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Learning sequences

Use lesson sequences to support students working from home.

People live in places – 1

Students will investigate why places are special and how people can care for them. Students will explain why people need to take care of places.

People live in places – 2

Students explore the places they live and that are important to them. They investigate how the location of places can be represented on maps. They develop an understanding of what makes a place special and how this may differ for different people.

What are places like?

Students will identify and describe the features of the place they live in. They will record geographical information by representing features of the place they live on a pictorial map.

Assessment opportunities

Early Stage 1 – People live in places (DOCX 77KB)

Features of places

Students examine interconnections between features, users and organisation of spaces.


Features of places 2

Students explore places across a range of scales within Australia and Australia’s location in the world. They describe connections people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, have with places, both locally and globally.

Features of places 3

Students will identify and describe the natural and human features of a familiar local place and describe the activities located there. They will represent features of places and identify where activities are located on a pictorial map.

Places are similar and different

Students examine the diverse characteristics of the natural and human features of Australia. They explore and compare the different climates, settlement patterns and demographic characteristics and natural vegetation of places in Australia and then use this information to imagine what it would be like to live in those places. Students will compare lives of the people of three Australian places, including their own place/town/city. To complete the sequence students, create and publish a mini atlas.

The Earth’s environment

Students explore the climate, natural vegetation and native animals of places in Australia and Asia. They examine the importance of natural vegetation and natural resources to the environment, animals and people and learn about the ways people value environments, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Skills focus

In this sequence, students focus on the geographical skills of mapping and data representation. They learn to construct tables, graphs and maps, and interpret these to identify distributions and draw conclusions about climate, natural vegetation and native animals in Australia.


Assessment opportunities

Stage 2 Places are similar and different (DOCX 75KB)

Places and environments

Students investigate land use for a road building project as a case study at a regional scale. They examine the geographical characteristics of the site, the interconnections between the place and a range of people with varying points of view, the role of government in the issue, and sustainability considerations.

A diverse and connected world

Students explore countries of the Asia region and the connections Australia has with other countries across the world. Students learn about the diversity of the world’s people, including the Indigenous Peoples of other countries.

Skills focus

In this sequence, students focus on the geographical skills of mapping and data representation. They learn to construct tables, graphs and maps, and interpret these to identify distributions and draw conclusions about how climate influences the distribution of where people live.

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