Complete Australian 8.4 Curriculum Year 2 HASS Units Bundle

Description

Ready to get yourself completely prepared for the year ahead? Look no further Year 2 teachers! This complete set of our ever popular HASS units specifically aligned to the Australian Curriculum has everything you need to teach your students the content required.

This bundle includes the following:
– Year 2 History unit – History of Technology
– Year 2 History unit – Local Landmarks
– Year 2 Geography unit – Connections to Place
– Year 2 Geography unit – Continents of the World
– BONUS – Year 2 HASS Yearly Overview (so you can see at a glance our suggested timing in delivering each unit)

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)
– 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 – Connections to Place
– Special Places – Indigenous Connections to Place – Dreamtime Stories – My Connections Around Australia – My Holidays – We are all connected
Term 4 – Continents of the World
– My Place in the World – Continents of the World – Oceans of the World

If you liked the look of this resource, you may also like these:
– Year 2 Australian Curriculum Yearly Health Bundle
– Year 2 Self Portraits Visual Arts Unit
– Year 2 Autobiography Unit

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