Curriculum resources

Students explore the many ways stories can be told in First Nations cultures. They explore the cultural and educational role stories play and engage in processes of retelling and creating stories about our world and our experiences using elements of music, movement and dance.

Students play First Nations games, discover First Nations toys and investigate the forces of pushing and pulling through movements such as throwing, hitting, spinning and rolling. They design and make a toy using natural materials applying their knowledge of forces and First Nations games.

This unit guides learners to explore seasons, both Western and Indigenous, through observation, community research, hands-on activities and critical thinking. Indigenous seasonal knowledge was essential in the past for living well, and remains important today in order to live with and look after Country for future generations.

Students learn about the types of toys used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, methods used in making them, and the push and pull forces involved in using them. Students design and make a toy boat using sustainable materials and race them to test their designs.

Students use drama to investigate the perspectives of people involved in first contact events. They learn about how representing multiple perspectives in historical stories helps individuals develop intercultural understanding and helps communities to value diversity.

This unit immerses students in the cultural stories and songs of First Nations Peoples, exploring the important role cultural practices and beliefs play in the development and expression of identity. Students consider the role culture plays in their own lives and reflect on how they might express their unique identity.

Students explore the relationship between pattern and symmetry in mathematical equations and as a tool to estimate and predict outcomes. Students will appreciate the central role that pattern, symmetry, and scientific thinking and processes in mathematics and science play in Indigenous life and cultures.

Students explore the impacts of feral animals on Country and culture, and the role First Nations rangers play in protecting Australia’s unique flora and fauna. Students use online research, flowcharts and algorithms, culminating with the creation of an ebook.

Students play and observe rules, equipment and scoring systems of First Nations games and investigate how they support skill development, fair play and inclusion. They explore how playing games contributes to First Nations cultures and consider the impact of colonisation on their continuation.

In this Y7–8 unit, students engage with First Nations Peoples’ knowledges, stories and art to challenge their thinking about the dramatic element of ‘space’. Students investigate how the spaces between bodies and objects can create meaning and how cultural appreciation can enhance their theatre-making.

Students play and observe rules, equipment and scoring systems of First Nations games and investigate how they support skill development, fair play and inclusion. They explore how playing games contributes to First Nations cultures and consider the impact of colonisation on their continuation.

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. 

In this Y7–8 unit, students engage with First Nations Peoples’ knowledges, stories and art to challenge their thinking about the dramatic element of ‘space’. Students investigate how the spaces between bodies and objects can create meaning and how cultural appreciation can enhance their theatre-making.

Students will develop an understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ diverse connections to and knowledge of Australia’s landscapes and landforms. Students will also explore the role Songlines play in knowing the land, and research Indigenous land-management techniques. Resource combines ACHGK049 & ACHGK052.

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 the effects and impacts of four major historical events on First Nations people. Using the philosophy and techniques of the choreographer Mary Overlie, students undertake a range of practical exercises to increase their awareness of this continent’s vast histories and rich cultures.

Students gain an understanding of how First Nations Peoples can use theatre practices to challenge perceptions of identity. Students use experiential activities to explore identity and learn how theatre can raise awareness of oppression and challenge us to acknowledge Australia’s shared history.

Students explore how First Nations Australian authors reflect unique ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing. This is achieved by reviewing the early history of First Nations literature and the difficulties of storytelling, and by analysing and contextualising protest poetry, drama and contemporary autobiographical writing.

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 the effects and impacts of four major historical events on First Nations people. Using the philosophy and techniques of the choreographer Mary Overlie, students undertake a range of practical exercises to increase their awareness of this continent’s vast histories and rich cultures.

Students gain an understanding of how First Nations Peoples can use theatre practices to challenge perceptions of identity. Students use experiential activities to explore identity and learn how theatre can raise awareness of oppression and challenge us to acknowledge Australia’s shared history.