People and communities
Children talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members. They know that other children don’t always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive to this. They know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.
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All About Me Journal – Lower Years
Learn about your pupils at the beginning of the school year with this 'All About Me' activity.
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A Very Special Memory – Worksheet
Explore the role that photographs play in communicating the stories of our past with this simple worksheet.
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A Very Special Object – Worksheet
Explore the role that objects play in communicating the stories of our past with this simple worksheet.
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Who Lives at My Place? – Template
A 'lift the flaps' template where students display the family members that live in their home.
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Choose Your Senses Board Game
A fun board game to play to consolidate students’ understanding of the five senses.
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All About My Family Mini Booklet
A template for students to complete all about their family.
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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 Special Place – Assessment Worksheet
A worksheet for students to use when demonstrating their understanding of special places in the local community.
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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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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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Mapping A Journey – Worksheet
A worksheet that allows students to create a map of a journey when exploring local places.
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People Live in Places Unit Plan
This Geography unit covers a range of concepts relating to the places students live in and belong to.
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Assessment - People Live in Places
An assessment task in which students will identify the importance of all to care for our natural environment.
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Looking After Places
A 60 minute lesson in which students will appreciate the responsibility of all people to care for our natural environment.
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Who Lived Here Before?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify that their place is also the place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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People in Our Community - Groups
A 60 minute lesson in which students will examine the different groups people belong to, why these groups are important and how these groups celebrate.
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Our Community
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand how the location of places can be represented on simple maps.
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Caring for Our School
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore their responsibility in caring for their school environment.
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Places We Learn - Schools
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify their school as a special place.
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My House
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the importance of the places students live and explore the people who make up families.