HASS Teaching Resources
Explore the ultimate HASS teacher resource collection, filled with worksheets, activities, maps and so much more. Aligned with the Australian Humanities and Social Sciences curriculum — including V9 — this extensive collection has everything you need to enhance primary students' understanding of Australian and world history, civics and citizenship, geography and more!
Designed to save primary teachers time on their lesson plans, each printable and digital activity has undergone the Teach Starter teacher team's careful review process to ensure it's ready for your lesson plan and your students.
The collection even includes customisable resources and activities that have already been differentiated for you so you can meet students right where they are as you take them on a journey of cultural exploration.
Is this your first year teaching HASS? Or are you just looking for some handy tips? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
What Does HASS Stand For?
HASS is an acronym that stands for Humanities and Social Sciences.
Within the Foundation – Year 10 Australian Curriculum, HASS can be broken down into four sub-strands:
- History
- Geography
- Civics and Citizenship
- Economics and Business
Studies of history and geography both begin in foundation, while civics and citizenship education starts in year 3. Study of economics and business starts in year 5.
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The House of Representatives Infographic Poster
A poster to display in the classroom explaining the structure of the House of Representatives.
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Australian Immigration Timeline
A 3 page timeline to display in the classroom when learning about Australian immigration.
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The Apology Transcript and Activities
An excerpt from Kevin Rudd's Apology to the Stolen Generations with matching activity task cards.
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Diwali Poster - Information
A poster with information about Diwali.
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The Journal of James Cook - Writing Task
A journal writing task for students to investigate James Cook's voyage to Australia in the first person.
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The Election Cycle - Poster
Explore the Australian election cycle with this informative classroom poster.
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Early Explorers Word Wall
A vocabulary word wall to display and use in the classroom when learning about early explorers up to the late eighteenth century.
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Human Rights in Australia - Infographic Poster
A 2-page infographic poster displaying facts about Australian human rights.
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Asian Flags
A collection of 38 flags from Asian countries.
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Australian Bush Background
A background for an Australian bush scene.
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Mountain Background
A background for a mountain scene.
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City Background
A background for a city scene.
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Federation Sorting Activity
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing the arguments around Australian Federation.
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Support and Opposition For Federation - Fact Sheet
A fact sheet to use in the classroom for exploring Australian Federation.
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Beach Background
A background for a beach scene.
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Mapping a Journey – Worksheet
A worksheet that allows students to create a map of a journey when exploring local places.
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Uluru Size Comparison Poster
A poster showing the size of Uluru.
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Endangered Animals Classification Poster
Explore endangered animal classifications with this informative classroom poster.
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History of Flight - PowerPoint Template
A History of Flight themed PowerPoint Template to add some colour and design to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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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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Australia Day Fact Sheet
A fact sheet covering important facts and traditions of Australia Day.
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Blank Map of Western Australia - Template
Record and represent data about the location of significant places with this printable blank map of the Australian state of Western Australia.
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World War One Word Wall Vocabulary
A set of World War One related vocabulary word wall cards.
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Australian Capital Cities Fact Sheets
A set of 8 posters with facts about each Australian capital city.
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Five Australian Landmarks Posters
A set of 5 posters highlighting some of Australia's most famous Landmarks.
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Fast Finisher Humanities and Social Sciences Task Cards - Foundation
A set of 10 Humanities and Social Sciences task cards.
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Fast Finisher Humanities and Social Sciences Task Cards - Year 2
A set of 10 Humanities and Social Sciences task cards.
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Acknowledgement of Country Poster
A simple Acknowledgement of Country poster to display in your classroom.
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Fast Finisher Humanities and Social Sciences Task Cards - Year 3
A set of 10 Humanities and Social Sciences task cards.
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British Colonisation Areas in Australia - 1846 Map and Worksheet
A map to display in the classroom when learning about areas in Australian that were colonised by the British in 1846.
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Australian Gold Rush - Immigration Poster
A poster explaining the increase in Australia's population during the Gold Rush.
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National Symbols Worksheet
Use this national symbols worksheet when exploring the importance of symbols and emblems.
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