Curriculum links

This table shows how particular activities and resources relate to the Australian Curriculum, Foundation to Years 1 and 2.

Foundation

Strand Content Description Resource
Historical Knowledge and Understanding How the stories of families and the past can be communicated, for example, through photographs, artefacts, books, oral histories, digital media and museums (ACHHK004) My grandmother's toy box
My grandmother's toy box activities
Toys now and then
Historical Skills Sequence familiar objects and events (ACHHS015) Toys now and then
Distinguish between the past, present and future (ACHHS016) My grandmother's toy box
Pose questions about the past using sources provided (ACHHS017) Toys now and then
My grandmother's toy box
Identify and compare features of objects from the past and present (ACHHS019) My grandmother's toy box
Toys now and then
Australian toys
Explore a point of view (ACHHS020) Australian toys

Year 1

Strand Content Description Resource
Historical Knowledge and Understanding How the present, past and future are signified by terms indicating time such as 'a long time ago', 'then and now', 'now and then', 'old and new', 'tomorrow', as well as by dates and changes that may have personal significance, such as birthdays, celebrations and seasons (ACHHK029) Australian toys
Historical Skills Distinguish between the past, present and future (ACHHS032) My grandmother's toy box activities
Toys now and then
Australian toys
Pose questions about the past using sources provided (ACHHS033) My grandmother's toy box activities
Australian toys
Identify and compare features of objects from the past and present (ACHHS035) Australian toys
Explore a point of view (ACHHS036) Australian toys activities

Year 2

Strand Content Description Resource
Historical Knowledge and Understanding The impact of changing technology on people's lives (at home and in the ways they worked, travelled, communicated, and played in the past) (ACHHK046) My grandmother's toy box activities
Historical Skills Pose questions about the past using the sources provided (ACHHS049) My grandmother's toy box activities

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