ANZAC Day - Resources for Teachers

Laura Kings 7 April 2022

Use these resources collected from around the web to support your teaching about ANZAC day from a Catholic perspective.

The Catholic Bishops speak more about peace-making than war: https://www.catholicaustralia.com.au/links/war 
 
The Church’s View on War and Peace by the Justice and Peace Office: https://justiceandpeace.org.au/the-churchs-view-on-war-and-peace/ 

An article by a Jesuit priest in America Magazine clarifying the Church’s position on war using many examples from both history and the Bible: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/01/13/teaching-catholic-church-clear-we-are-against-war  
 
The grave of Padre White at Herberton – information about the first ANZAC service in Australia: https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/stories-service/great-war-memories/grave-padre-white-herberton 
 
Information about the Catholic response to conscription in Australia during WW1: https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/wars-and-missions/ww1/politics/conscription 
 


The ANZAC book and poem Captain James Sprent “A Confession of Faith”. https://military.catholic.org.au/the-anzac-book/ 
 
Information about WW2 POW Fr John Philip Kennedy: https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/wars-and-missions/world-war-ii-1939-1945/resources/australian-prisoners-war-1940-1945/dixie 
 
ANZAC Day – The ANZAC Event through the Eyes of Faith by the Catholic Diocese if the Australian military Services: https://military.catholic.org.au/anzac-day/ 
 
A very good video overview of the book of Job: https://youtu.be/GswSg2ohqmA 
 
 
Some lesson resources for Primary school on the book of Job, including printable worksheets, fun classroom activities and summaries: https://truewaykids.com/job/ 
 
Eternal Rest Prayer
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/prayers/eternal-rest.html 
 
Venn diagram Maker: https://www.classtools.net/Venn/ 
 
Teaching summarisation strategies from Reading Rockets: https://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/summarizing 
 
Calls for the Church to reverse its position on war.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36050229#:~:text=The%20Church%20says%20%22just%20wars,not%20lead%20to%20worse%20violence

Essay writing guide from the Grammarly blog: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/essay-structure/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIitj6ttH-9gIVmxsrCh0eTwbpEAAYASAAEgIGV_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds