Classroom Resources

Exploring Towers & Places

In this resource, students engage in a range of interactive activities designed to build their understanding of places, locations and how people interact with the world around them.

Students are encouraged to:

• Compare and order objects based on size and height
• Identify significant landmarks in Sydney and around the world
• Recognise where places are located using simple geographical language
• Observe features of the natural and built environment
• Explore how people use and experience different places

Through visual, hands-on and observational tasks, students develop early geographical knowledge while strengthening their communication and comprehension skills.

Contributes to:

• GE-ES1-01 - Explores places and develops an understanding of
  location, people and features of places
• GE-ES1-02 - Identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places
• ENe-1A - Communicates with peers and known adults in informal and guided activities
• ENe-2A - Composes simple texts to convey ideas
• ENe-4B - Uses visual cues and thinking strategies to make
  meaning from texts
• MAE-RWN-01 - Orders, represents and compares numbers
• MAE-SP-01 - Describes position and location
• MAE-ME-01 - Compares and orders objects based on measurable attributes (e.g. height)

People & Places of Sydney

In this resource, students complete several activities that spark their thinking about what is needed in a place like school, their local community, and the city of Sydney to improve people’s lives.

Contributes to Stage 1 (Years 1-2):

• GE1-1 – Describes features of places and the connections people have with places.
• GE1-2 – Identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places.

Exploring Towers & Places

In this resource, students engage in a range of interactive activities designed to build their understanding of places, locations and how people interact with the world around them.

Students are encouraged to:

• compare and order objects based on size and height
• identify significant landmarks in Sydney and around the world
• recognise where places are located using simple geographical language
• observe features of the natural and built environment
• explore how people use and experience different places

Through visual, hands-on and observational tasks, students develop early geographical knowledge while strengthening their communication and comprehension skills.

Contributes to:

• GE1-1 - Describes features of places and the connections people have with places
• GE1-2 - Identifies ways in which people interact with and care for
  places
• GE1-3 - Communicates geographical information and uses
  geographical tools for inquiry
• MA1-GM-01 - Represents and describes the positions of objects in familiar locations
• MA1-GM-02 - Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances
• EN1-OLC-01 - Communicates effectively using language for social and learning interactions
• EN1-RECOM-01 - Comprehends independently read texts

Places are Similar and Different (Trivia Worksheets)

In this resource, students explore the city of Sydney through a fun and interactive trivia-style quiz, covering key locations across North, East, South and West Sydney. Through these questions, students build their knowledge of important landmarks, cultural sites, historical events and local place names, while developing a deeper understanding of how people connect with places.

Contributes to:

• GE2-1 – Examines features and characteristics of places and
  environments
• GE2-2 – Describes interactions between people, places, and
  environments
• HT2-1: Identifies celebrations and commemorations of
  significance
• HT2-2: Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time