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Engaging resources and ideas for teaching HSIE K-6. Topics such as history, cultures, environments, social systems and structures are taught through hands on, inquiry based approaches. Curated by Catherine Smyth |
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April 24, 2016 12:37 AM
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It is critical for students in our classrooms to develop a sense of global connectedness and an appreciation for diversity by fostering knowledge and skills promoting intercultural understanding (Hassim, 2013). Berk (2009, as cited in Jones & Cuthrell, 2011) promotes the implementation of a video as an engaging multimodal text in lessons for increased student attention and inspiration, resulting in greater participation and enjoyment from their learning. Students broaden their concepts of celebrations around the world by examining the Chinese New Year celebration in China and New Years in Australia by watching a video on the traditions and legends behind the significant event of Chinese New Year. By using this video stimulus, as intercultural understanding develops, students come to appreciate the diversity within Asian countries and how this diversity influences the way people perceive and interact with places and environments” (BOSTES, 2015).
Teaching strategy:
- In pairs, students brainstorm and record their experience of New Years in Australia. As a class view the listed experiences and decide on appropriate category headings e.g. traditions, family, religious, symbols, local community. Students categorise experiences and discuss the importance of this event to them. Explain to the students that although this is acknowledged as the main New Year event celebrated generally throughout Australia, other New Year celebrations do occur such as the Jewish celebration Rosh Hashanah; celebrations linked with various beliefs and groups. Students share their knowledge and experience of Chinese New Year record this on the board. Watch the video and discuss what students have learnt with another mind map on the board.
- In groups, given the topic of either “who, where, when, how, why” in regards to the celebration of Chinese New Year, students will research and report their accumulated information through a news report or interview style.
- Introduce the Chinese lunar calendar. Students collect images of lunar calendars and descriptions of the characteristics of people born under the calendar animal signs; easily found on the Internet by searching up “Chinese Zodiac” or “animals of the Chinese Zodiac”. Present and discuss the relationship between animals and years, and the Chinese belief behind the animal characteristics. Students can create an artwork of their animal zodiac.
References:
BOSTES. (2015). Geography K-10 Stage 3 A Diverse and Connected World. Retrieved 8th April 2016 at http://syllabus.bostes.nsw.edu.au/hsie/geography-k10/content/1184/
Hassim, E. (2013). Building intercultural understanding through the teaching of Asia perspectives - What Works. Primary & Middle Years Educator,11(2), 16-22.
Jones, T., & Cuthrell, K. (2011). YouTube: Educational potentials and pitfalls. Computers in the Schools: Interdisciplinary Journal of Practice, Theory, and Applied Research, 28(1), 75-85.
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Teaching materials, financial literacy - Teach finance for kids, teacher resources in financial education, finances, financial lessons for kids.
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Engaging teaching resources to help primary children become financially literate.
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August 2, 2015 9:47 PM
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Learn about Sydney Aboriginal culture while touring in Sydney. There are many great tours in Sydney including the tribal warrior cruise.
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July 20, 2015 11:49 PM
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Ready-made thinking guide templates
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April 22, 2013 8:43 PM
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Learning outside the classroom. This blog highlights a range of new technologies to develop student research skills including mobile devices, digital cameras and Global Positioning Systems.
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April 22, 2013 8:59 PM
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How technology can further STEM learning through the environment, both inside and outside the classroom. An educator toolkit is available free at - http://go...
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Watch how students and their teachers engage with the broader community and learn about the world outside the four walls of the classroom. This video highlights a range of technologies for data collection and participation in authentic learning tasks.
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April 17, 2015 10:37 PM
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This interactive website features short narratives about each of the world's big religions- Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism.
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April 4, 2015 10:05 PM
The British Library website offers a great opportunity for HSIE students, particularly in their second stage of schooling, to explore numerous stories from four of the major world religions. This is because, with a choice between animated narratives from either the Christian, Buddhist, Hindu or Islamic faith (which are accessed by clicking on images of corresponding religious scriptures), this resource provides students with a meaningful and interactive ICT experience. This is due to its age-appropriate animations, which not only engage students, but also enhance students’ learning about the different stories’ contents and messages (Ritchhart & Perkins, 2008). This is also because the graphics used to portray each story additionally mirror traditional Christian, Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic art.
Stage two HSIE lessons investigating religious stories (or lessons focusing on specific content indicators for outcome CUS2.4) could incorporate a class viewing of the different narratives from this website on a smart-board, whereby the teacher could pose questions over the course of a few lessons regarding the varying stories’ contents and purposes. The class could additionally discuss the similarities, as well as differences, between the different religious stories (with a particular focus on character archetypes, art styles and real world implications of the stories’ teachings).
References
Ritchhart, R. & Perkins, D. (2008). Making thinking visible. Educational Leadership, 65 (5), 57-61. Retrived from
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March 31, 2015 10:59 PM
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Use drama to activate learning about cultural diversity in the classroom. Practical lesson plans.
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March 31, 2015 10:58 PM
Use drama to activate student learning about the past. Here are a collection of drama activities for Years 2-6 that focus on themes of immigration and cultural diversity.
