Knowing Country: Connecting with Country, Cultures and Peoples
Overview Links to Resources Overview Overview Intended learning for the lessons: Students will connect with Country/place, people and the Culture of the Barkandji, Mutthi Mutthi…
Poppy-May Woora
Poppy-May Woora is a Ghungalu story shared by Uncle Steve Kemp and Milton Lawton about a mother kangaroo and her baby joey. Poppy-May faces a difficul…
Portraits of Home Lesson 1
Read and engage with the Dunggula: Murray River Multi-touch Book. Using both the VACL and Map of Indigenous Australia | AIATSIS, identify where Bangerang Country…
Portraits of Home Lesson 2
Recap the Dunggulla: Murray River story. Discuss the sacrifices Gunyak made for her community. What did she do to ensure her community had enough food…
Portraits of Home Lesson 3
Following on from the last lesson, students further explore portraiture and the medium’s ability to convey meaning and portray emotions. On an interactive whiteboard or…
Portraits of Home Lesson 4
Introduce the task of taking photographs of community members to present as portraits. On an interactive whiteboard or device, watch the film Chaos and Stillness…
Claymation Lesson 1
Read and engage with the Dunggula: Murray River Multi-touch Book with the class Using both the VACL Aboriginal Languages of Victoria Map and Map of…
Claymation Lesson 2
Explain to the students that there are many elements that make up an interesting character. For instance, the way they look, costumes, voices and sounds…
Claymation Lesson 5
Following on from the last lesson, students continue creating their stories in preparation for the claymation. Task In the same groups of 3 or 4…
Claymation Lesson 6
Before you start this lesson, download a stop-motion app on the classroom smart devices. Stop Motion Studio is free for the entry-level app and works…
