Curriculum connections

F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences

Year 1

Observation: What are the features of the local park?

Summary of task

After talking about natural, managed and constructed features of places, students visited a park in the local area to observe and take photos of its features in response to the question: what are the features of the local park? The students were then asked to:

  • sort the photographs into categories of natural, managed and constructed
  • write a sentence explaining reasons why they sorted features into these categories
  • write a sentence describing how the park is looked after.

The teacher supported students with the proof reading and editing stages. The students were then asked to type their sentences on a template which included their pictures. 

Achievement standards

By the end of Year 1, students identify and describe important dates and changes in their own lives. They explain how some aspects of daily life have changed over recent time while others have remained the same. They identify and describe the features of places and their location at a local scale and identify changes to the features of places. They recognise that people describe the features of places differently and describe how places can be cared for.

Students respond to questions about the recent past and familiar and unfamiliar places by collecting and interpreting information and data from observations and from sources provided. They sequence personal and family events in order and represent the location of different places and their features on labelled maps. They reflect on their learning to suggest ways they can care for places. They share stories about the past, and present observations and findings using everyday terms to denote the passing of time and to describe direction and location.

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