Anzac Biscuits by Phil Cummings: Reading Activities for the Anzac Day Book

Explore Anzac Biscuits by Phil Cummings with this collection of reading activities for the Anzac Day book. These five activities cover comprehension, retell, sorting and comparison, description and writing and allow students to better understand the text - a gentle exploration of the impacts of war on soldiers and families. A perfect resource in the lead up to Anzac Day

To use this resource you will need:

At least one copy of Anzac Biscuits by Phil Cummings (first published 2013)

These activities are designed for Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 students. If you are teaching students in another year level, please check the previews to determine if it is suitable for your classroom.

This resource includes

⭐ Teaching Notes

⭐ Cover/Display Page

⭐ 5 Discussion/Comprehension Questions in 4 Formats (Worksheet, Question Strips, Question Posters, Task Cards)

⭐ Events at Home, Events at War - Retell and Comparison activity (Worksheet, Posters, Event Strips, Drawing Pages)

⭐ Using the Senses - Exploring the Text, Comparison and Writing Activity (Worksheet, Interactive Notebook Activity, Question Strips, Writing Strips)

⭐ Letter from Rachel, Letter from Daddy - Writing Activity (2 Writing Task Sheets in 2 formats)

⭐ Remembering People Who Are Away - Brainstorming and Writing/Drawing Activity (Brainstorming Sheet, Drawing Sheet, Drawing and Writing Sheet)

This resource is written in Australian English and available as a PDF file in A4 format, 37 pages long. It may work for classrooms in other parts of the world, but please check the preview first to see if it is suitable

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