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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British Colonisation of Australia - Title Poster
A poster to display in the classroom when teaching about the British Colonisation of Australia.
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King Tutankhamun's Death Mask Poster
A poster showing King Tutankhamun's death mask.
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Ra - God of the Sun Poster
A poster showing Ra - God of the Sun.
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Nefertiti Poster
A poster showing Nefertiti.
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Anubis Poster
A poster showing Anubis - God of the Dead.
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Statue of Anubis - God of the Dead Poster
A poster showing the Statue of Anubis - God of the Dead.
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Make Your Own King Tutankhamun Mask
A template to make a King Tutankhamun mask.
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National Symbols Worksheet
Use this national symbols worksheet when exploring the importance of symbols and emblems.
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Lucky Me! - Saint Patrick's Day Worksheet
A worksheet to use in the classroom on St. Patrick's Day.
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Saint Patrick's Day Information Poster
A poster explaining St. Patrick's Day.
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Exploring My Local Community - History Word Wall Vocabulary
20 vocabulary cards about exploring the local community.
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My Place - Geography Word Wall Vocabulary
14 places people live in vocabulary word wall cards.
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Year of the Pig String Puppet Craft Template
A Lunar New Year themed 'Year of the Pig' string puppet template.
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Survival Tips Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of how vegetation is used across Australia by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in a variety of different ways.
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Deciduous Forest PowerPoint
An 11 slide editable PowerPoint to use in the classroom when learning about deciduous forests.
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Coniferous Forest PowerPoint
An 11 slide editable PowerPoint to use in the classroom when learning about coniferous forests.
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Waste Management Investigation - How Much Waste Do We Throw Away?
A practical investigation related to sustainable waste management.
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The Murray-Darling Region Of Australia Poster
A poster to show the Murray-Darling Region of Australia.
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6 Australian National Parks Posters
A set of six posters with information about Australian National Parks, including how to care for them.
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Ancient Rome - Display Banner
Ancient Rome themed classroom banner.
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Natural and Built Environments - Brainstorming Pages
A sheet that provides your students with a space to write or draw their ideas.
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Built Environments Concept Map
A concept map to use when learning about built environments.
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Anzac Day Bunting
A set of bunting flags for Anzac Day.
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Changing and Managing Places - Geography Word Wall Vocabulary
48 changing and managing places vocabulary cards.
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Seven US Landmarks Posters
A set of 7 posters highlighting some of the United States most famous Landmarks.
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World War One Maps
A set of maps to use in the classroom when learning about WW1.
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Gallipoli Poster
A Gallipoli poster to display in the classroom.
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The Gallipoli Campaign - Worksheets
A set of worksheets about the the Gallipoli Campaign.
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Queen Elizabeth's 90th Birthday - Banquet Worksheet
A worksheet to use with all grades where students can design their own banquet for the Queen.
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Queen Elizabeth's 90th Birthday - Cake Worksheet
A worksheet to use with all grades where students can design their own cake for the Queen.
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Queen Elizabeth's 90th Birthday - Present Worksheet
A worksheet to use with all grades where students can design their own present for the Queen.
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Highland Clearances Resource Pack
A 24 page resource pack of posters, worksheets and activities to use in your classroom when discussing Scottish History and The Highland Clearances.
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