Stage 1 HSIE – Unit 1 Complete (Lessons 1–16) *NEW SYLLABUS*

Stage 1 HSIE – Unit 1 Complete (Lessons 1–16)

Places Are Organised in Different Ways

If you want your entire Unit 1 planned, sequenced, and ready to teach — this is it.

This complete Stage 1 HSIE Unit includes Lessons 1–16, fully aligned to the 2024 NSW syllabus and designed using explicit teaching principles.

From continents and oceans through to Aboriginal Country and Dreaming Stories, this unit builds deep geographical understanding step-by-step.

What Students Learn Across the Unit:

• Locate the 7 continents and 5 oceans
• Use political and physical maps
• Identify Australian states, territories, and capital cities
• Describe features of urban places
• Compare rural environments
• Analyse remote communities
• Distinguish Aboriginal Country and Torres Strait Islander Places
• Understand Land, Water and Sky Country
• Explore Aboriginal Dreaming Stories

What’s Included:

✔ 16 explicit, structured PowerPoint lessons

✔ Clear learning intentions & success criteria on every lesson

✔ Key vocabulary embedded

✔ Matching worksheets for every lesson

✔ Comparison tasks (Venn diagrams & 3-way tables)

✔ Sorting activities

✔ Reflection tasks

✔ Assessment opportunities aligned to syllabus outcomes

✔ Aboriginal perspectives embedded throughout

Designed To:

• Follow the new 2024 NSW syllabus
• Reduce teacher planning time
• Build knowledge progressively
• Support all learners
• Embed Aboriginal perspectives authentically
• Provide assessment evidence

Why This Bundle Saves You Time:

This isn’t just slides.

It’s your entire unit — sequenced, structured, and ready.

No hunting for maps.

No rewriting learning intentions.

No second-guessing syllabus links.

Everything is done for you.