History Term 4

Taree Christian College 2017

Term: 4

Stage/Year: Early Stage 1

Unit topic: People live in places

Unit Description: Stage Statement: Biblical Perspective:

Students develop their understanding of home and belonging Healthy Choices - Self and Relationships Bible
from an early stage of life. Kindergarten kids have places that
Students make simple decisions in relation Ephesians 3:17
they find special and a home. This unit aims to develop in
to health and safety and identify medicines
students an understanding that all homes are different, but
and how to store them. They describe God has made his home in our hearts
everyone belongs to their home. Homes are places that need to
balanced eating habits and healthy personal
be taken care of. Students will look at different homes and
habits as well as safe and unsafe situations
Aboriginal perspectives will be included.
at home, on and near roads, travelling to and We all belong somewhere
from school and near water. Students
identify people who can help and describe
Students will gain an understanding of the use of maps in this
actions such as no, go, tell that might be
unit. Students will look at maps and design their own simple Thank God for all he has given us.
taken in unsafe situations.
maps to demonstrate understanding.
Students identify personal characteristics
The development of healthy attitudes and behaviours early in
and qualities, and physical changes that have
life is of fundamental importance to the growing child and the
occurred since birth and identify different
adoption of a healthy lifestyle. Students need strong guidance
parts of the body. With self-control,
in forming attitudes and behaviours that promote health. The
students express feelings and develop
benefits of a healthy lifestyle should be clearly reinforced and
positive relationships. They interact and
the consequences of inappropriate behaviour explained.
communicate with peers in a variety of play
The activities in this unit are designed to activate student and group situations, listening, sharing and
background knowledge of students. The unit has a visual nature, showing concern when working with others.
engaging all learners and allowing students to make connections
between their learning and their lives.

The unit asks students to identify their homes and places they
find special.

Students will be asked to describe and visualise these places.

Students will identify ways they can care for places and explain
why this is important.

Key Inquiry Questions

What are places like?

What makes a place special?
How can we look after the places we live in?

Differentiation: Most of the unit is discussion, drawing and practical activities. All students will be encouraged to give answers and to participate.
Students who need additional assistance: When individual work at the desk is required, students will be assisted as needed, with either having a scribe,
copying from the board or using scaffolding to assist in their writing.
Students who require extension: Students will be encouraged to think on a deeper level, considering why places are important and communicating their
thoughts trough writing.

Links to KLAs English Science & Maths HSIE Visual Arts

Technology

Outcome Wk Topic/Activities Resources Assessmen Evaluati

t on
GEe-1 1 Places we live in and belong to. What are places like? Home by Discuss
Identifies Read Home by Carson Ellie (video on youtube). Carson Ellis how all
places and Show pictures of different houses and places people live Pictures of people
develops an (appendix). Compare the homes and discuss who would different have
understandin
g of the live there, building age and features. homes different
importance of Discuss that home is where you belong, discuss this with (word doc.) houses, but
places to class. E.g. We belong to Taree. Blank paper everyone
people. Students draw pictures of their house and write/discuss Coloured has a
their favourite things about their homes. pencils home.

Draw
pictures of
homes.
GEe-1 2 Taking care of our home. How can we look after the Home
Identifies places we live in? Homes word
places and doc.
Watch Home by Carson Ellis again.
develops an Sheet with
What are some important things in our homes?
understandin pictures
g of the
How can we take care of our home?
Show pictures to give students ideas (mowing, dusting, Caring for
importance of
vacuuming, mopping, tidying our room, gardening, my home
places to
people. washing up). sheet.
Students colour and cut pictures of people doing things to Pencils
care for their house. Students choose the things they can
do and paste the pictures onto their caring for my home
sheet.

GEe-1 3 Special places. What makes a place special? Worksheet Discuss

Identifies Discuss the word special and places we find special. special
places and What makes places special for you? How are these places places with
develops an special? students.
understandi Discuss the feelings associated with these places. Students
ng of the Students draw pictures of their special places and write explain
importance about why it is special to them. how special
of places to places are
people. different
for
 different
people.
GEe-1 4 Why people need to take care of places. Paper for Pre-read
Identifies Discuss why we need to take care of places. drawing student
places and Look at the school grounds, surrounding farms, school letters.
develops an chickens and discuss how they are cared for. Discuss who
understandi cares for them. Students can draw pictures of the school
ng of the with and without the groundsman and cleaner.
importance
of places to Next writing lesson/ literacy rotations, students can say
people. write thank you letters to the cleaners/groundsmen.
GEe-1 5 Making maps Worksheet Student
Identifies Demonstrate how to use and read a map to the children. IWB maps, ask
places and Use Maps students
develops an http://nationalgeographic.org/education/multimedia/inter about their
understandi active/maps-tools-adventure-island/ on IWB. maps.
ng of the Show students different maps.
importance
of places to Model to students how they can draw a map of their
people. classroom.
Students draw their own maps of their bedrooms. Extend:
Students create a key, they can design the key, and it
doesnt need to be standard.