Resource
House of Representatives – Lower House Colouring Page
Identify the House of Representatives as the lower house and connect members with federal electorates. Free one-page A4 activity with educator guidance and checked answers.
Print, solve and discuss
Preview the complete activity page
Download one-page A4 worksheetCheck the preview, printing notes and licence before use.
A practical Australian civics and community activity
Identify the House of Representatives as the lower house and connect members with federal electorates. The printable gives children a specific task, visible response space and enough information to begin without a long educator explanation.
What children do
Colour the chamber, read the facts and complete the sentence about electorate representation.
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.
Explain that seat numbers can change after redistributions; this page reflects the current Parliament.
Keep examples fictional. Do not ask children to share household income, access to money, political preferences, addresses or family voting choices.
Answer guide
- The House of Representatives is the lower house.
- There are currently 150 members and 150 federal electorates.
- One member represents each electorate.
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: Find the name of the local federal electorate using an educator-approved official source.
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.
