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Excursion to Kings Park Research on Indigenous History in

local area, being the first owners Personal and Social Capability,
Key Personal and Social Capability of the land and Literacy
Rich Task
Students to choose a significant
and Intercultural Understanding Literacy and Ethical
Researching on ICT these key world event and create a report
Understanding
Big ideas landmarks to find out about Australia’s involvement
information about them Look at family photos from Intercultural Understanding,
significant events Ethical Understanding Students to compose creative
Question Digital Technologies/HASS) Look in school buildings and writing piece about a place that is Explore world events that
Explore paintings from the past, highlight significant special to them during reflection
Have an Aboriginal/Torres Strait Australia participate in and have
and compare to land now events/traditions that have time (Eng/HASS)
What is special to my family? Islander elder as guest speaker to been affected by (e.g. Olympics,
Integrated lesson (The Arts/HASS) continued (Geo/History)
explain their country Natural disasters)
(English/HASS) (History/Geography)
What are the significant Where is my special place?
landmarks in Perth, Western Significant Landmarks and
HASS Lesson Australia? How is Australia connected to the rest
Events How has our school and school What does it mean to be
of the world?
traditions changed? connected to country?
Skills (incl. Lit/Num Connections to the world
What is significant in our local If you could make your own
community? landmark, what would it be? What factors affect our
What are key world landmarks? connection to the world?
Incursion – Aboriginal and Torres
Are we there yet?
Excursion/incur Strait Islander elders in as guest
Design and illustrate a new speakers
sion Guest speaker who has been a
landmark that has significance Travel time and distance to
long-time member of local Identify and mark landmarks on
to you different destinations
Rich Task community – their P.O.V
(Art/HASS) map of the world Where do my family and I fit in Read the book “Are we there
(Maths/HASS)
(Eng/HASS) (Geography/History) the world? yet?” and discuss key events and
places they went
(English/HASS)
Apply knowledge of landmarks to Explore family history and
ICT, Critical and Creative Thinking,
Investigate and
research local
history/significant
Ethical Understanding
create something significant to
them and form reasons for this  cultures, identify on map where I
live, where family members
live/were born & holidays
Map out key areas on the world
Explore concepts of purpose,
distance and accessibility as to
map from the book “Are We
(Geography/History) why people go places
landmarks and events There Yet?”, including where
Rich Task – Students design and create each student has travelled to
Incursion – guest speaker from
a model of their landmark. They must (or wishes to travel to)
local community
also justify and explain choices and Personal and social capability
significance
Connection Excursion – Perth Airport tour to
see where we are connected to
Students to write a checklist
about what makes something
Excursion to Peninsula Farm and
Whiteman Park transport
Critical and creative thinking, Changes
a piece of technology Intercultural Understanding Investigate where it is in the
museum Excursion to local post office to local community and why it Literacy, Numeracy,
(English/HASS) post the letters and find out might be significant in that area Intercultural Understanding and
Students to investigate ‘How Time about process of mail Personal and Social Capability
Compare technology now VS then,
Changes’ interactive website –
A range of different objects are
brought into class for students
what do we use as alternative? T-
chart to compare with images.
(Arts/HASS).
(ICT/HASS)
https://schoolsequella.det.nsw.edu.au/fil
 Students to write a letter to
Students to explore a map of Explore map of the world to
to explore and discuss e/1e321aee-682c-467f-a3b6- themselves. This includes explicit
their local community and identify where Australia is
- What are the common 59ad89ad859f/1/14160.zip/index.html teaching of components of a letter
surrounding suburbs situated
elements? (e.g. address) and how to write it
How has technology in the home (Maths/HASS)
(English/HASS)
changed over time? Rich Task –
Where, other than home, do we Students to create their letters
Where do I live? Describe where Australia is in
Technology use technology? independently including all
What is technology? Where is our school? comparison to other continents
components, correct placings of
e.g. north, south, opposite, near,
writing address and stamp
far (Eng/HASS)
What are some traditional tools What would we do without How do you change technology,
technology?
Geographical Divisions
/toys used by Aboriginal and and how might it change again? What makes up the different
Where is Australia?
Torres Strait Islander children to continents?
play and learn? Class spend a day without using Students to write a persuasive What is in between Australia and the What are other main areas of land on the map?
technology. For example, no IWB, Students to investigate the text to a company to invent a other continents?
Explore how big the continents
Students to explore different types no iPad, no phone, no printer etc. methods of how technology new piece of technology they are on the map compared to
of tools used in different subjects Discuss impact of this (HIS/GEO) changes throughout history, have come up with Students to explore a video about
Aus (HASS/Maths) Explore a map of the world using
to learn. These tools are physical and how it might change again (HASS/ENG) the 7 continents and label them on
artefacts Google Maps/Globe, to identify map of the world–
Discussion of how different parts Explore different countries oceans, equator, Poles, tropics https://www.youtube.com/watch?
of technology have evolved over inside the different continents. and hemispheres and create our v=rCYERpZ4Ujc
time What do students know? own map (Maths/HASS) (HASS/ICT)

Intercultural Understanding Creative and Critical Thinking Incursion – SciTech on the


Rich Task road to present ways of
Numeracy Information and Communication
Create a model toys used by creating new technology
Incursion – guest speaker to discuss Information and Communication Technology capability
children who lived without Technology capability
travelling in different continents Intercultural Understanding
technology
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Year 2 – Significant Events and Landmarks – Inquiry Learning


PROGRAM RATIONALE IMMERSION/ENGAGEMENT
The central idea of this unit is significant Images –
landmarks, events and people. The Parents will bring in
inquiry into the central idea begins at a photographs of students
INTEGRATED HASS EXPERIENCE INTEGRATED HASS EXPERIENCE INTEGRATED HASS EXPERIENCE INTEGRATED HASS EXPERIENCE INTEGRATED HASS EXPERIENCE INTEGRATED HASS EXPERIENCE
personal level, then moves to local
community, state and global. This What makes my family special? Our School What is significant to our local Significant landmarks and events in Landmarks of the world Your significant landmark (May go
approach has been chosen as it aligns to Purpose Purpose community? Perth, Western Australia Purpose – To explore significant over two lessons) Focus text/words –
the idea of working in a child’s Zone of To authentically engage students To investigate significant events and Purpose – To be exposed to different Purpose - For students to begin to landmarks at a global level Purpose For students to apply their Significant, landmarks,
into the topic of significant events buildings at the school. This is another people’s perspectives of events and identify significant landmarks in their Outcome ACMMG044 and learning from the previous five lessons personal, importance
Proximal Development, where students
solve problems using their scaffolded and landmarks. authentic and relevant local level for landmarks in the local community state ACHASSK048 Outcome ACAVAM108, ACHASSK048
knowledge they have learned or Outcomes – ACHASSK044 and students to engage in the content. Outcome – ACHASSK044 and Outcome – ACAVAR109 and Objectives – By the end of the lesson, and ACELY1677
ACTDIP003 Outcomes – ACHASSK048 and ACELY1666 ACHASSK045 students will be able to Objectives – by the end of the lesson, Games (indoor/outdoor)
experienced (Woolfolk & Margetts, Students race around school
Objectives – Students will be ACHASSK044 Objectives Objectives – By the end of this lesson,  Use maps to identify location of students will be able to:
2013, p.323). This topic has been ground to different buildings
able to: Objectives  Students identify key landmarks in their students will be able to – significant world landmarks  Create a landmark to make significant
chosen as it inquires about real-world
 Identify significant events in their By the end of the lesson, students will local community  Identify changes to historical landmarks  Justify their representational choices
concepts and themes (Reynolds, 2014, be able to:  Identify key world landmarks Digital Technologies –
own life  Students identify how events/landmarks in Perth  Explain their viewpoint and
p.50), allowing students to see their  Identify key buildings and historical  Identify why a landmark is significant Laptops, iPads or computers
learning as authentic and relevant to  Create a photographic timeline have changed in their local community  Discuss reasons for significance of interpretation of the landmark for students to use
landmarks in the school
their lives (Woolfolk & Margetts, 2013, highlighting significant events in  Students comprehend and apply the landmarks Key language world, landmarks,  Justify why landmark is significant
 Identify historical reasoning for the Video
p.384). Linking to an Inquiry approach, I their lives knowledge provided to compare to their  Identify key components of artwork significant
have chosen six focus questions for name of the school or significant Top 10 Famous Landmarks
 Present their timeline using digital own experience Hook Key language – personal, landmark,
students to work through, which have building in the school Google Earth to zoom in on and around the world
technologies Key language significant
come from the overview topic of explore key landmarks https://www.youtube.com/watc
