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Foundation HASS Units | Australian Curriculum V8 & V9 | Geography & History
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This Foundation HASS Bundle includes everything you need to cover the entire year of history and geography. With four full-term units, detailed lesson plans, engaging PowerPoints, activity sheets and assessment, students will explore families, celebrations, special places and early mapping skills – all aligned to the Australian Curriculum.
This bundle includes all of your Foundation HASS planning for the entire year!
These Australian Curriculum aligned units explore personal histories and family, personal celebrations, identifying and caring for special places, geographical skills and more! Featuring detailed lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, activity sheets and assessment; it has everything you need!
What’s included?
My Personal & Family History (V8 & V9)
‘My Family’ PowerPoint
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150+ slides.
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Vocabulary loading slides.
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Lesson aligned slides with warm-ups, content and conclusions.
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Hyperlinked contents.
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Bonus templates.
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Assessment and rubric.
10 x Detailed Lesson Plans:
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Includes learning intentions.
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Detailed steps.
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Resource lists.
50 Pages of Activity sheets:
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Lesson 1: This is Me – Students represent themselves as individuals through a self-portrait, describing their place within their family.
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Lesson 2: The Story of Me – Students illustrate how they have changed over time, from babyhood to the present.
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Lesson 3: All Grown Up – Students draw and describe their aspirations for what they want to be when they grow up.
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Lesson 4: Born and Raised -Students identify where they were born and raised, connecting it to their family’s history.
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Lesson 5: My Family and I – Students draw and name the people in their family to understand familial connections.
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Lesson 6: Family Facts – Students describe and share facts about their family members, highlighting unique traits and similarities.
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Lesson 7: Comparing Families – Students create graphs comparing the number of people in their families to explore differences and similarities.
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Lesson 8: My Family Tree – Students create a family tree to visualize relationships between family members.
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Lesson 9: Family Origins – Students learn about a family member’s origins, including where they were born and raised, to appreciate their stories.
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Lesson 10: The Family Machine – Students compare their family with an imaginative family, identifying similarities and differences and exploring how families can connect.
Bonus:
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‘Our Families’ Display Banner.
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Cover pages.
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Templates.
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Assessment Rubric
*This unit has recently been revised and updated to align with the Australian V9 curriculum, so the V8 version is included as an option too (some content continues to overlap).
Let’s Celebrate (V8 & V9)
Let’s Celebrate PowerPoint
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140+ slides.
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Vocabulary loading slides.
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Lesson aligned slides with warm-ups, content and conclusions.
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Hyperlinked contents.
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Bonus templates.
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Assessment and rubric.
10 x Detailed Lesson Plans:
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Includes learning intentions.
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Detailed steps.
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Resource lists.
40 Pages of Activity sheets:
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Lesson 1: Thinking About the Past. Students explore how we learn about the past through images, stories, and objects. They complete a picture sort showing what helps us understand history.
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Lesson 2: Our Class Museum. Students bring in a meaningful object or photo from home, describe its history, and contribute to a class museum to showcase family and cultural artefacts.
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Lesson 3: An Interview With a Grandparent. Students interview an older person about their childhood and life experiences, then present the answers using creative templates.
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Lesson 4: Comparing Lives. Students compare their life with that of a grandparent or older person, identifying similarities and differences in areas like school, play, and traditions.
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Lesson 5: Stories From the Past. Students draw and retell a story from the past, either from a family member or a shared read-aloud, explaining what it teaches us about history.
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Lesson 6: Let’s Celebrate. Students explore birthday celebrations, sharing how they celebrate and comparing it with peers. They create birthday hats as part of a class display.
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Lesson 7: My Favourite Celebration. Students choose and illustrate their favourite celebration, then compare it with a friend’s to learn about different cultural and family traditions.
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Lesson 8: Family Celebrations. Students draw and describe how their family celebrates various events, building understanding of the similarities and differences in family traditions.
