This unit is based on the Year 1 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings.
Students explore Australia on a local and global scale, looking at Australia’s location on the globe, the oceans surrounding Australia, special places in Australia and identify Australian states and territories.
Students investigate natural, managed and constructed features within the community.
Students compare weather in two local areas, and they explore daily and seasonal weather.
Students explore local habitats, determining if they look healthy or unhealthy. They discuss how to care for local habitats, learning how and why it is important to keep these areas healthy.
Collect data and information from observations and identify information and data from sources provided
Sort and record information and data, including location, in tables and on plans and labelled maps
Explore a point of view
Interpret data and information displayed in pictures and texts and on maps
Draw simple conclusions based on discussions, observations and information displayed in pictures and texts and on maps
Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant
The natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location, how they change and how they can be cared for
The weather and seasons of places and the ways in which different cultural groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, describe them
Activities in the local place and reasons for their location
Demonstrates skills of historical inquiry and communication
Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry
Describes features of places and the connections people have with places
Identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places
Collect and record geographical data and information from the field and other sources
Represent data and the location of places and their features by constructing tables, plans and labelled maps
Interpret data and information to draw conclusions and describe the direction and location of places, using terms such as north, south, opposite, near, far
Natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location and how they change
Weather and seasons and the ways in which different cultural groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, describe them
Activities in the local place and reasons for their location, and the influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places
Students will:
Lesson 1
Australia - Global and Local Scale
This lesson looks into our country, Australia and what it looks like.
Lesson 2
Special Places in Australia
This lesson explores the special places within Australia and in their community.
Lesson 3
Our State and Capital City
Students will learn about the states and territories within Australia. Highlighting the capital cities of each state and territory.
Lesson 4
Constructed Features of a Community
In this lesson students will investigate contructed features in their community.
Lesson 5
Managed & Natural Features of a Community
This lesson explores the managed and natural features of a community.
Lesson 6
What is Weather
Students will learning about weather and how it differs in different local areas.
Lesson 7
Caring for a Local Habitat
This lesson looks at caring for a local habitat and why this is important to us all.
Lesson 8
Poster of Local Habitat
This lesson will require students to create a poster of a local habitat within their community.
Lesson 9
Poster of Local Habitat - Part 2
In this lesson students will finish the final copy of their local habitat poster.
This resource was designed to record students wonderings about a unit of work. That is, what questions would they like answered, and what do...
This Know-Wonder-Learnt poster was designed to use in order to determine student prior knowledge, gauge an interest in what students want to...
The Wonder Wall display header has been developed to be used as a word wall display to introduce vocabulary associated with various units of...
This presentation has been created to support you throughout the Year 1 HASS Geography Unit - What are places like? Simply work through t...
This Brainstorm Display was desgned to use in order to promote classroom discussions. You can write the question on the display and use post...
The 'Weather Puzzles' were created by request for a Foundation teacher to link the sentences with the matching image. This forms part of...
This set of habitat posters features 9 different types of environments found in Australia. Students will investigate and describe the import...
This assessment is part of the Year 1 HASS Geography Unit Plan - What are places like?
This worksheet was designed to be used a an individual graphic organiser for students to record what they already know about a unit, what th...
Students will trace the names of the States and Territories of Australia.
This title page supports the Year 1 HASS Geography Unit - What are places like?
Students will draw a picture of a special place in their community and provides reasons why it is considered special. This worksheet supp...
This worksheet supports the Year 1 HASS Geography Unit Plan - What are places like> Students will cut and paste Australian landmarks onto...
Students will label capital cities of Australian states and territories.
Students will name, draw and label a Constructed Feature from their community.
Explore community features and their classification with this interactive worksheet. Prompt students to identify and categorise natural and...
