Getting it Together: From Colonies to Federation is a resource for teachers in the middle years classroom (years 5 to 8). A series of 7 packages, Getting it Together explores each state’s unique journey to Federation.
Using historical sources such as newspaper extracts, cartoons, speeches and biographies, the Getting it Together packages contain a series of activities for students to explore in the classroom. A national package brings each of the colonial stories together. Each package is divided into three themes:
- People and Places: explores the way of life in each colony prior to Federation;
- Road to Federation: examines the political issues debated by colonial parliaments in deciding whether or not to join in Federation; and
- Celebrations and Futures: looks at the way Federation was celebrated in 1901 and its continuing importance today.
The pdf packages are free to download and have been broken up into sections to reduce the file size.
Teacher Guide
- Teacher Guide (3.9MB)
The National Story
- Introduction (pdf, 2.3MB)
- People and Places (pdf, 8.8MB)
- Road to Federation (pdf, 7MB)
- Celebrations and Futures (pdf, 6.3MB)
New South Wales
- Introduction (pdf, 2.3MB)
- People and Places (pdf, 5.7MB)
- Road to Federation (pdf, 6.8MB)
- Celebrations and Futures (pdf, 4.6MB)
Victoria
- Introduction (pdf, 2.3MB)
- People and Places (pdf, 5.7MB)
- Road to Federation (pdf, 5.5MB)
- Celebrations and Futures (pdf, 5.1MB)
Queensland
- Introduction (pdf, 2.3MB)
- People and Places (pdf, 7.5MB)
- Road to Federation (pdf, 4.5MB)
- Celebrations and Futures (pdf, 4.2MB)
South Australia
- Introduction (pdf, 2.3MB)
- People and Places (pdf, 6.6MB)
- Road to Federation (pdf, 5.6MB)
- Celebrations and Futures (pdf, 4.7MB)
Western Australia
- Introduction (pdf, 2.3MB)
- People and Places (pdf, 5.2MB)
- Road to Federation (pdf, 4.7MB)
- Celebrations and Futures (pdf, 3.4MB)
Tasmania
- Introduction (pdf, 2.3MB)
- People and Places (pdf, 4.4MB)
- Road to Federation (pdf, 3.7MB)
- Celebrations and Futures (pdf, 3.3MB)