Year Six History

Yep...our Government is still shut down. The ridiculousness is touching the folks in our area like never before. I have several coworkers who are already feeling the strain due to having husbands who work in government offices. If they would hurry up and get those political panties out of a wad, we would all be in much better shape. But even with the shutdowns, we are pressing right on through and have jumped into our unit on American government feet first. This is such an abstract concept…

Over the past few years, we have learnt about Australian history through different events, such as Anzac Day, as it has provoked questions and stirred an interest. Knowing that my son loves stories, I introduced him to history through different picture books and from there, other hands-on learning activities have evolved. When I first looked at history, I thought about using the illustrated history books Our Sunburnt Country by Arthur Baillie and Our Australian Story by Janette Cassey…

Use the Australian Federation Resource Bundle to take a different approach to teaching Federation: from the assumption that it never happened! Encourage students to think about how their lives would differ, for better or worse.

This unit presents a learning sequence for Year 6 students to develop their historical inquiry skills by investigating the key figures and events that led to Australia's Federation. Individually and as a group they will produce a range of presentation formats, narratives and descriptions of life at the time of Federation, based on evidence from their examination of historical sources

This activity allows students to create a chronological timeline of the events that led to Australia's Federation in a fun and hands-on activity that will truly engage your students in this dry topicLet's face it Federation can be a boring topic but it doesn't have to be! This hands-on interactive n...

Old Parliament House is home to the Museum of Australian Democracy. A national icon, place of great beauty, magnificent design and historical significance, and

This engaging project has students using inquiry skills to research in HASS, Australian federation, life in 20th century Australia and an Iconic figure. Now suitable for home and distance learning with Google slides option. It has been designed to tie assessment with the Australian Curriculum Year ...

This engaging project has students using inquiry skills to research in HASS, Australian federation, life in 20th century Australia and an Iconic figure. Now suitable for home and distance learning with Google slides option. It has been designed to tie assessment with the Australian Curriculum Year ...

All of Aussie Star's Federation resources bundled together for one great price - saving you 20%!! Each of these resources are aligned to the Australian Curriculum. They are also fun and interactive! Australian Federation is an important history topic but can sometimes be a bit 'dry', these resources...

Generate class discussion and explore the ideas and arguments for Federation in Australia with your Year 6 HASS -Australian History ClassThis is a great interactive activity to help students explore the various arguments and points of view in the decision making for Australian Federation. (ACHASSK1...

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