This simple and colourful poster has been designed to support the HASS curriculum in early years classrooms. The poster provides a clear map of Australia, highlighting each state/territory as well as their capital cities.
The features of familiar places they belong to, why some places are special and how places can be looked after
The natural, managed and constructed features of local places, and their location
How places can be spatially represented in geographical divisions from local to regional to state/territory, and how people and places are interconnected across those scales
The representation of the location of places and their features on simple maps and models
The places people live in and belong to, their familiar features and why they are important to people
The reasons why some places are special to people, and how they can be looked after
The natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location, how they change and how they can be cared for
Activities in the local place and reasons for their location
The way the world is represented in geographic divisions and the location of Australia in relation to these divisions
The idea that places are parts of Earth’s surface that have been named by people, and how places can be defined at a variety of scales
The connections of people in Australia to people in other places in Australia and across the world
The influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places
Representation of the location of places and their features on maps and models, including a globe, and the location of the major geographical divisions of the world in relation to Australia
Reasons why some places are special and some places are important to people and how they can be looked after
Identify how people are connected to different places
Natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location and how they change
Activities in the local place and reasons for their location, and the influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places
Identify and describe the features of places at a local scale and how they change, recognising that people describe the features of places differently
Definition of places as parts of the Earth’s surface that have been given meaning by people, and how places can be defined at a variety of scales
Connections of people in Australia to other places in Australia and across the world
Describe and explain where places and activities are located
Identifies places and develops an understanding of the importance of places to people
Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools
Describes features of places and the connections people have with places
Identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places
Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry