Social Studies for Kids - Economics:  http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/economics.htm

• Gambay Languages Map Teacher Notes Year 6:  http://gambay.com.au/teachers/primary/6
• People Place Language and Song:  http://globalwords.edu.au/units/Indigenous_UPY5_html/index.html
  
• Yes to Rights: http://sceaa.org.au/media/Unit%20of%20Work%20-%20Yes%20to%20Rights%20-%20Amy%20Byrne.pdf
• How Can We Help To Advance the Rights of Indigenous Australians?:  http://sceaa.org.au/media/JCameron_Writing%20for%20Rights%20entry_final.pdf
  

• Earth Hour Day: https://www.coolaustralia.org/activity/earth-hour-2017-switch-join-future-years-5-6-lesson-1/
  
• Outdoor Living Lively Leaves: https://www.coolaustralia.org/activity/outdoor-learning-lively-leaves-years-5-6/
  
• Effects of Climate Change on Coral Bleaching:  http://www.ausmepa.org.au/effects-of-climate-change-on-coral-bleaching/default.htm
  
• Energy Efficiency- An aitsl video illustrating a lesson with a strong sustainability context: http://www.aitsl.edu.au/australian-professional-standards-for-teachers/illustrations-of-practice/detail?id=IOP00254
• The African Garden Days Scrapbook' is a resource full of ideas and advice to help you make the most of sustainable gardening activities in your school'  http://www.sendacow.org.uk/lessonsfromafrica/scrapbook
  
• Global Footprints: A Global Words Unit that 'explores the concepts of sustainable futures, global or ecological footprints and personal and social responsibility'.  http://globalwords.edu.au/units/Sustainability_UPY6_html/index.html
  
• Future Shots- films  about sustainability developed by school students  for the 2009 Sustainability Film Challenge for Young Victorians: http://www.futureshots.net.au/?watchvideos&id=20&quality=low
• How are Phones Made? http://www.coolaustralia.org/activity/how-are-phones-made-year-5-6/
• Defining Sustainability: http://www.coolaustralia.org/activity/defining-sustainability-years-5-6/
• International Orangutan Day 19 August and resources to acknowledge issues related to survival of orangutans. Cool Australia Sustainable Palm Oil Year 5-6 Unit
  

• Using Geography Thought Provokers - GeogSpace Year 6 activities that' provide a number of stimulating questions that focus on interconnections between Australia and other nations' : http://www.geogspace.edu.au/core-units/years-5-6/exemplars/year-6/y5-exemplars-y6-illus1.html
• Comparing G20 Countries - Year 6 Geography Sample Assessment:  https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/32687.html
• World Population Interactive Map: http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2012/world-population-data-sheet/world-map.aspx#/map/population

• World geography: myflashcard maker: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/world-geography-myflashcard/id464904399?mt=8

  
  

Australian Curriculum - Years 5 and 6 Content Descriptions
Visual Art

Explore ideas and practices used by artists, including practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to represent different views, beliefs and opinions (ACAVAM114)

Explain how visual arts conventionscommunicate meaning by comparing artworks from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks (ACAVAR117)

Music

Explain how the elements of musiccommunicate meaning by comparing music from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music (ACAMUR091)

Media Arts

Explore representations, characterisations and points of view of people in their community, including themselves, using settings, ideas, story principles and genre conventions in images, sounds and text (ACAMAM062)

Explain how the elements of media arts and story principles communicate meaning by comparing media artworks from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media artworks (ACAMAR065)

Drama

Explain how the elements of drama and production elements communicate meaning by comparing drama from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drama (ACADRR038)

Dance

Perform dance using expressive skills to communicate a choreographer’s ideas, including performing dances of cultural groups in the community (ACADAM011)

Indentity in Art: http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/S6232/index.html

Visual Art

Outdoor Living Lively Leaves: https://www.coolaustralia.org/activity/outdoor-learning-lively-leaves-years-5-6/

• A Diverse and Connected World: http://globalwords.edu.au/units/Neighbours-UPY6-2014/index.html
  

• Ash Road - 'It’s hot, dry and sweaty on Ash Road, where Graham, Harry and Wallace are getting their first taste of independence, camping, just the three of them. When they accidentally light a bushfire no one would have guessed how far it would go.'   http://readingaustralia.com.au/lesson/ash-road/#next