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March 29, 2015 11:53 PM
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The Schools Reconciliation Challenge is an annual art competition for young people. It is designed to engage students in Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues through art.
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March 25, 2015 1:42 AM
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Guides. Children's and Young Adult Literature (Education). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives.
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This is a comprehensive online collection of teaching resources, reference material and websites that address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
Evaluate curriculum resources using selection criteria (see link in menu on the left of the page).
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March 23, 2015 6:58 PM
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As you saw earlier, Anzac day commemorations were held on Friday. And on that day we were lucky enough to meet a young Aussie with a very special connection to it. His name is Anzac. Here's his story. But first, a warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers, this story contains images of people who've died.
Catherine Smyth's insight:
Personal stories help young children learn about the past. Use historical narratives in the classroom to humanise historic events like war.
In the book "What is History Teaching?, Chris Husbands describes how 'Storied thinking' is a central tool in the teaching and learning of history. Husbands suggests the teacher's role is to:
- Provide information
- Tell stories
- provide historical context
- interpret
- organise resources and students
- ask questions (ascertain prior knowledge and ideas)
- perform
- pose problems (what if? how about? what do you think?)
Catherine Smyth's curator insight,
March 23, 2015 6:55 PM
Personal stories help young children learn about the past. Use historical narratives in the classroom to humanise significant events like war.
In the book "What is History Teaching?, Chris Husbands describes how 'Storied thinking' is a central tool in the teaching and learning of history. Husbands suggests the teacher's role is to:
- Provide information
- Tell stories
- provide historical context
- interpret
- organise resources and students
- ask questions (ascertain prior knowledge and ideas)
- perform
- pose problems (what if? how about? what do you think?)
Catherine Smyth's curator insight,
March 23, 2015 7:00 PM
Personal stories help young children learn about the past. Use historical narratives in the classroom to humanise significant events like war.
In the book "What is History Teaching?, Chris Husbands describes how 'Storied thinking' is a central tool in the teaching and learning of history. Husbands suggests the teacher's role is to:
- Provide information
- Tell stories
- provide historical context
- interpret
- organise resources and students
- ask questions (ascertain prior knowledge and ideas)
- perform
- pose problems (what if? how about? what do you think?)
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March 18, 2015 1:52 AM
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By now we all know the kind of stuff that can be recycled like glass, cans, cardboard and cartons. But what about all of the other stuff that we throw out? Isn't there something that can be done with all that stuff? Well there is. Here's Carl to show you.
Catherine Smyth's insight:
Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value.
In HSIE K-6, students learn about their relationships with places and environmental sustainabilty through an Inquiry Process. Pose an inquiry question and scaffold learning so that students have the opportunity to acquire information, develop inquiry skills (e.g. identifying, gathering, communicating) and participate in social and civic life.
Although this topic strongly aligns with the Environments strand (ENS.6) in the NSW HSIE K-6 syllabus there is scope for integration with other curriculum areas. Adopt an integrated approach and align with Creative Arts or Mathematics (e.g. data collection, graphing, statistics) or Science and Technology (e.g. design and make)
For further inspiration and nifty ideas, check out http://www.upcyclethat.com/
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Food feeds the soul. To the extent that we all eat food, and we all have souls, food is the single great unifier across cultures. But what feeds your soul?
Catherine Smyth's insight:
This TEDx talk lays out some useful concepts to organise learning about other food cultures. Some of the ideas can be adapted to develop intercultural understanding in primary HSIE/SOSE.
Lauren Quincy's curator insight,
March 19, 2015 3:19 PM
Unit 3: Cultural Practices and Processes
This article is about food and its use in identity and culture. Food often represents where we came from and our experiences. Each culture has specific foods that have a great significance to us and no matter hwere we go, we tend to gravitate toward those foods. The article also talks about how food represents out status due to higher priced foods are usually bought by higher stature people. Food is also used for pleasure and celebration as well as to nourish our bodies.
This relates to unit 3 because food is a big cultural trait. Different cultures eat different foods depending on their area and beliefs. Food has no many uses and can say a lot about the person. Food is used in celebrations as a way to express our cultures and show what it is important to us. Food brings us together as similar cultures share similar interests and beliefs.
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As luck would have it, in the past month 4 elementary schools used our student survey, and so we have responses from 5th graders. The results are intriguing when compared against typical high schoo...
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WHAT and HOW do 5th Graders like learning in school? Findings from this small (n=200) survey conducted in the USA provide interesting insights into primary aged students' reflections on their own learning.
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Admit it: you only read the list of the six levels of the Taxonomy, not the whole book that explains each level and the rationale behind the Taxonomy. Not to worry, you are not alone: this is true ...
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In identifying 5 misconceptions that teachers often hold about Bloom's Taxonomy, Grant Wiggins points out the repercussions for assessment.
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Some nice ideas and resources for HSIE K-6 on a blog developed by a preservice teacher.
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November 13, 2014 8:02 PM
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Creating a classroom newspaper around a social or environmental issue or a history topic is an authentic way to address both literacy and curriculum outcomes in HSIE K-6. This website has a range of free downloadable templates of newspapers. Classroom newspapers can be paper-based or published online.