Key language – Local, historical, Historical, landmark, significant, Hook h?v=9u8UdH1dCyg
‘Connection Changes’. Students use Key language – School, environment, heritage, culture, reflection, value Introduction Teacher will create an example model of
their inquiry skills pose questions and Key language – Significant significant, landmarks, figures Teacher to explain to students they will
landmarks Hook made up landmark to show students
events, personal Hook – The guest speaker, who has be continuing with landmarks, but at a Incursion – guest speaker
analyse evidence that informs the big Hook Gallery walk of paintings from the past, Introduction
Hook Prior to the unit of work, been a long-time local member of the global level by exploring landmarks on from local community
idea of how they are connected to Students will be in groups exploring of historical places in Perth and students Teacher to show students the
parents/carers will be asked to community, will be used to engage an interactive map. (5 min)
significant events and landmarks, and the key landmarks and buildings in the must guess what the painting might be illustration, design and model of the
collate images from significant students in the topic of local history Experience/Lesson sequence Excursion – Visit to Kings
how this has or will change over time. school by going to those buildings and of landmark, with a story to justify and
events in their child’s life. These Introduction Ask ,"What do you know,?" Students Park for WA history
either looking or asking for information Introduction explain. Explicitly explain the process of
images will be displayed to Students will be introduced to guest will begin with a brainstorm about key
All intended learning outcomes, about the significance Students will participate in the gallery what students must do (5 minutes)
students. speaker and told that they will be landmarks that they know about. Find Sharing-
teaching and learning experiences, and Introduction walk, as they come into class after a Experience/Lesson sequence
Introduction (5 min) discussing and asking questions about these on Google Maps for students to Students share the events in
assessment tasks are constructively Students to group into their faction break, observing the paintings presented Ask, " What would you make your
The teacher will explain to local landmarks and events. Begin with look at. (Time will depend on what their life and images of
aligned (Readman & Allen, 2013, p.71). students that they will be “filling in
colours, and the teacher will explicitly
brainstorm about what do you know
without discussing. This will allow all landmark and where?" – Students themselves with their peers.
explain instructions of the ‘information students to observe the images and form students know) brainstorm their ideas, produce draft
Although the big idea of the lessons is the blanks” with key events in life. about your local community? Events, or Students to watch ‘Top 10 Famous Students share their
treasure hunt’. Explain to students that their own interpretation and ideas of the copy and create their model of landmark
HASS, intended learning outcomes are Experience/Lesson sequence significant places that people gather? Landmarks Around the World’ video, completed model landmark
in their groups, they will be going to paintings. (10 min) using a range of resources including
inclusive of cross-curricular integrated Discuss images and how they (10 min) find these on Google Maps/Earth. with whole school
the library, the office, the undercover Experience/Lesson sequence technologies. (This will depend on how
lessons. I found that being able to have changed over time (10 min) Experience/Lesson sequence Students to have a map of the world
area, and the chapel, to look for clues Ask "Did you recognise anything in much students can complete)
explore HASS topics requires Ask "What happened in between Ask “Are all local communities the printed out, and draw where the Art based experiences –
about the history of each place. (5 these paintings?”. This will form a Ask “What makes your landmark
exploration of content from other then and now?". TPS activity same?” Students discuss their landmark is with a point, and name it. Explore paintings of landmarks
about key events that can happen
min).
