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Explore Australia's history at the National Library's Digital Classroom, aligned with the Australian Curriculum. With over 10 million items, we support diverse learning styles, fostering inquiry-based learning for students to analyse sources and draw conclusions about the Australian story.
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Detail of book cover for ‘Cooking Recipes You Will Like’, featuring a child with a wooden spoon and mixing bowl.

WH Comstock Co. Ltd, Cooking recipes you will like (detail), 1938, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3068728610

Cooking with numbers

Module

This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics for Year 3 and 4 students. 

Mathematics
Year 3
Year 4
A watercolor painting showing a central elongated figure resembling a fish or marine mammal, with a grid-like pattern. Above the main figure, three smaller, simpler outlines of turtles are sketched. The background consists of soft, earthy tones and textured brushstrokes.

William Westall, Chasm Island, native cave painting, 1803, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138890494

Connections to Country

Topic 

Explore early European encounters with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art through the work of William Westall and engage students in considering the cultural significance of special places.

Humanities
Year 3
Australian history
Explorers
First Australians
A publication showing a range of new colour televisions with the words Colour TV, what to look for when buying a set

Australian Consumers' Association, Colour TV: what to look for when buying a set, 1977, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1285282

Communication

Topic

In the 1970s, technology started to change quickly, in a period known as a ‘tech boom’. 

Humanities
Year 3
Australian history
Book cover of WeirDo

Anh Do and Jules Faber, WeirDo, 2017, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7289358

Chapter books

Topic

A chapter book is any book where the story is broken into different parts, called chapters.

English
Year 3
A detailed drawing of various hunting implements and weapons. The illustration includes spears, shields, boomerangs, clubs, and other tools, arranged in a grid-like pattern on a plain background. Each item is depicted with precise lines and shading, with some labelled using letters A and B.

Port Jackson Painter, Aboriginal hunting implements and weapons, 1790, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135230406

Changing technology

Topic 

Explore how food production and gathering methods have evolved over time, using artworks and photographs from our collection.

Humanities
Year 3
Australian history
Science and technology
A painting of a busy 19th-century Bourke Street, Melbourne, with horse-drawn carriages, pedestrians, and shops lining the street. Crowds gather on both sides, and a variety of people are depicted walking or riding.

Tom Roberts, Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1886, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-134285521

Changing streetscapes

Topic 

Discover how streetscapes have evolved over time by comparing depictions of Bourke St, Melbourne over time to foster student discussions about urban change and its impact on daily life.

Humanities
Year 3
Australian history
Black and white photo of a young woman counting coins and notes at a desk.

Ern McQuillan & Mike McQuillan, Waltons city department store employee being trained for the introduction of decimal currency, Sydney, 17 January, 1966, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138111466

Budgeting

Topic

Decimal currency (dollars and cents) was formally introduced in Australia on 14 February 1966.

Mathematics
Year 3
Year 4
Detailed botanical illustration of a vibrant red waratah flower with long, green leaves on a white background.

George Raper, Wa-ra-ta [waratah (Telopea speciosissima)], 1788, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-150069197

Australian emblems and official symbols

Topic 

Learn about Australia’s national emblems and official symbols, and the emblems of your state or territory using images and objects from our collection.

Humanities
Year 3
Australian history
Geography
Literature and writing
A vintage poster featuring a large blue-toned illustration of a man's face and hand, positioned above the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The man’s hand is raised with fingers partially curled. Below, the Harbour Bridge is shown at night with city lights reflecting on the water.

Tom Purvis, 1888-1959 & Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council & Australian National Travel Association, Australia's 150th anniversary celebrations Sydney - summer season - January to April 1938, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135689940

Australia Day

Topic 

Discover the origins of Australia Day and guide students to consider what it means  to different people using promotional material from our collection.

Humanities
Year 3
Art, drawing and illustration
Australian history
Photo of several young children in 1970s-era clothing playing on a swing set on a sunny cloudless day

Wolfgang Sievers, Children on a swing at Tom Price, Western Australia, 1975, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-160837526

1975: Then and now

Module

This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: HASS for Year 1, 2, and 3 students

Humanities
Year 3
Australian history

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