Asia Historical Understandings This unit provides opportunities for children to develop historical understandings particularly focussed on the key concepts of: Continuity and change Cause and effect Perspectives Empathy Significance ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ Continuities are aspects of the The relationship between a A point of view or position An understanding of the past The importance that is past that have remained the factor or set of factors from which events are seen from the point of view of the assigned to particular aspects same over certain periods of (cause/s) and consequence/s and understood, and participant/s, including an of the past, such as events, time. Changes are events or (effect/s). These form influenced by age, gender, appreciation of the developments, movements developments from the past sequences of events and culture, social position and circumstances faced, and the and historical sites, and that represent modifications, developments over time. beliefs and values. motivations, values and includes an examination of alterations and attitudes behind actions. the principles behind the transformations. selection of what should be investigated and remembered. Achievement standard By the end of the Foundation year, students identify similarities and differences between families. They recognise how important family events are commemorated. Students sequence familiar events in order. They pose questions about their past. Students relate a story about their past using a range of texts. Curriculum working towards Relevant prior curriculum Queensland kindergarten learning guideline Year 1 Australian Curriculum: History Identity key focus: Building a confident self-identity Present and Past Family Life Knowledge, skills and dispositions Historical Knowledge and Understanding Teachers promote the following aspects of learning: Differences in family structures and roles today, and how these have children’s changed or remained the same over time pride and confidence in they as a member of their family, “who are” How the present, past and future are signified by terms indicating time community and place, that is, their environment such as time and and and confidence to share experiences, feelings and ideas ‘a long ago’, ‘then now’, ‘now then’, ‘old new’, as well as by dates and changes that may have personal ‘tomorrow’, significance, such as birthdays, celebrations and seasons
Asia Historical Understandings This unit provides opportunities for children to develop historical understandings particularly focussed on the key concepts of: ☒ Continuity and change Continuities are aspects of the past that have remained the same over certain periods of time. Changes are events or developments from the past that represent modifications, alterations and transformations. ☒ Cause and effect The relationship between a factor or set of factors (cause/s) and consequence/s (effect/s). These form sequences of events and developments over time. ☒ Perspectives A point of view or position from which events are seen and understood, and influenced by age, gender, culture, social position and beliefs and values. ☒ Empathy An understanding of the past from the point of view of the participant/s, including an appreciation of the circumstances faced, and the motivations, values and attitudes behind actions. ☐ Significance The importance that is assigned to particular aspects of the past, such as events, developments, movements and historical sites, and includes an examination of the principles behind the selection of what should be investigated and remembered. Achievement standard By the end of the Foundation year, students identify similarities and differences between families. They recognise how important family events are commemorated. Students sequence familiar events in order. They pose questions about their past. Students relate a story about their past using a range of texts. Relevant prior curriculum Curriculum working towards Queensland kindergarten learning guideline Identity key focus: Building a confident self-identity Knowledge, skills and dispositions Teachers promote the following aspects of children’s learning: pride and confidence in “who they are” as a member of their family, community and place, that is, their environment confidence to share experiences, feelings and ideas Year 1 Australian Curriculum: History Present and Past Family Life Historical Knowledge and Understanding Differences in family structures and roles today, and how these have changed or remained the same over time 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
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