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Topic 6 – Our ideal community

This primary school resource focuses on establishing strong foundations for learning about tax and super.

Last updated 27 February 2020

This primary school resource focuses on teaching values and actions to help establish strong foundations for learning about tax and super.

Overview

Tax talk

Paying tax supports the community

Learning intention

In this topic, students:

  • synthesise their learning to prepare a persuasive pitch
  • plan, rehearse and deliver presentations to an authentic audience
  • consider how taxation benefits communities.

Focus questions

  • What makes an ideal community?
  • How does taxation support communities?

Activities

  1. Introduction – reviewing our community
  2. Extension – improving our community
  3. Community pitch – preparing to present
  4. Presenting the pitch – community group presentations
  5. Reflection – I used to think...

Resources

Some resources are available as both a PDF and as accessible text. If a resource does not have a text version and you need an accessible version, email us at schoolseducationprogram@ato.gov.au.

Topic 6 resources

Australian Curriculum Connections

Content

  • English
  • HASS
  • HPE

General capabilities

  • Literacy
  • ICT
  • Personal and Social Capability

Curriculum mapping

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Introduction – reviewing our community

  1. Explain to students that they will be finalising their community plan to present to an audience of parents, teachers and community members.
  2. Display the list of what students have already completed (Resource 1 - PDF, 83KBThis link will download a file):      
    • Part 1 – Community profile and charter
    • Part 2 – A list of public and private resources and services provided in your community.
    • Part 3 – How members of your community will be taxed to pay for services.
    • Part 4 – How your community will support safety, health and wellbeing.
    • Part 5 – Your community budget
    • Part 6 – A scaled map of your community showing the location of facilities and services
  3. Give Community Planning Groups time to complete and edit their community plans.

Extension – improving our community

  1. Display and discuss Our Community Plan – Part 7 (Resource 2: creating our ideal community (text version) or PDF (117KB)This link will download a file).
  2. Community Planning Groups use ICT and research to add the final touches to their community including:      
    • marketing material
    • creating a community vision

Community pitch – preparing to present

This activity may contribute to student portfolios.

  1. Individual students develop a pitch of their Community Planning Group’s ideal community. The pitch should convince the audience that their community:      
    • promotes individual and community wellbeing
    • provides the services and resources needed by its citizens
    • spends government funds collected through tax responsibly
    • recognises the rights and responsibilities of all citizens
    • values diversity.

Teacher tip

Remind students to include their superannuation jingle in their presentations. Invite students for whom English is their second language or dialect, to translate their jingle into their first or background language and present it to family members who attend their pitch.

  1. Give the following instructions:      
    • Community Planning Groups decide on which sections each member will present to an audience.
    • Each pitch should be approximately seven minutes.
    • The audience should be given the opportunity to ask questions to each presenting group.
    • Digital presentation tools or displays may be used.
  2. Community Planning Groups prepare their presentations of their ideal community.
  3. Provide students with (Resource 3 PDF, 75KBThis link will download a file) and (Resource 4 PDF, 81KBThis link will download a file) to assist them to write their pitch.
  4. Each student prepares, edits and publishes their pitch using ICT.

Teacher tip

Invite students to prepare an invitation list and write letters of invitation.

Presenting the pitch – community group presentations

This activity may contribute to student portfolios.

  1. Community Planning Groups present their pitch to an authentic audience.
  2. Encourage questions from the audience.
  3. Celebrate students’ success.

Teacher tip

Consider forming a panel of teachers, parents or community members to act as a ‘Development Panel’ as a way of assessing each pitch. Each teacher or parent could introduce himself or herself and outline their role on the panel. For example, The developer – looking to suit the needs of young people. The resident – looking to maximise their wellbeing. The Treasurer – looking to ensure responsible government spending.

Reflection – I used to think...

This activity may contribute to student portfolios.

  1. Sit in a circle and invite students to complete the sentence: “I used to think…but now I think…”
  2. Students individually complete the ‘Group evaluation form’ (Resource 5: group evaluation form (text version) or PDF (71KB)This link will download a file).

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Text versions of resources

The following are accessible text versions of resources for Years 5–6, Topic 6 – Our ideal community:

We do not have accessible text versions for all resources. If a resource does not have a text version and you need an accessible version, email us at schoolseducationprogram@ato.gov.au.

For a complete list of this topic’s resources, see Resources.

Resource 2: creating our ideal community – Part 7

This resource is for Years 5–6, Topic 6 – Our ideal community, activity titled Extension – improving our community.

Along with this accessible version, which you can either print or use online, we also have the same resource available as a PDF – Resource 2: creating our ideal community – Part 7 (PDF, 117KB)This link will download a file

Marketing material

  • Community logo
  • Welcome sign
  • Tourist brochure, include    
    • photographs
    • logo
    • welcome message
    • values
    • local points of interest
    • health and wellbeing and services.

Create a vision for your community

  • Opportunities for change?
  • Innovation?
  • Future thinking?
  • Working as a team?
  • Sustainable use of resources?

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Resource 5: Group evaluation form

This resource is for Years 5–6, Topic 6 – Our ideal community, activity titled Reflection – I used to think....

Along with this accessible version, which you can either print or use online, we also have the same resource available as a PDF – Resource 5: group evaluation form (PDF, 71KB)This link will download a file

Scores

Score the following criteria (1-10) with 10 being the highest:

  • How well did you work with others in your group (for example by listening to the views of others and contributing to each activity)
  • How well did you stay on task when working in your group? Were there times when you did not try or slackened off?
  • How well did you support other members of the group? (For example, by offering encouragement, valuing their ideas, making members feel welcome)
  • How well did your group work together?
  • How well did group members follow the established group rules?
  • How successful was your group in achieving its goals?

Why you gave this score

What roles did you play in your group?

Which role were you best at?

Which role do you think you could improve on?

What actions could you take to be a more collaborative and effective member of a team?

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