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Australian Parliament – Two Houses Colouring Page
Recognise that the Australian Parliament has two houses which both take part in making federal laws. Free one-page A4 activity with educator guidance and checked answers.
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A practical Australian civics and community activity
Recognise that the Australian Parliament has two houses which both take part in making federal laws. The printable gives children a specific task, visible response space and enough information to begin without a long educator explanation.
What children do
Colour Parliament House, read the three facts and explain why people need representatives.
Prepare and run the activity
Materials: Printed worksheet, pencil and optional colouring tools. Allow about two minutes to print and place the page. The activity usually takes 25 minutes.
Keep discussion neutral and distinguish Parliament, government and political parties.
Keep examples fictional. Do not ask children to share household income, access to money, political preferences, addresses or family voting choices.
Answer guide
- The two houses are the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- A proposed law usually needs agreement from both houses before Royal Assent.
Adapt participation
Simpler way to join: Read the task aloud, complete one example together and allow pointing, moving tokens or dictating instead of writing.
More challenge: Add labels for the two houses and draw a simple path showing a bill moving between them.
Learning opportunities
Look for civic knowledge, sequencing, evidence and respectful community participation. Ask a child to show a match, calculation, sequence or reason; completion alone is not evidence of understanding.
Useful educator prompts
- What information on the page helps you begin?
- How could you check that match, total or sequence?
- Which part is a fact, and which part is a choice or opinion?
Fact-check sources
Printing notes
Print at actual size on A4 paper. The worksheet is ink-friendly and uses simplified diagrams rather than reproductions of banknotes, coins, official ballot papers or government artwork.
