gold nugget in the world. He and his partner, Richard Oates, called the nugget ‘Welcome Stranger’. It measured 25 cm by 63 cm and weighed 70 920 grams or 2 316 ounces.

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As you colour the picture below, consider the many hardships the gold miners would have had to endure. Fifty percent of diggers found nothing and only a few found their fortune.

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Many towns in Australia began in the 1800s as a result of the discovery of gold. Many people rushed to the area to make their fortunes. Number these goldrush towns on the map. You may need to use your atlas. (1) Kalgoorie

(4) Bathurst

(2) Ballarat

(5) Charters Towers (8) Coolgardie

(3) Alice Springs (6) Bendigo

5 February 1869

(7) Rockhampton

(9) Mt Morgan

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Beginning of Decimal Currency The Royal Australian Mint was opened in Canberra on 22 February 1965 by the Duke of Edinburgh. Twelve months later, on 14 February 1966, the first decimal coins were introduced into circulation. This new decimal currency was introduced in Australia because it is based on the number system of 10 and is easier to calculate than the pre-decimal system. Each coin has the Queen’s head on one side and an Australian symbol on the reverse. Since its opening the mint has produced over eight billion circulating coins. Match this pre-decimal money to its equivalent decimal amount in the money below.

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Polymer-based plastic ten dollar notes were Use coloured pencils to show introduced in Australia on 26 January 1988 to commemorate Australia’s 200 years. the colour of these notes. Plastic five dollar notes were released in July $5 1992. $10 These plastic notes are used because they $20 are more durable and last longer than paper $50 notes. $100

The Colour of Money!

Discuss: Credit cards are plastic money!

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St Valentine’s Day may have originated when the Christian priest Valentinus who, on the eve of his death, sent a note to a friend and signed it… ‘from your Valentine’. Since the 15th century,Valentines cards have been sent to lovers on 14 February. The cards contain hidden messages and traditionally the cards are sent anonymously. Roman mythology tells the story of a little cherub called Cupid. This cherub dips his arrow in a love potion and fires the arrow at lovers, who then fall in love.

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Use your atlas to find the answer to the following questions.

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2. Name Ireland’s capital city.

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The shamrock is the national symbol of hemisphere. Ireland. The name shamrock comes from an Irish word that means ‘three-leafed’. Irish people wear the shamrock on St Patrick’s Day.

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Safety on your bicycle means following road rules and keeping your bicycle in good working order.

Wheel Words 1. Start at the letter B. 2. Move in a clockwise direction. 3. Write every second letter on the line below. To find the answer to this puzzle. Start

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Clean-Up Australia Day

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Can you name all these types of rubbish which are collected in Australia every year on Clean-Up Australia Day?

Name one way we can recycle, reuse or reduce these items.

Cartons:

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Roadsides, parklands, waterways •

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people to clean-up Australia.

Ian Kiernan encouraged

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are cleared of rubbish.

On this day many people

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of plastic were collected.

10 000 tonnes of rubbish

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clean up their environment.

In one day, 464 188 items

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Easter!

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April Fool’s Day

Read about April Fool’s Day. This is the day to play tricks and jokes on your friends and family. Cut out the thirty squares above and rearrange them on a separate piece of paper to find some more information – and jokes! Have fun! What did the sea say to the sand?

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Child: Dad, I don't need a skateboard for Christmas now.

Because he had such a bright class!

Dad: Why not? 1 April

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• World Health Day • The labels on this healthy food triangle are in the wrong order. Join the correct labels with the diagram.

eat most each day

meat, fish

eat just a little each day

fruit, vegetables, grains

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World Health Day is the day to remember how important it is to look after our bodies and minds to stay healthy. This means eating nutritious foods, exercising regularly and relaxing.

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Make up a slogan for World Health Day.

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Colour the pictures below which help us keep a fit and healthy lifestyle. Colour in red all the pictures of things which are unhealthy for our body.

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How can you be healthy? Cook up a nutritious dinner for yourself – and how about some exercise too!

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Anzac Day

What do the letters in ANZAC stand for?

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Gallipoli Peninsula

Turkey Aegean Sea Sulva Bay

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troops into the capital city of Constantinople in the country of

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During World War I, it was decided to launch an

Use the letters below to make as many words as possible.

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Can you unjumble the letters to find the twelve letter word? 25 April

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Instructions for how to make a special card for your Mother.

Mother’s Day

Glue photograph here.

