Australia's resources research and categorising activity suitable for Year 9 as part of the Australia and Its Environment unit.

Information and related activities exploring the flora of Australia and reasons for its uniqueness. For Year 9 Geography.

Fun and engaging activity that could be used as a lesson starter or part of a range of lesson activities. Targeted at Year 10 History Cold War studies but suitable for all high school students. Part 1- give students the word list sheet only for them to fill out (print the first two pages 2 into 1- half per student ) and get them to fill it out (guide as necessary). Part 2- give them the next 2 pages (print two into one again two sides per student) and get them to write the list of words they created in order to make a twisted version of this history story. They can then share their story with a friend and complete the questions. ENJOY! Students love this activity. The same idea could be used with a range of history stories (but pick the text and audience to ensure it is respectful where appropriate). Already weird chapters of history work best for this.

A few more 'brain warmers' to use as an engagement activity at the beginning of the lesson or as a quick 'commercial break' mid lesson. They serve as a great engagement activity and are also a great class room behaviour management tool (engaged students are focused and well behaved).

Other version of this did not seem to work so added again

A simple idea but one that can lead to several lessons of solid collaborative work from students as they plan and create a video or other presentation with a positive message- great as an end of term project; could be adapted to almost any subject but Geography, History and English are obvious ones for this.

Part of the Depth Study- Ancient China. This discussion point uses an infamous quote from Napoleon on the subject of China. This is a useful conversation starter to help students make connections between ancient China and its modern society and legacies.

Covers aspect 3 of the Overview of the Ancient World topic: Key features of ancient socities. A range of tutorial information and learning activities covering both historical knowledge and historical skills.

More brain starters to warm up student thinking and engage them in the lesson. They can also be used as a quick study break.

Attached are some hippy badge images that can be cut out and handed to students with a pin to wear in class (along with a crepe paper 'headband' if you wish). Use these to create a novel & fun atmosphere when teaching about hippy culture. There's lots of useful clips on Youtube to accompany the instruction. Relevant music can also be played to add to the atmosphere. This has been a very engaging lesson every time I have used this idea.

This is terminology matching activity based on images from Smartnote (unable to load the interactive file onto TES). This format could be used as a worksheet.

Class exercise/homework/assessment task where students explore their own history and document it like a historian.

Wordbank/glossary activity for Investigating the Ancient Past topic Year 7

Tutorial/board notes for students to copy with related teacher explication and class discussion. This is an overview of the major changes and influences in Australia in the post-war period.

More of these quick mental warm ups. Ideal for a quick activity at the beginning of a lesson or as a quick mid-lesson break to engage students and get them thinking. I have found these work a treat for my classes and prevent a lot of discipline problems. For example my Yr 10 class have gone from difficult to engage and a lot of work to manage to a fantastic class by using these at the beginning of each lesson- they love it! Those relating to ads and songs will fall 'out of date' after a few months so I hope that my sharing sees them put to good use before they expire.

HSC performance bands explained along with HSC success tips. Designed to print 4 pages into 1.

Part of 5A1 unit- Australia and its Exclusive Economic Zones information and activities/workseet