brainstorm from introduction. Discuss discussion with students about how significant to you?” – Students to write a in WA
learning areas. This assists in fully Experience/Lesson sequence these are all significant landmarks in This will be completed as a class. (20 justification about their landmark,
in life in their experience (10 min) other cultures who may be different and min)
engage students and providing them Ask – “Did you know these facts?" – Perth (15 min) including reasoning as to what makes
Ask "Can we put these in a have different traditions – for example, Ask “Why do you think these Rich Tasks – Create your
skills to use across the curriculum. Students will be provided with a list of Ask "Why are these significant?" landmarks significant, and how this
timeline?" – Teacher to give Indigenous Australians have their landmarks” are significant or famous. own tourism video of a
These skills include working questions they need to find the answer Students to use ICT (iPads, Computers) particular one meets this criterion. (30
example of own significant life on connection to land (15 min) Students to TPS on reasons as to why landmark
cooperatively to pose questions and to for each destination. They must to research (on Kiddle) one of the min)
a PowerPoint presentation. Guest speaker to elaborate on ideas, a landmark may be significant.
researching these, analysing answer these questions correctly paintings to find out why the landmark is Conclusion
Students to use computers to and present their point of view on how Discussion about reasons why (10 Parent and community
information they have found, and before they proceed to the next significant in Western Australian history, Presentation of student displays in the
create a presentation of events in times have changes (10 min) min) involvement – Parents bring
communicating their findings (Reynolds, destination on the list. (45 min) and write key information down (25 min) undercover area for whole school to see.
their life, one slide for each. (15 Ask, " How have these landmarks or Students assigned a famous in family photos of students,
2014, p.53). With this, a range of - Questions will include – What is the Conclusion Students will be present at their table
min) Students will then be events changed?" – Students to do a landmark. In groups who have the Guest speaker from local
teaching and learning strategies have name of this building? What is special Conduct an inside/outside circle with with display to explain their model. community.
provided with the images their guided ICT session, with the teacher same landmark, students to use
been incorporated for differentiation about the name? When was this students. Students will take turns to Resources
parents have provided to see demonstrating search options to find Encyclopedia and ICT (if needed) to
where they fit on the line and if information about the landmark or event discuss the key information they found, Digital technology to help design,
and to cater for different learning building built? Why was it built? find out why the landmark is
then students in the outside circle will recycled materials for design, and
styles. The rich task also incorporates they align to the ones they had in local community. How does this significant. (25 min)
move around to different pairs in the Strategies for assessment and
this as it allows for students to apply identified on their PowerPoint. compare to our guest speakers view
Ask – “How have times changed?” circle to do the same. This will repeat Conclusion evidence collected
and demonstrate their individual Students will then add these into from when they were young? (20 min) Discussion of group findings, for all
their PowerPoint (15 min)
Using the information from history, and
Conclusion four times for students to hear different  Photographic evidence of students’
knowledge that they have gained over what you know now, discuss how ideas. (10 min) students to become aware of why the
Conclusion Students will discuss Students to draw up a T chart to models and their display in undercover
the lessons. these significant events/landmarks Students will attend an excursion to landmark is significant
the images and descriptions on compare THEN – NOW. Discussion of Resources area
their PowerPoint in small groups.
have changed over time
key points from guest speaker’s
