Explore Anzac Day Through Distance Learning

Introducing Anzac Day through videos

One simple way to explore Anzac Day Through Digital Learning is by sharing videos with your students. The following videos would be great to share with students via Seesaw, Google Classroom, or directly to parents via email.

The following video gives some clear background information on ANZAC Day and its importance to both Australia and New Zealand.

“What is Anzac Day?” – Video running time: 2:08

The Battle of Gallipoli has special significance for New Zealand, Australia and Turkey. The following video by BTN (Behind the News) looks at this important, and tragic event.

 

“Anzac Day: The Gallipoli Story” – Video running time: 4:46

BTN (Behind the News) is a great resource for videos about Anzac Day that are made specifically for children. Australian’s can view the videos via their official website, while those in other locations can view them via their Youtube channel.

Three picture books that we recommend are:

You could email this freebie directly to students, and because of the QR codes, they can access the videos without needing to print anything. You also have my permission to share these QR code links on SeeSaw, school websites, or through Google Classroom. I’ll also add the videos below for you to check them out.  Click on the image below to download this freebie now.

“Anzac Ted” – Video running time: 3:10

“My Grandad marches on ANZAC Day” – Video running time: 3:54

Explore Anzac Day using web links

I previously put a blog post together that highlights interesting ANZAC Day themed weblinks and resources.

This includes Australian and New Zealand web links to:

• Research local war memorials
• Search for a soldier
• Take a virtual trip to Gallipoli

You can read the blogpost and check out the links by clicking here.

Explore Anzac Day with Digital Reading Activities

Go paperless with our Anzac Day Digital puzzle poster resource. Your students will learn about Anzac Day’s history, the battle of Gallipoli, the significance of poppies and rosemary, how the day is celebrated today, and more! This resource features a full resource for both Australian and New Zealand classrooms. Students complete activities to earn puzzle pieces and produce a beautiful Anzac Day puzzle poster. Click here to learn more about our Digital Anzac Day Scavenger Hunt.  

I also recommend checking out our Anzac Day Digital Interactive Reading Activities. Featuring differentiated reading passages and questions, this Google slides resource includes four passages (at two levels) with six-eight unique slides of engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking interactive tasks. Click here to see more. 

New Digital Anzac Day Activities

What about students who can’t access the internet?

This Anzac Day 3D Poppy Activity is a wonderful craft and learning activity that would be great fun to complete at home!

You can see our full range of Anzac Day resources here.

All the best for your Anzac Day teaching this year.

Onwards and upwards,