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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Our Home, Australia: Note-Taking Graphic Organiser
Summarise key information about Australia’s states and territories with this note-taking graphic organiser.
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Our Home, Australia: Teaching Presentation
Familiarise your students with the six states and two territories of Australia with this informative teaching presentation.
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The World's Oceans - Compare and Contrast Activity
Compare and contrast the world’s five oceans with this set of information cards and Venn diagram template.
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What Can We Recycle? Cut and Paste Worksheet
Remember what to recycle with a cut-and-paste worksheet.
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How to Save Water Poster and Worksheet Pack
Teach your students ways to save water with a printable poster and worksheet pack.
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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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Features of Maps - Teaching Presentation
Explore the most common features of maps with this engaging teaching presentation.
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Community Helpers Mini Book
Use this mini-book to review or introduce community workers to young students.
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Goods and Services - Interactive Activity
Identify and sort goods and services in locations around the community.
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Rules Around Us - Sorting Activity
Identify rules at home, in school and around the community with a sorting activity.
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Why Teach About Aboriginal Astronomy? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Aboriginal astronomy.
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Australian Gold Rush: Melting Pot – Teaching Presentation
A 10-slide teaching presentation that explores immigration and diversity during the Australian Gold Rush and how it shaped the multicultural Australia we know today.
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Natural, Managed or Constructed? - Worksheet
A worksheet that explores natural, managed and constructed features.
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Transport Time Machine - Past and Present Transport Sorting Activity
A fun sorting game for students to identify past modes of transport from the present.
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Describing Toys Past and Present - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to describe the features of past and present toys.
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The Australian Flag Poster and Worksheet
A poster and worksheet of the Australian Flag.
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Australian History Timeline
A worksheet for students to record information about four significant Australian events.
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Why Should We Compost? Poster
Use this poster set to explain why it is important to compost food scraps.
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Making Australian Laws PowerPoint
A 15 slide PowerPoint Presentation outlining how laws are made in Australia.
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The Senate Infographic Poster
A poster to display in the classroom explaining the structure of the Senate.
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The Election Cycle - Poster
Explore the Australian election cycle with this informative classroom poster.
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Early Explorers Word Wall
A vocabulary word wall to display and use in the classroom when learning about early explorers up to the late eighteenth century.
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Deserts of Australia - Teaching Presentation
Explore Australia's deserts with this 14-slide editable teaching presentation.
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Life on the Goldfields Poster
A poster highlighting information about what life was like on the goldfields.
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People Live in Places PowerPoint
A 21 slide editable PowerPoint template introducing students to investigating the places people live in and belong to.
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My School – Worksheets
A set of 4 worksheets that allow students to describe the special and important features of their school.
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Endangered Animals Classification Poster
Explore endangered animal classifications with this informative classroom poster.
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Blank Map of Western Australia - Template
Record and represent data about the location of significant places with this printable blank map of the Australian state of Western Australia.
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What Places Are Like - Geography Word Wall Vocabulary
23 features of places vocabulary word wall cards.
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Plotting Earthquakes Worksheet & Map Activity
Teach longitude and latitude with a printable earthquakes plotting worksheet and map activity.
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Natural and Built Environments Sort Activity
A natural and built environments sort activity.
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Overfishing – Infographic Poster and Worksheet
Explore overfishing and its effects on marine environments with this eye-opening infographic poster and accompanying comprehension worksheet.
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