Stage 1 – First Fleet Teaching Pack

Classroom-ready teaching sequence (Years K–2)

A classroom-ready First Fleet history pack for busy K–2 teachers — no prep required.

What’s included:

✔ 20+ ready-to-use lesson pages
✔ Story-based learning from four perspectives:

1. Child convict Mary Wade

2. Governor Arthur Phillip

3. Surgeon John White

4. Convict farmer James Ruse

✔ “Yarn About It” discussion prompts
✔ Student activities & colouring pages
✔ Assessment for Learning (Stage 1)
✔ Marking rubric & success criteria
✔ Teacher guide, respectful language tips
✔ Kindergarten-adapted versions
✔ Printable PDF (A4)

Students will:

✓ Learn about the arrival of the First Fleet and early European settlement
✓ Explore daily life in the early years of the colony
✓ Recognise that different people experienced these changes in different ways
✓ Build empathy, discussion, and comprehension skills through stories and images

✔ History – Community and Remembrance
✔ Geography – Places and Connections (linked skills and concepts)
✔ English – Reading, discussion, and visual literacy
✔ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures (Priority)

Curriculum aligned – Stage 1 (NSW & Australian Curriculum)

Perfect for:

✔ Stage 1 classrooms (Years K–2)
✔ Relief / casual teachers
✔ Homeschool families
✔ New teachers
✔ Busy teachers needing ready-to-use lessons