Aboriginal Country and Our School Land
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Aboriginal Country and Our School Land

Learning about the land we live and play on Understanding Aboriginal Country

What is Land?
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What is Land?

What do you think land is? Where do you see land around you? What does land feel like?

Land is All Around Us
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Land is All Around Us

Land is the ground we walk on Land is where we play and learn Land can be grass, dirt, or concrete We live on land every day

Let's Explore Our School Land!
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Let's Explore Our School Land!

Touch the grass - how does it feel? Walk on the concrete - is it hard or soft? Feel the dirt - what do you notice? This is all land!

Playing Simon Says with Land
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Playing Simon Says with Land

Jump on the land! Touch the land! Sit on the land! Walk on the land!

What is Aboriginal Country?
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What is Aboriginal Country?

Aboriginal people are the first people of Australia They have cared for the land for thousands of years The land has special meaning to Aboriginal people They call the land 'Country'

Our School is on Aboriginal Country
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Our School is on Aboriginal Country

Can You Spot the Land?
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Can You Spot the Land?

Look at each picture Stand up if you see land Sit down if it's not land Let's practice together!

Our School is on Aboriginal Country
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Our School is on Aboriginal Country

'Our school is on _______ Country' Aboriginal people have cared for this land for thousands of years We respect and learn about this special connection

What We Learned Today
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What We Learned Today

Land is the ground we walk and play on Land can be grass, dirt, concrete, and more Our school is on Aboriginal Country Aboriginal people have cared for this land for thousands of years