Support for Auslan Stage 4
Resources including sample scope and sequences, unit and assessment tasks with marking guidelines to help you plan, program and assess Auslan 7–10.
Syllabus
Outcomes and content descriptors from Auslan K–10 Syllabus (2023) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2025.
The scope and sequence is for the 100-hour elective course, and includes suggested summative assessment tasks.
This 10-week (25-hour) unit introduces students to exchanging information about themselves with a classmate using appropriate protocols. Students develop an understanding of the nature of identity in relation to themselves, the Deaf community and the wider hearing community.
Related resources
As indicated, resources can be for teachers or students. Remember to remove the answer section from student-facing resources, before sharing with students.
Weeks 1 to 3
- 1. Auslan news comprehension activity (student-facing) (DOCX 3 MB)
- 2. Acknowledgement of the Deaf community (video)
- 3. Fingerspelling (student-facing) (DOCX 5.6 MB)
- 4. My identity profile (student-facing) (DOCX 4 MB)
- 5. A round of applause in Auslan (video)
- 6. Random names (teacher) (DOCX 4 MB)
Weeks 4 to 6
- 7. No thanks – Auslan number game (teacher) (DOCX 11.1 MB)
- 8. Conversation about age and birthdays – understanding activity (student-facing) (DOCX 3 MB)
- 9. Conversation about age and birthdays (video)
- 10. Flashcards of people, places, items, times and activities (teacher) (DOCX 5.8 MB)
- 11. Paperman non-manual features observation activity (student-facing) (DOCX 4 MB)
- 12. Paperman prompts for question activity (teacher) (DOCX 4 MB)
- 13. Flashcards of feelings (teacher) (DOCX 5.2 MB)
- 14. Family cards (teacher) (DOCX 5 MB)
- 15. Find someone who (student-facing) (DOCX 3.1 MB)
- 16. Animal cards (teacher) (DOCX 5.1 MB)
- 17. About me (student-facing) (DOCX 4 MB)
- 18. Family and pets card game (teacher) (DOCX 4.3 MB)
- 19. Mini task 2 – stimulus text (video)
- 20. Mini task 2 – 'Understanding texts in Auslan' activity (student-facing) (DOCX 4 MB)
Weeks 7 to 9
- 21. Introduction bingo (teacher) (DOCX 4.1 MB)
- 22. Food and drinks cards (teacher) (DOCX 5.8 MB)
- 23. Activities cards (teacher) (DOCX 5.5 MB)
- 24. Find someone who (teacher) (DOCX 11.6 MB)
- 25. Expressing likes and dislikes (video)
- 26. Likes and dislikes – understanding activity (student-facing) (DOCX 4 MB)
- 27. Mini task 3 – sample response (video)
- 28. Term 1 summative assessment task Part A – sample response (video)