A knowledge-rich, F–6 Humanities program with explicit teaching and literacy at its core.
Oxford Connections: People & Places is a brand-new program that will provide all the teacher and student resources needed to explicitly teach the full humanities curriculum, while embedding and developing core literacy skills.
The series supports a knowledge-rich curriculum by offering carefully curated reading passages that immerse students in diverse subjects, build background knowledge and strengthen literacy skills. With videos, interactives and check for understanding opportunities, Humanities becomes engaging and accessible.
Contents:
1. Connections to Country
- Caring for Country
- Country, Culture and Spirit
- Mapping Australia
- Places we live
- Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- Review
- Further Application
2. Caring for Country
- Caring for water
- Freshwater and saltwater
- Water and Country
- Why water matters
- Citizenship in action
- Review
- Further Application
3. Ancient civilizations and Cultures
- Oldest living culture
- Dreaming Stories
- Ancient Greek stories and myths
- Ancient Egyptian stories and myths
- Exploring ancient places
- Review
- Further Application
4. Communicating across the Ages
- Life then and now
- How did people talk before phones?
- Messages through time
- Families then and now
- How inventions shaped our lives
- Review
- Further Application