Parliament of Tasmania - HAEO - Teach and Learn
House of Assembly Education Office
Primary Student Resources
Introduction
Activities and resources for students in Years 3 to 6.
Quiz
How much do you know about Parliament? Take our quiz and find out!
House of Assembly Diorama
Students make their own House of Assembly Chamber filled with Tasmanian devil puppets to understand the passage of a Bill through the House of Assembly.
Complete diorama kit [3Mb]
Teacher notes
Student instructions
Chamber
Devils and desks
Role stickers
Role-play script for students: The Tassie Devil Bill
Question Time
The following resources explain the purpose of Question Time and aim to focus students on the goals of Question Time. Printing the resources back to back on A3 paper creates an A4 sized booklet.
What is Question Time? A resource for primary school students
What is Question Time? An resource to extend student thinking
Fact Sheets
The Education Office fact sheets aim to explain the work of the House of Assembly using correct but age appropriate vocabulary.
The Speaker of the House
Activities to reinforce this learning are available on the Civics and Citizenship across the curriculum page.