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= __ The Way We Were __ = Stage 1 - Years 1 and 2  HSIE Curriculum - (CCS1.2) (SSS1.7)

//Here is some information to help you with your HSIE unit you will be studying this term. // During the term you will look at:
 * What People do //- What are the different stages in life that people go through? What do people do during these stages? -// //Baby, Toddler, Preschooler, Primary Student, Teenager, Adult and Elderly////.//
 * Toys we play with - //What were our favourite toys when we were young? What do we like to play with now? What did children from the past play with?//
 * Technology we use - //What type of technology did we use in the past? What do we use now in the present? and what will we use in the future?//
 * Food we eat - //How has our food changed over time? How is it grown? How is it prepared? How is it sold and what different types of foods do we eat?//
 * People we keep in contact with - //How do we communicate with people in the past and present?//

**Key Terms:** These are some of the words you will be looking at through the term:
 * Stages of life - //baby, toddler, preschooler, primary student, teenager, adult, elderly.//
 * Lifestyle - //the way a person or group live.//
 * Communication - //how we share ideas or information with others.//
 * Technology - //tools or machines that help us in everyday life.//
 * Telecommunications - //ways we communicate over long distances such as telephone, television and computers.//



There will be an excursion to Rouse Hill School House in Week 4 Here is some information from the ABC " Behind the News" program you might like to look at about the school house. **Click on the blue link below** []

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