Looking for a complete Commemorations and Celebrations unit, ANZAC Day activities, NAIDOC Week lessons, and a Project Based Learning (PBL) task all in one place? This HASS bundle for Years 1 to 3 combines lesson plans, worksheets, PowerPoint, sorting activities, and a brochure project to give you full, whole-class coverage with built-in differentiation. Perfect for teaching significant events in Australia and around the world while supporting mixed-ability classrooms.
 
What Makes This Bundle Different?
This is more than just a collection of activities; it’s a complete teaching sequence that allows you to:
Teach explicitly with a ready-to-use PowerPoint
Reinforce learning through hands-on activities and lessons
Extend capable learners with a Project Based Learning (PBL) inquiry task
 
👉 Your entire class is covered:
Lower and middle students build understanding through structured lessons and visuals
Highly-capable learners are challenged through research, inquiry, and creating a brochure
 
No need to find extension work — it’s already done for you.
 
What’s Included
 
🔹 1. Full Unit Pack (Core Teaching Resource)
13 flexible lesson plans
Fact sheets (colour + black & white)
8 significant events covered:
ANZAC Day
Remembrance Day
NAIDOC Week
National Sorry Day
Diwali
Chinese New Year
St Patrick’s Day
Independence Day (USA)
 
Differentiated sorting activities (words + pictures)
Worksheets, cut-and-paste, and sequencing tasks
Vocabulary word wall cards
Colouring pages
Answer sheets for easy marking
 
 
🔹 2. Teaching PowerPoint
Clear introduction to celebrations vs commemorations
Simple, child-friendly explanations
“Who, When, What, Where, Why” structure for each event
Covers key events including ANZAC Day, NAIDOC Week, Diwali, and more
Built-in discussion prompts to support engagement and inquiry
 
👉 Perfect for whole-class teaching and lesson launches
 
 
🔹 3. Project Based Learning (PBL) Brochure Project
Students research ANZAC Day and NAIDOC Week
Choose one event to explore in depth
Plan, draft, and publish an informative brochure
Includes research templates and planning scaffolds
Incorporates guided online research
 
👉 Ideal for:
Extension tasks
Assessment pieces
High-capable learners
 
 
Why Teachers Love This Bundle
✅ Whole-class coverage - teach, practise, and extend in one resource
✅ Built-in differentiation - from supported activities to open-ended inquiry
✅ Saves hours of planning - everything is ready to go
✅ Flexible use - pick and choose or teach as a full unit
✅ Perfect for mixed-ability classrooms
✅ Covers key Australian and global events
 
Perfect For:
HASS / Humanities units (Years 1–4)
ANZAC Day and NAIDOC Week learning
Teaching celebrations vs commemorations
Inquiry-based and project-based learning classrooms
Relief teachers (print-and-go lessons included)
 
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
Understand the difference between celebrations and commemorations
Identify and describe significant events in Australia and globally
Use key vocabulary to explain events
Develop research and inquiry skills
Create a published brochure to share their learning
 
This bundle gives you everything you need to confidently teach commemorations and celebrations, while ensuring every student is supported, challenged, and engaged.

Included in this bundle are:
 
Commemoration or Celebration Unit
This pack will make your social studies lesson so much quicker, and the events listed include well-known Australian commemorations and celebrations, as well as international celebrations for comparison.
 
Commemoration or Celebration PowerPoint
This engaging HASS resource explores important events such as Remembrance Day, ANZAC Day, Diwali, NAIDOC Week, and Sorry Day while building students’ understanding of the difference between celebrations and commemorations through simple explanations and visuals.
 
ANZAC Day NAIDOC Week Project Based Learning
Students explore the difference between commemorations and celebrations as they investigate ANZAC Day and NAIDOC Week, then apply their learning by creating an informative brochure. Includes guided research activities, digital learning opportunities, and ready-to-use printables to save you time.