Australia Day

Holidays & Events

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

Students are introduced to some interesting Australian history and some fun Aussie slang.

Note: This lesson is written in Australian English.

This lesson discusses the use of Invasion Day as an alternative name for the holiday. Teacher discretion is advised.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
interpretive

Vocabulary

fleet
penal colony
ball
salute
consensus
navigator
circumnavigate
recipient
exceptional
prevalent
constellation
regatta
aboriginal
mourn
ancestor
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane