Pre-Primary HASS – Term 1 (WA Curriculum): Stories and Celebrations from the Past

What this unit covers

In Term 1, Pre-Primary HASS in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Stories and Celebrations from the Past”.

Students explore how families celebrate, commemorate events, and share stories across generations through hands-on investigations and storytelling.

Lesson sequence (8 lessons)

The unit breaks down into the following lesson-by-lesson sequence — each title below is a teachable lesson, in order:

1. What do I already know about my family's special days?
2. How does my family celebrate birthdays and special occasions?
3. What celebrations happen in our community and school?
4. How do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples celebrate through corroborees?
5. What stories do the objects in my family tell?
6. How do families share stories through photos and keepsakes?
7. What questions can I ask about old and new celebrations?
8. How can I sort and show what I've learned about family stories?

Curriculum codes in this unit

Content codes:

Skills codes:

Reading the codes: WA codes (the ones starting with WA) pack the year level, learning area, strand and content number into one string, while the national Australian Curriculum v9 uses a different anatomy that starts with AC9 — same content family, different labels. Our complete WA Curriculum guide decodes both, character by character.

Planning notes for Term 1

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 1 runs from Monday 2 February to Thursday 2 April — 9 weeks for WA public schools. With 8 lessons in this unit, that leaves breathing room for assessment, moderation and the weeks that disappear to carnivals, camps and public holidays — plan the assessable work to land two to three weeks before the end of term rather than in the final week.