To understand that things change over time and the difference between the past and the present.

Curriculum content descriptions
ACHASSK046

How changing technology affected people’s lives (at home and in the ways they worked, travelled, communicated and played in the past)

AC9HS2K02

How technological developments changed people’s lives at home, and the ways they worked, travelled and communicated

VCHHK065

The effect of changing technology on people’s lives and their perspectives on the significance of that change

HT1-3

Describes the effects of changing technology on people’s lives over time

HT1-4

Demonstrates skills of historical inquiry and communication

Linked Resources & Activities
  • 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...

  • FREE! Resource Year: P F 1 2 +5

    KWL - Poster

    This Know-Wonder-Learnt poster was designed to use in order to determine student prior knowledge, gauge an interest in what students want to...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Past and Present - Banners

    Create a classroom display of items from the past and from the present.  We use this resource to form part of our Year 2 HASS History Uni...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Past and Present - Classroom Display

    The Past and Present Posters define the past and the present as part of the Year 2 HASS History Unit - Then and Now. 

  • Resource Year: P F 1 2 +5

    KWL HASS Chart

    This poster was designed to be used a an individual or whole class graphic organiser for students to record what they already know about a u...

  • Presentation Year: 2

    Past and Present - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support the Year 2 Unit of Work- Then and Now. This PowerPoint supports this unit's first lesson, whic...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Learning Intentions

    This display has been used to easily display the lesson learning intent, success criteria and big picture overview. Classroom display, pr...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Wonder Wall- HASS

    The Wonder Wall display header has been developed to be used as a word wall display to introduce vocabulary associated with various units of...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Wonder Cloud- HASS

    This resource was designed to record students’ wonderings about a unit of work. What questions would they like answered, and what do they wa...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Word Wall Cards- Portrait- HASS

    Add your own HASS terminology to these cards to add to your HASS display. Great for a student reference throughout the unit.  

  • Resource Year: 2

    Word Wall Cards- Landscape- HASS

    Add your own HASS terminology to these cards to add to your HASS display. Great for a student reference throughout the unit.  

Linked Worksheets

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