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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Mosaic Clover Art Activity
A creative art activity to use when learning about the Saint Patrick's Day celebration.
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My Home – Worksheets
A set of 4 worksheets that allow students to describe the special and important features of their home.
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Uluru Size Comparison Poster
A poster showing the size of Uluru.
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Desert Background
A background for a desert scene.
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Desert Page Border
A page border with a desert theme.
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Being Careful with a New Baby Poster
A poster explaining to students how to behave around a new baby.
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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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Natural Environments - PowerPoint
A Natural Environments themed PowerPoint to add some colour and design to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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New Baby Poster
A poster encouraging students to talk about their feelings when there is a new baby in the family.
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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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Basant Kite Festival Fact Sheet
A fact sheet covering important facts and traditions of the Basant Kite Festival in Pakistan and India.
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Bastille Day Fact Sheet
A fact sheet covering important facts and traditions of Bastille Day in France.
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Independence Day Fact Sheet
A fact sheet covering important facts and traditions of Independence Day in the United States of America.
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Blank Map of South Australia - Template
Record and represent data about the location of significant places with this printable blank map of the Australian state of South 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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Blank Map of Queensland - Template
Record and represent data about the location of significant places with this printable blank map of the Australian state of Queensland.
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Blank Map of New South Wales - Template
Record and represent data about the location of significant places with this printable blank map of the Australian state of New South Wales.
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Black Map of the Australian Capital Territory - Template
Record and represent data about the location of significant places with this printable blank map of the Australian Capital Territory.
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What is a Wetland? Poster
A poster with information about the plant life, climate and annual rainfall that characterise a wetland environment.
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What is a Bushland? Poster
A poster with information about the plant life, climate and annual rainfall that characterise a bushland environment.
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What is a Rainforest? Poster
A poster with information about the plant life, climate and annual rainfall that characterise a rainforest environment.
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What is a Desert? Poster
A poster with information about the plant life, climate and annual rainfall that characterise a desert environment.
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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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Australian Immigration in the 1900s
A set of five posters examining immigration to Australia in the 1900s.
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Introduction to Environments Poster Set
A set of 5 posters displaying different environments around the world.
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My Ecological Footprint Worksheet
A worksheet which will have the students evaluate their ecological footprint and compare it with the class.
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Australian Early Settler Word Wall Vocabulary
Vocabulary associated with Australian Early Settlers.
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Exploring Environments and Places - Geography Word Wall Vocabulary
77 environments and places vocabulary cards.
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How Are People and Places Connected? - Geography Word Wall Vocabulary
51 people and places vocabulary word wall cards.
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What's the Story of My Place? - Geography Word Wall Vocabulary
36 What's the Story of My Place vocabulary cards.
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Exploring How People and Places Affect One Another - Geography Word Wall Vocabulary
63 exploring the affects of people and places vocabulary cards.
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