Year 6 HASS - History Unit - Australian Curriculum

Teach Year 6 HASS History with confidence using this comprehensive 9-lesson unit aligned to the Australian Curriculum Version 9. Students explore the path to Federation, the development of Australia’s democratic system, and the powerful impact migrants have had on shaping modern Australia.

Why This Unit Stands Out

✔ Complete Term Ready Sequence
9 carefully scaffolded lessons, designed to be taught across a full term, that build historical understanding step-by-step.

✔ Editable 100+ Slide PowerPoint for Every Lesson
Each lesson includes a professionally structured presentation featuring:

• Learning intentions and success criteria
• Key discussion prompts
• Guided inquiry questions
• Worksheets and activity instructions
• Display-ready resources

Perfect for classrooms with a TV or Smartboard, ensuring smooth, confident delivery.

✔ Clear, Time-Saving Lesson Structure
Every lesson follows five to six clear steps, keeping instruction focused and purposeful while allowing you to concentrate on student thinking and discussion.

✔ Engaging & Cooperative Learning Focus
MrsAmy123 units are known for interactive, student-centred learning. This unit incorporates a range of cooperative strategies to deepen understanding. While many lessons include worksheets, others prioritise rich discussion, analysis of sources and collaborative tasks.

✔ Assessment Made Simple
Includes an editable A–E grading guide based on two activities, explicitly linked to the Achievement Standard for Year 6 HASS, making moderation and reporting clearer and more consistent.

What’s Included

♦ Editable Planner (6 pages) (Plus WA Curriculum Version)
♦ Lesson Resources (49 pages)
♦ Editable PowerPoint Presentation (100+ slides)
♦ Editable Grading Guide (1 page)
♦ Editable Learning Intentions & Success Criteria

Everything is organised, curriculum-aligned and classroom-ready.

🎯 Full Curriculum Alignment (Version 9)

History

Significant individuals, events and ideas that led to Australia’s Federation, the Constitution and democratic system of government (AC9HS6K01)

Changes in Australia's political system and to Australian citizenship after Federation and throughout the 20th century that impacted First Nations Australians, migrants, women and children (AC9HS6K02)

The motivation of people migrating to Australia since Federation and throughout the 20th century, their stories and effects on Australian society, including migrants from the Asia region (AC9HS6K03)

Inquiry Skills

Questioning and research:
Develop questions to investigate people, events, developments, places and systems (AC9HS6S01)
Locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources in a range of formats (AC9HS6S02)

Interpreting, analysing and evaluating:
Evaluate information and data in a range of formats to identify and describe patterns and trends, or to infer relationships (AC9HS6S03)
Evaluate primary and secondary sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives (AC9HS6S04)

Concluding and decision-making:
Develop evidence-based conclusions (AC9HS6S05)
Propose actions or responses to issues or challenges and use criteria to assess the possible effects (AC9HS6S06)

Communicating:
Present descriptions and explanations, drawing ideas, findings and viewpoints from sources, and using relevant terms and conventions (AC9HS6S07)

🎯 WA Curriculum Outcome

Key figures, ideas and events that led to Australia’s Federation and Constitution, including British and American influences on Australia’s system of law and government (WA6HAKUH1)

Changes in Australia’s political system and to Australian citizenship after Federation and throughout the 20th century that impacted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, migrants, women and children (WA6HAKUH2)

Stories of groups of people who migrated to Australia, including from one Asian country, the reasons they migrated and their contributions to society (WA6HAKUH3)

→ Only the planner, PowerPoint, grading guide, and learning intentions/success criteria are editable. All other resources are provided as ready‑to‑use files.