The Teaching Sequence:

Teacher Learner Activity Resources Assessment

Focus
Questioning Discussion based on what Kaurna Places -
students know about Website
Pose questions Aboriginal and Torres
about where the Strait Islander people. http://www.kaurn
Kaurna people - Students will engage in a aplacenames.com/
lived in discussion based on what
comparison to they already know about
themselves and Aboriginal people, if
the school. anything at all.
- Ask them if they know
Pose questions anyone who is Aboriginal.
about past and - The teacher will talk about
present objects, Kaurna people and explain
people, places their place in Adelaide.
and events
(ACHASSI001) Look at the Kaurna Place
Names website as a class.
Cross - Students will be on the floor
Curricular with the website on the
Links: English. interactive whiteboard.
- The interactive map will be
General used to look at the location of
Capabilities:
the school.
Intercultural
Understanding & - The teacher will ask some
Literacy. students suburbs to search on
the map and see where the
Cross people Kaurna people lived in
Curriculum relation.
Priority: - The website will also be
Aboriginal & used to practice the names of
Torres Strait Kaurna places.
Islander Histories
& Culture.

Teacher Learner Activity Resources Assessment

Focus
Questioning Interpreting Various examples of dot
Pose questions different Aboriginal paintings
about what they Dot paintings.
see in the dot -The class will be http://www.aboriginal-
paintings. divided into small art-
groups. australia.com/aboriginal
Pose questions - Each group will be -art-library/aboriginal-
about past and given 2 or 3 dot dot-art-behind-the-dots/
present objects, paintings and will be
people, places asked to discuss in
and events their groups what they
(ACHASSI001) see in the paintings.

Researching
Dot painting.
Complete a dot
- Students will be Printed outlines of
painting of an
provided with lizards, emus, birds and Formative
animal of the
examples of dot turtles for students to Assessment:
students
paintings. use for their dot For the
choosing.
- They will be given paintings. students to
outlines of their create a dot
Collect data and
choice of animal from http://www.activityvilla painting of an
information
lizards, emus, birds ge.co.uk/animal-tracing- animal of their
from
and turtles. pages choosing from
observations
- The teacher will the pictures
and identify
demonstrate how to Different coloured provided.
information and
form the dot painting paints and painting
data from
in front of the class. materials.
sources
- Students will then
provided
try and create a dot
(ACHASSI002)
painting of their own.
-At completion of the
Cross
task, as a class
Curricular
students can share
Links: The
what they have
Arts.
created.
General
Capabilities:
Intercultural
Understanding.

Cross
Curriculum
Priority:
Aboriginal &
Torres Strait
Islander
Histories &
Culture.

Teacher Focus Learner Activity Resources Assessment

Researching Discussion about How the Birds got -
Read How the Dreamtime Their Colours
Birds got Their stories.
Colours to further - The teacher will Lofts, P 1983, How
understanding of ask the students if the Birds got Their
Dreamtime stories. they have heard of Colours, Ashton
Dreamtime Stories. Scholastic, Sydney.
Collect data and - The teacher will
information from then introduce what
observations and Dreamtime Stories
identify are.
information and
data from sources Read a
provided Dreamtime story.
(ACHASSI002) - Teacher will read
‘How the Birds got
Cross Curricular Their Colours’ to
Links: English. the class.
- While reading,
General the teacher will ask
Capabilities: the students what
Intercultural they see in the
Understanding and pictures.
Literacy. - At the end of the
story there will be a
Cross Curriculum discussion of what
Priority: message the
Aboriginal & Dreamtime story is
Torres Strait portraying.
Islander Histories
& Culture.

Teacher Learner Activity Resources Assessment

Focus
Researching Watch the Counting Counting in Kaurna -
Watch the in Kaurna Language Language video.
Counting in video.
Kaurna - Children on the floor
Language video as a whole class. https://www.youtube.c
to learn further - The teacher will play
about Kaurna the video through a
culture and couple of times for the om/watch?v=xtejyc6b
language. students to hear the U44
Kaurna numbers.
Collect data and - The teacher will then
information encourage the students
from to say the numbers
observations along with the video.
and identify - As a class try and say
information and the numbers together.
data from - The teacher will create
sources and display the
provided numbers around the
(ACHASSI002) class for students to
continue viewing and
Cross practicing.
Curricular
Links:
Mathematics.

General
Capabilities:
Intercultural
Understanding
and Numeracy.

Cross
Curriculum
Priority:
Aboriginal &
Torres Strait
Islander
Histories &
Culture.

