‘Families magazine’ has a range of ANZAC Day age-appropriate tasks. The tasks will lay the foundations for understanding, empathy and respect relating to ANZAC Day.
Reception to year 2
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This resource looks at maps of Australia and the world and encourages students to become familiar with continents, countries, states, capitals, oceans and direction (north, south, east, west).
This resource contains 8 units of work developed by the History Teachers Association of Australia.They provide highly detailed unit plans, sequenced lesson plans and all the necessary information to undertake the learning.
How is my world different from the past? This resource looks at objects from the past and how these compare to objects that we use today. This is most suitable for years 1 and 2.
The ABC Education website is a fantastic repository of resources to support History learning from reception to Year 10.
This resource is a presentation and accompanying activities that explore the importance of the places that students' live.
Gathering a collection of images of different environments will help students to draw comparisons between those environments.
‘My Special Place’ by Dana Meachen Rau is a 2016 picture book suitable for R to 2 students. It is about everyone needing a private space to think and dream. In this story, a girl finds her own place in the house to be herself and take time to dream.
Who are the people in your family? Where were they born and raised?What would the story of your family look like if it was added to the pages of Mem Fox's book 'I'm Australian Too'?
Why are some events special and how do we know?Watch this short clip on celebrating a new baby and compare it to other special events in your life.