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1. Photocopy this activity onto thick card. 2. Using the letters given on the left side of the card, write words or phrases to describe why your Mum is special. 3. On the right side of the card, glue a photograph of yourself or your family. 4. Colour the Australian wild flowers. 5. Cut around the dotted line and fold your card in half along the fold line.

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Highlight key words – about the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

John Flynn founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service in 1928. He combined a medical service, an aeroplane and the technology of two-way radio. This enabled people living in the outback or isolated areas in Australia to have access to medical facilities by using the transceiver radios.

Write a slogan to promote awareness of the RFDS.

The first RFDS base was at Cloncurry in Queensland and the first flight was made on 15 May 1928. In the first year of service, John Flynn treated more than 255 patients and flew more than 32 000 kilometres. He was known as ‘Flynn of the Outback’.

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There are seventeen bases located throughout Australia. The RFDS believes it is the right of all Australians to receive high quality health care no matter where they live in this vast country of more than 7 150 000 square kilometres.

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Locate the bases below on the map and write the State in which the base is located on the table provided.

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State

1. Adelaide

10. Launceston

2. Alice Springs

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3. Brisbane

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4. Broken Hill

13. Port Augusta

5. Cairns

14. Port Hedland

6. Charleville

15. Rockhampton

7. Derby

16. Sydney

8. Jandakot

17. Townsville

9. Kalgoorlie

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• International Day of Families • 1.

This day is a special day to celebrate and recognise the importance of having a family to look after and care for us. Families provide a caring environment.

• Family Relationships • 4.

Use the clues provided to find the answer to the puzzle. 1. your male sibling 2. your brother’s son 3. your mother’s brother 4. your male parent 5. your father’s sister 6. your uncle’s children 7. your female parent 8. your father’s mother 9. your female sibling

The answer to the puzzle is

What is the definition of a family? Tick the answer/s you think is/are correct. A social group consisting of parents and their children. All the people living in one household. A wife or husband and their children.

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Actually, all of these describe a family!

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Foods which are good for your heart…

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Illustrate one of the heart sayings here.

On a separate piece of paper explain what each of these heart sayings mean… 1. Made my heart sing. 2. Nearly gave me a heart attack! 3. Stole my heart away. 4. Warms my heart. 5. A broken heart. 6. My heart skipped a beat!

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Heart Week raises on awareness of the importance of looking after our heart. Over 1 000 Australians die each week from heart diseases and strokes. Everyone, children and adults, need to eat healthy, low fat foods and exercise regularly to maintain a healthy heart.

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World Environment Day Look at this environmentally disastrous island! Circle, colour and label the situations on this island which are harmful to our environment.

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On the island below, design an environmentally friendly place to live. Some things to think about may include waste disposal, transport, power supplies and housing.

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World Environment Day is the day to remember how important it is to care for our fragile environment.

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Arbor Day

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On a separate piece of paper, draw some items made from trees. 20 June 1889

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International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

First Australians

Aboriginal people have lived in Australia for more than 40 000 years. They were nomadic people, living with the land and making very few changes to their environment. Traditional Aboriginal people were extremely knowledgable about the land and how to look after it. They replanted parts of what they took from the soil so there would be more the following year and were the first to use the ‘slash and burn’ method to help regenerate forest growth.

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territorial

rarely

– Cloggs Cave (Vic), high country of Eastern Victoria

– Devil’s Lair (WA), near Cape Leeuwin – Kangaroo Island

– Upper Swan River (WA), north of Perth – Keilor (Vic), north of Melbourne

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Aboriginal people believe their ancestors were responsible for creating the world. The communication of creation stories is passed down through songs, dances, stories and pictorial presentations.

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Albert •

• Rose

Ernie •

• Goolagong

Neville • Christine •

• Perkins • Freeman

Can you name the objects drawn in this picture?

Lionel • Charles •

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• Namatjira

Cathy •

• Dingo

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• Horses’ Birthday • Happy Birthday to all horses!

Whether they were born on this day or not, all horses celebrate their birthday on 1 August. Write a word or phrase which relates to horses for each of the letters below.

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Name three things you might give a horse for his/her birthday.

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What flavour cake would a horse like to eat for his/her birthday?

If you owned a horse, what name would you give him/her?

List some of things you would need to consider before owning a horse.

Can you fill in the missing letters to find these horse words?

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Children’s BookBookWeek Week is a reminder of how easily books can take us anywhere in our imagination – aren’t books great? Subject:

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How many words can you find using the Circle Words letters?

