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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Inspirational Woman Profile - Malala Yousafzai
A profile about Pakistani woman Malala Yousafzai.
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Inspirational Woman Profile - Dr. Mae Jemison
A profile about American woman Dr. Mae Jemison.
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Inspirational Woman Profile - Yuna Kim
A profile about Korean figure skater Yuna Kim.
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Inspirational Woman Profile – Jessica Watson
A profile about Australian woman Jessica Watson.
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Year of the Ox – Paper Lantern Template
A Year of the Ox craft activity to help celebrate Lunar New Year!
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Inspirational Woman Profile- Brooke Boney
A profile about Gamilaroi woman and Australian journalist Brooke Boney.
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Year of the Ox – String Puppet Craft Template
A Lunar New Year-themed ‘Year of the Ox’ string puppet template.
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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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South American Flags Worksheets - BW
Fourteen black and white worksheets with flags from South America.
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Australia Day Cloze Worksheet
A cloze activity based on information about Australia Day.
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Humanities and Social Sciences Term Tracker (WA Curriculum) - Year 6
The Humanities term tracker using the WA Curriculum Year 6 content descriptors and codes.
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Immigration Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Immigration' display board.
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Humanities and Social Sciences Term Tracker (WA Curriculum) - Year 5
The Humanities term tracker using the WA Curriculum Year 5 content descriptors and codes.
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Spaces and Places – Word Wall Vocabulary
30 spaces and places word wall vocabulary cards.
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Humanities and Social Sciences Term Tracker (WA Curriculum) - Year 3
The Humanities term tracker using the WA Curriculum Year 3 content descriptors and codes.
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Humanities and Social Sciences Term Tracker (WA Curriculum) - Year 2
The Humanities term tracker using the WA Curriculum Year 2 content descriptors and codes.
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Humanities and Social Sciences Term Tracker (WA Curriculum) - Year 1
The Humanities term tracker using the WA Curriculum Year 1 content descriptors and codes.
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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) - Pre-primary
The Humanities term tracker using the WA Curriculum Pre-primary content descriptors and codes.
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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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Eid-al-Adha Word Wall Vocabulary
Twenty-seven Eid-al-Adha related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Australian Symbols Activity Worksheet
Teach about Australian symbols with this worksheets for primary students.
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Class Flag Activity Worksheet
An activity for students to create a class flag.
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Dinosaurs - Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Dinosaurs' display board.
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Captain's Log Title Page - Ship
An outline of a ship to use as a title page during history lessons.
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Mining Word Wall Vocabulary
Sixty-seven mining related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Silk Road Word Wall
A set of vocabulary cards for a silk road word wall.
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Viking Helmet and Shield Worksheets
A set of worksheets for students to design their own Viking helmet and shield.
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Vikings Word Wall
A set of vocabulary cards for a Viking themed word wall.
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HASS Year Seven Assessment Trackers
An 11 page set of assessment trackers using the Australian Curriculum codes to monitor student progress in HASS.
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Epiphany Information Poster
A poster detailing key information about the celebration of Epiphany.
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Epiphany Word Search With Solution
A fun word search to help your students learn and work with Epiphany related vocabulary.
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