Introductory activities

These activities are designed to give you an understanding of how to introduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives to children and to help you build your confidence in sharing this topic with children and families. They form part of the unit Caring For Country: Introductory Lessons and Themed Activities.

It is recommended that the Introductory Lessons be completed before exploring any of the themed activities with children in order to give them a basic understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures.

For Early Learning

  • Activity
  • Cool+
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Caring for Country: Who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples?

  • Early Learning
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Activity
  • Cool+
  • ...

Caring for Country: Who We Are

  • Early Learning
  • Parents
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Activity
  • Cool+
  • ...

Caring for Country: The Flags of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

  • Early Learning
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Activity
  • Cool+
  • ...

Caring for Country: What is Connection to Country?

  • Early Learning
  • Parents
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social and Emotional Learning

For Primary

  • Unit
  • Cool+
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Caring for Country: Introductory Lessons and Themed Activities for Primary

  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 2
  • English
  • Learning through literature
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Lesson
  • Cool+
  • ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags

  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 2
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Lesson
  • Cool+
  • ...

Exploring Who We Are

  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 2
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Lesson
  • Cool+
  • ...

Connecting to Country

  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 2
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education

Supporting resources

Terms of reference and protocolsDownload
Being Inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages around your centreDownload

Themed activities and home learning

  • Unit
  • Cool+
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Caring for Country - Introductory Lessons and Themed Activities for Children

  • Early Learning
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Environmental
  • Land Management
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Unit
  • Cool+
  • ...

Caring for Country Learn@Home

  • Early Learning
  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 2
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • The Arts
  • Environmental
  • Land Management
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education

List of useful resources

This list is a starting point, not a comprehensive list of all resources relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures. There is more information and further resources available at cool.org and online.