Commemorative Activity Centre

These activities are designed for children to explore and consolidate their learning about commemoration and Australia’s military history in an enjoyable way. Prior learning about the topics will enhance the student’s experience.

Theme

Subject

Year

Activity type

Trench hotspots and quiz

Year 2 - 5 HASS History

Pack your bag for the First World War drag-and-drop

Silhouette of an Australian soldier in uniform, wearing slouch hat and boots, standing with a rifle pointed to the ground. Orange sunrise in the background.

Year F - 3 HASS History

In the Trenches crossword

Armed soldiers watching out from a sandbag trench

Year 5 - 6 HASS History

In the Trenches word search

A man sleeping in the middle walkway of a trench.

Year 3 - 4 HASS History

Anzac Day crossword

A wall of red poppies on a bronze list of solders names at the Australian War Memorial. To the left people in a corridor

Year 5 - 6 HASS History

Symbols of commemoration find a picture

A brown slouch hat with a badge and ribbon.

Year F - 2 HASS

Match the symbols memory game

4 war medals displayed in a row, 1 gold star and 3 silver circles. Colourful striped ribbon holds the medals

Year F - 2 HASS

Ode of Remembrance quiz

A field of bright red poppy flowers with green grass background. The setting sun behind a mountain in the background

Year 2 - 3 HASS

'Lest we forget' true or false quiz

A wreath with red gerberas and green foliage with a purple ribbon with the words Lest we Forget

Year 1 - 3 HASS

Remembrance Day word search

A bouquet of red poppy flowers with black centres arranged with green leaves

Year F - 3 HASS

Commemoration find a word

Soldiers stand in uniform in front of a crowd. Australian flags fly at half mast at the Australian War Memorial building