Stage 2 – First Fleet Teaching Pack
Classroom-ready teaching sequence (Years 3–4)
A classroom-ready First Fleet history pack designed for Stage 2 students, exploring early European settlement in Australia and its impacts through stories, discussion, and inquiry-based learning.
What’s included:
✔ 20+ ready-to-use lesson pages
✔ Story-based learning from four perspectives:
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Child convict Mary Wade
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Governor Arthur Phillip
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Surgeon John White
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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 2 (NSW & Australian Curriculum)
Perfect for:
✔ Stage 2 classrooms (Years 3–4)
✔ Relief / casual teachers
✔ Homeschool families
✔ New teachers
✔ Busy teachers needing ready-to-use lessons