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Lesson 9: Calendar Celebrations. Students help create a class celebration calendar, mapping personal, cultural, and community events across the year.
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Lesson 10: Sorting Celebrations. Students reflect on their learning by comparing a celebration from the past and one they’re looking forward to, highlighting similarities, differences, and significance.
Bonus:
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‘Celebrations’ Display Banner.
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Cover pages.
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Templates.
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Assessment Rubric
*This unit has recently been revised and updated to align with the Australian V9 curriculum, so the V8 version is included as an option too (some content continues to overlap).
Places We Belong (V8 & V9)
Places We Belong PowerPoint
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5+0 Pages of Activity sheets:
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Vocabulary warm-up slides
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Activity slides linked to each lesson plan.
10 x Detailed Lesson Plans:
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Includes learning intentions.
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Detailed steps.
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Resource lists.
37+ Pages of Activity sheets:
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Lesson 1: What Is a Home? Students explore the concept of home and its importance. They match people and animals to different types of homes and discuss why homes help us feel safe and connected.
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Lesson 2: Check Out My Home! Students describe parts of their own home, drawing and writing about what makes it special to them.
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Lesson 3: Home Swap! Students explore the idea that people live in different types of homes based on culture, environment, and needs. They choose a home they’d like to try and explain why.
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Lesson 4: School Senses Students identify their school as a special place and describe it using their five senses, building awareness of familiar environments.
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Lesson 5: Caring for Our School Students discuss ways to look after their school and complete activities to show how they can care for special places.
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Lesson 6: School Trip Students draw a simple map showing the features they pass on the way to school, developing spatial awareness and mapping skills.
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Lesson 7: Our Neighbourhood Students identify features of their neighbourhood and explain why these places are important for living, working, and connecting.
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Lesson 8: Cool Communities Students reflect on the communities they belong to, drawing and explaining the significance of a chosen community in their lives.
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Lesson 9: Community Helpers Students learn about different community helpers and their roles, matching them to the places they work and explaining their importance.
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Lesson 10: My Imaginary Place! Students consolidate their learning by designing an imaginary place, describing its features, purpose, and how it can be cared for.
Bonus:
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‘Places We Belong’ Display Banner.
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Cover pages.
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Templates.
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Assessment Rubric
*This unit has recently been revised and updated to align with the Australian V9 curriculum, so the V8 version is included as an option too (some content continues to overlap).
Me on the Map (V8 & V9)
Me on the Map PowerPoint
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190 + lesson-aligned slides.
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Vocabulary warm-up slides
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Activity slides linked to each lesson plan.
10 x Detailed Lesson Plans:
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Includes learning intentions.
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Detailed steps.
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Resource lists.
40 + Pages of Lessons and Activity sheets:
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Lesson 1: My Special Place Students draw and describe a place that matters to them and how they can care for it.
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Lesson 2: Why So Special? Students explore why different places are special to different people.
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Lesson 3: Special Places Everywhere Students look at special places around Australia, including those important to First Nations Australians.
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Lesson 4: Meeting the Map Students create a simple map and identify familiar features.
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Lesson 5: My School on the Map Students build a map of their school and nearby places.
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Lesson 6: My Community on the Map Students map key places in their community and explain their purpose.
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Lesson 7: My Place in the World Students explore the idea that they are part of a town, state, and country, and locate themselves on a map.
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Lesson 8: First Nations Connection to Country Students learn about how First Nations Australians connect to and care for Country,
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Lesson 9: Taking Care of Places Students reflect on their responsibility to care for important and shared places.
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Lesson 10: Show What You Know Students draw and label a map to show their understanding of place and connection.
Bonus:
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Assessment rubric.
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Cover pages.
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Classroom Banner.
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Editable templates (for your own content).
Important: As this is an Australian resource, the majority of lessons focus on Australian locations, states and territories. Where possible, I have included templates and generic options to suit broader locations.
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