Essential Question

What can we learn from First Nations toys and games?

Warning — First Nations teachers and students are advised that this curriculum resource may contain images, voices or names of deceased people.

Unit details

Y1 Science, Design and Technologies & Maths
Lesson Time: 40 minutes
Lessons: 10
Duration: 10 weeks
Australian Curriculum
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority.

Unit overview

In this unit, students will play a range of First Nations games discovering the forces of pushing and pulling via the movements of hitting, throwing, spinning and rolling. Natural materials used to make First Nations toys are explored, as well as human-made materials. Students design and make a toy that can be pushed or pulled, culminating in a talking circle to share their toys, demonstrate the force used to move the toy and consider the connections they’ve made during their learning.

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