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First Peoples of Australia
First Peoples of Australia

First Peoples of Australia

Build confidence in HASS with this editable Year 4 resource about First Peoples of Australia. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, covering objectives such as: examine the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their connection to Country and Place. Built with Chalkie.ai. Free to edit, present, and share.

Environments and Sustainability
Environments and Sustainability

Environments and Sustainability

Practise learning about environments and sustainability with this free, editable Year 4 lesson. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, covering objectives such as: describe how the natural environment and different environments are managed. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.

Australian Government
Australian Government

Australian Government

This Year 4 Australian government lesson is ready to present in class. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, covering objectives such as: describe the roles and responsibilities of the three levels of government in Australia. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and present for free.

Explorers and Migration
Explorers and Migration

Explorers and Migration

Help your Year 4 students explore the topic of explorers and migration with this editable lesson. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, covering objectives such as: examine the journeys of explorers and the reasons for European exploration and colonisation. Sign up free to Chalkie.ai to adapt this for your class.

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Year 4 HASS carries real weight: the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their connection to Country and Place, European exploration and colonisation, how environments are managed, and the three levels of Australian government. These Year 4 HASS lessons give each of those threads its own carefully structured slide deck.

All four lessons align to the Australian Curriculum v9.0 Humanities and Social Sciences, spanning its history, geography and civics strands, with objectives listed beside each deck. The slides present multiple perspectives, particularly on colonisation and First Peoples' experiences, and include discussion prompts to guide respectful conversation.

Teachers present the decks in class and adapt them in Chalkie beforehand, adding the Country their school stands on, local land management examples or their own council's responsibilities. It makes a demanding teaching year considerably lighter to plan.

What Year 4 HASS covers

  • First Peoples of Australia

    Students examine the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their enduring connection to Country and Place.

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  • Environments and Sustainability

    Students describe how the natural environment and other environments are managed, and consider what sustainable care of places involves.

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  • Australian Government

    Students describe the roles and responsibilities of the local, state and federal levels of government in Australia.

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  • Explorers and Migration

    Students examine the journeys of early explorers and the reasons behind European exploration and colonisation of Australia.

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