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HistoriCool is the coolest mag in History! Published since 2013, HistoriCool engages and entertains 8-14 year olds with stories from the past, and helps teachers to deliver curriculum content with our coinciding teaching resources.

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HistoriCool is the coolest mag in History! Published since 2013, HistoriCool engages and entertains 8-14 year olds with stories from the past, and helps teachers to deliver curriculum content with our coinciding teaching resources.
Multiculturalism in Australia Resource Bundle
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Multiculturalism in Australia Resource Bundle

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What does vegetable soup and fruit salad have to do with multiculturalism in Australia? Students will answer this question and more in this HistoriCool resource bundle! Use the Multiculturalism in Australia Resource Bundle to engage your students in a wider study of Australian immigration, multiculturalism and the White Australia Policy. Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK109, ACHASSK135, ACHASSK136 This resource is delivered as a 11 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ 700-word engaging and entertaining article entitled The Menu of Multiculturalism targeted at 11-15 year-old readers. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above article to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for analysing prior knowledge and reading comprehension (answers included). ✓ Understanding the Text Tri-Level Question Guide asks students 'Does the text say this? Does the text suggest this? Do you agree with this statement regarding the text? ✓ Discussion Questions to get students thinking about the White Australia Policy, its purpose and its repercussions. ✓ Immigration Sequencing Activity for ordering Australia's immigration history (answers included). ✓ Events in Immigration Worksheet to get in depth about one factor of Australia's cultural past. ✓ A list of other teaching ideas for utilising The Menu of Multiculturalism in your classroom. Purchase Issue 09 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au
Bastille Day Resource Bundle
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Bastille Day Resource Bundle

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Fireworks, food and festivities... Sounds awesome right? But what is Bastille Day really all about? To answer that, we have to go back to a time when France was, well, a little less awesome... Use the Bastille Day Resource Bundle to introduce students to Bastille Day and to contextualize it with the national holidays celebrated in your country. Australian Curriculum Link: ACHASSK065 This resource is delivered as a 12 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ 500-word engaging and entertaining article entitled Bring On Bastille Day! targeted at 9-12 year-old readers. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above article to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for analysing prior knowledge and reading comprehension (answers included). ✓ Understanding the Text Tri-Level Question Guide asks students 'Does the text say this? Does the text suggest this? Do you agree with this statement regarding the text? ✓ French Revolution Image Analysis encourages students to look at two iconic images associated with Bastille Day for clues about the event and the people involved. ✓ The Fall of the Bastille Sensory Worksheet ✓ Bastille Day Quiz ✓ National Day Venn Diagram Template to compare Bastille Day with a national holiday celebrated in your country. ✓ A list of other teaching ideas for utilising Bring On Bastille Day! in your classroom. Purchase Issue 09 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au
Natural Disasters Resource Bundle
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Natural Disasters Resource Bundle

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Disasters: they rock our world, and they shape our history! Use the Natural Disasters Resource Bundle to engage your students in a study of natural disasters and their impacts on Australia and the world. Australian Curriculum Link: ACSSU075, ACSSU078, ACSSU096, ACHGK053 This resource is delivered as a 15 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging and detailed article entitled Australian Natural Disasters. ✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for assessing reading comprehension. ✓ Natural Disasters Glossary Builder encourages students to grow their disaster vocabulary each time they come across a new term in their study. ✓ Natural Disaster: Cause & Effect worksheet. ✓ Natural Disaster Investigation worksheet. ✓ Disaster-themed spot-the-difference. ✓ Disaster word search. Purchase Issue 25 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au
Independence Day Resource Bundle
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Independence Day Resource Bundle

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What is Independence Day? And why is it such a big celebration for our friends in America? Use the American Independence Day Resource Bundle to answer these questions and engage your students in a study of celebrations and commemorations in America and around the world. Australian Curriculum Link: ACHASSK065 This resource is delivered as a 15 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Entertaining 400-word article entitled Stars & Stripes targeted at readers in Years 3-6. ✓ Celebrations & Commemorations definitions poster ✓ KW Chart template to find out what students know, and what they would like to know about American Independence Day, or a national or international celebration of their choice. ✓ The Fourth of July in Pictures. ✓ Independence Day Sensory Chart worksheet asks students to imagine was Fourth of July festivities look like, smell like, sound like etc... ✓ Independence Day Comprehension Questions ✓ American Symbol Match worksheet ✓ Independence Day and Australia Day comparative worksheet ✓ Celebration Passport template Purchase Issue 21 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au
Australian Icons & Legends Resource Bundle
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Australian Icons & Legends Resource Bundle

