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Australia map colouring page. Australia Facts for Kids: Facts about Australia for Kids. Interesting Facts for Kids Here are some interesting Australia Facts which were chosen and researched by kids especially for kids. Name: Commonwealth of AustraliaGovernment: DemocracyPopulation: 23, 6 million (2013)Capital: Canberra with 380,000 people (2013)Language: English Australia Geography Australia is the smallest inhabited continent of the seven continents can also be considered the largest island in the world. The country is divided into six states (Southern Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania) and two self-governing territories: Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory (which is around Canberra, the capital city). The main cities in Australia are: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra (capital city) The highest mountain of Australia is Mount Kosciuszko with 2.228metres or 7,310ft.

The Great Barrier Reef in Eastern Australia is the biggest coral reef in the world. Did you know? Australia Day. Australian animals and birds are favourites with children the world over, and here you can learn a... A fun collection of Australian themed colouring pages to print for the kids, including Australian... Just for Australia Day, enjoy these fun Australia Day colouring pages for younger children, showing... Celebrate Australia Day with the help of our Australia Day printables. We've got all sorts here,... Get ready for Australia Day or other patriotic occasions with our collection of Australia flag... Use our assorted Australia printables in the classroom or home, for Australia Day or when learning... Try our scramble puzzle of the Australian States and territories, our word search of Australian...

Australia has given rise to many notable people in its history. Get inspired by our range of Australia Day crafts and general Australia-themed crafts for kids of... Scroll down to explore our Australian crafts for kids - including some aboriginal dot art, a... Lesson plans, resources, and ideas for countries in Australia and Oceana. In addition to the printables that can be used for any country study, I make additional sheets for specific countries ~ mapping activities and flag notebooking sheets {and sometimes more!}. We took two weeks to study the continent of Australia. Our first week we focused more on the geography of Australia {Great Barrier Reef, desert, oceans surrounding Australia} as well as the currency, the Australian flag, and learned some Australian slang words {grins}. During our second week we learned about kangaroos and koalas and completed some minit books {usually to make a lapbook} about both animals. We also had fun trying to draw some different animals and even tried to draw our own map of Australia.

If you'd like to see a more detailed blog post with day-by-day plans for our two week study along with links/resources, here is the link: Australia ~ Our Studies Down Under New Zealand was a two-week stop we took in our geography travels after learning about Australia. Books we used and loved.... Australia. Australia's ecosystem is an unusual one because of its remote location. As a result, there are many animal species that occur here and nowhere else in the world, such as the platypus, kangaroo, echidna, and koala. Australia has 516 national parks to protect its unique plants and animals. One of Australia's most amazing sites rises like an enormous whale's back from a flat red-soil desert called the Red Center.

This site is called Uluru, and it is a sacred natural formation at the heart of the country. Rising 1,100 feet (335 meters) tall, it is the largest rock in the world! Australia is home to many of the deadliest species of animals on the planet. There are several types of rain forests in Australia. Australia.