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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…

Summary: The aim of this lesson is to teach students how to explain the causes, effects and patterns of intercontinental migration to Australia and Oceania. Students will be able to explain the different ways that people interact during intercontinental migration, describe different reasons for intercontinental migration and will use various media and primary sources to answer questions […]

Splash is ABC Australia's new Educational Website that is linked to the National Curriculum. The site is for Teachers, Students and Parents. It contains articles, video, audio and games. The content is separated into three areas Early Primary (Foundation - Year 3), Upper Primary (Years 4 -6) and Secondary (Years 7 - 10). There are four subject areas to choose from English, Math, Science and History. You can filter your searches by year level, subject and media type. There is a Parent's area…

Why did Europeans settle in Australia? - interactive unit of work.

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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

History Unit Summary: History learning is crucial to the primary school classroom. History informs and reminds us of the past. Subsequently, history learning provides an avenue for inquiring between past and present and the relationships between. Likewise, history learning challenges personal context and meaning. During this process, students develop the ability to think critically, creatively, […]

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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...

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...