Year 1 HASS - Daily Lives Unit - Australian Curriculum

This Australian Curriculum Year 1 HASS unit on daily life in the past and present is a complete 9-lesson program designed to help students explore continuity and change between their lives and the childhoods of their parents and grandparents. Through engaging, age-appropriate activities, students investigate how school, home life, toys, technology and routines have changed over time, building strong historical understanding while developing essential inquiry skills.

Carefully structured for Semester 2 (due to the reading and writing involved), this 9-lesson unit saves you valuable planning time while delivering rich, meaningful learning aligned to Australian Curriculum Version 9.

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

✨ What Makes This Unit Exceptional

✔️ Complete 9-Lesson Sequence (Term-Ready)
A clear, progressive program designed to be taught across a term. Each lesson follows a simple 5–6 step structure to maximise clarity, engagement and learning impact.

✔️ Editable Planner (Australian Curriculum Aligned)
A concise 5-page planner with relevant Australian Curriculum links included. Fully editable so you can adjust to your school’s format, timetable and classroom needs.

✔️ Editable PowerPoint
A comprehensive PowerPoint that supports every lesson with:

• Learning intentions and success criteria

• Key discussion prompts

• Embedded worksheets

• Visuals and display resources

Perfect for Smartboards and classroom TVs, making daily lesson delivery smooth and stress-free.

✔️ Worksheets & Resources (44 Pages)
All worksheets, posters and activity materials are provided and organised for easy access. While many lessons include purposeful written tasks, others incorporate cooperative learning strategies to ensure variety and strong student engagement.

✔️ Editable Grading Guide (A–E)
A practical assessment tool that clearly outlines what each grade (A–E) looks like using two tasks from the unit. Directly linked to the Year 1 HASS Achievement Standard to support accurate and confident reporting.

✔️ Editable Learning Intentions & Success Criteria
Curriculum-aligned, display-ready and fully customisable to suit your school’s preferred format.

✔️ Engaging, Discussion-Rich Lessons
Students compare past and present through questioning, sorting, observing sources, discussing perspectives and drawing conclusions — building both historical knowledge and inquiry confidence.

📘 What’s Included

• Editable planner (5 pages)

• Worksheets & resources (44 pages)

• Editable PowerPoint presentation (97 slides)

• Editable grading guide (1 page)

• Editable learning intentions and success criteria

🎯 Full Curriculum Alignment (Version 9)

History

Continuity and change between students’ daily lives and life during parents’ and grandparents' childhoods (ACHASSK030)

Inquiry Skills

Questioning and research:
Develop questions about objects, people, places and events in the past and present (AC9HS1S01)

Collect, sort and record information and data from observations and from provided sources, including unscaled timelines and labelled maps or models (AC9HS1S02)

Interpreting, analysing and evaluating:
Interpret information and data from observations and provided sources, including the comparison of objects from the past and present (AC9HS1S03)

Discuss perspectives related to objects, people, places and events (AC9HS1S04)

Concluding and decision-making:
Draw conclusions and make proposals (AC9HS1S05)

Communicating:
Develop narratives and share observations, using sources, and subject-specific terms (AC9HS1S06)

🎯 WA Curriculum Outcome