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Aboriginal Australia A-Z

Aboriginal Australia A-Z

Aboriginal Australian educational resource with cultural and language topics on the indigenous first nation peoples of Australia:

  • go to our FREE RESOURCES  section for extensive teacher's lesson plans, background cultural information and notes on the authors. 
  • 36 TOPICS grouped in 12 units for purchasing purposes only e.g. hunting; food; women   Teachers - you can re-mix all topics to suit your lesson plans. 
  • each TOPIC has a coloured picture, an outline picture for colouring in, student and teacher information notes and classroom and individual activities.  Perhaps make a wall frieze around the classroom with the full colour pictures if you have a colour printer.
  • classroom activities include arts, crafts, traditional drawings, colouring in, crosswords, word searches, reading
  • a phonics component for junior primary with single sound full colour flash cards covering all single sounds using Aboriginal examples rather than the traditional "a for apple".
  • 13 Dreaming Stories included on audio, distributed through the 12 units.

Suitable all Primary students, also for junior high school. 

Produced by Peter Leyden Publishing, these resources include:

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Aboriginal Australia A-Z Teachers Handbook

This is a language and cultural resource focusing on our first nation, indigenous Australians designed for use by ALL Australian primary students.  There are 36 topics, grouped in 12 units for purchase purposes only.  Topics include examples for all single sounds A to Z  with full colour flash cards for phonic practice.  Also includes 13 audio Dreaming Stories.

See under SOCIAL SCIENCE tab for full details for purchasing.

HERE is a FREE copy of the Teacher's Handbook with information notes to allow you the teacher to assess the resource for your needs.

Aboriginal Australia - Hunting

This unit contains  3 topics:  boomerang,   nulla nulla,  spears

Each topic includes full coloured picture, outline picture, information notes and activities.

plus general activities on hunting theme 

plus TWO Dreaming stories on audio (mp3)

Aboriginal Australia - Art

This unit contains 3 topics -   hand art,    x-ray art,    zig zag art

Each topic has coloured picture, outline picture, information notes and activities 

Aboriginal Australia - Bush Tucker

 This unit contains 3 topics -  vegies,   honey ants,   yams

Each topic has coloured picture, outline picture, information notes and activities. 

PLUS  - general activities on bush tucker theme 

PLUSDreaming Story on audio (mp3)

Aboriginal Australia - Aquatic Animals

This unit contains 3 topics -   fish,    frog,    turtle

Each topic has coloured picture, outline picture, information notes and activities

PLUS - TWO Aboriginal Dreaming Stories on audio (mp3)

Aboriginal Australia - Birds

This unit contains 3 topics - galah,      jabiru,      pelican,  

Each topic has a coloured picture, outline picture, information notes and activities

plus general notes on birds in Aboriginal culture

plus an Aboriginal dreaming story on audio (mp3) 

Aboriginal Australia - Ceremonies

 This unit contains topics -  Burial poles,    Corroboree,    Dreaming stories

 Each topic has coloured picture, outline picture, information notes and classroom and individual activities, 

plus general activities on ceremonies theme. 

Aboriginal Australia - Crafts

This unit contains 3 topics -     canoes,     didgeridoo,     homes  

Each topic has coloured picture, outline picture, information notes and activities

plus 2 Dreaming Stories on audio (mp3) 

Aboriginal Australia - Culture

This unit contains 3 topics -   people,    invasion,    octopus

Each topic has coloured picture, outline picture, information notes and classroom and individual activities. 

Aboriginal Australia - Land Animals

This unit contains 3 topics -    echidna,     kangaroo,    lizard

Each topic includes coloured picture, outline picture, information notes and activities 

plus 2 Dreaming stories on audio (mp3)