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A comprehensive resource for teaching Australian Indigenous studies in middle primary. First Australians: Plenty Stories is a collaboration between the National Museum of Australia and Pearson to provide primary classrooms with a comprehensive resource to successfully implement Australian Indigenous studies. This resource has been developed to enableteachers in Years 3 to 7 |
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approach the teaching of Indigenous culture and issues with confidence.
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Key features of the student book:
- The series is structured with three connecting themes, allowing progression within a level
- The series draws on a diverse range of sources to tell the stories of significant issues that have faced, and are still facing, Australian Indigenous peoples
- Clearly structured texts include appropriate content and vocabulary support to engage students and maximise learning
- Comprehensive teacher support with lessons, activities and blackline masters for each title in the series
- Texts are relevant for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students
- Aligned with state and territory curricula in SOSE, HSIE, Humanities and the Arts.
Key features of the teacher resource:
- Curriculum links for each state and territory
- key concepts, knowledge, skills, values for each theme
- Background information about each text, plus where to go for additional research
- A wide variety of learning activities, including blackline masters and assessment activities.
Poster Pack
Containing ten posters, the poster pack has been developed to provide an introduction to each book and its themes, and offer effective teaching tools and strategies for the whole series. Each poster includes questions to promote group discussion and additional information for teachers. |
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A series of books for upper primary students which present studies of Indigenous culture. Each book in Sharing Our Stories focuses on one |
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Indigenous Australian community. The opening of each book is built around a series of photographs describing the local community setting, and establishing the community in a particular place and time.
| Following this is one story shared by each community, which conveys a message connected to the group's traditions or social conventions. The stories are illustrated with artwork by local children. Using a mixture of traditional and modern-day influences, the artwork brings the stories to life through the children's personal interpretations.
This is followed by quotes and photographic portraits of local children and elders. This provides a unique opportunity to meet the community that have shared their story, and to gain insight into what the story means to them. Each book concludes with the story retold in language. |
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Key features:
- Developed to be integrated into existing SOSE/HSIE/Humanities (strands/units on culture and beliefs) and English units of work
- Covers a diverse range of Indigenous communities
- Could have multiple uses in a literacy session, e.g. shared reading, comprehension, promotion of critical literacy skills
- Genre studies - traditional tales and oral histories/storytelling; provides opportunities for students to explore recounts and narratives
- Culturally relevant for Indigenous students
- Includes supportive teaching notes for educators who are not confident in teaching Indigenous studies.
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