Australian Curriculum 8.4 and 9.0 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 (version 9.0). 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.

PLEASE NOTE: this unit has been updated to comply with the new Australian Curriculum 9.0 standards. The old version (version 8.4) is also still included in this bundle for now while schools make the transition to the new curriculum.

This bundle includes the following:
– Unit Plan
– Assessment Rubric (version 9.0 only)
– 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
– Local Indigenous Dialect
– 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.
– Our Community Then/Now
– Influential Community Members
– Assessment: Two options – My Place Power Point presentation & a postcard to acknowledge an influential community member.

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