HASS 1-3.4 bundle: Communities Here and Abroad

Description

Bundle containing all components of HASS/Science Year 1-3 Units 1.4-3.4 (combined)

Teacher handbook with complete lesson plans, curriculum mapping, assessment guide, student workbooks and worksheets, and workbooks with model answers, plus all the resource PDFs for

• HASS + Science: Understanding Our World
• Year 1-3 Units 1.4-3.4 (combined): “Communities Here and Abroad”
• Minimum time allocation half an hour per week, optimal 1 hour a week.
• Please note that the special multi-year bundles only include the teacher handbook and assessment guide for the highest year, as you generally don’t want to be juggling multiple handbooks in the one classroom. If this does not suit your needs, please order the individual units.

This is a special bundle for schools where students in Year levels 1-3 are in the one classroom, integrating:

Unit 1.4 Families Around the World

This unit examines families across the world and relates them back to the idea of cultural diversity in Australia. Students examine the structure of different families and examine the question “what makes a family?”. Students examine where in the world these families live, and investigate the places associated with the families. This investigation starts to introduce students to the interplay between culture and place. Students consider how different places around the world are cared for by the people that live there. The local environment is discussed both in terms of its living and non-living features. Students then relate this learning back to their own environment and compare these families with Australia, whilst also examining cultural diversity in Australia.

Unit 2.4 Our Earth’s Special Places

This unit examines special places around the world and relates them back to Australia. Students examine the relationship between places and people. Students investigate people who live in different places around the world and how they interact with their places. This investigation starts to introduce students to the interplay between culture and place. The role of technology in people’s lives and the influence which it has on how people travel is also covered. Students consider different local environments, both in terms of their living and non-living features. The use of resources is each environment is described. Students then relate this learning back to their own environment and compare these places with Australia, whilst also examining cultural diversity in Australia.

Unit 3.4 Communities Here and Abroad

This unit examines communities across the world and relates them back to the idea of cultural diversity in Australia. The influence of climate and features of local places on these communities is considered. The different states and territories of Australia are also examined. Students are asked to consider how the local people see the place that they live. Celebrations in these communities are compared with celebrations in Australia. Changes in communities over time, especially the Australian community, are examined. This investigation starts to introduce students to the interplay between culture and place. Students work in groups to present information about a family unit from around the world and compare this family unit to their own community. Students investigate the roles of different members of families. They also take part in a voting activity to explore inclusiveness and democracy. Students undertake a Scientific Investigation of the melting and freezing of ice, chocolate and butter.