Caring for Country: Who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples?

EYLF Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity

1.4 Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect

Learning Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

2.2 Children respond to diversity with respect

Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

4.1 Children develop a growth mindset and learning dispositions such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity.

4.4 Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials

• Flashcards – you can use these as a digital presentation slides, or print them off as physical images
• A picture book featuring an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander story or characters – this List of Resources includes book suggestions to help you choose a story.

This is an original Cool+ activity.

This activity is designed to give you an understanding of how to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into activities at your centre and to help you build your confidence in exploring this topic with children and families.