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Dernière mise à jour le 29/12/07

Australia Day

26th January

Australia Day ( Jan,26) is a national holiday in Australia celebrating national pride and culture, and an opportunity to recognize and enjoy accomplishments. Many Australians use this day to explore and learn more about their national identity and culture.

Let's begin with - A short history of Australia

Study a map with some activities on the Australia Day site. Download here

Listen to the Australia Day anthem

 

Do a treasure hunt activity based on a picture book about Australia after reading, your pupils will check what they know with this online quiz



Vocabulary activities

Printables

Documents to print out from this leaflet on Indigenous Australians
An interesting map, as well as photos and some historical information, click here
The Australian flags

 

Australian animals

Koalas

Pictures on this site

You’ll find a webcam, a fantastic selection of fact sheets on Australian animals which print out very well (click on the “education” button), some nice colouring pictures and puzzles and instructions for making a koala mask (click on “kids’ corner”). There is also a sweet koala wallpaper to download (“giveaways”).
Click here

A great, child-friendly page about the kangaroo

The official Crocodile Hunter website. Learn about Steve and Terri, visit Australia Zoo, and find out about the latest episodes of this wonderful and exciting show.


Endangered species

The koala (vulnerable)

The blue whale (endangered)

The killer whale (vulnerable)


Have you ever seen a “wombat crossing” sign?




Do you know what a wombat, platypus or kanga is ? Try this entertaining interactive exercise on Australia rare animals




Stories about Australia

How Kangaroo got his tail
Five aboriginal legends for children

 

Music and sounds

Listen to these charming little stories, read by Australian author Mem Fox

Didgeridoos

Have a look at a page of didgeridoos on Wikipedia

Listen to
this great selection of Australian folk songs, with music and words so that you can sing along!



Fun facts and miscellaneous items about Australia

Australia photos to use in your projects


Australia day clipart

A page of Aussie slang!

Does your boomerang come back? Learn how to throw one properly here!



Links to more sites for kids about Australia


Everybody has heard of the Australia’s “flying doctor” – why not learn more about it at this fascinating site?

Learn about the bushrangers, Australian outlaws who tend to be regarded as folk heroes despite their lawlessness!


Learn about Uluru



 

Cooking


Try out some “Aussie tucker”! You will find recipes for damper, fairy bread, pavlova and Anzac biscuits here

More recipes! This time the famous Aussie meat pie, Lamingtons, and another pavlova!

Have you ever tried Lamingtons ?

 

E-lesson

On

The e-lesson to prepare a quiz
A vocabulary sheet
A quiz on Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

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