Classroom Activity:
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Teachers Notes:
Bandicoot and Curlew, two Aboriginal people of the Yalaji tribe, of far North Queensland, journey to Fire Mountain to bring back fire produced by Didmunjas “magical” sticks.
Links to the Early Years Learning Framework
Learning Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity |
Outcome 1.3 Children develop knowledgeable and confident self-identities |
Learning Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world |
Outcome 2.1 Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation |
Learning Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world |
Outcome 2.2 Children respond to diversity with respect |
Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners |
Outcome 4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity |
Learning Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators |
Outcome 5.2 Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these texts |
Learning Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators |
Outcome 5.3 Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media |
Learning Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators |
Outcome 5.4 Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work. |
Links to the National Quality Standards
Element 1.1.1 |
Approved learning framework |
Curriculum decision- making contributes to each child’s learning and development outcomes in relation to their identity, connection with community, wellbeing, confidence as learners and effectiveness as communicators. |
Element 1.2.1 |
Intentional teaching |
Educators are deliberate, purposeful, and thoughtful in their decisions and actions. |
Element 1.3.2 |
Critical reflection |
Critical reflection on children’s learning and development, both as individuals and in groups, drives program planning and implementation. |
Element 6.2.3 |
Community engagement |
The service builds relationships and engages with its community. |