History
Concepts for developing understanding
The content in the history sub-strand provides opportunities for students to develop historical understanding through key concepts including sources, continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, empathy and significance. The Year 3 curriculum provides a study of identity and diversity in their local community and beyond, past and present. Students develop understandings about the heritage of their local area (sources, continuity and change), including the importance of Country/Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples (significance, perspectives, empathy), and how and why their community has changed (continuity and change, cause and effect). Students explore the historical features and diversity of their community as represented in individuals and their contributions, symbols and emblems of significance (significance) and the different celebrations and commemorations, locally and in other places around the world (significance, perspectives, empathy).
Inquiry Questions
- Who lived here first and how do we know?
- How has our community changed? What features have been lost and what features have been retained?
- What is the nature of the contribution made by different groups and individuals in the community?
- How and why do people choose to remember significant events of the past?
(source: www.australiancurriculum.edu.au)
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St Patrick's Day Fact Sheet
A fact sheet covering important facts and traditions of St Patrick's Day in Ireland.
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Chinese New Year Fact Sheet
A fact sheet covering important facts and traditions of Chinese New Year.
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Lunar New Year Activities Sheet for Kids
Celebrate Chinese New Year in the classroom with this engaging activity sheet packed with Lunar New Year activities.
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Our Multicultural Australia – Harmony Day Display
A connecting display for students to list their favourite things and where in the world each comes from.
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Harmony Day Vocabulary Flip Books
Use this template with your students to discuss vocabulary associated with Harmony Day.
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Why Teach About Aboriginal Smoking Ceremonies? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Aboriginal Smoking Ceremonies.
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Piecing Australia Together – A Reconciliation Puzzle
A puzzle to assemble when learning about National Sorry Day.
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Why Teach About the Stolen Generations? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about the Stolen Generations.
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Response to The National Apology Transcript
An excerpt from Professor Tom Calma's response to the National Apology to the Stolen Generations.
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Identifying Respect Worksheet
A worksheet to use for all grades.
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Harmony Day Theme Worksheet
A worksheet to use as a Harmony Day resource for all grades.
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Australia's First Peoples Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of the connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to Country.
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Celebrations Around The World Inquiry Task
A four page inquiry task, assessing students' knowledge of cultural celebrations from around the world.
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Passport To My Heritage Project Template
Celebrate your students’ diverse cultural heritages with a printable Heritage Project Poster Template.
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Harmony Day Tree – Craft Activity
A creative craft activity to use on Harmony Day when learning about cultural diversity.
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Harmony Day Lotus Flower Craft Activity
A printable Harmony Day craft activity to complete with your students.
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Alphabet of Diversity Worksheet
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Red Poppy Template
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Remembrance Day Fact and Opinion Worksheet
Identify Remembrance Day facts and opinions with a printable colour-by-code worksheet.
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Printable Remembrance Day Word Wall Vocabulary
Display and discuss Remembrance Day related vocabulary words with a printable Remembrance Day display.
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Remembrance Day & Anzac Day Craft Template - Soldier Writing
Create the perfect Remembrance Day or Anzac Day Art Project with our Soldier writing and craft activity.
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Remembrance Day Comprehension Worksheet
Explain Remembrance Day history and traditions to your students with a printable cloze reading passage and comprehension questions.
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Wingaru Easter Egg Basket - Footsteps Design
An Aboriginal egg basket-making activity featuring authentic First Nations designs by Dunghutti artist, Cynthia O’Brien-Younie.
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Christmas Tree Ornaments - Deadly Decorations
Instructions for crafting Christmas tree ornaments based on First Nations items.
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Christmas Tree Ornament - Kangaroo
A template for creating First Nations‐themed Christmas tree ornaments featuring authentic Aboriginal designs.
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Christmas Tree Ornament - Star
A template for creating First Nations‐themed Christmas tree ornaments featuring authentic Aboriginal designs.
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Christmas Tree Ornament - Wombat Art
A template for creating First Nations‐themed wombat art Christmas tree ornaments featuring authentic Aboriginal designs.
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NAIDOC 2021 – Heal Country! - Word Search (Middle Years)
A puzzle related to key concepts of the NAIDOC theme.
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Why Teach About Aboriginal Artefacts? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Aboriginal artefacts.
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Anzac Day Assembly PowerPoint
A 10-slide editable PowerPoint template that provides an overview of Anzac Day.
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Harmony Day Word Search – Lower
Words related to Harmony Day in a word search.
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Australian Symbols Activity Worksheet
Teach about Australian symbols with this worksheets for primary students.