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Digital Classroom

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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Five figures depicted on postcard with captioned rhyme.

May Gibbs, We are the Gumnut Corps, we're going to war / May Gibbs, 1916, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-153093166

Early children's fiction in Australia

Topic

The Library has an extensive collection of Australian children’s literature ranging from the first children’s book published in Australia to the latest releases.

English
Year 3
A pile of children's books
Creative storytelling

Module

This resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum for Year 3 English - Language, Literature and Literacy.

English
Year 3
Literature and writing
Book cover of WeirDo

Anh Do & 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
Drawing of a boy throwing a book out of a window

Emma Allen & Lisa Coutts, The Great Book-Swapping Machine, 2021, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8630184

Narratives and story telling

Topic

The word narrative means story. As we write or tell stories, we are creating a narrative by describing a series of events that are connected.

English
Year 3
Santa Claus presenting gift to family entering the room

Jane Jolly & Robert Ingpen, Tea and Sugar Christmas, 2014, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6420587

Picture books

Topic

Reading picture books is important in speech development, building literacy skills, helping children to use their imagination.

English
Year 3

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