ANZAC Day Links

ANZAC Day traditions Information about Anzac Day and why it is so special to Australians.
ANZAC Day More information about Anzac Day and why it is important to Australians and New Zealanders.
A is for ANZACs The publication is intended for use by students as an introduction to some of the traditions and terminology associated with Australia's recognition of ANZAC Day as an important national holiday.

ANZAC Day ceremonies

ANZAC Day ceremonies are held throughout Australia on the 25th of April every year.

Their Spirit, Our History Their Spirit, Our History is a Memorial booklet written to help young Australians to understand the historical significance of ANZAC Day. It also includes commemorative classroom activities and an outline for planning your own commemorative ceremony. (5.12Mb PDF)
ANZAC Day education activities The following Anzac Day activity ideas will help you craft interesting and creative programs in the lead up to, on or after Anzac Day.

Links

For more information on ANZAC Day visit these sites:

ANZAC Developed by the ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee of Queensland, the site provides access to a range of educational resources designed to assist students to better understand the sacrifices made by the brave young men who landed at Gallipoli and those who followed their example in later conflicts. The following materials are presented: An Introduction to ANZAC Day for Early Childhood; The ANZAC Experience: Investigating Australians; Battlefields Experiences in World War 1; A is for ANZAC; Maps.
Primary School Activities The following education materials are designed to guide teachers of students from pre-school to upper primary years. While they are based on learning outcomes associated with the National Curriculum Statement for SOSE, teachers in various states should readily be able to select tasks at an appropriate level for their students by comparing the level with their own state outcomes. This Department of Veteran's Affairs site outlines some suggested activities for students and teachers related to Anzac day, peacekeeping, commemorative ceremonies, and Remembrance Day.
Kids HQ This site from the Australian War Memorial has young person centred approach to Australia's military history and military involvement. Site visitors can explore Great Stories, Animals in War, Technology, Home Front and My Job. There are special buttons for Glossary, Timelines and Commemoration. The site uses a games approach in many places and it will track a visitor's progress if they have registered. There are various teaching aids designed for classroom use.
In Flander's Fields

Online guide to lesson plans and activities

ANZAC Day - What does it mean to you today? This activity offers participants a comprehensive examination of the meaning of ANZAC Day in Australian contemporary culture. This activity is designed for groups or individuals and consists of ten activities designed to be worked through consecutively. The activity is completely self-contained within a single, 20 page Acrobat™ file (205kb).
Classroom activities From anzacday.org this section of our website contains a variety of activities which upper primary and secondary school teachers may care to use to assist in enhancing their pupils' understanding of ANZAC Day and inter-nation conflict.
Investigating the spirit of ANZAC This activity provides a basis for participants to examine the Spirit of ANZAC using the imagery and legend surrounding one of our most famous ANZACs, Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick, 'the man with the donkey'. The activity is designed for a class, consists of 16 'investigations' to be completed in numerical sequence, and is completely self-contained within a single, 21 page Acrobat™ file (156kb).
An introduction to ANZAC Day for early childhood Two types of activities are available -- paper-based (using printable PDF/Acrobat files) and interactive activities using a normal web browser. Please revisit this site from time to time as new activities will be placed as they become available.
RSL Education: Teaching and Learning Find a range of exciting activities written by teachers for teachers across all stages of schooling and key learning areas.
Harry and the Anzac poppy. This page contains a literature activity covering the following areas: Themes: Personal Experience. Year Levels: Middle Years 5 - 9. CSF II levels 4 - 6. KLAs: English, SOSE. Strands: Speaking & Listening, Writing, Reading, History.
Simpson and his donkey. This page contains a literature activity covering the folowing areas: Themes: Literature Activity: Simpson and his donkey. Year Levels: Early Years (P - 4). KLAs: English Strands: Speaking and Listening, Reading, Writing.
ANZAC Day quiz
This is a simple diagnostic tool to help you get a sense of your students' understanding and awareness of Anzac Day. An interactive online version is also available.

WebQuests

A Parcel for a Gallipoli Soldier : A Social Studies Web Quest for Years 4 - 8 We will work together to learn as much as we can about how they lived, survived or died at Gallipoli in World War 1. As we share our ideas we can build up a picture of what life must have really been like for these men so far from home.

Scavenger hunt - ANZAC Day activity This activity is designed to explore some aspects of Anzac Day in a little more depth by visiting the recommended online resources. You might want to use it instead of the quiz.

Games
ANZAC Puzzles Explore these picture puzzles and learn about Australian servicemen and women.

Teacher resource materials

Since 2001 all Australian schools have been provided with educational materials relating to Australia's wartime history.

Operation Click The resource book is a teachers’ guide which contains a range of teaching and learning activities aimed at upper primary, lower secondary and middle secondary school students throughout Australia. The activities are complemented by background historical information, a teaching context and purpose, key terms and an ICT skills check list.
You can access the Operation Click online version here: Operation Click
Worksheets The worksheets section of this site contains 7 worksheets in pdf for Anzac Day under the title:
Topic 3 - Anzac: Exploring the legend
Work sheet 3A: What is Anzac?
Source sheet 3B: Speech by Sir William Deane
Work sheet 3C: Analysing a Text
Work Sheet 3D: Describing the legend
Work Sheet 3E: Reflections on the Anzac legend
Extension 3F: The Living Legend
Extension 3G: Kokoda - Another Anzac?