HASS Foundation Year 1 Year 2 History

Differences and similarities between students' daily lives and perspectives of life during their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods, including family traditions, leisure time and communications

Code VCHHK061

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38 resources

  • Unit Plan Year: 1

    v9 Childhood: Then and Now Unit Plan

    This short unit is based on the Year 1 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings for History. Students explore...

  • Unit Plan Year: 1

    Sequence of Time

    This unit is based on the Year 1 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings. Students explore time through phot...

  • Unit Plan Year: 1

    Exploring Family Life

    This unit is based on the Year 1 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings. Students explore family structu...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Comparing Childhoods - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support Lesson 7 of the Childhood: Then and Now Unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through t...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Time Machine - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support Lesson 6 of the Childhood: Then and Now Unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through t...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Changing Childhoods - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support Lesson 5 of the Childhood: Then and Now Unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through t...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Old Fashioned Toys - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support Lesson 4 of the Childhood: Then and Now Unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through t...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Having Fun - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support Lesson 3 of the Childhood: Then and Now Unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through t...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Changing Schools - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support Lesson 2 of the Childhood: Then and Now Unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through t...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Past, Present and Future - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support Lesson 1 of the Childhood: Then and Now Unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through t...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Exploring Family Life - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support you throughout the Year 1 HASS History Unit - Exploring Family Life. Simply work through th...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Comparing Childhoods Assessment Task

    This assessment task has been designed to use at the conclusion of the Childhood: Then and Now unit. It allows students to make comparisons...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    A Day in the Life of… - Interview Questions

    If you are looking for a simple template to assist your students to conduct an interview with an older person about their childhood, then th...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    A Day in the Life of Me

    This easy-to-use worksheet is a fantastic way for children to identify different parts of their childhood before comparing their own childho...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Old Fashioned Toy Instructions – Thaumatrope

    This colourful and simple-to-follow instructional text can be easily followed by students to create their own thaumatrope animation toy. The...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Old Fashioned Toy Instructions – Kite

    This colourful and simple-to-follow instructional text can be easily followed by students to create their own paper kite. The resource has b...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Old Fashioned Toy Instructions – Cup and Ball

    This colourful and simple-to-follow instructional text can be easily followed by students to create their own cup and ball toy. The resource...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    School Days

    This simple T-Chart worksheet allows students to compare various school-related objects and processes from the past to the present. Students...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Comparing Childhoods Assessment Rubric

    This assessment rubric has been designed to use alongside the ‘Comparing Childhoods’ assessment task provided in the Childhood: Then and Now...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Childhood: Then and Now - Title Page

    This title page has been designed to use at the beginning of the Childhood: Then and Now unit. You may choose to have students paste the...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    A Timeline of Me

    This simple worksheet is a terrific way for students to explore the ways in which they have changed as they have grown up. There is also spa...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Sequence of Time - Presentation

    Develop students' understanding of sequencing and chronological order with this dynamic presentation.

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Toys From The Past - Display

    This classroom poster features the toys and games that were common in the past. Students can identify those that are still popular today....

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    The Sequence of Time - Title Page

    Title page for Year 1 HASS unit, Sequence of Time.

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3

    Seasons Timeline

    Coloured poster/ banner of timeline showing the seasons and months in the southern hemisphere. Display poster in class when looking at se...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    How I Change Over Time - Worksheet

    Blank template to demonstrate ‘how I change over time’ using past, present, future.  There is space for illustrations and explanations. Stu...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Time Capsule - My Object

    Worksheet to name, illustrate and explain the significance of the object placed in the time capsule. Worksheet to accompany object in a t...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Time Capsule - Worksheet

    Worksheet for students to complete information about themselves, their likes, an illustration of themselves, etc. To be completed and pla...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    A Book About Me - Minibook

    Mini book template – A book about me. Students are going to create a book about the things they like and other information.

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Let's Celebrate - Worksheet

    Worksheet which students can draw a picture to explain how they celebrate significant events. Write 3 ways in which they record special memo...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1

    Student Face Template

    Face template which children can illustrate themselves to be added to a class birthday timeline. 

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    My Personal Timeline - Worksheet

    A template of a personal timeline for students’ name and illustrate significant life events.  Students mark significant events in their l...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Human Life Stages - Worksheet

    Template of stages of life of both male and females. Cut out each of the family members below. Create a sequence of human life stages.

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Past, Present and Future - Worksheet

    Blank template of past, present, future with space for illustration and explanation. Students draw a picture of themselves as a baby, a chi...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Self Portrait

    The 'Self Portrait' was created for students in lower primary to create a self representation.

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 4

    Then and Now Flashcards

    The "Then and Now Flashcards" were created to support the History Curriculum for Years 1 & 2. It includes a collection of images of activiti...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Toys - Past and Present

    After learning about different toys from the past, students can complete this simple cut and paste activity to compare and sort toys from th...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Past, present and future

    This activity challenges students to imagine Christmas a century ago as well as in the future.

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