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Browse our collection of First Fleet worksheets and activities for primary school students. Resources include maps, convict registers, labelling ships, reading passages, comprehension activity sheets and more.

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Mapping the Voyage: Trace

A map showing the stops the First Fleet made. Trace the route and label the stops.

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Mapping the Voyage: Add Details

A map showing the stops the First Fleet made. Draw the route, label the stops and add information about each of the stops.

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Mapping the Voyage: Draw

A map showing the stops the First Fleet made. Draw the route and label the stops.

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First Fleet Voyage Display

A display showing the journey of the First Fleet.

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The First Fleet Reading

A reading sheet about the First Fleet.

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First Fleet Reading & Comprehension

Read about the First Fleet and then answer the comprehension questions.

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First Fleet Reading Cloze

A cloze worksheet about the First Fleet. Fill in the missing words to complete the text.

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First Fleet Ship Profile Template

Choose one of the ships of the First Fleet to research and use the information to complete this worksheet.

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Main Idea & Details: New Colony

Read the passage about the new colony in Australia and work out the main idea and supporting details.
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Fact & Opinion Sort: First Fleet

Is it a fact or is it an opinion? Cut and paste to sort the fact from the opinion in this First Fleet themed worksheet.

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