Circle Words. Begin at the letter ‘R’. Go clockwise and circle every second letter. Write each letter down in this order on the line below to find the words…

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Daffodil Day

Find the daffodils amongst these Australian wildflowers. Colour them yellow.

Daffodils are the flower of hope for people touched by cancer. Daffodils mean new life and symbolises the season of hope. Daffodil Day promotes an awareness of cancer and possible preventions. Funds raised from the sale of daffodil flowers and bulbs allows research to continue into finding a cure for cancer.

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• Lung cancer rates are decreasing because of the reduction in smoking.

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More than half a million people in Australia have recovered from some form of cancer.

• Sun awareness has reduced the number of skin cancers in Australia. • 8 out of 10 children diagnosed with leukaemia, now recover fully. Spring colours are…

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If you could make a wish for someone with cancer what would it be?

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Read the information below and count all the letters R, E and D. Make a total of these letters. I fo

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Infant Death Syndrome About SIDS…

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This is a condition which affects babies and it means that a healthy baby may stop breathing for no reason.

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Original Surf Lifesaving Association of Australia Founded Did You Know…?

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Father’s Day Children complete this personality profile of their father. It can be cut out and used as a card to be given on Father’s Day.

Profile – My Dad Name: Age:

Birthday:

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Good Habits:

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Television in Australia Use the letters below to name a television program or Most of us enjoy watching our favourite television character from the past or the present.

program… but how did it all begin?

T e l e v i s i o n

In the early 1920s television experiment’s were being carried out in Brisbane by T.M. Elliott. He was basing his experiments on the system discovered by the Scottish inventor, John Logie Baird. However, it was nearly 30 years later that television was broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) and commercial channels. It was used to provide entertainment and to provide a source of information.

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World Animal Day All animals are special, whether they are wild or native animals or family pets. On this day we are reminded that animals need to be cared for correctly and their environments protected. Australia has many unique animals and birds. Some of these are pictured here. Can you match the names below with each Australian animal or bird?

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United Nations Day Read the passage below about the United Nations Organisation. Fill in the missing words.

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• Opinion Poll: Which of these agencies do you think is the most important and why?

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Education Week

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Name something you like to learn about beginning with each of these letters. Write them on the books. Write a question about each topic.

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International Children’s Day International Children’s Day celebrates the worth of all children in the world.

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The Melbourne Cup Find a five letter word which begins with each of these letters.

In 1861 the Victorian Turf Club in Melbourne decided to hold a special event at the Flemington Race Course. This was to become one of the great events in horse racing. There were seventeen entries in this original race and the winner received a gold watch. In later years the prize was a cup. The race then became known as the Melbourne Cup and it’s always run on the first Tuesday in November.

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• Remembrance Day␣ • Lest we forget… Remembrance

honours all the

men and women who died while for their during wartime.

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Australia has participated in many wars, some of which are listed below. Join the names of the Wars with the places in which they were fought.

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Qantas Established Read the following passage and highlight the dates mentioned in the information.

Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services was formed on the 16 November 1920 by W. Hudson Fush and P.J.McGinness using two small aeroplanes for taxi services and joy flights. In 1922 a regular service began between Charleville and Cloncurry and in 1934 Qantas began to operate the Brisbane to Singapore section of the Australia to England flights.

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Due to World War 2 this service was cut in 1942 but resumed in 1945. In 1945 Qantas began a regular service to London called ‘The Kangaroo Route’. By 1954 services extended to Japan, North America, Fiji, Hong Kong and South Africa.

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The Australian Flag

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In 1901 a Write the first verse of Australia’s national anthem. competition was held to find a suitable design for Australia’s national flag. There were 32 823 entries received and the prize was money – $200. The prize money for the winning design was shared between five indentical entries. The original design had a six-pointed star to represent the six federated states but the star below the Union Jack now has seven points to incorporate the territories. The five smaller stars represent the Southern Cross star pattern. The flag design was approved in 1903 by King Edward VII and was established by an Act of Parliament on 20 November 1953.

Advance Australia Fairs was proclaimed Australia’s © R. I . C.Publ i c a t i o n national anthem on 19 April 1984. This song was composed by Peter Dodds McCormick and was first •f orr evi ew pur p osesonl y• played on 30 November 1878. Slight modifications were made to the original song which is now the national athem.

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Colour the flag above using red, blue and white which are the colours on the Australian flag.

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The Australian coat of arms design was granted by King George V on 9 September 1912. A coat of arms is granted by the monarch as a sign of identity and authority. Colour the coat of arms.

