Stuck on where to start preparing to teach Year 4 History? Our Experiences of People in Australia’s Past Unit is exactly what you need to get started!

The 8-lesson inquiry-based unit will allow students to recognise the diversity of First Nations Australians, their social organisation and their continuous connection to Country/Place (AC9HS4K01). They will identify the causes of the establishment of the first British colony in Australia in 1788 (AC9HS4K02). Students will describe the experiences of individuals and groups involved in the establishment of the first British colony (AC9HS4K03). They will explain the effects of contact with other people on First Nations Australians and their Countries/Places following the arrival of the First Fleet and how this was viewed by First Nations Australians as an invasion (AC9HS4K04).

The unit pack comes in a downloadable zip folder and contains the following resources:

• Unit Guide: includes a scope and sequence, unit overview, unit cover page, lesson plans with associated worksheets, two assessments with assessment rubrics, suggested resources and tiered vocabulary lists.
• PowerPoint: for use with specific lessons providing topical information.