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What are some of Australia's most iconic places? And how have they - as well as places in our local area - changed over time? Use the Australian Icons & Environments Resource Bundle to engage your students in a study of Australian places and how they have changed and stayed the same though history. An ideal accompaniment to the Australian Curriculum Grade 3 topics ACHASSK063 and ACHASSK069 Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK063, ACHASSK069 This resource is delivered as a 18 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging and informative article entitled Australian Icons and Legends to read as a class. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above article to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- and Post- reading quiz to assess reading comprehension. ✓ Places over Time: Same or Different worksheet asks students to compare an iconic Australian place across two eras, and then complete the same task for a place in their local area. ✓ KW Chart for students to record what they already know and what they would like to find out about a significant local site ✓ Local Site Investigation worksheet ✓ Local Monopoly Boardgame Template Purchase Issue 20 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au
Hanukkah Resource Bundle
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Hanukkah Resource Bundle

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What is Hanukkah and how is it celebrated? Use the Hanukkah Resource Bundle to answer these questions and engage your students in a study of Hanukkah and celebrations around the world. Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK065 This resource is delivered as a 12 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging 500-word article entitled Happy Hanukkah! targeted at a 8-11 year old audience. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above story to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- and Post- reading quiz to assess reading comprehension. ✓ Tri-level question guide about the above article. ✓ Celebrations and Commemorations Definitions printable. ✓ Jewish Word Dictionary worksheet to build a visual dictionary. ✓ Hanukkah and Christmas Comparison worksheet. ✓ Jewish Vocabulary Wordsearch. Purchase Issue 06 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au
Dinosaurs Resource Bundle
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Dinosaurs Resource Bundle

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History meets science as we go back to the time of prehistoric giants... Use the Dinosaurs Resource Bundle to engage your students in a study of dinosaurs, their habitats and adaptations. Australian Curriculum Link: ACSSU073 ACSSU075 ACSSU043 ACSSU094 This resource is delivered as a 16 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Entertaining article entitled 19 Monstrous, Chompy, Scaly Dino Facts for the reading pleasure of 9-12 year olds. ✓ 3-2-1 Question Guide. ✓ Dinosaur KW chart to develop questions for enquiry. ✓ Geological Time Chart worksheet. ✓ Geological Time wordsearch. ✓ Palaeontologist & Archaeologist comparison worksheet. ✓ Dinosaur adaptations worksheet. ✓ Create a Dino activity. ✓ Which Dino are You? fun personality quiz. Purchase Issue 23 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au
A History of Telling the Time & Other Changing Technologies Resource Bundle
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A History of Telling the Time & Other Changing Technologies Resource Bundle

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Once upon a time people couldn't just whip out their iPhone to check the time! Use the History of Telling the Time & Other Changing Technologies Resource Bundle to go back in time to when your student's parents, grandparents and distant ancestors grew up and find out the sorts of technologies they used everyday! Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK046, ACHASSK063 This resource is delivered as a 14 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging article entitled 'Telling the Time Through Time.' ✓ What Old Technology is This? activity asks students to identify old technologies and match them to modern day equivalents. ✓ Technology Over Time Parent & Grandparent Interview worksheet ✓ Flow of Technology worksheet asks students to consider what technologies led to a certain invention and what new technologies followed as a result of it. ✓ The Timeline Game instructions and playing cards. ✓ My Technology Predictions worksheet. Purchase Issue 26 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding magazine: www.historicool.com.au.
Ramadan Resource Bundle
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Ramadan Resource Bundle

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Just how do followers of the Islamic faith go without food for up to 20 hours per day during the month-long celebration of Ramadan?! Use the Ramadan Resource Bundle to engage your students in a wider study of celebrations and commemorations around the world and the islamic religion. Australian Curriculum Link: ACHASSK065 This resource is delivered as a PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ 600-word approachable and entertaining article entitled Rumbling Tummies & Ramadantargeted at 8-12 year-old readers. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above article to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for analysing prior knowledge and reading comprehension (answers included). ✓ Understanding Ramadan background information provides additional context to teachers and is designed to be read aloud to students and used in conjunction with - ✓ Understanding Ramadan Worksheet gives student a comprehensive knowledge of the who, what, where, when and how of Ramadan. ✓ Major Religion Comparison Worksheet for researching and locating similarities and differences between world religions. ✓ Ramadan Recipes to cook with and for your class! ✓ A list of other teaching ideas for utilising Rumbling Tummies & Ramadan in your classroom. Purchase Issue 15 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au
Colonial Christmas Resource Bundle
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Colonial Christmas Resource Bundle

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How did Australian pioneers celebrate Christmas? Use the Colonial Christmas Resource Bundle to engage your students in a study of the traditions and celebrations of Australia's colonists. Australian Curriculum Link: ACHASSK107 This resource is delivered as a 15 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging 800-word story entitled Oscar's Colonial Christmas targeted at readers in Years 4 to 6. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above story to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ KW Chart template to find out what students know, and what they would like to know about colonial Australian traditions. ✓ Sensing a Colonial Christmas Worksheet asks students what a colonial Christmas looked like, sounded like and smelt like. ✓ Outback House Bush Christmas Video Response Worksheet ✓ Colonial Christmas Image Analysis Worksheet (+ images) ✓ Christmas Then & Now Comparison Worksheet ✓ A Bush Christmas poem by C.J. Dennis Purchase Issue 06 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au