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WEEK 6 BLOG: LITERACY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HASS

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                                  Literacy in the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) (2018) is described as the involvement of students reading, writing, and speaking within a diverse range of contexts for multiple different purposes. It is evident that there are strong connections between HASS and Literacy within the Australian Curriculum as Literacy is implemented within HASS understanding  (ACARA, 2018). The  Literacy is also identified as a general capability, as it is imperative in becoming a successful learner ( MCEETYA, 2008). In Civics and Citizenship Education, students learn to understand and use language to explore, analyse, discuss and communicate information, concepts and ideas (ACARA, 2012). Literacy includes two overarching processes: comprehending texts through listening, reading and viewing and secondly is composting text...
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WEEK 5 BLOG: SUSTAINABILITY

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WEEK 5 BLOG: SUSTAINABILITY The Geography sub-strand in the Australian Curriculum (2016) provides opportunities to develop a students understanding of place, space, environment, interconnection and sustainability. So far this year in our Year 3/4 classroom, our focus has been on sustainability by exploring the ways that we can aim to improve creating a better world for this generation and future generations of all living things on planet Earth ( Nayar, 2013).  Our lesson links to Education for Sustainability by integrating Geography and Civics and Citizenship, which are two sub-strands of the Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum (ACARA, 2013). It is important for all parents to be informed about the significance of sustainability education as it allows your child to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to shape a sustainable future ( Nayar, 2013). Within our unit, we will cover the five components of Education for sustainability: §  ...
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Blog Post 1: Civics & Citizenship

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Year 3/4 Purpose of this unit: The Australian Curriculum content for Year 3/4 in the Civics and Citizenship Education (CCE) strand delivers opportunities for students to improve their understanding about diversity, identity, democracy and laws (ACARA, 2018). My students will explore how individuals contribute to their community which links to the year level content descriptor as they are questioned how and why they can participate and actively contribute within communities.   This allows the students to have the opportunity to explore how they can become involved in a school community project which links to the Australian Curriculum elaboration for the year group (ACARA, 2018). The purpose of this unit is so that our students are able to operate as informed and active citizens in their local communities, to enhance their own personal learning and sense of identity and to develop global consciousness (Gilbert and Hoepper, 2014).  ...
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