Hey, we're Cool.org!

But you might know us as Cool Australia (we've been creating resources for Aussie teachers for over 16 years). While our name has changed, our mission hasn't. Our real-world, curriculum-aligned teaching resources equip educators to teach the stuff that matters, creating better outcomes for humanity.

How does it work?

Create a free Cool.org account to download our free units, lesson plans and activities, or upgrade to a Cool+ subscription. For less than $3 per week you get unlimited access to our full catalogue of resources.

Since 2008, in Australia...

29.3m+Cool.org lessons have been taught to students
2.31m+lessons have been downloaded
9,516schools have been reached
201,000+educators became Cool.org members

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Children’s Book Week

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Systematic Synthetic Phonics Instruction: Lesson 1

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Skipping Generations – Measuring Jump Rope for Heart’s Impact

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First Nations Science

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Design a 20-Minute Neighbourhood

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Standing Strong on Country

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Your Top 10 Behaviour Management Challenges and How to Tackle Them with Andrew Fuller

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Developing Students’ Self-Regulated Learning With Shyam Barr

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How To Do an Acknowledgement of Country (45 Minutes)

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Building Social Emotional Learning - Curiosity

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Caring for Country - Introductory Lessons and Themed Activities for Children

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Breath Circle - Mindful Breathing for Emotional Regulation

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New Course: Developing Students’ Self-Regulated Learning With Shyam Barr

Join Dr. Shyam Barr in our new course designed to empower educators with a deeper understanding of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) and practical strategies to help students better navigate their learning processes.

New Course: Andrew Fuller Tackles 10 Top Behaviour Management Challenges

You asked, We answered! Join clinical psychologist and family therapist Andrew Fuller in an exploration of the top 10 behaviour management challenges facing educators at the moment, as posited by the Cool teaching community.

The Cool.org Hope and Act Frameworks for Education

The Cool.org Hope and Act Frameworks have been developed to support educators in teaching about challenging topics in ways that inspire hope and action whilst ensuring psychological safety. They are grounded in research from positive psychology and Hope Theory, Design Thinking methodologies and critical and creative thinking.

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