Year Two HASS Unit | Importance of the Past | V9 Australian Curriculum | History

This unit includes everything you need to teach an Importance of the Past unit for Year 2 HASS for the entire term! Paired with my Technology Over Time unit, you can tick off all your History planning. Completely aligned to the Australian Curriculum, you’ll access both the V8 and V9 units. Through this unit, students explore a local individual, group, place or building and the reasons for their importance, including social, cultural or spiritual significance.

What’s included?

Importance of the Past HASS PowerPoint

• 190 + slides.

• Vocabulary loading slides.

• Lesson aligned slides with warm-ups, content and conclusions.

• Hyperlinked contents.

• Bonus templates.

Assessment and rubric.

10 x Detailed Lesson Plans

• 60+ pages of activities and lessons.

• Learning intentions.

• Detailed steps.

• Resource lists.

• Activities with flexible options.

• Assessment rubric.

• Cover pages.

Lesson Outline

Lesson 1: Let’s Get Significant – Creating a profile on a significant person.

Lesson 2: Local VIP – Research a local person with historical significance.

Lesson 3: Sorting Significance – Explore why places or buildings are significant.

Lesson 4: Significant Safari – Identify a significant place or building within the local area.

Lesson 5: Spot the Difference – Describe the different between past and present places.

Lesson 6: Local Landmarks – Research a significant local landmark.

Lesson 7: Let’s Explore – Understand the significance of a historical cultural site.

Lesson 8: Significant Sites – Understand the significance of a cultural site.

Lesson 9: Tour Investigators – Research information to design a tour brochure based on a significant place.

Lesson 10: Kids on Tour (assessment) – Create a tour brochure using information gathered through research.

This unit has recently been revised and updated to align with the Australian V9 curriculum, however, is still relevant for the V8 curriculum. Note: If you are an international purchaser, I have included templates/powerpoint slides to help you adapt the lessons to places and people relevant to your location. However, please keep in mind that this resource was designed to align to the Australian Curriculum.