Kings Park once this lesson is ADDITONAL TEACHER
Conclusion concluded. Encyclopedias, iPads, “Famous  Work sample of student’s justification PLANNING RESOURCES
This will allow students to explain perspective written on then, and how it Landmarks Around the World” Video.
their choices and identify the time
Once all groups are back in
has changed/what students experience
Resources  Observation as students are
classroom, discuss answers and sum iPads and/or computer Strategies for assessment and
sequence the events have now. (10 min) brainstorming and creating Websites
up the main points of significant Strategies for assessment and evidence collected
occurred (10 min) Resources  Work samples of students maps with Kiddle – www.kiddle.com.au
LINKS TO KEY DOCUMENTS features (10 min) evidence collected
Resources – Images from Guest Speaker from local community Assessment indicators
students’ lives, laptop
Resources  Work samples with students notes from landmark location identified
Each lesson is linked to the The school buildings and landmarks,
Strategies for assessment and  Arts – sharing ideas, discussing Maps – Google Maps online
Strategies for assessment and evidence collected their research  Observation of terminology used e.g.
Western Australian Curriculum Clipboards and stationary for the justification, choice of display in
evidence collected Observation of student’s questions to  Anecdotal notes throughout excursion “near or far away from”
(SCSA). The six lessons incorporate information treasure hunt undercover area
 Discussion of important events in Strategies for assessment and
guest speaker and discussion about key events  Anecdotal notes from discussion of
HASS into Maths, English, Digital lives Work Sample- T-chart students fill out –  HASS – Identify landmark, significance is
evidence collected why landmark is significant
Technologies and The Arts, to how have students interpreted justified relating to purpose, value and
 Observe ordering of images, on Work-samples – questions and Assessment indicators
explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait information identity
PowerPoint as work sample answers from information treasure
Assessment indicators  HASS – Name of landmark and when it Assessment indicator
Islander cultures, and method of
 Assessment indicators
hunt
 HASS – Then/Now ideas are aligned was created, list main reasons for  Maths – Point and writing on map for  English – discusses their model to peers
Sustainability. Throughout the unit, Discussion in concluding activity and other students
 Digital Technologies – Assessment indicators  English – Discussing landmarks, places or significance of landmark landmarks
students engage in all seven 
Sequential PowerPoint  Identify names of buildings people in community Arts – Students compare image of - Using ‘near’, ‘far away’, and
general capabilities outlined by
presentation, including colour,  Identify reasons for significance of landmark now, to the painting names of countries
SCSA.
text and images building/names  HASS – identify history and story of
 HASS – Events are described landmark
showing personal importance
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Reflection
As a teacher, it is important to become a reflective practitioner. This is where you constantly reflect on your practices,
what you have learned and what you can do next time (Whitton, Barker, Nosworthy, Sinclair & Nanlohy, 2010, p.79). At
the end of completing this assessment, I have been able to reflect on the effectiveness of the process and way of
planning. As I reflect on the process of this assessment, I can confidently say that this will be an approach to planning I
will be taking in my teaching career. Although the assessment challenged me, I was provided the opportunity to engage
with and explore a different way of forward planning. I believe the overview was and is an excellent way to map out
ideas and key content that needs to be covered over the year. It allows teachers to break down the curriculum into key
sections, whilst ensuring they are incorporating the requirements of teaching and learning. These include integrating
other key learning areas, general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities. This was a key standout feature of using
the overview as I could see how easily you can implement these into your curriculum.

