All About AustraliaPrimary One and Two

What is Australia?Australia is a big country.

Here is a picture of the Australian flag.

The weather in Australia is sunny and hot.

Weather

spring

September

October

November

summer

December

January

February

autumn

March

April

May

winter

June

July

August

Australian Language

G’ day – common greeting, like hello.Woofer – a dog.Hooroo – see you later. Ta – thanks

People in Australia speak English.Here are some funny Australian words:

Australian kid’s song

G’day G’dayHow ya goin?What ya know?Well strike a lightI say – G’dayAnd how ya goin?I say G’day, G’day, G’dayShe’ll be right!

http://www.manlwestss.qld.edu.au/webtrek/myweb4/new_page_5.htm

Australian Food

Are you hungry?  I am! I just love leaves. Do you want some? Oh, I forgot, you probably like people food! Well, here’s some Australian tucker!

(tucker is food)

Aussie Meat Pie

Aussie meat pie is a pie with meat inside.

Lamingtons

Lamingtons are small cakes covered in coconut.

Pavlova

Pavlova is a crispy cake made from eggs.

Vegemite

Vegemite is like British marmite, but it’s not as salty!

Animals

Australia has many animals and most of them are not found anywhere else in the world. Let’s have a look at some of them.

Kangaroo

It is brown. It has long legs. It can jump.

Koala

It is grey. It looks like a bear. It can climb.

Emu

It is brown and grey.It is a bird, but can’t fly.

Platypus

It is brown. It can swim and walk.

Dingo

It is a dog. It is brown.

Kookaburra

It is a bird. It likes to laugh.

Song – Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/kookaburra.htmKookaburra sits in the old gum treeMerry, merry king of the bush is he

Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!Gay your life must be

Kookaburra sits in the old gum treeEating all the gum drops he can see

Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!Leave some there for me!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum treeCounting all the monkeys he can seeStop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!

That's not a monkey that's me

Kookaburra sits on a rusty nailGets a boo-boo in his tail

Cry, Kookaburra! Cry, kookaburra!Oh how life can be!

P 1 and 2 ProjectAustralian animals are so cute. Choose your favourite Australian animal and write about it. My favourite animal is_____________________

My animal’s name is______________________

Write four sentences about your animal

Eg.

G’day boys and girls!

My name is Kelly the Kangaroo.I am brown.I have a long tail and big ears.I can jump high.I carry my baby in a pouch.Hooroo, boys and girls.

kangaroo

koala

dingo

emu

kookaburra