This bundle includes all of your Year Two HASS planning for the entire year! These four units explore technology over time, important places, geographical skills and more! Featuring detailed lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, activity sheets and optional assessment; it has everything you need!

What's included?

Technology Over Time

Technology Over Time PowerPoint

• 120 + slides.
• Vocabulary warm-up slides
• Activity slides linked to each lesson plan.

10 x Detailed Lesson Plans:

• Includes learning intentions.
• Detailed steps.
• Resource lists.

35 + Pages of Activity sheets:

Topics include:

• Tech Times!
• Chilling Out with Tech.
• Travelling Technology.
• Talking with Tech.
• Play Back Then.
• Muchin' on the Past.
• Old School Rules.
• Sounds Through Time.
• Changes Through the Ages (Optional Assessment)

Importance of the Past

Importance of the Past PowerPoint

• 125 + slides.
• Vocabulary warm-up slides
• Activity slides linked to each lesson plan.

10 x Detailed Lesson Plans:

• Includes learning intentions.
• Detailed steps.
• Resource lists.

45 + Pages of Activity sheets:

Topics include:

• Let's get significant! (Exploring significant public/historical figures).
• Local VIP (Investigating a significant local person).
• Places of Significance (Australia or world context).
• Significant safari! (Significant places in your local area).
• Spot the Difference! (Comparing photographs from the past with the same scenes today).
• Local Landmarks (Exploring and researching a local landmark).
• Let's explore! (Exploring significant Aboriginal places. Templates included for alternative location).
• Significant Sites (Learning about Aboriginal Shell Middens. Alternate template included).
• Tour investigators (students plan/research a local site as a 'tour guide').
• Optional assessment: Kids on tour! (students complete/present their tour).

Bonus:

• Suggestions for significant places/landmarks in Australia by state and territory.
• Fact cards for 6 significant Australians (used in lesson 1).
• Tour guide badges (if you wish students to present their tour and assess speaking and listening at the same time).

Note: If you are an international purchaser, I have included templates/powerpoint slides to help you adapt the lessons to places and people relevant to your location. However, please keep in mind that this resource was designed with The Australian curriculum in mind.

Connecting to Places

Connecting to Places PowerPoint

• 120 + slides.
• Vocabulary warm-up slides
• Activity slides linked to each lesson plan.

10 x Detailed Lesson Plans:

• Includes learning intentions.
• Detailed steps.
• Resource lists.

30 + Pages of Activity sheets:

Topics include:

• Pondering Over Places (Natural, man-made and constructed features).
• Looking Local (Exploring origins of named local places).
• Connecting to Country (Indigenous perspectives).
• Special Places, Special Stories (Connecting to Indigenous places/ or option for school or other local place).
• We are Connected (Mapping our connections in the community).
• Connections and Beyond (Identifying our connections both locally and further away).
• Going Global (Identifying how world events can be connected to our place).
• Data on the Move (Exploring the places we visit).
• Let's Compare (Comparing patterns of visiting places with others).
• Optional Assessment: Tasty Travels! (Investigating how our favourite food links us to a different place. Includes option to explore the features of this place, how to visit this place and what people are connected to this place).

Our Wonderful World

Our Wonderful World PowerPoint

• 130 + slides.
• Vocabulary warm-up slides.
• Activity slides linked to each lesson plan.

10 x Detailed Lesson Plans:

• Includes learning intentions.
• Detailed steps.
• Resource lists.

60 + Pages of Activity sheets:

Topics include:

• Looking at Locations (suburbs/towns).
• Super States, Terrific Territories (all Australian states/territories included as well as blank templates).
• Check Out Our Country (exploring Australia. Alternative blank template included).
• Cool Continents (multiple options included for different hemispheres).
• Wow, What a World (labelling continents and oceans).
• Where in the World? (exploring the distance between countries).
• Have You Heard About Hemispheres? (Making comparisons between hemispheres).
• World Explorers (investigating a country or continent of choice).
• Directions for an Alien (applying knowledge of location/directions).
• Optional Assessment: Window Seat Around the World (planning a journey and describing location on a global map).
• Bonus: Optional flipbook.

Note: As this resource is designed for the Australian curriculum the majority of the local/national activities focus on Australia's states and territories. However, where possible, blank templates have been included, as well as options for different hemispheres. Please consider that some content may not be as relevant to your location before purchasing.