The national flower of Australia is the golden wattle. This flower reflects the national colours of green and gold and was first proclaimed in August 1988. Colour the wattle above. 20 November 1953

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First Australian Olympic Games Can you name these Olympic sports?

l The first Olympic Games ever held in the Southern Hemisphere were staged in Melbourne, Australia. These XVI games began on 22 November 1956 and finished on 8 December 1956. The games were officially opened by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh. The ceremony was held in the Melbourne cricket ground and 67 nations competed. The official oath was read by John Landy and the flame was lit by Ron Clarke.

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Skin Cancer Awareness Week

Skin cancer is causing an increasing number of deaths in Australia each year. Follow the Sunsense Rules when going in the sun!

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first holden car produced Highlight the key words or phrases in the following passage about the Holden car. In 1931, General Motors-Holden (GMH) built the first Australian car. In 1948 the first Australian-built car called the FX Holden car came off the assembly line in Victoria. Production began with the company producing ten cars a day. Holden were producing 200 cars a day by 1953 and by 1970 GMH had made and sold over 2 000 000 cars. Holden cars are still manufactured in Australia and provide jobs for thousands of people. Can you name these parts of this first Holden car?

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3. w

11. w

2. h

Can you find this Holden logo on the car? Colour the car blue. Describe three differences between the 1948 Holden and a 1998 Holden.

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o c . c e STOP and go into reverse! her r o t s super 3.

Reverse these letters in the following words to find names of models of the Holden cars.

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arimaC

anaroT

tnomleB

reimerP

namsetatS

artsA

erodommoC

inimeG

doowsgniK

avoN

namdnaS

sialaC

aniraB

29 November 1948

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Eureka Stockade

Polic em

In the 1800s gold miners needed a licence to dig for gold. This licence system became unjust and the police were brutal. The miners revolted because after four years no workable solutions or neutral ground had been agreed upon. Led by Peter Lalor, the miners built and occupied a wooden stockade, after the Eureka Hotel was burnt down when a meeting got out of control. On 3 December 1854 about 400 police and soldiers stormed the fort. Thirty diggers were killed and many injured. Soon afterwards the licence system was reformed. Find the correct words to fit into the puzzle below from the passage above.

Eu re ka st

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P ter L a

lor

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r o e t s Bo r e p ok u Se

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o c . c e her r Police Peter o t s Lalor super Points of View

Write down some points of view in the argument between the police and Peter Lalor.

3 December 1854

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• Christmas Day • Read the following passage about Christmas. Fill in the missing vowels.

Christmas is a r w

rld. At Chr

s f

stm

in B

brought g

thleh

lebr

the b

m. by and the tradition continues today.

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S .

Unjumble these letters to make this Christmas word.

I C S O S

S E

H L N

L L E G

A O T C D

mistletoe

E I D R S

rth of

N L

S O C V Y

A N P U N

wise men

O A I

R C E I

Santa Claus sleigh

angels

A S

E R N N E

yule

candles

Y T R L

stars tinsel

presents

decorations

holly

carols

T T A T I

cards bells

crackers

N C Y S

turkey

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Teac he r

l celebrated by Christians all over the

fts to the new b

Cross out all the letters in these Christmas words which you find on this Christmas tree. You will find five letters left.

These letters are

s time Christians c

s Christ in a st

ny p

stockings

nativity

U C T

puddings

L E

T L

H L

M O

G T

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Different countries have traditional gift bringers at Christmas time. Write the following list of gift bringers in alphabetical order.

St Nicholas Befana

. te 2.

Father Christmas 3.

Grandfather Frost 4. Baboushka

Kris Kringle

St Basil

Christkind

Santa Claus

25 December

A L

G T

N L

O A

E L

R S

E P

K S

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Make a list of presents you might give to your family.

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Australian Special Days Answers Page 1 – My Birthday Teacher check Page 2 – Federation Day Teacher check

I C H I F L E Y C

H O L T L H O A I

S C N O S T A W M

H G N I T A E K F

E A E C N V I R B I D H D

M L N G M H L K A R E A D

N M Z A I A R V R S D G E

I D I E R M H H T F E O N

T A E L E I A O O T G R I

R T S M X W O R N O A T E

U J E T K R D T S M P O E

C O H E I E E E L Y O N S

V O T O S M X N E J S P H

W O O E H E T J R J A N K

D E A K I N E W E C M M X

T R O F W H I T L A M G Y

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Page 3 – Australia Day Original name: Terra Australis, New Holland Letter patterns:Arthur, Sirius, settlement, fleet, arrival, captain, colony, convicts, England