Another highlight and key aspect of completing the Overview was the ease of putting my chosen topic onto the Unit
Plan. The overview highlighted all the key aspects that should be included in a unit of working – key driving questions,
lessons, skills, incursions/excursions and assessments. Completing the unit plan was simply expanding and elaborating
these to create six lessons, all in which could be extended to cover a whole term. In the elaboration of these lessons, I
could include key teaching and learning strategies, allowing me to see how I can use them in different contexts. From
engagement with this assessment, I now see HASS as a topic that I can easily integrate into a range of other learning
areas, to teach students knowledge and skills required for active participation in the twenty first century.
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References

Readman, K., & Allen, B. (2013). Practical Planning and Assessment. Retrieved from https://curtin-
a.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/readinglist/citation/6217966360001951?institute=61CUR_IN
ST&auth=LOCAL

Reynolds, R. (2014). Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences in the Primary School (3rd Ed.)
Victoria: Oxford University Press.

School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (n.d.a). Digital Technologies (Version 8.1), Year 2,
Processes and production skills: Collecting, managing and analysing data (ACTDIP003).
Retrieved from https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/p-10-curriculum/curriculum-
browser/technologies/digital-technologies2

School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (n.d.b). Humanities and Social Science (Version 8.1),
Year 2, Knowledge and Understanding, History: The past in the present (ACHASSK044)
(ACHASSK045). Retrieved from https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/p-10-
curriculum/curriculum-browser/humanities-and-social-sciences

School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (n.d.c). Humanities and Social Science (Version 8.1),
Year 2, Knowledge and Understanding, Geography: People are connected to many places
(ACHASSK048). Retrieved from https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/p-10-
curriculum/curriculum-browser/humanities-and-social-sciences

School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (n.d.d). English (Version 8.1), Year 2, Literacy:
Interacting with Others (ACELY1666) (ACELY1667). Retrieved from
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/p-10-curriculum/curriculum-browser/english-v8

School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (n.d.e). Visual Arts (Version 8.1), Year 2, Responding
(ACAVAR109). Retrieved from https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/p-10-
curriculum/curriculum-browser/the-arts/visual-arts2

School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (n.d.f). Mathematics (Version 8.1), Year 2, Measurement
and Geometry: Location and Transformation (ACMMG044). Retrieved from
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/p-10-curriculum/curriculum-browser/mathematics-v8
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School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (n.d.g). Visual Arts (Version 8.1), Year 2, Making
(ACVAM107). Retrieved from https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/p-10-
curriculum/curriculum-browser/the-arts/visual-arts2

Whitton, D., Barker, K., Nosworthy, M., Sinclair, C., Nanlohy, P. (2010). Learning for teaching:
teaching for learning (2nd Ed.) South Melbourne, Victoria: Cengage Learning

Woolfolk, A., & Margetts, K. (2013). Educational Psychology (3rd Ed.) Frenchs Forest, NSW:
Pearson Australia.
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Appendices
Outcomes used in unit plan:

Lesson 1 –

 Digital Technologies – Present data using a variety of digital tools (ACTDIP003) (SCSA, n.d.a)
 HASS – History – The history of a significant person, building, site or part of the natural environment in
the local community and what it reveals about the past (ACHASSK044) (SCSA, n.d.b)

Lesson 2 –

 HASS – Geography – Local features and places are given names, which have meaning to people, and
these places can be defined on a variety of scales, including personal (e.g. home), local (e.g. street,
suburb or town), regional (e.g. state) and national (e.g. country) (ACHASSK048) (SCSA, n.d.c)
 HASS – History – The history of a significant person, building, site or part of the natural environment in
the local community and what it reveals about the past (ACHASSK044) (SCSA, n.d.b)

Lesson 3 –

 HASS – History – The history of a significant person, building, site or part of the natural environment in
the local community and what it reveals about the past (ACHASSK044) (SCSA, n.d.b)
 English – Literacy – Listen for specific purposes and information, including instructions, and extend
students’ own and others' ideas in discussions (ACELY1666) (SCSA, n.d.d)

Lesson 4
 Visual Arts – Responding – Personal responses, identifying elements of shape, line, colour, space and
texture in artwork they view and make (ACAVAR109) (SCSA, n.d.e)

 HASS – History – The importance today of an historical site (e.g. community building, landmark, war
memorial, rock painting, engraving) and why it has heritage significance and cultural value for present
generations (e.g. a record of a significant historical event, aesthetic value, reflects
the community's identity) (ACHASSK045) (n.d.b)

Lesson 5 –
 HASS – Geography – Local features and places are given names, which have meaning to people, and
these places can be defined on a variety of scales, including personal (e.g. home), local (e.g. street,
suburb or town), regional (e.g. state) and national (e.g. country) (ACHASSK048) (SCSA, n.d.c)

 Maths – Interpret simple maps of familiar locations and identify the relative positions of key
features (ACMMG044) (n.d.f)

Lesson 6 –
 Visual Arts – Making – Use of a variety of techniques, to create 2D and 3D artwork inspired by personal
experiences, ready for display (ACAVAM108) (n.d.g)

 HASS – Geography – Local features and places are given names, which have meaning to people, and
these places can be defined on a variety of scales, including personal (e.g. home), local (e.g. street,
suburb or town), regional (e.g. state) and national (e.g. country) (ACHASSK048) (SCSA, n.d.c)

 English – Literacy – Interacting with others – Rehearse and deliver short presentations on familiar and
new topics (ACELY1667)

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