by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Practice “Dadirri” together by lying down and listening to the video again. You could also watch the “Dadirri” video by Miriam Rose. Teachers Notes: The 2021 Australian Senior of the Year was an Aboriginal lady called Miriam Rose.Miriam was...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Teachers make a copy for students to colour in and encourage them to draw some gum leaves to eat. Teachers Notes: “The koala who could by Rachel Bright & Jim Field” Koala is thought to mean “No drink” in Aboriginal language. Koala gain...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Create a sand sensory tray using the four (4) colours of the Torres Strait Islander flag (blue, green, white and black). Paint rocks in the four (4) colours. Colour pasta in four (4) colours. OR Pick the letter your name starts with and draw that...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Paint and/or draw your own favourite totem onto paper, bark or canvas. Totem can be a natural object, plant or animal. Teachers please print out copy from Activity Booklet for students to colour in their favourite totem. Teachers Notes: A...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Look at different Coolomons on the Wandana chart and cards. Create an imaginary Coolomon and role play various uses including collecting water and food, preparing ochre for Ceremony, and making a bed for a baby to sleep in by wrapping up a doll in...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Practice musical statues with Aboriginal music Teachers Notes: Children should be encouraged to express themselves in various Australian animal’s movements and shapes. Everything from dance, singing and role play to express themselves is...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Teachers make copy of Kookaburra from Activity Booklet for students to colour in. Maybe take turns making the sound of the kookaburra. Teachers Notes: “Kookaburra by Claire Saxby & Tannya Harricks” The laughing Kookaburra is the larger...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Plant seeds like bean seeds and/or plant carrot tops on cotton wool in water. Look at spears on the Wandana Artefacts chart and cards. Teachers Notes: There are over 700 different species of eucalyptus trees in Australia. The natural...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Practice animal dance moves for the kangaroo and goanna lizard. Play Wandana Sean Ryan didgeridoo music (below). Use flash cards provided with the animal names (download). Teachers Notes: Music and dance are important to Aboriginal culture...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Make a sound from a recycled material. Make a birds nest using recycled materials including twigs, straw, etc. Teachers Notes: The emu caller is a small 30cm section from a Yidaki (Didgeridoo) or hollow branch which would be used for...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Paint/draw favourite symbols on paper, bark or canvas. Can also draw symbols in the sandpit to create stories. Use Wandana symbols cards provided to play snap. Teachers Notes: Aboriginal people have used traditional ochre as paint for...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | AEG
Classroom Activity: Students with the help of Educators look for items starting with a Letter in your Centre or outside. Start with letter A…is for…..,B is for…. Educator asks ”anyone here today whose name starts with the letter A?”….How about the letter B?…. Let’s...
