Curriculum

Our comprehensive programs are complete implementations of the Australian Curriculum (with adjustments for the state-level variations).

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  • The material for the year (usually 4 units per year level) covers all of the curriculum items for the subject(s) indicated.
  • Teacher handbook with full week-to-week lesson plans:
    • List of required resources (both PDFs and items like scissors or string);
    • Guidance for multi-yearlevel (composite) classrooms;
  • Curriculum mapping;
  • Assessment guide;
  • Student workbook and/or student homework research sheets;
    • Model answers for the teacher;
  • A wealth of background resource PDFs.

As teachers, we definitely save on time both for planning and assessment with OpenSTEM’s integrated programs as there are fewer separate units to plan for.
— Trent Perry, Teacher

Free Downloads

Samples

You can download free samples of some of our PDF Resources, a Teacher Handbook and a Student Workbook from our Curriculum Samples page. This does not require a login or any other details.

Curriculum Mapping

See the curriculum strands for each unit on our Curriculum Mapping page. Note that a full set of units for a year level covers all of the curriculum requirements for that year.

Week-by-week Layout

See also our This Week in HASS + Science page, showing what practical work the students (F-6) do on a week-by-week basis.

Available Curriculum Implementations

Australian Curriculum v2018/05

  • Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
    • History & Geography (F-6)
    • Civics & Citizenship (3-6)
    • Economics & Business (5-6)
    • includes all of the Science curriculum across the year
  • Science
    • comprehensively included in the Understanding Our World® integrated HASS+Science Program
  • Diced Maths (F-7)
  • Digital Technologies (F-6)
    • fitting in with English and Mathematics