Free external resources portal

This section of FTfs is a portal to a range of free education resources hosted on external websites (just click the Go button in the tables below). At the time of posting, the resources listed under the ‘External Resource Description’ heading in the tables could be accessed/downloaded and utilised without any requirement for educators to purchase the resources.

IMPORTANT: the resource content and terms of use of the external resources may change at any time. If you find this to be the case, please contact us so that we can update FTfs accordingly. Further, the resources linked to on external websites ARE NOT ‘For Teachers for students’ (FTfs) owned resources. They are wholly the responsibility of the website owners, and as such, Kids Media does not provide any warranty as to content accuracy and will not be held liable for any errors, omissions or incorrect information in the hosted external resources.

Where applicable, links are also provided to related resources hosted internally on the FTfs website.

PLEASE NOTE: There are two external resources tables below,

The first table does not require educators to register and login in order to access the resources listed.
The second table does require educators to register and login in order to access the resources listed.

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The following resource links do not require teachers to register/login to access the content.

Organisation	External Resource Description	Direct External Resource Link	Related Resources Hosted on FTfs
AEC Australian Electoral Commission aec.gov.au	AEC for schools – learn about Australia’s unique democratic and electoral systems Getting Voting (in your class or school) Democracy rules (various resources for upper primary – middle secondary) More teacher resources (activity sheets, fact sheets, maps etc.) Visits to the National Electoral Education Centre in Canberra	GO	‘Democracy Down Under’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) Videos
Australia Post auspost.com.au	The Australia Post Education Hub Australian Stamps (F – Yr 6) Stamp month resources (Yrs 1 – 6) First Nations storytelling, history and culture (F – Yr 6) – and more	GO	‘Letter writing’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (LP & P) ‘It’s time to write a letter’ interactive (LP & P) Letterheads to print (LP & P)
Australian Age of Dinosaurs www.australianageofdinosaurs.com	Australian Dinosaurs Online resources, dinosaur images and accompanying Australian dinosaur fact sheets About new discoveries in Australia Education programs (Winton & Lark Quarry tours Qld)	GO	‘Dinosaurs’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) Videos, photos & illustrations
Australian Alpaca Association alpaca.asn.au	Alpacas as a Farming Alternative – natural hazards classroom resources A large PDF document containing lesson ideas and activity sheets (Lower Primary & Primary)	GO
Australian Bureau of Statistics www.abs.gov.au	Australian Bureau of Statistics – Census data Snapshot of Australia – population, language and growth communities, families and households, education and more State and territory snapshots	GO	‘Australia’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) ‘Australia, state & territory maps’ to print (P) Photos & illustrations
Australian Fisheries Management Authority www.afma.gov.au	Australian Fish Species Facts about 45 different fish species found in Australian waters Information on how the Australian Government manages the catch of Australia’s fish	GO
Australian Good Meat goodmeat.com.au	Australian Good Meat – all about Australian red meat production Cross-curricular, Foundation to Year 10 school resources – linked to 9.0 of the Australian curriculum Digital Learning Card game Videos and more	GO	‘Cattle and sheep farming today’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) Interactive board game Videos
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience www.aidr.org.au	Education for Young People – teaching resources Lil’ Larikins resources and activities (Primary) Lil’ Larikins Youtube series People get ready (Yrs 8 – 10) Natural hazard specific lesson plans Tsunami: The Ultimate Guide, and many more resources	GO
Australian Made Campaign Ltd australianmade.com.au	Australian Made, Australian Grown Fact sheets Lesson and activity ideas (Primary) Interactives Colourful poster to download	GO	‘Australian Made’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) Australian Made Jigsaw Australian Made True or False Quiz
Australian Parliament House www.aph.gov.au	Parliamentary Education Office – civics and citizenship education Fact sheets Curriculum links (Yrs 3 – 10) Units of work (Yrs 3 – 10) Videos, quizzes, classroom activities and more	GO	‘Democracy Down Under’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P)
Australian Securities & Investments Commission asic.gov.au/for-consumers/moneysmart	Moneysmart – everyday financial topics Australian curriculum-aligned classroom resources (all year levels) Moneysmart in schools program	GO	‘Calculating with Australian Notes and Coins’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) Photos & illustrations
Australian War Memorial awm.gov.au	Australian War Memorial Online resources & activities (all year levels) Virtual excursions e-books The Simpson prize competition (Yrs 9 & 10)	GO	‘Anzac Day’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) ‘Remembrance Day’ lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) Photos & illustrations
Daniel Morcombe Foundation danielmorcombe.com.au	Day for Daniel – child safety education and awareness day Lesson plans and activity sheets (Yrs 3 – 6 & 7 – 9) Videos Online poster & chatterbox	GO
eSafety Commissioner www.esafety.gov.au	eSafety education – online safety resources & training for teachers, schools & communities Various online resources including staying safe online, cyberbully & more (Early Years, Primary & Secondary) Video library	GO
Forest Learning www.forestlearning.edu.au	Forest Learning – a focus on Australian forests and sustainable timber products Learning resources – four major themes for resources (Primary and Secondary) Fact sheets, lesson plans, video clips and more	GO
Geoscience Australia www.ga.gov.au	Geoscience Australia Videos Student activities Virtual exhibits Teacher Guides & more	GO
Great Barrier Reef Foundation www.barrierreef.org	The Reef – animals & threats Facts Videos Kids Corner – colour-ins, chatterbox and more	GO
Harmony Week www.harmony.gov.au	Harmony Week – everyone belongs Lesson ideas, activities and plans (Early Childhood, Primary & Lower Secondary)	GO	‘Harmony Day’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P & MY) ‘Harmony Day’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (LP) Interactive quiz, photos & illustrations
High Court of Australia www.hcourt.gov.au	High Court of Australia Facts (Primary & Secondary) Documentary video Activity book PDF (Primary) Photo gallery	GO
IP Australia www.ipaustralia.gov.au	Intellectual Property – patents & trademarks (Primary & Middle years) History of Australian innovation facts IP in everyday life facts IP rights in WWI	GO	‘Innovation – creative and critical thinking’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) Photos & illustrations
KESAB environmental solutions www.kesab.asn.au	Let’s be waste warriors! – reduce, reuse, recycle Lesson ideas (Primary & Lower Primary) Activity sheets (Primary & Lower Primary) Recycling video	GO	‘Stuff at home’ – interactive recycling house
National Archives of Australia www.naa.gov.au	National Archives of Australia – Students and teachers Learning resources – eight resource themes (Primary and Secondary) Competitions and special programs School visits – and more	GO
National Capital Authority www.nca.gov.au	National Capital Exhibition – Canberra Canberra’s history Learning resources Education Kit PDFs (Primary & Secondary) – various Units of work and activities	GO	‘Australian Capital Territory’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) Photos & illustrations
National Science Week www.scienceweek.net.au	National Science Week Links to educational Discovery Centres around Australia Resources for schools	GO	‘Innovation – creative and critical thinking’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) ‘About our solar system’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) ‘What are Simple Machines’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P)
Parks Australia parksaustralia.gov.au	Australian National Botanic Gardens – Australian plants Resource booklet PDFs (Primary & Secondary) facts & activities: Common Australian plant families Propagating Australian plants Floral emblems of Australia & more	GO
Reserve Bank of Australia www.banknotes.rba.gov.au	Reserve Bank of Australia – Australia’s Banknotes Facts and images: History Banknotes in circulation & the security of Australia’s Banknotes People on the Banknotes & more	GO	‘Calculating with Australian Notes and Coins’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) Photos & illustrations
Royal Australian Mint ramint.gov.au	Investigating Australian Coins Fact sheets Lesson and activity ideas (Lower Primary, Primary & Middle Years) Fun activities	GO	‘All About Australian Coins’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (LP) ‘Calculating with Australian Notes and Coins’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) An interactive board game, video & quiz Photos & illustrations
The Marine Discovery Centre marinediscoverycentre.com.au	The Marine Discovery Centre Lesson ideas (Yrs 3 – 5, 6 – 7 & 8 – 10) Australian Curriculum links Classroom activities Puzzles & fun activities, and more	GO	‘Endangered Wildlife Around the World’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P)
ThinkUKnow Australia www.thinkuknow.org.au/about	ThinkUKnow – in partnership with the Australian Federal Police Preventing online child sexual exploitation ThinkUKnow presentations for parents, carers and educators ThinkUKnow presentations for student (F – Yr 12) Resources – various fact sheets – and more	GO

