{Year 6}: Australian Citizenship - Individual Experiences

Immigration-Australian citizenship and naturalisation ceremonies - Greek Orthodox Primate becomes an Australian. 1979. National Archives of Australia: A12111, 2/1979/12A/1

According to The West Australian, 3,069 people from 109 countries became Australian citizens on Australia Day 2016. People had come under varying circumstances from countries such as South Sudan, the Philippines and Russia. They had come for safety, freedom, security, happiness and love.
This 2-page resource for the Year 6 unit Australia's System of Government and Citizenship, is designed to encourage student empathy for the experiences of others and respond personally. You will be able to download this resource here.

{Year 6}: Citizenship Pledge

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.