Country Study - Australia

Engage your students in geography by learning about the world around them with this fun country study of Australia. Your students will create a 17-page mini book all about Australia. They will read the included reading material about Australia and use that, together with other books or online resources, to complete each page in their own Australia mini-book.

Your students will complete the following tasks about Australia:
Identify Australia on a world map
Label the major Australian cities
Develop general knowledge of Australian facts
Learn about the origins and look of the Australian flag
Learn about common foods in Australia
Investigate native animals to Australia
Explore popular Australian sports
Identify significant landmarks in Australia
Learn some common Australian phrases/expressions
Identify traditional Australian clothing
Research a famous Australian person
Compare and contrast Australia with another country by completing a Venn diagram
Research significant historical events that occurred in Australia
Research significant dates/celebrations in Australia

This country study also includes 4 different reading pages that students can use as part of their research.

Instructions are included for assembling the mini-books.