Support your Year 3 students in their learning of HASS: Geography, with the Acknowledgement of Country Assessment task.

Created to coincide with Year 3 Geography Australian Curriculum, this activity will provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts related to the ways First Nations Australians in different parts of Australia are interconnected with Country/Place.

Students will independently write their own Acknowledgement of Country that they could deliver at an assembly or special event. We highly recommend contacting local elders or representatives in your area for advice, support and resources during this unit.

This lesson can easily be expanded into multiple lessons by allowing more writing time, or providing time for all students to orally present their acknowledgement.

First Nations Australian students should write a Welcome to Country instead of an Acknowledgement. A template for this is also included.

Teachers can assess this task using the Acknowledgement of Country Assessment Rubric. A blank version of this document has also been included.

This assessment is part of Our Connections to Place Year 3 Geography Unit.