Oxford Australian Curriculum Atlas — Year 3 Suggested Term Planners
Year 3 Term 1
Unit: Communities and celebrations
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
2–4
Communities around the
world
34
41
58–59
5–7
Multicultural Australia
35
42, 43,
14
60–61
8–9
Remembering the ANZACs
36
4, 44
62–63
Year 3
G The location of Australia’s neighbouring countries and their diverse characteristics
G The similarities and differences between places in terms of their type of settlement, demographic
characteristics and the lives of the people who live there
H ONE important example of change and ONE important example of continuity over time in the local
community, region or state/territory; for example, in relation to the areas of transport, work,
education, natural and built environments, entertainment, daily life
Cross curriculum priorities
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
Year 3
H The role that people of diverse backgrounds have played in the development and character of the
local community
H Celebrations and commemorations in other places around the world; for example, Bastille Day in
France, Independence Day in the USA, including those that are observed in Australia such as Chinese
New Year, Christmas Day, Diwali, Easter, Hanukkah, the Moon Festival and Ramadan
G The similarities and differences between places in terms of their type of settlement, demographic
characteristics and the lives of the people who live there
Cross curriculum priorities
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
Year 3
H Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, ANZAC Day,
Harmony Week, National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC week and National Sorry Day) and the
importance of symbols and emblems
Cross curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Year 3 Term 2
Unit: Heat
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–3
Heating and cooling
25
26
40–41
4–6
Producing heat
26
27, 28,
29
42–43
7–9
How do we use heat?
27
13, 30,
31, 24,
32
44–45
Year 3
S Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another
Year 3
S Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 3
S A change of state between solid and liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat
S Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another
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Unit: Living things
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–3
Living and non-living
things
22
20, 21
34–35
4–6
Extinct animals
23
22, 23,
24, 25
36–37
7–9
Life cycles
24
20
38–39
Year 3
S Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from
non-living things
Year 3
S Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from
non-living things
Year 4
G The importance of environments to animals and people, and different views on how they can be
protected
S Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 3
S Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from
non-living things
Year 4
S Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive
S Living things have life cycles
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 3 Term 3
Weeks
Year 3 Term 4
Unit: Earth, Sun and Moon
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–3
Earth, Sun and Moon
13
1, 2, 3
16–17
4–6
Day and night
14
4
18–19
7–9
Seasons
15
5, 6
20–21
Year 3
S Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day
Year 3
S Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day
Year 3
S Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day
Cross curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
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Oxford Australian Curriculum Atlas — Year 4 Suggested Term Planners
Year 4 Term 1
Unit: Natural resources
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
2–4
Habitats in Australia
19
13, 14,
15, 16
28–29
5–7
Australia’s natural
resources
20
17
30–31
8–9
Using our natural
resources
21
18, 19
32–33
Year 4
G The types of natural vegetation and the significance of vegetation to the environment and to people
G The importance of environments to animals and people, and different views on how they can be
protected
S Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 4
G The natural resources provided by the environment, and different views on how they could be
used sustainably
S Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties; These properties can
influence their use
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 4
G The natural resources provided by the environment, and different views on how they could be
used sustainably
S Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties; These properties can
influence their use
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 4 Term 2
Unit: Forces
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–3
Different forces
28
4
46–47
2–6
Speed and friction
29
48–49
7–9
Magnets
30
4, 33,
34
13, 1,
35
Year 4
S Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance
Year 4
S Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance
Year 4
S Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance
50–51
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Year 4 Term 3
Unit: First contacts
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–3
Australia’s first people
31
52–53
Year 3
H The importance of Country and Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples who
belong to a local area. (This is intended to be a local area study with a focus on one Language group;
however, if information or sources are not readily available, another representative area may be
studied)
G The many Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples throughout Australia
Year 4
H The diversity and longevity of Australia’s first peoples and the ways Aboriginal and/or Torres
Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways and skies) and the
implications for their daily lives
Cross curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Year 4
H The journey(s) of AT LEAST ONE world navigator, explorer or trader up to the late eighteenth
century, including their contacts with other societies and any impacts
H The nature of contact between Aboriginal people and/or Torres strait Islanders and others, for
example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effect of these interactions on, for example
families and the environment
Cross curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Year 4
G The many Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples throughout Australia
H Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their
experiences following arrival
H The nature of contact between Aboriginal people and/or Torres strait Islanders and others, for
example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effect of these interactions on, for example
families and the environment
Cross curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
2–6
Exploration
32
36, 37
54–55
7–9
The British arrive in
Australia
33
38, 39,
40
56–57
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Year 4 Term 4
Unit: Our Changing Earth
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–3
Rivers change the land
16
7, 8, 9
22–23
2–6
The changing coastline
17
10
24–25
7–9
Humans change the land
18
11, 12
26–27
Year 4
S Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity
Year 4
S Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity
Year 4
G The importance of environments to animals and people, and different views on how they can be
protected
G The natural resources provided by the environment, and different views on how they could be
used sustainably
S Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive
S Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
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