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Text from several primary sources about European first contact with Aborigines click here
Class lesson: Empathy/role-play exercise to foster reconciliation consciousness click here
General Ancient
How to teach juniors the concepts applying to and the use of Timelines click here
Ancient Greece
A CLOZE passage about Ancient Greek Hoplites suitable for Juniors as well as Seniors click here
The map of the World as the Herodotus and the Ancient Greeks knew it with Greece as the centre. Click here
Ancient Rome
Simple chart of terminology for the Roman calendar, dates and days click here
Simple chart of terminology for Roman money click here
Class Lesson: Pictorial cutaway diagrams and activity to label a Roman style House. Click here
Ancient China
A CLOZE passage about Ancient China click here
Ancient Egypt
A CLOZE passage about Ancient Egypt click here
An Egypt assignment for juniors click here
Anglos Saxons; Medieval and Age of Exploration topics:
A CLOZE passage about the coming of the Anglo-Saxons click here
A CLOZE passage about the Feudal System click here
Class lesson: Fun writing exercise to increase recall and focus on key aspects of Medieval history click here
Informative text document on Castles click here
A CLOZE passage about Medieval Japan click here
Academic notes on the Crusades click here
Brief notes on explorers during the Age of Exploration click here
Australia at the Turn of the 19th to 20th Century Topics:
Federation
Class lesson: Lesson idea on Federation click here
A text passage about federation click here
Questions on the Federation passage above click here
Discussion about Australian Links with Britain click here
Notes about Australian Links with Britain click here
World War One
Informative overview of WW1 causes click here
Informative overview of censorship during WW1 click here
Definition of Conscription click here
Short discussion of the devastating effects of new war technology in World War One click here
Lesson idea on World War One technology click here
A CLOZE passage about weapons of World War One click here
Gallipoli
Various overviews and details on the Gallipoli campaign
Lesson notes 1: click here
Lesson notes 2: click here
Lesson notes 3: click here
Study questions for Gallipoli click here
The Great Depression, 1929-1935
Academic essay about the Great Depression click here
Questions for studying the Great Depression
Questions 1: click here
Questions 2: click here
Source Based: click here
Source: "Weevils in the Flour" – indicating some of the conditions for the unemployed in the Great Depression click here
Statistics on Unemployment figures by state, year of Depression with brief commentary on peculiar features found click here
Other Topics for Junior History:
The Holocaust click here
Kokoda click here
Korean War click here
Class lesson:
Writing exercise for how to write a diary style text incorporating historical fact click here
Year 9 Excursion to The Rocks click here
