Australian Curriculum Year 3 Civics and Citizenship Unit – Community Groups

Engage your students as they explore their local community groups with this fun unit designed to compliment the Year 3 Australian Civics and Citizenship curriculum. Highly engaging, this unit includes printable activity sheets, classroom posters, multiple student assessment opportunities and a unit plan to guide your teaching sequence. It is a great way to engage your students interests in the topic as well as expand their knowledge on the importance of democratic decision making, voting, personal rights and responsibilities as members of a local community group.

Topics covered in this unit include:
– Me on the Map
– Identifying My Community Groups
– Identifying Purpose of Community Groups

– Community Group Research

– Establishing a Local Community Group

– Voting

– The Importance of Rules

– Rights and Responsibilities

– Consequences

– Community Group Promotions (students develop a pamphlet to advertise their local community group)

Activities include:
– Me on the Map
– Local Community Group Research
– Developing Community Group Proposal
– Voting Activity Sheet
– Community Group Proposal Letter to Principal
– Exit Tickets
– Rights and Responsibilities Activity Sheets
– Consequences Activity Sheet
– Assessment: Community Group Pamphlet Design