Caring For Country: Wind/Seasons (home learning)

Caring For Country: Wind/Seasons (home learning)

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  • Year 1 - 2
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Lesson summary

Kid/s will think about, describe and play with the wind. They will also know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids use the wind in some of their games. This activity is designed to give you an understanding of how to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into activities and to help you build your confidence in exploring this topic with your kids.

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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

Resources required

  • an outdoor grassy space where kids can run without bumping into things (bonus points if there is a slope!)
  • feathers, light leaves or bubbles (or Spinifex seed heads if you have them).

Additional info

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.

This activity is a great one to do together as a family.

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