Locate the K-6 HSIE Syllabus and other resources on the NSW Board of Studies website. Locate information and advice on the implementation of the Australian curriculum in NSW on this website as well.
Engaging resources and ideas for teaching HSIE K-6. Topics such as history, cultures, environments, social systems and structures are taught through hands on, inquiry based approaches.
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Creating a classroom newspaper around a social or environmental issue or a history topic is an authentic way to address both literacy and curriculum outcomes in HSIE K-6. This website has a range of free downloadable templates of newspapers. Classroom newspapers can be paper-based or published online.
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Abstract: This article describes a project in which the reality of newspaper production was integrated into the language arts curriculum in a second-grade classroom. The class newspaper was produced in both hard copy and multimedia versions, using The Student Writing Center software and HyperStudio on a single classroom computer. The difficulties and successes of the project are described.
Although this video and the accompanying materials demonstrate how a teacher facilitates a social investigation for Science, the planning and implementation principles provide a useful planning framework for HSIE K-6.
Community Culture: It's All Around You - Explore Your Community Poster Panel One: American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress
In HSIE K-6, children learn about cultural identity and cultural diversity. These resources produced by the American Library of Congress can be adapted and used in an Australian context to teach about culture.
Recently, the things Islamic women wear on their heads became the centre of a big debate. There are many different types of them all with different names but the one most people were talking about was the Burka. Some politicians were asking for them to be banned. And at Parliament House in Canberra rules were announced to restrict women who wear them from sitting in the open public gallery. A lot of people have criticised both moves so we sent Emma to find out more.
In HSIE K-6, Stage 2 students learn about differing viewpoints and community beliefs in the Cultures strand. This BTN report provides a Muslim woman's perspective on why she chooses to wear the hijab.
International guide to the culture, customs, social and business etiquette from countries around the world
Intercultural understanding involves getting to know other people's culture, language, etiquettes and taboos. You can download free country guides and other resources on this website.
Can kids solve real life problems that affect our world? Sure! Why not? Many of you know the 7 sterile steps to PBL. How about adding a little more to the 7 steps? Here are a few ideas about how to...
This pictorgraphic captures the main steps involved in a problem-based approach to learning in the classroom.
Through the exciting world of Minecraft, students explore issues relating to Rainforests, fair-trade, deforestation and economics. Although developed in the UK, the lesson aligns to the Stage 3 Environments strand of HSIE K-6
This film explains what values are, how people learn them, and what actions tell about values. An example is given of method, outlined on the screen, for mak...
Values are at the heart of HSIE K-6. This old video clip gives a brief overview of what values are.
The Kinship Module project is a pilot online education program that promotes Aboriginal cultural education at a university level.
By undertaking the module you will gain a greater understanding of and insight into:
experience of Aboriginal Kinship systems and how they operateAboriginal social structures and how these differ from Western societieshow cultural assessment assists in understanding these impactspotential conflict in working with people from differing cultural backgroundshow cultural difference impacts upon Aboriginal people in the social systems which operate in Australia, such as: through education, criminal justice systems and the legal system more broadly.
A useful tool to support the online module is the suite of narratives from Aboriginal people. These narratives explore cultural and service issues that are relevant to student, teachers and others who work to support Aboriginal communities.
The narratives also provide additional and more in-depth information on cultural identity, the impacts of cross-cultural differences, and issues of importance for Aboriginal people when working in a number of service areas, such as education, social welfare, law and health.
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The "Symbols of Australia" collection shows how Australian is represented by different symbols. Students can explore concepts such as national identity, culture, values and history through the online images in this collection.
This learning sequence examines the waste management strategies of reducing, reusing, recycling and composting.
These excellent teaching resources focus on a current issue and help students learn Indonesian at the same time.
I am teaching a class where I allow the students a set amount of time to draw out what they know about a subject. Today, the students did their pre-class work, then came to class, and we began to d...
Use this scaffold to plan social investigations about current issues in HSIE K-6.
Engaging resources for the primary classroom to enrich learning and teaching with a global perspective.
This Scoop.It site, curated by Global Education Project Victoria, is a collection of suitable resources with a global perspective for the primary classroom.
"Project based learning is a teaching learning methodology that has been widely praised for its efficacy in enhancing learning achievements.The premise underlying PBL revolves around getting students engaged in authentic learning events through the integration of mini-projects in class. These projects can be as short as one day and as long as a year. However, there is a difference between mere projects and project based learning. This table from Teachbytes provides a great illustration of the nuances between the two concepts."
A handy rubric that can be adapted for HSIE K-6 problem-based learning projects.
The concept of global interconnectedness is represented in a graphic organiser and map from a teaching resource from World Vision. Concepts such as trade, international organisations, transport and communication show how we are connected socially, politically, economically and environmentally.
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The Enquiring Minds 'enquiry cycle' is an approach to planning and carrying out any sort of enquiry-based activity. This enquiry model can be used by teachers and students to help visualise progress on any extended activity.
Inquiry learning is at the heart of HSIE K-6. Research suggests students produce knowledge when they investigate a situation. The challenge for primary teachers is to know how to plan effective learning activities that provide the opportunity for their students to build knowledge, develop skills and learn in an engaging way. The resources on this UK based website provide a useful planning framework that can be adapted for HSIE K-6 and the new Australian Curriculum.