Australian Curriculum Year 3 HASS Unit – My Place

Engage your students as they explore their local community, past and present, with this fun unit designed to compliment the Year 3 Australian HASS 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 of their local Indigenous community and the contributions of individuals to their local community, both past and present.

This bundle includes the following:
– Unit Plan
– Editable Student Powerpoint Assessment template
– Activity Bundle – some activities may require the internet if you wish to extend your student’s knowledge and understanding of the topic.
– Classroom Posters – 2 options

Topics covered in this unit include:
– Identifying First Australians
– Connection to Country/Place
– Local Indigenous Dialect
– Identifying with Place
– Posing Questions
– Guest Speaker NB this will require prior organisation on behalf of the teacher administering the unit. Suggestions have been made in the unit on how to get in contact with your local Indigenous community.
– Acknowledgement of Country
– Our Community on a Map
– Our Community Then/Now
– Changes in Communication (optional)
– Our Community Environment Changes
– Influential Community Members

Activities include:
– Notetaking Sheets
– Exit Tickets
– Assessment: Editable Powerpoint (reflection tool)
– Dreamtime Story retell
– Indigenous Community Research Sheet
– Community Then/Now Activity Sheets
– Assessment: Community Member Stamp of Honour