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Benjiro loves being an Australian citizen and he fondlyremembers the day he participated in an Australian
citizenship ceremony. One of the privileges of being an Australian citizen is that you can apply for an Australian
passport.
Benjiro Bear, now an Australian citizen, joins his friendsTilly Bilby and Pledge Platypus as they discuss the
advantages of having an Australian passport.
Being an Australian citizen shows everyone that you are a
full and formal member of the Australian community. It isa great feeling to know that you are officially an Australiancitizen.
Celebrate Australian Citizenship Day at your school!
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www.citizenship.gov.au/resources/students
The Australian Citizenship Day website has some fantastic interactive fun. How well do you
know the privileges and responsibilities of being an Australian citizen? We hope you enjoy the humorous animations of the Australian citizenship characters - Tilly, Pledge and Benjiro.
Fact or Fiction? What are the privileges and responsibilities of being
an Australian citizen? Begin with Level 1 and then move on to Level 2.
Watch Tilly Bilby bowl, Pledge Platypus wicket keep and big Benjiro
Bear hit a ball for six!
This is a multiple choice quiz with a twist. Discover what you know
about Australian citizenship and when you have completed the quiz,
help Tilly Bilby break the piñata wide open!
Australia needs good Australian citizens – how well do you measure
up? This Australian citizenship multiple choice interactive will test
your knowledge. At the end join Tilly, Pledge and Benjiro for a photo-
shoot outside Parliament House.
Join Tilly and Pledge at the beach and enjoy this great Aussie quiz.
You decide whether the answers are true or false. Enjoy the sight
and sound of the waves washing up on the beach!
Check out the interactive Australian citizenship crossword and test
your knowledge of Australia. Completing a crossword online has
never been so much fun!
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Meet two people who have become Australian citizens.
Have you ever thought about what being Australian means to you? Here’s what two new citizens haveto say about being Australian:
Damien Leith, who was born in Ireland, won the hearts of Australian
television viewers and was voted winner of ‘Australian Idol 2006’.
As part of Australia Day 2007 celebrations in Canberra, Damien per formed
his hit single ‘Night of my Life’ for a crowd of 35,000 people at Parliament
House and a television audience of more than one million – but they werein for one more special treat, when Damien became an Australian citizen.
“I’m extremely proud and, to be honest, also extremely humbled. It’s a bit
overwhelming to come here from Ireland and to be taken in so kindly by Australia,” Damien said.
“I am absolutely honoured and privileged to become an Australian citizen today.”
Wayne Friedman was born in South Africa and moved to Australia with his
family in 1996.
When Wayne started school in Australia he made his first friend because one
of the students he met said to him, “You can be my friend if you will barrack
for Essendon”. Wayne agreed and to date he still follows Essendon. He was
excited to meet some Essendon greats when his family’s recent citizenship
ceremony was held at the Essendon Football Club’s Hall of Fame.
Wayne is a very talented basketball player and was recently invited to represent Australia in atournament in the United States of America. What an achievement! We hope to hear many success
stories about Wayne’s basketball career in the future.
© Commonwealth of Australia 2007
This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process withoutprior written permission from the Commonwealth available from the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
Classroom teachers may copy the material in this resource for classroom activities without infringing copyright. Requests and inquiries concerning
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Benjiro Bear is so proud to be an Australian citizen and share all the
responsibilities and privileges of other Australians. He is also a valued
member of his community.
Did you know that last year 103 350 people from more than 175
countries became Australian citizens at ceremonies held around
Australia? Since Australian citizenship was introduced on Australia Day
1949, more than four million people have become Australian citizens.
Australian citizenship ceremonies are very important occasions
for those who have chosen Australia as their new home.
Why are they important to Tilly, Pledge and Benjiro?
Tilly Bilby thinks Australian citizenship is important because:
it helps build our nation
it gives all Australians a shared identity
although Australians come from all over the world, Australian citizenship
unites us as a people and a nation
it allows migrants to feel welcome and become full members of our
Australian community.
Pledge Platypus knows that Australian citizens are able to:
live in Australia
apply for an Australian passport and leave and re-enter Australia without applying for a
resident return visa
vote to help elect Australia’s governments
nominate for election to parliament
seek assistance from Australia’s diplomatic representatives while overseas apply for a job in the defence forces
work in the public service
register children born overseas as Australian citizens by descent.
In return, Australian citizens are required to:
obey Australia’s laws
enrol on federal and state/territory electoral registers
vote in elections
serve on a jury, if called upon to do so
defend Australia, should the need arise.
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You and your students will have loads of fun!
On the following pages you will find some lesson and classroom activityideas that link to the Statements of Learning for Civics and Citizenship
and are presented cross-curriculum in line with the Key Learning Areas.For more information go to
www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au and www.curriculum.edu.au
Go to www.citizenship.gov.au/resources to access the black-line versions of this teaching resource,
designed specifically for quick download and reduced toner use!
On the website you will find five Australian Citizenship Day interactives that your students are certain
to enjoy as they explore the privileges and responsibilities of being an Australian citizen.
Go to www.citizenship.gov.au/resources/students
Role-playing an Australian citizenship ceremony is an ideal way to engage your whole class in a
citizenship activity. A print-friendly version of the role-play guidelines for teachers is available from
the website www.citizenship.gov.au/resources/teachers or by calling the Citizenship Information
Line 131 880
The guidelines give you all the information you need to conduct a classroom Australian citizenship
ceremony.
