Australia Country Study Research Project - Differentiated Reading Comprehension

This 42 Page Australia country study project is perfect your upcoming Australia unit, multicultural study, cultural fair, or continent study. Full of information about Australia, this differentiated fact filled coloring book and activity package includes information and reading comprehension questions about Australia written in engaging informational text that is perfect for the lower elementary grades. Key information about Australia is included, including geography, the Australia flag, Australian animals, and other fun facts. It works well for a whole class activity, or can be used along with a variety of different country mini books (available in my store!) for differentiated instruction.

⭐⭐⭐A fun Passport Activity has also been included. This is a great way to boost engagement and provide opportunity for students to celebrate their learning! See below for more details!

✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails for detailed images and descriptions of activities included in this resource.

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This engaging package includes the following:

⭐All About Australia Mini Book - This informational booklet contains 27 pages. Students simply cut out the pages, stack them, and staple them together. Each page contains key facts about Australia, and black and white illustrations for students to color. A blank page for students to record their “favorite things about Australia” is also included. The pages have not been numbered, allowing you to pick and choose the ones that work best for your learners.

An additional blank page to accompany each information page is also included. These pages have the same graphics and titles, but the information boxes have been left blank. This gives you the option of having your students write in the information themselves. This is great for writing practice!

This fun mini book contains pages of information and illustrations on the following topics:

☀Map of Australia

☀Geography of Australia

☀Fun facts about Australia

☀The Flag of Australia

☀The Great Barrier Reef

☀Australia's Highest Mountain

☀Animals of Australia

☀The Boomerang

☀Surfing

☀The Sydney Opera House

☀Population of Australia

☀Writing Prompt: "If I were to travel to Australia, I would like to see..."

☀Writing Prompt: "Something interesting I learned about Australia is..."

☀Picture Prompt: Draw something you have learned about Australia.

☀Writing Prompt: "My favorite things about Australia"

A cute cover page is also included.

⭐Australia Comprehension Questions - A full page of comprehension questions is also included. Students use the information in the mini book to help them answer the questions. A detailed answer key is included!

⭐Australia Fact Gathering Page - A fun graphic organizer is included to help students gather important information about the country of Australia.

⭐Australia Writing Paper - A writing template for students to use to record the things they have learned about Australia is included. Three different versions of the template have been included to help make differentiation easy - blank, lined, and inter-lined.

⭐World Passport Activity - This activity was created to use alongside the different Country Study and Continent Study resources available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. As students complete each country/continent study, they receive a new stamp for their passport - a different stamp for each place is included in each of my country/continent studies. There is also a blank country/continent map included in the passport, for students to color in the places they have learned about. Finished passports make excellent records of learning, and are a great “souvenir” to take home and share with parents.

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What teachers like you are saying about this resource:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"My second grade classroom loved learning about Australia with the help of this kid friendly resource. Great graphics and wonderfully educational. Highly recommend this item!"
-Amanda J

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"This was a great way to teach my students about Australia (2nd grader's country for multi-cultural week). They were excited to work through the notebook and seemed to love every minute of it. Thank you!"
-Jenileese W

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"I really like that you included 2 different versions of the book - one to read and one for writing in. Thanks!"
-Stephanie W

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"This pack easily showed the geography and facts that I wanted my students to learn about Australia. We were able to compact the activities into the time slot I had for Social Studies."
-Candy Gray

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