AUSTRALIA: Discovering Australia Bundle

Enrich your study of Australia—and save 20%— with the Discovering Australia Bundle, which includes an introductory book, two colorful posters, and seven cross-curricular activities.

Resources Included:

• Snapshots of Australia introduces the location, national flags, cultural symbols, native animals, and landmarks of Australia, along with common Aussie slang phrases.

Posters Included: (11 x17 inch)

• Symbols of Australia illustrates six cultural symbols with colorful photographs.
• Unique Animals of Australia features eight animals found only in Australia.

Cross-Curricular Activities Included:

• Ancient Aboriginal Arts describes, using a fill-in-the-blank format, three art forms of the 30,000 year old Aboriginal culture.
• Mapping Australia develops critical thinking skills with interactive written directions.
• Unique Animals Study Guide and Reading Detective is based on the poster (listed above) and extends learning about indigenous animals.
• Wild Australia Matching Cards highlights an additional ten unusual Australian animals with colorful photos and fun facts.

Bonus Resources:

• Two Flags of Australia presents the two official flags--Australian and Aboriginal--of Australia.
• Birds of the World: Cockatoo and Gouldian Finch introduces two iconic birds with fun facts and large illustrations suitable for art projects such as water coloring or collages.

Vocabulary Words and Phrases:

• Snapshots: Aboriginal, boomerang, constellation, continent, emu, eucalyptus, joey, koala, marsupial, Outback, Uluru, Union Jack, uninhabited, vast
• Activities: apex predator, arboreal, captivity, carnivore, Commonwealth, constellation, crest, didgeridoo, echolocation, elongated, independent, indigenous, monotreme, ochre, Southern Cross, venomous

Australian Slang Phrases:

arvo, chockers, fair dinkum, g’day, mozzie, ripper, roo, ta, walkabout

Targeted Skills:

• Promoting respect and appreciation for cultural differences
• Identifying unique animals and cultural symbols of Australia
• Identifying art forms of the Aboriginal culture
• Creating a map legend
• Following written directions
• Developing reading strategies
• Critical thinking skills of comparing, contrasting, and analysis
• Building content-area literacy in social studies
• Reading fluency and comprehension

Sample Pages: Please see the preview for sample pages from the bundle. To view additional Snapshots images, click on the link listed below.

Image Credits: Like all of my resources, this bundle features realistic illustrations and real-life photographs. The illustrations in the book and activities are my own original drawings (©Dr.J). The photos come from a variety of sources, including copyright-free images, copyrighted images licensed under the Creative Commons, and copyrighted images that I have purchased for commercial use. Please see the Image Credits Page, included with the Activity Pack, for a detailed list of image sources.

Technical Info: The files are in PDF format. The Activity Pack PDFs are combined into a zip file.

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Upgrade and Save 30% with the Discovering Countries and Cultures Around the World MEGA-Bundle, which includes Snapshots books and Activity Packs for more than thirty countries around the world, PLUS the entire Holiday Traditions Around the World series as the FREE bonus.

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RELATED RESOURCES:

• Let’s Explore the Continent of AUSTRALIA PowerPoint
• CHILDREN’S GAMES Around the World
• TASTE THE WORLD! International Recipes for Jr. Chefs
• Teaching with TOOBS®: CORAL REEF
• Teaching with TOOBS®: THE LAND DOWN UNDER
• The SEVEN CONTINENTS Activity Book

ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES IN THE DISCOVERING COUNTRIES AND CULTURES SERIES:

• AFRICA: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
• ASIA/MIDDLE EAST: China, India, Israel, Japan, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam
• AUSTRALIA: Australia, New Zealand
• EUROPE: France, Germany, Greece, Ireland (FREE), Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom
• NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS: Cherokee, Chippewa, Comanche, Iroquois, Navajo, Pacific Northwest nations, Shoshone, Sioux
• NORTH AMERICA: Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United States
• SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Peru

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