Get to the core of what Australian Curriculum: History teaching is all about

Discovering History is a comprehensive, three-level teacher resource that assists with the implementation, lesson planning and on-going teaching of the Australian Curriculum for History. 

Developed and written by leading experts in the field, Jennifer Lawless and Kate Cameron, Discovering History provides you with clear teaching methodology and pedagogy and will inspire you to develop creative lessons to engage your students. 

Separated into lower, middle and upper primary packs, each level contains a teacher resource book with BLMS, Australian Curriculum summaries, learning activities and historical overviews. It also provides a set of laminated picture/activity cards for hands-on-use as topic starters for group discussion as well as access to online content, where you will find interactive games, slideshows, weblinks and more.

Accompanying these teacher resources are a series of History Topic Books which are described in further detail below.

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Objects and Stories

Explore how stories and special objects can link us to the past in the comprehensive new series Objects and Stories.

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A to Z of Heritage in Australia

Find everything you need to know about heritage in Australia in the visually dynamic A to Z of Heritage in Australia series.

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Our Community

Find everything you need to know about life in a community in the engaging new series Our Community.

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First Fleet

Life was different for the first boatloads of people to reach Australia in 1787. Find out how with the comprehensive First Fleet series.

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Our Special Days

Explore all the special days that Australians commemorate throughout the year in the fun and engaging new series, Our Special Days.

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First Peoples

Highlights from the history of Australia's first peoples - the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders - are found in the comprehensive new series, First Peoples.

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Democracy

Everything you need to know about democracy, including its history and its practice, is found in the beautifully written new series Democracy.

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Australia in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Australia in the 20th and 21st Centuries explores and examines the history of Australia during this period of conflict, turbulence and change.

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Migration to Australia

What motivates people to migrate? Why did people migrate to Australia in the past and why do they migrate now? What are the effects of migration? The answers to all of these questions are found in the comprehensive series Migration to Australia.

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Colonial Australia

Learn everything you need to know about Britain's founding of Australia's six colonial settlements in the series Colonial Australia

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