Humanities & Social Sciences · Year 2

Lesson 1

Discover Earth's seven continents and five oceans and where Australia sits.

⏱ 16 min · 12 questions

Lesson 2

Explore the people, places and services that make up your local community.

⏱ 15 min · 9 questions

Lesson 3

Compare old and new technology and how inventions have changed daily life.

⏱ 15 min · 8 questions

Lesson 4

Learn the difference between natural features and features built by people.

⏱ 14 min · 8 questions

Lesson 5

Learn about Australia's flags, symbols and what they mean to different people.

⏱ 15 min · 8 questions

Lesson 6

Learn about Australian money and how we use it to buy things.

⏱ 14 min · 8 questions

Lesson 7

Use location words and simple directions to describe where places and things are.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 8

Discover the flag, coat of arms, anthem and animal emblems that represent Australia.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 9

Learn the difference between goods you can hold and services people do for you.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 10

Explore how people are connected to places near and far, and why places matter to us.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 11

Learn how Australians commemorate ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 12

Learn how a compass shows direction and how a legend explains map symbols.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 13

Learn how we choose to save or spend money and why we cannot have everything.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 14

Use family stories and objects to build a simple family timeline.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 15

Use simple maps, directions and pictures to find places.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 16

Discover how old objects and photos help us learn about the past.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 17

Learn that we cannot have everything and must make choices.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 18

Find out who makes decisions in our families, schools and communities.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 19

Compare what school was like in the past with what school is like today.

⏱ 14 min · 8 questions

Lesson 20

Trace how goods like food travel from where they are made to the shops near us.

⏱ 14 min · 8 questions

Lesson 21

Learn why our local places are special and how we can care for them.

⏱ 13 min · 8 questions

Lesson 22

Learn how people earn money by working and why we make choices about what to buy.

⏱ 13 min · 8 questions

Lesson 23

Learn how early visitors arrived by sea and how the Australian coastline became known to the wider world.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 24

Discover well-known natural and built landmarks across Australia and where they are.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 25

Find out about the services that help a town work and who provides them.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 26

Trace how food gets from farms to our plates and who helps along the way.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 27

See how inventions like the telephone and television changed how people live.

⏱ 14 min · 6 questions

Lesson 28

Learn that Australia is both a country and a continent, and find it on a globe.

⏱ 13 min · 6 questions

Lesson 29

Find out who leaders are in a community and how they help people.

⏱ 13 min · 6 questions

Lesson 30

Learn how to plan to save some money and spend some when you get pocket money.

⏱ 13 min · 6 questions

Lesson 31

Use photos and stories to see how buildings, transport and shops have changed in a local area.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 32

Explore why some places are special and how different people, including First Nations peoples, care for them.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 33

Look at how families get the things they need, like food, water, shelter and clothing.

⏱ 12 min · 7 questions

Lesson 34

Find out how groups at school make decisions fairly so everyone has a say.

⏱ 12 min · 7 questions

Lesson 35

Learn how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have long cared for the land and waters.

⏱ 14 min · 6 questions

Lesson 36

Discover how museums look after old objects so we can learn about the past.

⏱ 13 min · 6 questions

Lesson 37

Learn how people swapped things they made before money was used, and why money helps.

⏱ 13 min · 6 questions

Lesson 38

Learn how a group can make a fair choice together by voting.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Lesson 39

Explore how different countries use flags and symbols to show who they are.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 40

Compare the way people travelled in the past with how we travel today.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions