Stage 1 HSIE – Unit 1: Term 1: People Are Connected to Places (Lessons 11–16)

Stage 1 HSIE – Unit 1 (Lessons 11–16)

Capital Cities | Urban, Rural & Remote | Country | Aboriginal Dreaming

Looking for explicit, engaging, and syllabus-aligned HSIE lessons that are completely planned for you?

This Stage 1 HSIE Unit 1 pack includes Lessons 11–16, focusing on Australian places and Aboriginal perspectives, aligned to the 2024 NSW Syllabus.

These lessons build students’ geographical understanding while deepening respectful knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connections to Country.

What’s Included:

Lesson 11 – Capital Cities

Students:

• Locate Australian capital cities using political maps
• Understand the purpose of a legend and map symbols
• Connect capital cities to states and territories

Lesson 12 – Urban Environments

Students:

• Identify features of urban places
• Compare urban and non-urban environments
• Recognise how Aboriginal Country is represented in urban areas

Lesson 13 – Rural Environments

Students:

• Identify features of rural environments
• Compare urban and rural places using Venn diagrams
• Develop geographical comparison skills

Lesson 14 – Remote Environments

Students:

• Identify features of remote places
• Compare urban, rural, and remote environments
• Use structured 3-way comparison tasks

Lesson 15 – Country

Students:

• Distinguish Aboriginal Country and Torres Strait Islander Places
• Interpret language maps (AIATSIS map)
• Understand Welcome to Country vs Acknowledgement of Country

Lesson 16 – Aboriginal Dreaming

Students:

• Explore Dreaming Stories
• Identify Land, Water, and Sky Country
• Understand responsibility and connection to Country

This Resource Includes:

• 6 fully scripted, explicit teaching PowerPoint lessons - 128 explicit slides
• Structured discussion prompts
• Visual slides with embedded image prompts
• Matching student worksheets
• Sorting activities, comparison tasks, and reflection activities
• Unit Overview + Scope & Sequence
• Assessment opportunities aligned to HS1-GEO-01 and HS1-ACH-01

Why Teachers will love it:

✔ Explicit structure

✔ Clear learning intentions & success criteria

✔ Strong Aboriginal perspectives embedded respectfully

✔ No prep required

✔ Aligned to the new 2024 NSW syllabus

✔ Saves hours of weekend planning

Perfect for Stage 1 teachers who want structured, meaningful geography lessons without starting from scratch.