{"product_id":"digital-product","title":"Australian Geography Unit Early Stage One and Resource Pack PDF","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFoundation Australian Geography Homeschool Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelp your child explore Australia and the places around them with this practical, engaging geography unit designed especially for homeschooling families.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated for children in their first year of school, this unit includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 flexible lessons and a 27-page printable resource pack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exploring familiar places, natural and built features, maps, land and water, Australia as their country, special places and ways people care for the places around them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChildren learn by observing, sorting, mapping, drawing, comparing photographs, exploring local places and creating simple models and displays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe unit also introduces Aboriginal Peoples’ continuing connections to Country and helps children identify the Aboriginal Country or Place on which they live, while recognising that places can be important to different people for many different reasons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTopics include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat geography is and how geographers learn about places\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLand and water on globes, maps and images\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralia as the country in which we live\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlaces children belong to and why some places are special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimple maps, symbols and positional language\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNatural and built features of familiar places\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExploring and recording features in a local place\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeople, Country and special places\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWays people can care for places\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA final special place geography display\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned for homeschooling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach lesson is designed to take approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30–45 minutes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and can be shortened, extended or completed over several sessions to suit your child’s needs, interests and attention span.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eActivities include discussing, observing, sorting, drawing, creating maps and models, exploring familiar places, using tally charts and picture graphs, comparing photographs and completing simple hands-on investigations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten work can be replaced with verbal explanations, pointing, matching, photographs, drawings or parent-scribed responses, making the unit flexible for different learning needs and abilities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrintable resource pack included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe unit comes with a colourful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e27-page printable resource pack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e containing ready-to-use materials for all 10 lessons. These resources reduce preparation time and give children visual, practical and age-appropriate ways to explore each geography concept.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pack includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace, land and water picture cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralian places photograph cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNatural and built feature sorting cards and labels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMap symbols and real-feature matching cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA detailed pictorial map of a park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMap-drawing and map-making templates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeography investigation and special-place worksheets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralia collage pictures and template\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamiliar-place observation activities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTally chart and picture graph templates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA place-connection survey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Australian place information card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnvironmental problem discussion cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA care plan activity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA final\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMy Special Place\u003cspan\u003e display template\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe resources feature clear instructions, child-friendly layouts, colourful photographs and illustrations, drawing spaces, sorting activities and simple recording tables. 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