Curriculum resources

Students explore connection to Country and place through Indigenous stories, including Dreaming stories and those by contemporary Indigenous authors. Students use stories to explore the language features of texts and oral storytelling.

Students explore First Nations Peoples’ connection to Country and how it can be depicted through art. Students experience Country by observing and discussing the work of Bundjalung artist Bronwyn Bancroft, and express their own connections to special places using artistic processes and language.

Students inquire into the unique and spiritual connection First Nations Peoples have with Country. Students explore aspects of the interconnectedness First Nations Peoples have with Country through elements of drama and movement.

Students learn how First Nations Peoples understand and use the life cycle of living things sustainably. They develop an understanding and appreciation for the diversity of life through personal observation, investigation and creative writing.

Students explore First Nations Peoples’ unique relationship with and responsibility to care for Country. They learn about ways of caring for Country and how knowledge has been passed down, and practices adapted to each geographic location and available resources. Students reflect on their role in protecting biodiversity in local areas and beyond.

In this unit, students explore how First Nations people use stories and art to connect to Country. Students identify a special place to them, creating artworks inspired by that special place, and analyse the visual contentions used by First Nations artists, as well as the connection to Country the artworks represent.

Students explore fairness in Australia’s government by comparing Western and First Nations approaches to land, law and leadership. They consider the impacts of colonisation on First Nations Peoples, and end the unit by planning a real-world civic response that promotes justice and inclusion.

In small reading groups students explore themes in novels by First Nations authors. They experience a story through the lens of the author and examine characters, settings and events. This learning is then applied in group discussion and writing activities.

Through an examination of interconnected elements of identity, students build and apply knowledge of target language and culture. They explore First Nations People’s connection to Country and the way language, culture, family and place shape identity in all people.

Students explore poems by First Nations authors on themes such as connection to Country, disconnection from Country and heroes on Country. Students learn how literary devices are used by First Nations poets to build meaning, and create original poetry to demonstrate their learning.

Through an examination of interconnected elements of identity, students build and apply knowledge of target language and culture. They explore First Nations People’s connection to Country and the way language, culture, family and place shape identity in all people.

Students consider the connection First Nations people have with Country in built and natural environments. They explore the complexity of that connection through naming of Country, and study the role First Nations consultation plays in managing and caring for Country in urban settings. 

Students investigate how First Nations people use geological knowledge and sophisticated mining techniques to extract ochre, and the chemical processes employed to make pigments and dyes. Students analyse how the colonisation of Australia impacts the sharing of Indigenous sciences and disrupts First Nations people’s connection to Country.

Students explore their own culture and identity to prepare for learning about First Nations connection to Country and conventions for acknowledging Country. They role-play in the target language, translate short texts, and communicate their learning to a target culture audience through video posts.

Students explore their own culture and identity to prepare for learning about First Nations connection to Country and conventions for acknowledging Country. They role-play in the target language, translate short texts, and communicate their learning to a target culture audience through video posts.