It seems timely for us to consider Australian Citizenship as many new Australians emerged from Citizenship ceremonies across Australia on January 26. The new Civics and Citizenship course is exciting and lends itself to creative teaching and learning experiences. As we consider the final content descriptor in the Year 6 course, Australia's System of Government and Citizenship, it is anticipated that students will gain a better understanding of what it means to be Australian.
To explore how people become Australian citizens, teachers will find the summary prepared by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection most useful and easily accessible to their students.
The 3-page resource prepared for the second half revolves around building an understanding of the Australian citizenship pledge and the formal rights and responsibilities of Australian citizenship. You can download this resource from here.