NZ ANZAC Day Pack | New Zealand ANZAC Day Activities | Year 1

Support your youngest learners in understanding the significance of ANZAC Day in New Zealand with this engaging and age-appropriate resource. Designed especially for Year 1 students, this pack includes a range of literacy, numeracy and creative tasks that honour the meaning behind ANZAC Day in a thoughtful and accessible way.

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Perfect for early primary classrooms, these activities can be used as part of a structured sequence of lessons or selected as individual, stand-alone tasks.

Whether you're preparing for a school ceremony or sparking discussion in the classroom, this resource helps young learners connect with the values of courage, peace, and remembrance.

What is included:

• Teacher guide
• Coloured and black & white lapel poppies
• ‘What is ANZAC Day’ shared reading and reflection
• ‘What is ANZAC Day’ listening task
• ‘I wonder’ response: Making our world a more peaceful place
• ‘What is ANZAC Day’ trace and colour
• ANZAC Day bunting
• Sentence cut and create tasks (x2)
• National Anthem – English and Māori versions
• New Zealand flag reconstruction and labelling
• Design a Medal of Courage (x2)
• ANZAC Cookies Maths (x3 differentiated tasks)
• Poppy tens frame match
• ANZAC Day colouring pages
• BONUS: ANZAC-themed student tags
  

Benefits for students:

• Learn about ANZAC Day in the context of New Zealand
• Engage in fun and meaningful tasks that build early literacy and numeracy
• Develop empathy, understanding, and historical awareness
• Express ideas through creativity and reflection

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❤️ What teachers are saying about this resource: ❤️

"This was a great pack to help build understanding to a young audience of what can be a very adult topic." Tori

"Perfect for little learners. Great range of activities." Megan

"Great activities in this unit. The students really engaged with the learning." Helen

"It has everything you need for Anzac Day." Kendra

 

We are passionate about helping teachers here at Rainbow Sky Creations. We hope you and your students enjoy this resource!

Thanks for visiting!

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