Page 4 – Largest Gold Nugget Missing letters: 1. ran, 2. range, 3. anger, 4. get, 5. come, 6. ranger, 7. an, 8. strange, 9. we, 10. a

Page 8 – Bicycle Safety Week Wheel words: bicycle care Essential items: bell, lights, brakes, pedals, spokes, chain, reflectors, gears, seat, tyres Safety rules: always wear a helmet, keep feet on pedals and hands on handle bars Page 9 – Clean-Up Australia Day Rubbish: glass, paper, tyres, bottles, cigarette butts, cans, plastic, food, teacher check Sayings: what rubbish, that’s a load of old garbage, teacher check Did you know: Roadsides, parklands, waterways are cleared of rubbish. Ian Kiernan encouraged people to clean up Australia. On this day many people clean up their environment. 10 000 tonnes of rubbish were collected throughout Australia. In one day, 464 188 items of plastic were collected.

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

D R A W O H E R W

J A M R K I F S N N A I A

Page 7 – St. Patrick’s Day Unjumbled words: born, pirates, slave, six, Britain, back, Ireland, Irish, more, churches, legend, how, sea, saint, holiday, wear, with, families, celebrate, day Atlas: 1. Northern, 2. Dublin, 3. United Kingdom, 4. Atlantic, 5. Teacher check Missing letters: leprechaun Shamrock: Teacher check

Page 10 – Easter! 1. the symbol of new life 2. Candles are lit at Easter 3. are eaten at Easter 4. Children believe the Easter Bunny 5. Jesus rose from the dead 6. on the cross on Good Friday Happy Easter: Teacher check Symbols: hot cross buns, rabbit

Charters Towers

Rockhampton

Mount Morgan

Page 11 – April Fool’s Day Teacher check Bathurst

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Page 12 – World Health Day Teacher check

m . u

Kalgoor ie Coolgardie

Page 13 – Anzac Day Anzac: Australian New Zealand Army Corps Missing words: Gallipoli, Turkey, Cove, Aegean, Lone, Gallipoli Peninsula Word: battlefields

Bendigo Ballarat

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Page 5 – Decimal Currency Matching:1 pound – 2 dollars, 10 shillings – 1 dollar, florin – 20 cents, 1 shilling – 10 cents, sixpence – 5 cents, threepence – 2 cents, 1 penny – 1 cent Missing words: 1. 50 cents, half penny, 2. the queen’s head, 3. kangaroo, emu, lyre bird, echidna, possum, frilled neck lizard, platypus, 4. 1c and 2c, 5. coins, 6. circle, dodecagon Colour of money: $5 – purple, $10 – blue, $20 – orange, $50 – yellow, $ 100 – blue/grey Page 6 – Valentine’s Day Code breaker: I love you with all my heart. Never let us be apart. Your Valentine. Cracked heart symbol: means a broken heart

Page 14 – Mother’s Day Teacher check

Page 15 – Royal Flying Doctor Service Slogan:Teacher check States: 1. SA, 2. NT, 3. Qld, 4. NSW, 5. Qld, 6. Qld, 7. WA 8. WA, 9. WA, 10. Tas, 11. WA, 12. Qld, 13. SA, 14. WA, 15. Qld, 16. NSW, 17. Qld Page 16 – International Day of the Family Puzzle: 1. brother, 2. nephew, 3. uncle, 4. father, 5. aunt, 6. cousins, 7. mother, 8. grandmother, 9. sister Answer: relations Page 17 – Heart Week Missing words: muscle, blood, oxygen, part Health agency: Heart Foundation Teacher check Page 18 – World Environment Day Teacher check

Page 19 – Arbor Day

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Australian Special Days Answers Missing words:

Fruit trees: Flowers: Trees: Birds: Needs: Insects:

Trees, importance, oxygen, fruit, paper, furniture, valuable, seeds, recycle apple, orange, apricot wattle, waratah, bottlebrush banksia, jarrah, gum cockatoo, kookaburra, budgerigar water, soil, sunshine cicadas, bees, termites

Page 33 – The Melbourne Cup Teacher check Word sleuth: V C O I S N

Page 20 – Australia Post Send mail: surface mail, fax, airmail, parcel post Puzzle: post, opts, stop, tops This is a post mark Teacher check

