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Term One
Term Two
Concepts
Place/Space/Environment/Change
Skills
Concepts
Place/Space/Change/Cause & Effect
Skills
Lesson Ideas
First Contacts
Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey,
who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following
arrival (e.g. treatment of convicts, daily lives, social order)
(ACHHK079)
Assessment
Use the KWL charts to assess diagnostic understanding; use this to plan further.
Conferencing and peer/self-evaluation.
Constant questioning and discussion so that concepts can be scaffolded.
Integration into other learning areas
English
Maths Mapping
Achievement Standard
*diagnostic testing and introductory concepts not assessed by achievement
standards.
Lesson Ideas
First Contacts
The diversity and longevity of Australia's
first peoples and the ways they are
connected to Country/Place (e.g. land, sea,
waterways, skies) and their pre-contact
ways of life (ACHHK077)
Assessment
Use the written journals, artwork and behaviour and consequence cards to assess
reflection skills and consolidated understanding of the concepts taught.
Integration into other learning areas
English
Art
T&E
Achievement Standard
Students identify the role of local government in the community, and recognise that
peoples identity can be shaped through participation in a community group. They
distinguish between rules and laws and identify that rights and responsibilities are
important in maintaining social cohesion.
Term Three
Concepts
Rights & Responsibilities/Continuity &
Change/Environment/Place/Sustainability
Skills
Term Four
Concepts
Empathy/Perspectives/Significant/Contestability/Change/Envirnoment/Participation/Justi
ce/Rights & Responsibility/Interconnection
Skills
The
Earth's environment sustains
all life
The main characteristics
(e.g. climate, natural vegetation,
landforms, native animals) of the
continents of Africa and Europe,
and the location of their major
countries in relation to Australia
(ACHGK020)
The importance of environments
to animals and people, and
different views on how they can
be protected (ACHGK022)
Lesson Ideas
Assessment
Use posters to assess different learning styles, use checklist/rubric to
determine the level of understanding.
Mark information reports and use for several assessment pieces. Writing,
reading, spelling, research/inquiry skills.
Integration into other learning areas
English
Art
T&E
PE
Achievement Standard
Students identify the location of Africa and Europe, and their major countries, in relation
to Australia. They identify the main characteristics of their natural environments and
describe the importance of the interconnections between people, plants and animals at
the local to global scale. Students recognise that people have different views on the
sustainable use of natural resources and describe how they can be managed and
Lesson Ideas
Acknowledgment of country, why we do this, study of
national anthem, study of passports, indigenous
connection to country/place. Aboriginal yarning and
stories. Possibility of getting AIEOs involved in talking
about Indigenous culture relevant to Kalgoorlie.
Use childrens literature to illustrate the difference in
language and storytelling. AIEO to share a story.
Assessment
Assess students letters to see their understanding about sustainability, and their
creative thinking and inquiry skills (how to solve the problem with a sustainable
solution).
Anecdotal notes to assess students ability to reflect on, respect and communicate
societal diversity.
Integration into other learning areas
English Viewing, Speaking & Listening, Writing
Achievement Standard
Students describe the connection that Australias First Peoples have to Country/Place and identify
the impact of contact on Indigenous peoples in Australia, and around the world, as a result of
exploration and colonisation. They identify the significance of past events in bringing about
change and describe the experiences of an individual or a group over time. Students explain how
protected.
and why life changed in the past and identify aspects of the past that have remained the same.