Common Ground Through Games

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• critical thinking
• communication
• intercultural understanding
• curiosity

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description: 

Year 1 HASS

• Students learn about continuity and change between aspects of their daily lives and their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods (AC9HS1K02).

Relevant parts of Year 1 HASS achievement standards: Students identify continuity and change in family structures, roles and significant aspects of daily life. 

NSW Syllabus outcomes: HT1-1

General capabilities: Intercultural Understanding, Literacy

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – the teacher will need to confidently facilitate class discussion and encourage students to complete a home-based task.

UN SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

• Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.

• device for displaying presentations and showing a video
• Sports Played at the Commonwealth Games Visual Explainer
• Student Worksheet
• What are the Commonwealth Games? Visual Explainer
• whiteboard and whiteboard markers

These resources have been created with the support of the Australian Commonwealth Games Team, via Commonwealth Games Australia.

The Australian Commonwealth Games Team are set to take on the athletes of he world at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games from next year, and together the more than 250 athletes in green and gold aim to be the top nation at the Games in terms of gold and overall medals won, the number of medallists, and the number of sports winning medals.

You can cheer on Australia’s best across the screens of 7 and 7Plus from 23 July 2026.

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