FREE Publications & Resources
The Parliamentary Education Office (PEO) has a range of publications and educational resources available at no cost to teachers and students.
Parliament of Wizards
Parliament of Wizards is a set of innovative teaching materials on CD-ROM that is now available for classrooms throughout Australia.
The Parliament of Wizards program combines fantasy with the principles of parliamentary democracy. Students take on the role of wizards and create an imaginary parliament and are presented with the very real challenge of representation and decision making on behalf of the citizens of the wizard world they have created.
- Size: 125 x 125mm (CD size)
- Cover: semi-clear polypropylene
- Publication date: 2009
Parliament of Wizards Order Form
KidsView on CD-Rom
Kidsview is a collection of online interactive games and learning materials designed to bring Parliament into focus through topics such as democracy, representation, law making, Parliament House and parliamentary artefacts. Teaching notes accompany each interactive. This version of Kidsview is available on CD-Rom.
- Size: 125 x 125mm (CD size)
- Cover: semi-clear polypropylene
- Availability: one complimentary copy per person without Internet access.
- Publication date: 2008
Please place a request by email or phone providing your name and postal details.
Ph: 02 6277 3508 or 02 6277 3147
Email info@peo.gov.au
Posters of the Senate chamber and the House of Representatives chamber
These large format colour posters provide a photographic image of the House of Representatives and Senate chambers. They are ideal for display in classrooms.
- Size: A2
- Availability: one complimentary set per teacher
Please place a request by email or phone providing your name and postal details.
Ph: 02 6277 3508 or 02 6277 3147
Email info@peo.gov.au
Unravelling the Parliamentary Role-play
Unravelling the Parliamentary Role-play is a colourful magazine-style resource especially designed for teachers who have participated in a PEO role-play experience and who wish to run a parliamentary role-play in the classroom. It provides a detailed and challenging program of questions and activities that follow a recall, reflect, conceptualise, experiment and implement learning sequence. This publication is appropriate for primary and secondary teachers.
- Size: A4, 16 pages
- Cover: soft
- Availability: one complimentary copy per teacher
- Publication date: 2005
Please place a request by email or phone providing your name and postal details.
Ph: 02 6277 3508 or 02 6277 3147
Email info@peo.gov.au