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 explore the patterns linking their world with First Nations cultures, investigating patterns in nature, storytelling, language and counting systems. Students identify, create and interpret patterns, with a focus on the meaning and value in patterns for First Nations Peoples.

Students will be immersed in First Nations stories, art and dance and reflect on how this can enrich their own communication and understanding. They will learn how to use features such as animal tracks, visual patterns, rhyme, descriptive words and movement to read the world and communicate meanings to others.

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 are guided to see the different ways maps can represent place and learn conventions of mapping, such as BOLTSS. They identify boundaries and territories of geographical and political regions and First Nations language groups. Through the Ngurrara Canvas and other art, students also explore ways First Nations people map Country.

Students explore community participation and how to actively contribute as an ally to First Nations communities. Through examining history from First Nations perspectives and learning how to determine fact from opinion, students create a plan to support a First Nations cause.

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.

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.

Explore how First Nations cultures, and target language cultures, express identity through art, dance and music. Students build language skills, cultural understanding and creativity through inquiry, reflection and a final project of their choice.

Students explore musical styles of First Nations musicians, the use of instruments and language/s in their music, and how culture can be shared through song. Students then create and present their own composition inspired by aspects of First Nations music explored in their learning.

Students examine literary texts by First Nations people that depict impactful events. They explore aspects of the texts that convey historical context, investigate narrative voices in the texts, and analyse the responses these voices evoke.

Students use a grid reference system to describe locations, and use landmarks and directional language to describe routes. Students learn how First Nations people in Australia have designed sophisticated maps for thousands of years.

In this science resource, students will test predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of observable facts and events. They’ll examine First Nations Peoples’ contributions to, and the importance of, Indigenous astronomy stories and knowledge to understand phenomena from the land, sky, sea and waterways.

This unit explores protest songs of the 20th and 21st centuries from Australia and around the world, looking closely at the techniques employed by artists to persuade audiences to their way of thinking. Of particular focus are persuasive techniques: emotive language, simile, metaphor, personification, repetition, alliteration and rhyme.

Explore how First Nations cultures, and target language cultures, express identity through art, dance and music. Students build language skills, cultural understanding and creativity through inquiry, reflection and a final project of their choice.

Students learn about First Nation Peoples knowledges of the sky and the ways observing the night sky can inform ways of timekeeping. They view stories, pictures, dance and petroglyphs to develop their understanding of sky Country and better understand its significance to First nations people.

Students explore representations of First Nations Peoples throughout history in the media and in works of First Nations producers and directors. Students consider who has the ‘right to story’ and build their understanding of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property protocol.

Students consider recent and historical updates made to Australia’s national anthem; investigating purpose, structure and inclusivity of anthems. They explore perspectives of First Nations people and non-Indigenous people, and work together to create an inclusive anthem for their school community.

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.

Students explore the representation of Indigenous characters in texts from different historical, social and cultural contexts. They analyse stories and songs of challenge told by First Nations people to build knowledge about culture and literary heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Students explore representations of First Nations Peoples throughout history in the media and in works of First Nations producers and directors. Students consider who has the ‘right to story’ and build their understanding of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property protocol.

Students consider recent and historical updates made to Australia’s national anthem; investigating purpose, structure and inclusivity of anthems. They explore perspectives of First Nations people and non-Indigenous people, and work together to create an inclusive anthem for their school community.

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.

This unit explores the cultural accounts of geological features and events by First Nations Peoples, and how these histories have been preserved for millennia. Students research and locate volcanoes around Australia and compare creation stories against the geological evidence found today.

In this geology unit, students explore how rocks are formed and change over time, alongside the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ geological knowledges and rock selection. Students understand the importance of protecting culturally significant geological sites.

Students explore lived experiences of First Nations Peoples, reflecting on the use of language to examine themes of identity, Country and disconnection from culture. Students develop an understanding of tone and other literary devices, and skills in communicating their ideas about texts.

Students will explore significant landscapes in Australia and connections to First Nations Dreaming. They’ll consider perspectives about Country and land use and create visitor guides to demonstrate understanding of landscapes and landforms and their significance to First Nations Peoples.

This unit allows students to develop awareness of the ideas, contexts and perspectives, around togetherness and the reconciliation movement. Students unpack relevant concepts and texts and are encouraged to approach learning about a complex issue that affects all Australians with respect and empathy.

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 the history of colonisation and the impacts on First Nations Peoples through the media works of First Nations producers and directors who tell these stories. Students demonstrate their learning by producing their own short documentary.

Students explore First Nations perspectives in Australian music through listening, lyric analysis and discussion. They collaborate to develop and present original musical responses to the idea of identity, deepening their understanding of First Nations contributions and fostering cultural harmony.

Students explore the history of colonisation and the impacts on First Nations Peoples through the media works of First Nations producers and directors who tell these stories. Students demonstrate their learning by producing their own short documentary.

Students explore First Nations perspectives in Australian music through listening, lyric analysis and discussion. They collaborate to develop and present original musical responses to the idea of identity, deepening their understanding of First Nations contributions and fostering cultural harmony.

Students learn about the contribution of First Nations knowledges to Western science, and the benefits of approaching science from different worldviews. They consider global issues using understanding of First Nations science and cultural knowledges, and show their understanding by writing a report.

The past tells how our ancestors migrated across the world and came to settle in Sahul. A story of resilience is uncovered through studying the biological evolution of First Nations Peoples. Genetic isolation and extreme climate changes have given rise to societies rich in archaeological histories.

This unit encourages students to engage with and appreciate a diverse range of First Nations Dreaming stories. By exploring modernised texts, which have transformed previously oral texts into contemporary forms, students begin to appreciate the cultural importance of Dreaming stories.

As the first astronomers in Australia, First Nations Peoples have rich knowledges and understanding of the night sky and how it affects the land. First Nations Peoples have used knowledges of the celestial bodies for navigation, weather predictions and explaining the universe's origin through sky stories.