History
In Prep - Year 2 approximately 10 hours of teaching time is allocated to History per semester. This semester allocation may be spread across one or two terms at the discretion of the teaching team.
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Prep
Me and my family
Students identify the people in their families, different family structures and special events. |
Stories from the Past Students learn how different cultures (including the Hebrew people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders) have shared stories that are important to them through oral storytelling, dance, artwork etc
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My Prep History
Students reflect on the year that has past. They use a range of communication forms (oral, graphic, written, role play) and digital technologies to share their Prep Histories. |
Year 1
Bringing History Home
Children explore family structures and roles in the recent past and in the present and examine how they have changed and/or stayed the same. They also investigate significant events and dates within the child’s own context. |
Bringing History Home
Children investigate differences and similarities between students' daily lives and life during their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods, including family traditions, leisure time and communications. |
Time flies
Children distinguish between the past, present and future and pose questions about the past using sources provided as they explore a point of view. |
Time Flies
Children consider how the present, past and future are signified by terms indicating time such as ‘a long time ago’, ‘then and now’, ‘now and then’, ‘old and new’, ‘tomorrow’, as well as by dates and changes that may have personal significance, such as celebrations and seasons. |
Year 2
Who is the soldier in the carpark?
Students uncover what the Kenmore War Memorial reveals about the past. Students pose questions and use a variety of sources to gain information. Students use simple timelines to sequence events. They write a scaffolded historical narrative based on knowledge and understanding about World War I from the point of view of the Digger. |
Why is the Brookfield Show important to our community?
Students recognise the cultural significance of the Brookfield Show as a community event within the show grounds, which are a historical landmark. Through the picture book Show Day, students use concept maps to group ideas and apply this in other areas such as history and science. Students write a scaffolded historical narrative and a recount about their excursion to the Brookfield Show. They learn to use commas in a list. |
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How have toys and games changed?
Students discover the impact of changing technology on people’s lives and learn about sources of historical information when they use real objects and receive letters from their grandparents about how technology has changed the way we play. Visiting the museum, a school incursion and using digital resources supports this exploration by providing a variety of sources of information. Students focus on toys past and present as a case study of change over time. Timelines assist student to understand the sequence of developments. |