Year 1 HASS - Local Places Unit - Australian Curriculum

This Australian Curriculum aligned Year 1 HASS unit on natural, managed and constructed features of places is a complete 9-lesson program designed to save you hours of planning while delivering engaging, purposeful learning. Students explore natural, managed and constructed features, identify where they are located, and develop an understanding of how places change and can be cared for. 

With an editable planner, editable PowerPoint, editable grading guide, and editable learning intentions/success criteria, this unit gives you the structure and clarity you need — while all worksheets and lesson resources are provided as ready‑to‑use, non‑editable files.

 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

✔️ Editable Planner (Plus WA Curriculum Version)

A clean, succinct planner with 5–6 simple steps per lesson. Includes Australian Curriculum links and a resources‑needed column. Fully editable so you can adapt it to your class and timetable.

✔️ Editable 100+ Slide PowerPoint

A matching PowerPoint that guides each lesson with:

• Learning intentions & success criteria
• Key discussion prompts
• Visuals and display resources
• Worksheets and answer keys shown at the right moment

Perfect for Smartboards and TVs and completely optional if you prefer to minimise screen time.

✔️ Worksheets, Posters & Lesson Resources (Non‑Editable)

All worksheets, posters, and activity resources are provided as separate, ready‑to‑print files. No giant PDFs, no scrolling, no hunting for pages. Everything is organised and easy to access.

✔️ Editable Grading Guide

A huge time‑saver during reporting. Shows exactly what A–E looks like using two tasks from the unit, aligned directly to the Year 1 Science Achievement Standard.

✔️ Editable Learning Intentions & Success Criteria

Display‑ready, curriculum‑aligned, and easy to customise to your school’s preferred format.

✔️ Engaging, Hands‑On Lessons

Lessons use a wide range of teaching strategies, including cooperative learning, experiments, discussions, visuals, and purposeful worksheets. Students stay engaged, and lessons never feel repetitive.

📘 What’s Included

• Planner (5 pages) + WA Curriculum alternative
• Editable PowerPoint (100+ slides)
• Worksheets, posters & answer keys (45 pages) (non‑editable)
• Editable grading guide (1 page)
• Editable learning intentions & success criteria

🎯 Full Curriculum Alignment (Version 9)

Geography:

The natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location (AC9HS1K03)

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

The location of local places and their natural, managed and constructed features (WA1HAKUG2)

This unit is designed to make teaching easier - not more work. With clear structure, editable teaching tools, hands‑on learning, and built‑in assessment support, you’ll walk into every lesson feeling prepared, confident, and calm.