Australian Reptiles in Primary School

Scales, Tails & Cold-Blooded Adventures!

🦎 Course Description

Meet the cold-blooded creatures that live right here in Australia! From slithering snakes and sun-basking lizards to slow-moving turtles and curious goannas, young learners will explore what makes reptiles special and how they survive in their habitats.

Through simple lessons, videos, stories, and fun hands-on activities, children will observe, describe, and compare different reptiles while building their vocabulary and communication skills.

This course supports learning across Science, HASS, Literacy, and Sustainability by helping students:

• understand why caring for wildlife and habitats is important.
• explore how reptiles meet their needs in different environments
• recognise how animals move, grow, and change
• use words and texts to share ideas and information about animals

🪟 What’s Inside

• Interactive videos, quizzes, and printable resources
• Real-life reptile case studies and species spotlights
• Curriculum-aligned content for science, biology, and sustainability
• Bonus materials and cross-level ideas for extension or differentiation

Educators have full access to all content levels, allowing you to mix and match material to suit your classroom needs. Learners are guided to the lesson level best suited for their stage.

✅Recommended For

Generally designed for Foundation to Level 2 learning, but teachers can adapt content to suit most levels.

🧩What Students Learn

• Science: Observe reptiles and their adaptations, and learn how living things survive in different environments.
• Inquiry Skills: Ask questions, investigate, and share discoveries about animals and habitats.
• Sustainability: Explore places and environments, and understand the features of reptile habitats.
• Literacy: Describe reptiles, communicate ideas, and share findings through writing, drawing, and storytelling.