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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Geography Flip Book
A flip book to use when learning about geography.
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Celebrations Crossword Puzzle – Worksheet
A crossword puzzle about holidays and celebrations.
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Matariki – Mindful Colouring Sheet
A mindful colouring-in worksheet to celebrate Matariki, the Māori New Year celebration in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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Gallipoli Colouring Sheet
A colouring page to use in the lead up to Anzac Day.
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Economics Word Wall Vocabulary
A set of vocabulary word wall cards to use for a unit on economics.
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Land Rights Word Search - Upper Primary
A printable Land Rights Word Search worksheet for your upper primary school students to complete.
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Land Rights Timeline Worksheet
A printable Land Rights Timeline worksheet for your students to complete in your classroom.
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Land Rights Crossword
A printable Land Rights Crossword worksheet for your students to complete in your classroom.
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Human Histories: Helpful Heroes – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article about people around the world who have dedicated their lives to helping others.
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Dreaming Stories - Multiple Intelligence Activities
A Multiple Intelligence activity planner to use in the classroom when learning about Dreaming Stories.
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Inspirational Woman Profile – Jessica Watson
A profile about Australian woman Jessica Watson.
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The Natural Environment of South America — Inquiry Task
An inquiry task focusing on the natural environment of the Amazon rainforest in South America.
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Communicating with Others - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to identify the communication methods and devices we use today.
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Spaces and Places – Word Wall Vocabulary
30 spaces and places word wall vocabulary cards.
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Transport Changing Over Time - Timeline Worksheet
A worksheet for students to illustrate how transport has changed over time.
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Popular Toys from the Present Day - Worksheet
A set of 2 worksheets for students to illustrate popular toys from the present day.
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What Toy Am I? - Toy Definition Match Up Game
A set of 20 puzzle cards for students to match pictures of toys to their definition.
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Humanities and Social Sciences Term Tracker (WA Curriculum) - ABLEWA
The Humanities term tracker using the WA Curriculum ABLEWA content descriptors and codes.
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Australian Gold Rush Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Australian Gold Rush' display board.
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Map of the Regions of Asia
A map showing the layout, regions and major countries of Asia.
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HASS Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'HASS' display board.
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History Timeline Template
2 templates of a timeline to use during history lessons.
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Geography Word Wall Poster
Use this Word Wall Poster to identify geography vocabulary in your classroom.
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Eid al-Adha Poster - Information
A poster with information about Eid al-Adha.
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First Fleet Word Wall
A vocabulary word wall to display and use in the classroom when learning about the First Fleet.
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Diwali Poster - Information
A poster with information about Diwali.
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First Fleet - Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of the people impacted by the First Fleet.
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Pirate Ship - Writing Template
A printable pirate themed writing template to use in the classroom.
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Torres Route 1606 Map
A map to display in the classroom when learning about Luis de Torres' route across the top of Australia in 1606.
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My Ecological Footprint - Reference Sheet
Teach your students about the things we do that affect the Earth with an ecological footprint reference sheet.
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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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