Teacher Focus Learner Activity Resources Assessment

Researching Kaurna Spokesperson Kaurna spokesperson -
Students will coming into
listen to a Kaurna classroom. http://www.mobilela
spokesperson and nguageteam.com.au/l
learn more about - Teacher will bring in a anguages/about/kaurn
Kaurna culture Kaurna spokesperson a
and language. from the mobile
language team.
Collect data and - The class will listen
information from and learn more about
observations and the culture and
identify language of Kaurna
information and people.
data from sources - The teacher will note
provided some of the language
(ACHASSI002) spoken about in the
session.
Cross
Curricular Class discussion about
Links: English. the session.
- The class will sit in a
General circle on the floor.
Capabilities: - There will be a
Intercultural discussion of what the
Understanding students have taken
and Literacy. from the session.
- The teacher will go
Cross Curriculum over some of the words
Priority:
and their definitions
Aboriginal & taken from the session
Torres Strait and the class will repeat
Islander Histories them and try to learn
& Culture. some of the words and
their meanings.

Teacher Focus Learner Activity Resources Assessment

Analysing Re-read How the How the Birds got Formative
Birds got Their Their Colours. Assessment:
Use given Colours. Create an alternate
information and the - Teacher will re- Lofts, P 1983, How ending to How the
given to text to read the book to the the Birds got Their Birds got Their
create an alternate class. Colours, Ashton Colours.
ending to How the - Specifically Scholastic, Sydney.
Birds got Their focusing on the
Colours. ending and re-
reading the ending
Interpret data and several times.
information - The teacher will
displayed in then ask the class
pictures and texts what they would
and on maps change about the
(ACHASSI007) ending.

Cross Curricular Alternate ending

Links: English. to How the Birds
 got Their Colours.
General -In table groups
Capabilities: students will
Intercultural discuss their ideas
Understanding and for an alternate Work books, lead
Literacy. ending. pencils and
- Students will coloured pencils.
Cross Curriculum design an alternate
Priority: ending for the
Aboriginal & dreamtime story
Torres Strait and illustrate a
Islander Histories picture to go with
& Culture. the new ending.

Teacher Focus Learner Activity Resources Assessment

Evaluating and Small group Previously given Summative
Reflecting posters based on language resources assessment: Small
Evaluate and Kaurna numbers. & Kaurna group posters and
reflect on the -In small groups of spokesperson discussion.
Kaurna language, 4. presentation.
using language - Students will
resources discuss the Kaurna Poster paper,
previously numbers that they textas, lead pencils
provided. know. and coloured
- Teacher will have pencils.
Draw simple print outs of the
conclusions based numbers, how to Print outs of
on discussions, draw them and the Kaurna numbers
observations and names of the for each group.
information numbers up the
displayed in front if needed.
pictures and texts - Each group of 4
and on maps will produce a
(ACHASSI008) poster that displays
the Kaurna
Cross Curricular numbers 1-10 and
Links: English. their names.
General
Capabilities: Present Posters.
Intercultural -The students will
Understanding and sit on the floor in a
Literacy. circle.
- Each group will
Cross Curriculum show their poster to
Priority: the class group and
Aboriginal & read the Kaurna
Torres Strait numbers and show
Islander Histories the pictures they
& Culture. have drawn for
them.
- The teacher will
be able to view the
posters and how
they went about
drawing and
writing the
numbers.
-The teacher will
observe what
students say about
their posters and
how they say the
Kaurna numbers.

Teacher Focus Learner Activity Resources Assessment

Communicating Whole class All resources given Summative
Engage in a class discussion. throughout the unit. Assessment: Class
discussion based on - The class will sit discussion based on
what has been in a circle on the the understanding
learnt about Kaurna floor. of the unit as a
language and - The teacher will whole.
culture. initiate the
discussion by
Present narratives, reminding the class
information and of the resources we
findings in oral, have looked at
graphic and written throughout the unit.
forms using simple - The teacher will
terms to denote the ask the class what
passing of time and they have learnt or
to describe have found
direction and interesting about
location learning about the
(ACHASSI010) Kaurna people.
- The teacher will
Cross Curricular then ask questions
Links: English. based on what has
been learnt
General throughout the unit
Capabilities: to observe what
Intercultural knowledge the
Understanding and students have
Literacy. developed.
 - If not everyone is
Cross Curriculum participating the
Priority: class will be split
Aboriginal & into smaller groups
Torres Strait to give everyone a
Islander Histories chance to
& Culture. communicate their
ideas.