Big Ideas Years Prep to Six


YEARS PREP TO SIX BIG IDEAS EXPLAINED

 

The purpose of the ‘Big Ideas’ units of work is to develop an inquiry mind in our students and encourage them to be curious and question the world around them using critical and creative thinking. Students will be encouraged to use their imaginations. Students will learn skills to enable them to pose questions and actions, investigate, sort information and present or action their findings.

 

Big Ideas integrates the English curriculum through correct use of grammar, spelling strategies for new words, and writing conventions in writing, researching in reading and speaking and listening skills. Numeracy skills can also be integrated and are often utilised to sort and present information such as venn diagrams, tables, graphs.


 

 

 

                   DESIGNING AND DELIVERING EFFECTIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS  

 

 

        

P - 6 Big Ideas Teaching Sequence     

  Term 1   Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Prep 

Health
History
Me
Geography
Place
History
 
Geography
 
Health
Change
Science
Healthy Me !

Year 1

History
Family
Geography
What is my
Place
Design &    Technologies
 
Health
Do I need all that I want?
Design &  Technologies
Production

Year 2

Ethical
 
Capabilities
 
Geography
Identity
 
Relationships
Intercultural
 
Personal/Social
 
Capacities
Diversity
History
Change
Science
Living Things

Year 3

Civic and  Citizenship
 
Community, 
Remembrance and Celebration
 
Health
Pursuing Health
Geography
My Australia
Design &    Technologies
Recycle and Reuse

Year 4

Civic and  Citizenship
Living in my Community
Geography
Southern  Hemisphere
History
Early Exploration/First Contact
 
Design &    Technologies
 
Design it

Year 5

History
Australian  Colonisation
 
Civic and Citizenship
System of    Government
Design &    Technologies
 
Let’s Build it!
Economics and Business
Entrepreneurs

Year 6

Geography
How does Australia connect with the world
Health
Looking out for my Health and wellbeing
History
The Establishment of Australia
Civic and Citizenship
How can I make change?