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Ready to get yourself completely prepared for the year ahead? We have composite classrooms covered with the complete set of our ever popular HASS units. Fun for students, easy for you to implement and an irresistible way to help young minds explore a variety of topics aligning to the Year 1 and Year 2 Australian HASS Curriculum!
This bundle includes the following:
– Year 1 – Features of Places
– Year 2 – History of Technology
– Year 2 – Local Landmarks
– Year 2 – Connections to Place
– BONUS – Year 1 and Year 2 HASS Yearly Overview (so you can see at a glance our suggested timing in delivering each unit)
These activities and unit plans compliment the following Australian Curriculum Year 1 HASS content descriptors:
Geography:
– The natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location, how they change and how they can be cared for (ACHASSK031)
– The weather and seasons of places and the ways in which different cultural groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, describe them (ACHASSK032)
– Activities in the local place and reasons for their location (ACHASSK033)
These activities, powerpoints and posters compliment all the following Australian Curriculum Year 2 HASS content descriptors:
History
– How changing technology affected people’s lives (at home and in the ways they worked, travelled, communicated and played in the past) (ACHASSK046)
–Â The history of a significant person, building, site and/or part of the natural environment in the local community and what it reveals about the past (ACHASSK044)
– The importance today of a historical site of cultural or spiritual significance in the local area, and why it should be preserved (ACHASSK045)
Geography
– The way the world is represented in geographic divisions and the location of Australia in relation to these divisions (ACHASSK047)
– The idea that places are parts of Earth’s surface that have been named by people, and how places can be defined at a variety of scales (ACHASSK048)
– The ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain special connections to particular Country/Place (ACHASSK049)
– The connections of people in Australia to people in other places in Australia and across the world (ACHASSK050)
– The influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places (ACHASSK051)
Geography:
– The natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location, how they change and how they can be cared for (ACHASSK031)
– The weather and seasons of places and the ways in which different cultural groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, describe them (ACHASSK032)
– Activities in the local place and reasons for their location (ACHASSK033)
These activities, powerpoints and posters compliment all the following Australian Curriculum Year 2 HASS content descriptors:
History
– How changing technology affected people’s lives (at home and in the ways they worked, travelled, communicated and played in the past) (ACHASSK046)
–Â The history of a significant person, building, site and/or part of the natural environment in the local community and what it reveals about the past (ACHASSK044)
– The importance today of a historical site of cultural or spiritual significance in the local area, and why it should be preserved (ACHASSK045)
Geography
– The way the world is represented in geographic divisions and the location of Australia in relation to these divisions (ACHASSK047)
– The idea that places are parts of Earth’s surface that have been named by people, and how places can be defined at a variety of scales (ACHASSK048)
– The ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain special connections to particular Country/Place (ACHASSK049)
– The connections of people in Australia to people in other places in Australia and across the world (ACHASSK050)
– The influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places (ACHASSK051)
Topics covered in this bundle include:
Term 1 – Local Landmarks
– Our Local Area – What are landmarks? – Our Local Landmarks – Famous Historical Figures (from our local area) – Local Area Historical Walk (excursion booklet provided)
– Our #1 Local Landmark
Term 2 – History of Technology
– What is Technology? – History of Technology: Timeline – Technology Changes: Home, Communication, Transport, Play – History of Toys – Traditional Aboriginal Toys
– Toy Invention (optional extra)
Term 3 – Features of Places
– Representing features of places in Aboriginal Paintings – Features of Places: Managed, Natural and Constructed – Identifying Features on a Map – Mapping Conventions – Representing Features Using Symbols – Caring for Spaces
Term 4 – Connections to Place
– Special Places – Indigenous Connections to Place – Dreamtime Stories – My Connections Around Australia – My Holidays – We are all connected
Term 1 – Local Landmarks
– Our Local Area – What are landmarks? – Our Local Landmarks – Famous Historical Figures (from our local area) – Local Area Historical Walk (excursion booklet provided)
– Our #1 Local Landmark
Term 2 – History of Technology
– What is Technology? – History of Technology: Timeline – Technology Changes: Home, Communication, Transport, Play – History of Toys – Traditional Aboriginal Toys
– Toy Invention (optional extra)
Term 3 – Features of Places
– Representing features of places in Aboriginal Paintings – Features of Places: Managed, Natural and Constructed – Identifying Features on a Map – Mapping Conventions – Representing Features Using Symbols – Caring for Spaces
Term 4 – Connections to Place
– Special Places – Indigenous Connections to Place – Dreamtime Stories – My Connections Around Australia – My Holidays – We are all connected
If you liked the look of this resource, you may also like these:
– Foundation Australian Curriculum Yearly Health Bundle
– Year 1/2 Australian Curriculum Yearly Health Bundle
– Foundation and Year 1 Science Units
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Mel
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