Pre-Primary HASS – Term 2 (WA Curriculum): Stories and Celebrations Through Time

What this unit covers

In Term 2, Pre-Primary HASS in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Stories and Celebrations Through Time”.

Students explore how families celebrate special events and share stories from the past through different forms of communication.

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. Sharing What I Know About Special Days
2. Exploring Birthday Celebrations Around the World
3. Discovering Cultural Festivals in Our Community
4. Learning About Aboriginal Corroborees and Celebrations
5. Finding Stories in Family Photos and Objects
6. Listening to Grandparents' Stories from Long Ago
7. Comparing Different Versions of the Same Story
8. Creating Our Own Class Story to Remember

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 2

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 2 runs from Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July — 11 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.