Local Landmarks
This resource has been created to support the Year 2 Unit of Work- People and Places of Historical Importance. Students investigate a place of historical importance from their local area and answer questions to identify why it is still important to the local community and what it reveals about the past.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to understand the history of a significant person, building, site or part of the natural environment in the local community and what it reveals about the past.
- We are learning to understand the importance today of a historical site of cultural or spiritual significance in the local area, and why it should be preserved.
Curriculum alignment
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9
A local individual, group, place or building and the reasons for their importance, including social, cultural or spiritual significance
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8.4
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
ACHASSK045
8.4
The importance today of a historical site of cultural or spiritual significance in the local area, and why it should be preserved
VCHHK063
The history of a significant person, building, site or part of the natural environment in the local community and what it reveals about the past
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The significance today of an historical site of cultural or spiritual importance
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Identify the significance of a person and/or place in the local community
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.