R I

A L L

A L O M

I G R E Y

O S C U

B E

Y G

E H O

E W

L A N S T

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

Page 22 – Horses’ Birthday Teacher check Missing letters: saddle, reins, stirrup, racing, jockey, bridle, trot, hooves, jodhpurs Page 23 – Children’s Book Week Circle words: read books Teacher check

D E

O P J

O U

W G C E

P I

R S

O N B

R L T A E T N A

Y M W I N N E R L Y

P H A R U A W H E

L A P T R A C

L H V A M

T D B

R U

Page 34 – Remembrance Day Missing words: Day, fighting, country, November, remember, ended, silence, poppy, worn, respect Wars: 1–d, 2–e, 3–a, 4–f, 5–c, 6–b Page 35 – Qantas Established Teacher check Page 36 – Australian Flag National Anthem: Australians all let us rejoice for we are young and free, with golden soil and wealth for toil out home is girt by sea. Our land abounds in nature’s gifts of beauty rich and rare, in history’s page, let every stage advance Australia fair. In joyful strains then let us sing advance Australia fair. Page 37 – Australian Olympic Games Sports: gymnastics, archery, javelin, boxing, rowing, long jump, hurdles, diving, fencing Jumbled sports:fencing – hurdles boxing – soccer Track Names: Majorie Jackson, Glynis Nunn, Jon Siebens, Murray Rose, Keiron Perkins, Betty Cuthbert, Ron Clarke, Dawn Fraser Letters: olympic teams

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Page 21 – World’s Indigenous People Uluru: Ayers Rock Picture objects: woomera, emu chick, kangaroo, snake, fish, boomerang, sun Native fruit: quandong Names: Evonne Goolagong, Kath Walker, Albert Namatjira, Ernie Dingo, Neville Bonner, Christine Anu, Lionel Rose, Charles Perkins, Ernie Bridge, Cathy Freeman

Teac he r

E O

Page 25 – Red Nose Day! Total: R = 19, E = 45, D = 27 Teacher check

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Page 26 – Surf Lifesaving Association Missing vowels: 1. a a, i, e e e, e a. 2. e e, i, a o e, a a, i, i, a, i e. 3. e, a a, e o, e a, a e, a, e i. 4. l, e, a e, i, o u, a, e, u, i, o, a, o e, o, e, o e. Signs: 1. undertow, 2. shark, 3. surfers, 4. no surfing, 5. box jellyfish, 6. swimming allowed, 7. deep water, 8. no swimming

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Page 24 – Daffodil Day Daffodil: 7 times Teacher check

Page 38 – Skin Cancer Awareness Week Missing vowels: u e a, i, e e i a. o i, u, e e e, a, a. u e, a, a, o, o u, e a. o, i o, e, a e. u, i, u, e a i. a, i o e, i, u, o u,i. e e e, o e, o e. u a e, o e, o u, e e. e e, e a i, u e a. a e, a, i, e, e a. e e, e, o u, i, u.

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Page 27 – Father’s Day Teacher check

Page 28 – Television in Australia Teacher check

Page 29 – World Animal Day Teacher check Page 30 – United Nations Day Missing Words: peace, friendship, together, poverty, nation, rules, olive, symbol, world Agencies: Food and Agriculture Organisation World Health Organisation International Maritime Organisation World Meteorological Organisation United Nations Children’s Fund UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation Opinion Poll: Teacher check Page 31 – Education Week Teacher check Page 32 – International Children’s Day Countries: 1. France, 2. Wales, 3. New Zealand, 4. Denmark, 5. Spain, 6. Norway, 7. Switzerland Unjumbled words: 1. fun, 2. important, 3. lovable, 4. unique, 5. creative, 6. special

Page 39 – First Holden Car Produced Parts: 1. door handle, 2. headlight, 3. windscreen, 4. number plate 5. wheel, 6. hub cap, 7. bumper, 8. hood, 9. windscreen wipers, 10. roof, 11. window, 12. Holden Stop and go: Jackaroo, Torana, Premier, Astra, Gemini, Nova, Calais, Camira, Belmont, Statesman, Commodore, Kingswood, Sandman, Barina Page 40 – Eureka Stockade Words: neutral, injured, stockade, system, occupied, workable, wooden Teacher check Page 41 – Christmas Day Missing letters: e i i o u, e i a, o, i a, e a e, i, e u, a e, e e, a, e o e, i, a Letters: etres Unjumble: trees Gift bringers: Baboushka, Befana, Christkind, Father Christmas, Grandfather Frost, Kris Kringle, Santa Claus, St Basil, St Nicholas

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