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Organisation	External Resource Description	Direct External Resource Link	Related Resources Hosted on FTfs
Australia Post auspost.com.au	Australia Post – Pen Pal Club Classroom teachers can register to connect with another school to exchange letters (Lower Primary & Primary)	GO	‘Letter writing’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (LP & P) ‘It’s time to write a letter’ interactive (LP & P) Letterheads to print (LP & P)
Australian Organic austorganic.com	Australian Organic Schools Lesson plans (Lower Primary & Primary) Work sheets Fun activities	GO	‘Organic farming, food and products’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) Photos & illustrations
Beyond Bank www.beyondbank.com.au/personal-banking.html	Beyond Money – earning > saving > spending Units of work, lesson ideas and activity sheets (Primary) Fact sheets Glossary of terms	GO	‘Calculating with Australian Notes and Coins’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) ‘All About Australian Coins’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (LP) Photos & illustrations
Canberra Excursions canberraexcursions.org.au	Canberra Excursions – teacher planning Apply for a National Capital Teacher Pass Request an Excursion Planner Explore the National Capital Attractions	GO	‘Australian Capital Territory’ facts, lesson ideas & activity sheets (P) Photos & illustrations
Clean Up Australia www.cleanup.org.au	Clean Up Australia – RECYKOOL for school A program to help manage rubbish and litter at school Schools Clean up Day registration (Primary & Secondary)	GO	Templates & Masters – ‘Make a mini paper Wheelie bin’ (found under the ‘Paper Models’ heading)
Forest Learning www.forestlearning.edu.au	Forest Learning – Teacher Pack Classroom teachers can register to request a free ‘ForestLearning’ teacher pack in the mail.	GO
Royal Lifesaving Australia www.royallifesaving.com.au	Water Smart – classroom resources (Foundation – Year 10) Units of work Teacher notes Activity sheets Safety tip sheets Fun homework activities, and many more resources	GO