Australia is a beautiful country surrounded by oceans and filled with interesting animals, landscapes and people. Check out all the resources below to learn about Australia and grab the FREE printable portion.
Printables to Learn About Australia
The printable portion of the unit study contains Australia Notebooking Pages, a Map Scavenger Hunt, a Following Directions activity, a math activity about Australian currency, Famous People notebooking pages, and book summaries. Grab all 21 pages below and gain access to the printables from the other 12 unit studies, too!
Videos About Australia
This video shares some fun information to learn about Australia. (13 min.)
This Geography Now! video gives a good overview of Australia. (10 min.)
Australia has many unique animals that are not found anywhere else in the world. Learn about them here. (13 min.)
Research More About Australia
Ducksters has a variety of information about Australia including information about the geography, economy, and government of Australia as well as famous Australians with links to learn more about them.
Hands On Activities
Check out our Steve Irwin Unit Study to download printables to make a zoo of Australian animals. This set of animals would be perfect for it:
Draw an Australian animal with these videos from Art Hub for Kids:
Make Australian Food
Start your day with an Aussie Breakfast Fry-Up. You will likely recognize all these foods, but maybe haven’t eaten them altogether.
Here is an easy tuna and chickpea pattie appetizer.
Here is an Aussie Meat Pie for your main meal.
And here is a fun, Australian sweet treat, that almost any age child can make: Fairy Bread!
Learn About Australian Music
Non-Fiction Books to Learn About Australia
Fiction Books About Australia
Movies About Australia
Storm Boy is based on an Australian novel about a boy who rescued a pelican. It is available as part of Amazon Prime.
Red Dog is the beginning of series about a dog roaming the outback of Australia. Also available through Amazon Prime.
Oddball is another animal based movie set in Australia. This time a dog helps protect a penguin sanctuary.
Paper Planes is about a boy preparing for the World Paper Plane Championship. It is also set in Australia and available to rent through Amazon.
"Go to" Australia
Study the Biomes
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