Australian Aboriginal Art And Storytelling

A part of a study of Australian Aboriginal culture, class members listen to a Dreamtime story about a father who stenciled his handprint on a rock wall.  Class members then make their own hand print art representative of themselves...

Here you'll find an extensive textbook chapter on Australia's indigenous people and the impact of European settlers on aboriginal tribes. The text includes several images, graphs, primary and secondary sources, follow-up questions, and a...

Whether you're celebrating Australia Day or would like to introduce your young learners to the history of Australia and its indigenous peoples, this coloring sheet is a great way to start the conversation.

Fourth graders describe the similarities and differences between the New Zealand Maori and the Australian Aborigine. In this Aborigine/Maori culture instructional activity, 4th graders create a counting book to 10. Students play an...

Students examine the themes, techniques, and meanings of Australian Aboriginal art. They gather information about Australian animals and then decorate the back of a glass plate with a dot painting suitable for a gift or display.

After learning a bit about symbolism and view the Australian flag, learners make one of their own. They discuss how flags and art can symbolically express ideas or feelings, design three symbols, and construct a flag that represents...

Students explore media studies by analyzing advertisements in class. In this visual storytelling lesson, students discuss advertisements they see daily in their home life and how images are used to send messages which target their...

Students research the art and culture of the Australian Aborigines.

Students examine Aborigines, a group of people indigenous, or native, to Australia. They view examples of Aboriginal bark art and create pictures in the style of Aboriginal bark art.

Students read poems. In this culture lesson, students locate Australian communities on a map and discuss the indigenous people who live there. Students read four poems and learn how the indigenous people went hunting, slept outdoors and...