COMMUNICATION THROUGH TIME

Stage 1 HSIE Unit 5 - NEW SYLLABUS

Lessons 1–16 + Optional Consolidation Activities

Bring history to life with this engaging, hands-on Stage 1 HSIE unit exploring how communication has changed over time!

This comprehensive unit has been carefully designed to align with the new NSW HSIE syllabus 2024 Sample Unit 5, and guides students through the fascinating history of communication — from storytelling, message sticks and ancient writing, through to telephones, television and the internet.

Students will investigate how people communicated in the past and present while developing historical understanding through timelines, evidence, discussion, sequencing activities and writing tasks.

Perfect for busy teachers, this unit includes explicit lesson structure, differentiated activities, engaging visuals, discussion prompts, assessment opportunities and integrated literacy connections throughout.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• Full Unit Overview

• Scope and Sequence

• Lessons 1-16 Worksheets

• Lessons 1–16

• Detailed PowerPoint slide content - 300 slides

• Teacher notes and lesson flow

• Learning intentions and success criteria

• Timeline activities

• Evidence-based history tasks

• Writing scaffolds and grammar integration

• Reflection activities

• Resource suggestions

• Video suggestions with timestamps

• Assessment opportunities

• Optional consolidation activities

STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT:

• Ancient communication

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytelling and communication

• Message sticks and oral traditions

• Hieroglyphics and ancient writing

• Papyrus, quills and clay tablets

• The printing press

• Postal services

• Telegraphs and Morse code

• Telephones through time

• Radio and television

• Computers, satellites and the internet

• Communication changes over time

LITERACY LINKS:

This unit also integrates:

• time connectives

• conjunctions

• sentence construction

• paragraph writing

• vocabulary development

• historical explanation writing

WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS UNIT:

♥ Easy-to-follow lessons

♥ Strong curriculum alignment

♥ Stage 1 friendly language

♥ Engaging and interactive activities

♥ Clear historical sequencing

♥ Print-and-go friendly

♥ Perfect for whole class teaching

♥ Supports explicit teaching practices

♥ Integrates literacy and HSIE seamlessly

NSW SYLLABUS OUTCOMES:

• HS1-HIS-01

• HS1-ACH-01

Perfect for:

✔ Year 1

✔ Year 2

✔ Stage 1 classrooms

✔ Relief teaching

✔ Explicit instruction

✔ History and communication units

Make communication history engaging, meaningful and easy to teach with this complete Stage 1 HSIE unit!