ANZAC Day & Gallipoli — Knowledge Organiser
A knowledge organiser on ANZAC Day and the Gallipoli campaign, and how New Zealand remembers.
Preview
Page count: 2. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages.
Learning objective
Understand ANZAC Day and why it matters to New Zealand.
About this resource
How to use it
Part of the New Zealand collection; links to related topics. Links to /new-zealand/.
Differentiation
Support: focus on key facts and vocabulary. Stretch: connect this to another New Zealand topic.
Curriculum link
New Zealand Curriculum — Social Sciences / Science / Health as appropriate.
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