Postcard Home Worksheet
Use this worksheet to support your students when learning about what life was like in the new colony for First Fleeters. Students choose the perspective of a settler, farmer or convict and compose a post card home to a loved one describing their daily life in Port Jackson.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to understand the nature of contact between First Nations Australians and their Countries/Places following the arrival of the First Fleet and how this was viewed by First Nations Australians as an invasion.
- We are learning to describe the events around the establishment of the First Fleet, the key people involved and the establishment of the first British colony.
- We are learning to understand the stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival.
- We are learning to understand the nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, people and environments.
Curriculum alignment
AC9HS4K04
9
The effects of contact with other people on First Nations Australians and their Countries/Places following the arrival of the First Fleet and how this was viewed by First Nations Australians as an invasion
AC9HS4K03
9
The experiences of individuals and groups, including military and civilian officials, and convicts involved in the establishment of the first British colony
ACHASSK085
8.4
Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival
ACHASSK086
8.4
The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, people and environments
HT2-4
old
Describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia
HT2-2
old
Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time
HT2-3
old
Describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects
HT2-5
old
Applies skills of historical inquiry and communication
VCHHK080
Stories of the First Fleet, including causes and reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences and perspectives following arrival
VCHHK081
The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions
VCHHC070
Identify and explain the causes and effects of European settlement and exploration
VCHHC069
Identify and describe continuity and change over time in the local community, region or state and as a result of the effects of European exploration
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.