Year 3 HASS - Community Unit - Australian Curriculum

Engage your students in a rich, curriculum-aligned exploration of communities, local history, rules and civic participation with this comprehensive 9-lesson Year 3 HASS unit. Designed specifically to address the Australian Curriculum Version 9, this ready-to-teach unit supports teachers to confidently deliver History, Civics & Citizenship and Inquiry Skills outcomes while saving hours of planning time.

Perfect for busy teachers, this complete unit includes everything you need to teach across a full term: an editable unit planner, detailed lesson resources, worksheets, an editable PowerPoint, success criteria, learning intentions, and a grading guide linked directly to the Achievement Standard.

 An alternative WA Curriculum planner (2026+) is also included, making this unit ideal for Western Australian teachers preparing for the new requirements.

Why Teachers Love This Unit

✔ 9 Structured, Engaging Lessons

Designed to be taught over a term, the unit includes 9 carefully sequenced lessons with clear, simple 5–6 step lesson structures. Each lesson highlights key teaching points so you can focus on meaningful discussion and deep learning.

✔ Interactive & Engaging

Created by Mrs Amy123, known for highly engaging, cooperative learning experiences, this unit incorporates a variety of interactive strategies. While many lessons include worksheets, some prioritise discussion, collaboration and inquiry-based tasks to deepen understanding.

✔ Ready for the Classroom

The included PowerPoint presentation is designed for display on a Smartboard or TV and features:

• Learning intentions and success criteria
• Key discussion prompts
• Embedded worksheets
• Display posters and visual supports

What’s Included

♦ Year 3 Unit Planner (7 pages) + WA Curriculum alternative
♦ Lesson resources & worksheets (31 pages)
♦ Editable PowerPoint Presentation (100+ slides)
♦ Editable Learning Intentions & Success Criteria
♦ Editable Grading Guide (A–E)

Important Note:

Because this unit focuses on your local community, you will need to incorporate some specific local information. Templates and supporting worksheets are provided to make this process simple and manageable.

🎯 Full Curriculum Alignment (Version 9)

History

• Causes and effects of changes to the local community, and how people who may be from diverse backgrounds have contributed to these changes (AC9HS3K01)

Civics & Citizenship

• Who makes rules, why rules are important in the school and/or the local community, and the consequences of rules not being followed (AC9HS3K06)
• Why people participate within communities and how students can actively participate and contribute to communities (AC9HS3K07)

Inquiry Skills

Questioning and research:

• Develop questions to guide investigations about people, events, places and issues (AC9HS3S01)
• Locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps (AC9HS3S02)

Interpreting, analysing and evaluating:

• Interpret information and data displayed in different formats (AC9HS3S03)
• Analyse information and data, and identify perspectives (AC9HS3S04)

Concluding and decision-making:

• Draw conclusions based on analysis of information (AC9HS3S05)
• Propose actions or responses to issues or challenges that consider possible effects of actions (AC9HS3S06)

Communicating:

• Present descriptions and explanations, using ideas from sources and relevant subject-specific terms (AC9HS3S07)

🎯 WA Curriculum Outcome

Civics & Citizenship:

Who makes rules, why rules are important in the school and/or local community, and the consequences of rules not being followed (WA3HAKUC1)

Why people participate in community groups, and how students can actively participate and contribute to their local community (WA3HAKUC2)

History:

One important example of change and one important example of continuity over time in the local community, region or state/territory (WA3HAKUH1)

The role that different cultural groups have played in the development and character of the local community compared with development in another community (WA3HAKUH2)