The Anzac Portal classroom provides free, student friendly information and engaging learning activities, on the experiences of Australians in wars, conflicts and peace operations. It is designed specifically for teachers and students in Australian schools.
Teaching and learning resources
We create primary and secondary school resources with classroom-ready content. Our education specialists work with qualified historians to create resources for students that:
- contain accurate and accessible historical information
- include primary source veteran perspectives
- build on the History knowledge and skills required in the Australian Curriculum
- motivate them with engaging, thought-provoking and varied learning experiences.
Our free learning resources for Australian educators include teacher-designed:
- classroom activities and lessons aligned to the Australian Curriculum that embed differentiation
- interactive online activities to encourage student engagement and participation
- printable, lesson-ready student workbooks and worksheets to provide scaffolded knowledge and consolidate learning of skills and concepts
- explicit guided lesson sequences and practice tasks in source analysis skills
- short films and videos communicating veterans' experiences
- time-saving, lesson-ready workbooks and books
- extension and enrichment activities
- engaging activities for fast finishers.
Our most popular series
Century of Service book series
First World War workbooks series
In Their Own Words oral history series
Stories of Service short film series
Annual competitions
We are proud to host the national Anzac Day Schools' Awards. This annual competition recognises the outstanding and inspirational work of students and teachers who engage with veterans and current serving ADF members and honour Australia's service history. It's open to all schools around Australia.
We also proudly sponsor the 'Australia's Wartime Experiences' category of the National History Challenge for Australian students.
Commemorative Activity Centre
Explore our range of digital activities, including online quizzes and interactive books. Students can learn about and commemorate Australians' experiences in wars, conflicts and peace operations. Suitable for students from pre-school to Year 10.
Commemorative services
We provide information and resources to schools and organisations to support planning for local commemorative events. Downloadable posters, social media images and digital kitbags of student activity sheets are available.
Free printed posters are available if you email education@dva.gov.au.
Get in touch
To ask about our work or request a free copy of our printed books, contact us.