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 Continent of Asia - Mini-Book
Explore the wonders and delights of the continent of Asia with this informative printable mini-book.
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The Continent of North America - Mini-Book
Explore the wonders and delights of the continent of North America with this informative printable mini-book.
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Human Impact on the Environment-Research Project
Uncover how humans positively and negatively impact the different biomes around the world with a guided research project.
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Climate Zones of the World – Poster Pack
Learn about different climate types with this set of 6 printable posters.
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Save Planet Earth - Science Word Wall Vocabulary
Print and display Earth Day-related terms in your classroom to improve vocabulary and discussion about Earth Day.
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Blank Map of Europe — Template
Record and represent data about the location of significant places with this printable blank map of the continent of Europe.
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Recycling Poster Pack
Use our Recycling Poster pack to teach your students about sustainability and conservation.
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Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources – Sorting Activity
Identify resources as either renewable or nonrenewable with this 24-card sorting activity
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Amazon Rainforest Facts - Reading Passage
Read and learn about conservation with a reading passage and comprehension worksheet on the Amazon Rainforest.
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Sustainability Quotes Poster Pack
Inspire sustainable practices in the classroom with a pack of printable Sustainability Quote posters.
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How We Use Natural Resources Worksheet
Explore the characteristics of natural resources and what makes them useful in products and materials with this worksheet.
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Continents and Oceans - Roll and Colour Game
Learn to identify the continents and oceans of the world with an engaging partner game.
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7 Continents Fortune Teller
Review the continents of the world with this hands-on continents fortune teller.
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Oil Spill Science Experiment for Water Pollution
Investigate a man-made natural disaster and discover the effects of oil spills on wildlife with an oil spill science experiment.
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Feature of Maps - Task Cards
Explore the features of maps and globes with a set of multiple-choice task cards.
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A Story of the Zodiac Animals and Activity Task Cards
Read and learn about the Chinese zodiac animals with a zodiac animal reading passage and a set of 12 matching activity task cards.
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Goods and Services Word Search
Stretch your students’ business vocabulary with this economics-focused word search that features examples of goods and services.
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'10 Fun Facts' Template
A template for younger students to use when conducting and recording research.
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Why Teach About Dreaming Stories? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Dreaming stories.
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National Sorry Day Teaching Presentation
A 13-slide editable PowerPoint template that provides an overview of National Sorry Day.
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Gold Miners' Bulletin Project
A creative writing newspaper project in which students design and write the front page of an imagined newspaper from the Australian Gold Rush era.
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Blank Timeline Template
A blank editable timeline template to use as a recording worksheet in history lessons.
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Past and Present Communication Board Game
A fun and engaging board game to consolidate students' understanding of past and present communication devices.
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Transport Then and Now - Worksheet
A set of 2 worksheets for students to identify how transport has changed over time.
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Australian Symbols Activity Worksheet
Teach about Australian symbols with this worksheets for primary students.
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Early Explorer Profiles - Abel Tasman, James Cook and Willem Janszoon
Three individual posters showing the expeditions of Abel Tasman, James Cook and Willem Janszoon.
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The Story of Gulaga - Comprehension and Activity Worksheet
A comprehension and linked activity based on an Aboriginal Dreaming Story.
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An Early Explorer's Map
An early explorer's map to display in the classroom when learning about European exploration.
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Australia Federates PowerPoint
A 27 slide editable PowerPoint template to use in the classroom when learning about Australian Federation.
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Tenterfield Oration - Fact Sheet and Comprehension
A fact sheet and comprehension task to use when learning about The Tenterfield Oration.
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Australia's System of Government - PowerPoint
A 28 slide editable PowerPoint presnetation to use in the classroom when learning about Australia's system of government.
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Australian Bush Page Border
A page border with an Australian bush theme.
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