Australian Animal Fact Files | 20 Native Australian Animals | Year 1–2 | Editable | Printable

Bring Australian wildlife into your classroom with 20 colourful, easy-to-read animal fact files made for Year 1–2 readers. Each one-page fact file uses short, simple sentences, so your students can read about our animals and find the facts for themselves. These are great for research tasks, reading groups, science and HASS lessons, and early finishers.

Curriculum links (Australian Curriculum v9)

• AC9SFU01: observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features
• AC9S1U01: identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs

What's included

• Each fact file is fully editable in Canva, so you can change the text, swap the pictures or add your own
• 20 one-page animal fact files (A4, print-ready)
• A friendly illustration on every page
• The same six sections on every page: Name and Classification, Where I Live, What I Eat, What I Look Like, Life and Babies, Fun Facts
• Animals: Koala, Red Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Wombat, Emu, Laughing Kookaburra, Platypus, Short-beaked Echidna, Tasmanian Devil, Dingo, Saltwater Crocodile, Frilled-neck Lizard, Blue-tongue Lizard, Sugar Glider, Brushtail Possum, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Rainbow Lorikeet, Australian Magpie, Southern Cassowary and Green Tree Frog

Ways to use them

• Reading centres or guided reading
• Animal research and "fact hunt" activities
• Display around the room or a class book
• Take-home reading

Download now and bring Australian animals into your classroom!