Year Two Term Two

Integrated Topic : Indigenous

OVERARCHING OUTCOMES

3. Students recognise when and what information is needed, locate and obtain it from a range of sources and evaluate, use and share it with others.

8. Students understand their cultural, geographical and historical contexts and have the knowledge, skills and values necessary for active participation in life in Australia.

9. Students interact with people and cultures other than their own and are equipped to contribute to the global community.

13. Students recognise that everyone has the right to feel valued and be safe, and, in this regard, understand their rights and obligations to behave responsibly.

SOCIETY & ENVIRONMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

INVESTIGATION, COMMUNICATION & PARTICIPATION

1. Students investigate the ways in which people interact with each other and with their environments in order to make informed decisions and implement relevant social action.

PLACE AND SPACE

2. Students understand that the interaction people have with places in which they live is shaped by the location, patterns and processes associated with natural and built features.

RESOURCES

3. Students understand that people attempt to meet their needs and wants by making optimum use of limited resources in enterprising ways.

CULTURE

4. Students understand that people form groups because of their shared understandings of the world and in turn they are influenced by the particular culture so formed.

TIME, CONTINUITY AND CHANGE

5. Students understand that peoples actions and values are shaped by their understanding and interpretation of the past.

NATURAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS.

6. Students understand that systems provide order to the dynamic natural and social relationships occurring in the world.

ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP

7. Students demonstrate active citizenship through their behaviours and practice in the school environment, in accordance with the principles and values associated with the democratic process, social justice and ecological sustainability.

LEARNING PATHWAY

Use dev comp book for KWL chart questions.

Use Tree of questions in the classroom to begin topic.

Topic web

Compare-Contrast charts

Learning Area links (numbers denote Learning Outcomes from the Curriculum Framework Doc)

S & E

ICP 2.1, ICP 2.3

C 2.1, C 2.2, C2.3,

TCC2.3

TCC 2.2

ENGLISH

SL 2.1a

SL2.1b

V2.1

R2.1, R2.2

W2.1

MATHS

WM 2.1, WM3.1

M1.1, M2.1

C&D1.3

N2.1, N2.2

THE ARTS

CAI 1, CAI 2

STP 1, STP 2, STP3

RRE 1, RRE2

AIS 2

S & E

ENGLISH

MATHS

THE ARTS

The Dreamtime: Discuss and create questions for learning to add to the topic tree. Children illustrate the land after the Dreamtime.

Aboriginal Flag: Discuss colours and what each represents. Label each colour with correct meaning and display on topic board.

Read Natj Nidja and discuss new words. Create cards in English and display. Look at colours and illustrations used.

Word problems: Discuss word problems p.21 and find solutions in small groups.

Flag painting: Children paint flags and hang around the room.

The Rainbow Snake:

Read and discuss the story of the Rainbow Snake. Retell the story and answer questions.

Children create their own snake and cut out for display.

The Goanna: Talk about Goannas what do we already know? Read passage p.13 and answer comprehension questions in pairs.

Making Damper: Discuss how to make damper. Children cut and paste correct order. Write up recipe. Cook damper and share in the afternoon. Describe taste and texture. TRic p 62 63

Rock Art RIC p.51 Discuss rock art and its uses. Plan and draft what part of chn history they will draw. Transfer to a real rock and design.

Clothing: Discuss the different types of clothing that people wear. What did Aboriginal people wear? What clothes do you wear for different occasions and do they protect you?

The British Arrive: P.15 Talk about how the Aboriginal felt when the white people arrived. What happened? Show how things changed after the arrival.

Report: Using new knowledge write a report on goannas including an illustration page.

Going Batty: Assemble materials to create fruit bat. Develop the surface by adding painted marks.

Show the influence of ind design

P. 84

The Environment and shelter TRIC p.59

Discuss desert and coastal environments and compare. Research

Design a Humpy: Discuss the use of natural resources and design and build Humpy using p.61 RIC.

S & E

The Mail Run Read and discuss passage on p.16. How is mail delivered differently today compared with

ENGLISH

MATHS

Emu Egg Carving: Read information on carving and how it was done. Create Emu egg designs and display on

THE ARTS

each environment and illustrate. Create one of these environments using collage.

Discuss housing and where Aboriginal people lived.

then? Model letter writing and the children write a letter to a friend and send it.

Word Problems:

Discuss word problems on p. 22 and find solutions.

topic wall.

Kinship: Discuss family and how ours might be different to those of the Aboriginal people. Think about what we do together as a family.

Cultural Identity: TRIC p. 20 Discuss you family and cut out a model of it.

Mitchells story: TRIC 21

The Bull Read through passage p. 17 and answer 3 level comprehension questions in small groups. Discuss answers and illustrate story.

Witchetty grubs: patterns and shapes

Witchetty grubs: Explore ways of creating look of speckled soil. Collage a pattern of witchetty grub shapes. Focus on size and texture. Page 31

Food: Discuss what Aboriginal people ate compared with what we eat today? Cut and paste correct foods on the chart.

p. 60 TRIC Tools Discuss tools compared to ours today. TRIC 69

Bogong Moths: Focus on creating symmetrical shapes.

Bogong moths: Focus food in the wild. LPlan 2 p.25 Collage.

Investigate the shape of moths, interesting natural materials to make moths.

Painting: Discuss the importance of art to the Aboriginal people. Look at different ways of doing art specifically painting. Create paintings using appropriate colours.

Word puzzle: P.23 Discuss opposites unjumble the words and complete sentences with missing words.

Go Goanna go: Investigate the effects of dribbled paint. Use a trickle technique to create a background. Overlay with stencilled goanna shapes in earthy colours. P.85

S & E

ENGLISH

MATHS

THE ARTS

Communication: Compare methods of communication and discuss stories passed on by elders. Read stories and talk about why it is important.

TRIC p. 47 Discuss verbal and non verbal.

Whats in the News Hmk TRIC p. 46

Word Search TRIC 54

Language: p.14 Discuss how countries around the world have their own languages. Look at features of the Aboriginal language

The Boomerang: Discuss it and its uses. Create design for a boomerang and display.

Word Sleuth: Look at Aboriginal words and find them in the sleuth. Find solutions to crossword. P. 24

Didgeridoo: Use a tube as the basis. Adapt indigenous patterns and motifs. Paint with limited colours. P52

Topic Review: Look at topic web and discuss all aspects of learning.