Australian citizenship products, including posters, balloons, bookmarks, CDs containing
resource material and the interactives, and Australian citizenship af firmation kits, can be
ordered free of charge on the citizenship website
www.citizenship.gov.au/resources
Solutions to the Australian Citizenship Day 2007 student activities
4. a) Democracy, b) Privileges, c) Laws, d) Ceremony, e) Passport
5. a) Parliament, b) Defence, c) Australian, d) Secure, e) Citizenship
6. What a privilege it is to be an Australian citizen and to call Australia home!
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Conduct a survey (include family members too) to discover how many students and/or their
families were born overseas and have become Australian citizens, and how many were born in
Australia. Graph the results.
Students will: discover the privileges and responsibilities of being an Australian citizen.
appreciate the benefits of celebrating Australian Citizenship Day in September 2007.
Research the first Australian citizenship ceremony conducted in Australia. Where and when was it
held? Write a paragraph about what happened at that major event.
As a class activity, role-play an Australian citizenship ceremony. (Details can be found on the previous page).
Students to complete the Australian Citizenship Day 2007 student activity sheet (found on the next
page.) Why not use questions 1 and 2 as a basis for class discussion?
Were you born in Australia, and automatically became an Australian citizen? Were you or your
family born overseas and have chosen to become Australian citizens? Why not interview a student
in your class, or someone you know, who has become an Australian citizen, and write the story of
why they became an Australian citizen and what they enjoy most about being an Australian and
living in Australia?
Create a collage of pictures from magazines and newspapers that depict Australians being good
Australian citizens and contributing to our society in a positive way.
As a class, decide what is going to be your class or school’s of ficial ‘Australian Citizenship Day
Great Aussie Sporting Activity’. Spend some time playing that game as part of your Australian
Citizenship Day activities.
Research the privileges and responsibilities of being a citizen of another country in the world.
Many towns and places in Australia have names that come from Indigenous or other languages.
Investigate some of these names in your local area. What do they mean?
For more Australian Citizenship Day lesson and activity ideas and downloadableand printable student activity sheets, visit the website
www.citizenship.gov.au/resources
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Why is it important for everyone to try to be good Australian citizens?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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What is one thing a person can do to be a good Australian citizen?
__________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________
Find the dictionary meanings for these words and then use the words in a short
sentence.
a) Privilege: _________________________________________________________
b) Responsibility: _________________________________________________________
c) Respect: _________________________________________________________
d) Citizen: _________________________________________________________
e) Democracy: _________________________________________________________
Unjumble the letters below and write the correct word in the spaces provided.
a) E O R C D M C A Y D __ __ __ C __ __ __ __
b) R V E L G I S P I E P __ __ __ __ L __ __ __ __
c) A S L W L __ W __
d) E E O Y C R M N C __ __ __ M __ __ __
e) A S O T P S P R P __ __ __ P __ __ __
Fill in the gaps in these words to complete them.
a) P __ R L __ A __ E __ T b) __ E __ E N __ E
c) A __ S T __ A __ I __ N
d) __ E __ U __ E
e) C __ T I __ E N __ H I __
Complete the following sentence by filling in the gaps.
What a p ___________ it is to be an A ______________ citizen and to call Australia
h________!
Solutions to activities can be found on page 5.
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We would appreciate your feedback on the Australian Citizenship Day TeachingResources, to help improve them for the future.
Teachers who complete this quick (voluntary) survey will receive a FREE CLASS SET OF AUSTRALIAN
CITIZENSHIP DAY CHARACTER STICKERS.We would also be delighted to receive photographs of your Australian Citizenship Day activities. Be sure
to include your contact details and return address to receive a FREE CLASS SET OF AUSTRALIAN
CITIZENSHIP DAY RULERS for your students. We may also use these details in the future to ask
whether you would consent to the photos being used to promote Australian citizenship.
This feedback form is also available on the website. Please send or fax the form to:
Director, Citizenship Promotion Section
Department of Immigration and Citizenship PO Box 25, BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Fax: (02) 6264 4528
1. Did you celebrate Australian Citizenship Day at your school? Yes No
If yes, please describe how.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2. Did you find the Australian Citizenship Day Teaching Resource useful for classroom learning activities?
Yes No
Comment ______________________________________________________________________________
3. Did you visit the Australian citizenship website to assist with your lesson planning? Yes No
If yes, what did you find most useful on the website?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Did your students access the Australian citizenship website during school time? Yes No
5. Did your students access the Australian citizenship interactives? Yes No
Comments _____________________________________________________________________________
6. Did your students enjoy the interactives? Yes No
Why or why not?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
7. Would you prefer the majority of the Teaching Resource material to be printed, or on the website, and
why?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
8. In what ways did the Teaching Resource help you to involve your students in Australian Citizenship
Day events? (please tick as applicable)
Ideas for Australian Citizenship Day events Ideas for lessons Ideas for activities
Information about Australian citizenship Other (please describe)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
9. Did the citizenship characters help make learning about citizenship fun for your students?
Yes No
10. Do you have any suggestions as to how the Teaching Resource could be improved for future years?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your time.
Title _____ First Name _____________________
Surname __________________________________
Year Level/s Taught _________________________
School Name ______________________________
Street _____________________________________
Suburb ____________________________________
State _____ Postcode _____________________
Email _____________________________________