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"They were the pioneers - the ships' rats who found themselves in a strange new land. England was three-quarters of a year's sailing time away. The year was 1788. Among the pioneers in Australia was Watkin Stench, a young black rat." Publisher/imprint Hodder Silver.

"Whether you have one or two snapshots from a family album or a library of archived images, together we can build a history of the world."

Convict Queenslands - Qld State Library 

History Teachers Association of Australia have created units of work to support the Australian Curriculum: History. Assessments refer to Bloom's thinking levels and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences.

Available at the CES Resource Centre

Founders & Survivors is a partnership between historians, genealogists, demographers and population health researchers. It seeks to record and study the founding population of 73,000 men women and children who were transported to Tasmania. Many survived their convict experience and went on to help build a new society.

Students will analyse the biographies of three young Australians who have enacted and realised their values. They will then identify an issue that is important to them and consider current and future actions as a mechanism for enacting and realising their own values. This series of lessons concludes with students writing and annotating their autobiography, highlighting the values that are either explicit or implied in their work.

The Civics and Citizenship Education Historical Calendar celebrates significant days in Australia's history. By providing online links to further information and teaching and learning activities, it helps teachers to make investigations of these significant days an engaging and meaningful educational experience for students. Selecting 'Current event' in the calendar will take you to events on or near the current date or the calendar may be browsed by month.

Resources provided for the following topics: Getting Involved: Volunteers at our school Rules for Games, School and in the Community Online Interactives Community Club (Scholastic Books, USA) Freedom to Choose (Parliamentary Education Office, Parliament of Australia

Teachers and students are encouraged to create their own digital resources. Education Services Australia has created three tools that are easy to use and offer flexible methods for creating a variety of resources.

Teacher Resource Website F-6 History Resources