For further research and teaching ideas go to to:
http://www.readingonline.org/articles/art_index.asp?HREF=lund/index.html
Abstract: This article describes a project in which the reality of newspaper production was integrated into the language arts curriculum in a second-grade classroom. The class newspaper was produced in both hard copy and multimedia versions, using The Student Writing Center software and HyperStudio on a single classroom computer. The difficulties and successes of the project are described.
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/creating-classroom-newspaper-249.html
Catherine Smyth's curator insight,
November 13, 2014 8:13 PM
Creating a classroom newspaper around a history topic is an authentic way to address both literacy and history outcomes.
Students can explore what life was like in a particular time and place, bringing together different aspects of life in newspaper stories and pictures. Pose questions about events, people, places, beliefs and attitudes during a particular period. Students gather evidence (primary or secondary sources) that answer their questions of inquiry. Using evidence students construct a historical narrative, report or explanation. Publish a classroom newspaper using student contributions.
This website has a range of free downloadable templates of newspapers. Classroom newspapers can be paper-based or published online.
For further research and teaching ideas go to to:
http://www.readingonline.org/articles/art_index.asp?HREF=lund/index.html
Abstract: This article describes a project in which the reality of newspaper production was integrated into the language arts curriculum in a second-grade classroom. The class newspaper was produced in both hard copy and multimedia versions, using The Student Writing Center software and HyperStudio on a single classroom computer. The difficulties and successes of the project are described.
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/creating-classroom-newspaper-249.html
Education Creations's curator insight,
November 28, 2014 2:41 AM
A great way to combine literacy and history.
Molly Rose's curator insight,
June 17, 2015 12:10 AM
They're realistic and the best part, they are FREE! A great resource to use when writing news articles in the primary classroom.
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November 3, 2014 5:59 PM
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Although this video and the accompanying materials demonstrate how a teacher facilitates a social investigation for Science, the planning and implementation principles provide a useful planning framework for HSIE K-6.
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November 3, 2014 5:37 PM
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Community Culture: It's All Around You - Explore Your Community Poster Panel One: American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress
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In HSIE K-6, children learn about cultural identity and cultural diversity. These resources produced by the American Library of Congress can be adapted and used in an Australian context to teach about culture.
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October 27, 2014 8:50 PM
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Recently, the things Islamic women wear on their heads became the centre of a big debate. There are many different types of them all with different names but the one most people were talking about was the Burka. Some politicians were asking for them to be banned. And at Parliament House in Canberra rules were announced to restrict women who wear them from sitting in the open public gallery. A lot of people have criticised both moves so we sent Emma to find out more.
Catherine Smyth's insight:
In HSIE K-6, Stage 2 students learn about differing viewpoints and community beliefs in the Cultures strand. This BTN report provides a Muslim woman's perspective on why she chooses to wear the hijab.
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Kelly Hollow's curator insight,
April 3, 2015 3:35 AM
Not only do ‘Indigenous Languages’ provide this creative and interactive website aimed at educating students about Aboriginal languages, they also offer a free “Marimrang: Elders and Language” presentation (under the ‘Recent Updates’ tab), in conjunction with the State Library of NSW. This could be attended as a class excursion, adhering to Gilbert and Hoepper’s (2014) recommendation that students learn through genuine contact with Indigenous people (p.352).
This talk addresses the importance of keeping the original languages of Aboriginal communities alive, and how this can be achieved, through the perspective of an Indigenous speaker. Teachers should use the ‘Working with Aboriginal Communities’ (2008) guide (Section 3.3 p.22) to educate children on respectful ways to communicate with Indigenous people, prior to the excursion.
As a teaching idea using this website, children could be asked to locate NSW on the map, pinpoint Sydney, and discover the Aboriginal communities first here. They could then visit the ‘Explore Eora’ tab and view ‘Collection Items,’ particularly ‘Lamer’s Vocabulary of Native Names. 1853.’ This provides photographs of an original book of language translations. Teachers could provide students with certain English words from the book and ask them to locate and record/learn the Eora translations of these words.
Specific BOS syllabus outcomes (pp.27,29) suggested use of this source may help achieve:
CUS2.3:
-“Identifies some of the community groups that people can belong to.”
-“Identifies some significant, customs, practices and traditions of their local community, beginning with Aboriginal people.”
-“Locates and identifies evidence of the languages used in their local community, beginning with the original Aboriginal languages, eg signage, place names, sign language.”
CUS2.4:
-"Describes the cultural, linguistic and religious diversity of communities in Australia."
References:
Board of Studies. (2008). Working with Aboriginal Communities: A guide to community consultation and protocols. Retrieved from http://abed.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ files/working-with-aboriginalcommunities.pdf
Board of Studies Syllabus, NSW (2006). Human Society and Its Environment K-6 Syllabus. Sydney: B.O.S. Retrieved from http:// k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ wps/portal/go/hsie
Gilbert, R. & Hoepper. B. (2014).
Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences. History, Geography, Economics and Citizenship in the Australian Curriculum.Fifth Edition. Melbourne: Cengage
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