PDF Resources (Civics & Citizenship)
Resource PDFs provide the basic materials for our curriculum implementation. Our teacher and student materials refer to these. You can also use them to create your own lesson plan. We also include Activities here.
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Free for SubscribersActivity: Class Calendar
$2.00The Class Calendar Activity provides a 2019 calendar – one month per landscape A4 page.
This resource can be used by any class, but aligns particularly with the Australian Curriculum History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship and HASS for Foundation (Prep) to Year 3.
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Activity: Running a Class Election
$8.00This activity is designed to give students a first-hand example of Australian democracy, whilst exploring some of the historical aspects of our democratic process, including the use of secret ballot, ballot boxes, election officers and preferential voting.
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Activity: Show of Hands
$3.00This resource is designed to complement the Running A Class Election activity and gives a brief historical overview of voting by a show of hands, as well as a quick activity developed to encourage students to think about the advantages and disadvantages of this method of voting.
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Resource: 19th Century Cartoons
$5.00This resource gives examples of 19th century cartoons covering a range of topics from Australian history, particularly concerning the colonies, Federation and women’s suffrage.
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Resource: Aboriginal People and European Diseases
$5.00European diseases had an enormous impact on the Aboriginal people of Australia, when they were introduced in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Resource: Aboriginal People and the Environment
$5.00This resource examines ways in which Aboriginal people have used and maintained the Australian environment.
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Resource: Aboriginal People in Cold Climates in Australia
$4.00This resource, part of our ‘Indigenous People’ series, examines the groups that incorporate cold climate areas into their way of life.
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Resource: Aboriginal People in the 18th and 19th centuries
$14.00This resource provides information about Aboriginal society before, and at time of, contact with Europeans.
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Resource: Aboriginal Suffrage
$5.00This resource traces the history of the voting rights of Aboriginal people in Australia, as well as the struggle for civil rights.
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Resource: Afghan Cameleers in Australia
$5.00This resource, part of our ‘Migrants’ series, examines the history and contributions of ‘Afghan’ cameleers in Australia.
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Resource: Ancient Greek Democracy
$2.00A resource on the way that Ancient Greek Democracy worked in their society.
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Resource: Australia and the Boer War
$10.00Part of our Federation series, this resource looks at the relationship between the growing ‘Australian’ identity and the Boer War.
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Resource: Australia’s Secret Ballot
$3.00Australia made a huge contribution to democracy worldwide by developing a secret ballot system that ensured the privacy and security of all voters and their votes. This resource gives a historical overview of the development of this system in Australia, and its use internationally.
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Resource: Australian Constitution
$4.00Part of our Federation series, this resource provides a brief overview of the Australian Constitution, how it was formulated and the role it played in Federation. The history of the constitution and significant amendments are covered. People who played a significant role in the development of the constitution, such as Samuel Griffith and Andrew Inglis Clark, are also mentioned.
The resource is aligned with the Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship and HASS curricula for Year 6.
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Resource: Australian Goldrushes
$5.00This resource examines the gold rushes of the 19th century in different states of Australia and considers how these impacted on society in general, as well as the demography and economics of the continent.
The resource aligns with Australian Curriculum History, Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Business and HASS for years 5 and 6.
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Resource: Barcaldine Shearers’ Strike
$3.00The Shearers’ Strike of 1891 in Queensland, and the associated march in Barcaldine in May of that year, became important historical events.
The resource is aimed at students in Year 5, but can also be used for students in other year levels looking at Queensland history, Australian democracy or aspects of the Australian Curriculum for History, Civics and Citizenship and HASS.
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Since implementing this program I've really noticed how the students are improving.
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