Explore Australian identity, diversity, belonging and culture with this engaging I’m Australian Too by Mem Fox activity pack. Perfect for Foundation, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 classrooms, this comprehensive Australian culture unit, book companion, and Harmony Day/Australia studies resource helps students understand what it means to be Australian through reading, writing, mapping and creative activities.
Using the much-loved text I’m Australian Too, students will explore belonging, family heritage, Australian traditions and national identity through meaningful, curriculum-aligned tasks.
⭐ What’s Included:
- 4 lesson plans
- 10 reading comprehension worksheets (variety of question styles)
- 10 sentence cut and paste activities to support comprehension and sentence structure
✏️ Writing & Reflection
- Wall display ‘thong’ writing activity (fun and uniquely Australian classroom display)
- About Me worksheet
- Blank writing sheet for student choice writing
- Additional writing and response activities linked to the story
🎨 Creative & Visual Activities
- 8 Aussie children to colour and decorate
- 10 Australian-themed colouring pages
- Decorate a thong and write activity
🌏 Australian Identity & Culture Exploration
- Mapping activities exploring student heritage and connections
- Family tree templates
- Worksheets exploring belonging and cultural identity
🎵 Advance Australia Fair Activities
- Student-friendly breakdown of lyrics
- Vocabulary explanations for tricky or unfamiliar words
- Reflection activities connecting national symbols and identity
✅ Perfect For:
• Harmony Day celebrations
• Australian studies units
• Identity and belonging lessons
• Literacy rotations and guided reading
• Whole class book studies
• Relief teacher lessons
• Cross-curricular English and HASS integration
💡 Why Teachers Love This Resource:
✔ No-prep, print and teach
✔ Builds reading comprehension and writing skills
✔ Encourages meaningful cultural conversations
✔ Supports diverse classroom representation
✔ Creates engaging classroom displays
✔ Differentiated activities suitable across early primary years
"We always do a Mem Fox author study every year, and this resource pack is perfect to match with her book I'm Australian too. The sheets are well presented with nice font and graphics."
"Such an amazing group of resources! Definitely something for everyone with this pack. Will definitely be using this resource in future years."
"A great resource to go with our Inquiry around 'Belonging and Family'"
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I’m Australian Too Activities | Mem Fox Book Companion | Australian Culture K-3
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ACARA Alignment
Foundation Year HASS - How families celebrate events (family events of significance)
Year 1 HASS - Celebrations in the local community (exploring and sequencing)
Year 2 HASS - Exploring local history (places and events of significance)
Year 3 HASS - Aspects of life in the local community (exploring the difference between a celebration and a commemoration)
Foundation Year English
Understand that texts can take many forms, can be very short (for example an exit sign) or quite long (for example an information book or a film) and that stories and informative texts have different purposes (ACELA1430)
Understand concepts about print and screen, including how books, film and simple digital texts work, and know some features of print, for example directionality (ACELA1433)
Explore the different contribution of words and images to meaning in stories and informative texts (ACELA1786)
Recognise that texts are created by authors who tell stories and share experiences that may be similar or different to students’ own experiences (ACELT1575)
Respond to texts, identifying favourite stories, authors and illustrators (ACELT1577)
Share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts (ACELT1783)
Identify some features of texts including events and characters and retell events from a text (ACELT1578)
Retell familiar literary texts through performance, use of illustrations and images (ACELT1580)
Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently (ACELY1650
