How Can We Help?
Grade 1
Who We Are
An inquiry into identity as individuals and as part of a collective through:
- physical, emotional and spiritual health and well-being;
- relationships and belonging;
- learning and growing
Where We Are in Place and Time
An inquiry into histories and orientation in place, space and time through:
- periods, events and artifacts;
- communities, heritage, culture and environment;
- natural and human drivers of movement, adaptation and transformation
How We Express Ourselves
An inquiry into the diversity of voice, perspectives, and expression through:
- inspiration, imagination,creativity;
- personal, social, and cultural notes and practices of communication;
- intentions, perceptions, interpretations,and responses
How the World Works
An inquiry into the understandings of the world and phenomena through:
- patterns, cycles, systems;
- diverse practices, methods, and tools;
- discovery, design, innovation, possibilities, and impacts
How We Organise Ourselves
An inquiry into systems, structures, and networks through:
- interactions with and between social and ecological systems;
- approaches to livelihoods and trade practice – intended and unintended consequences;
- representation, collaboration, and decision-making
Sharing the Planet
An inquiry into the interdependence of human and natural worlds through:
- rights, responsibilities, and dignity of all;
- pathways to just, peaceful, and reimagined futures;
- nature, complexity, coexistence, and wisdom
| Central Idea | Lines of Inquiry | Specified Concepts |
| Understanding that taking care of ourselves and others is important for our wellbeing. | An inquiry into: – how we can take care of ourselves and each other – into our wellbeing | Form Function |
| An understanding of our homes and journeys help us to build a better world. | An inquiry into: – our homes and journeys – similarities and differences – how we can be different and united | Form Perspective Responsibility |
| People use storytelling to advocate, creating an opportunity for us to take action | An inquiry into: – Storytelling – how storytelling is used for advocating – how we can use storytelling to make connections | Form Function Connection |
| Exploring and observing nature gives us an appreciation of the natural world and its beauty. | An inquiry into: – the natural world – exploring and observing nature – appreciation and beauty of nature | Change Responsibility |
| Communities create systems as opportunities so that we can connect to each other. | An inquiry into: – What systems are – systems as opportunities – how humans connect in communities | Causation Connection |
| Our planet is a place where living things coexist and depend on each other for survival. | An inquiry into: – Living things – how living things coexist and depend on each other – how living things can struggle to survive | Causation Perspective |