Australian Diversity Categories
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Australian Diversity Categories
📚 Part 1: Learn the Categories
Religious diversity means people follow different religions, beliefs or spiritual practices.
Cultural diversity means people have different traditions, celebrations, foods, family customs and ways of life.
Language diversity means people speak different languages, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.
Success criteria: I can describe the three categories and sort examples into a suitable category.
Reading support: Read the text silently, listen to it being read aloud, or work with a partner. You may underline key words or use a highlighter.
a. The language a person speaks: __________________________
b. A person's religion or spiritual beliefs: __________________________
c. A family's traditions and way of life: __________________________
✏️ Part 2: Sort the Examples
Write each example number in the most suitable column. Some examples may belong in more than one category.
Religious
Cultural
Language
Examples to sort:
1. Diwali festival 2. Arabic language 3. Family customs 4. Mosque
5. Traditional foods 6. Auslan 7. Church 8. Aboriginal language
9. Lunar New Year 10. Temple 11. Greeting elders respectfully 12. Eid al-Fitr
🌏 Part 3: Think and Respond
Success criteria: I can explain that one example may connect to more than one diversity category. I can describe diversity respectfully.
Helpful sentence starters: “This example is … because …” “It fits more than one category because …”
Differentiation choices: Use the word bank, draw your answer, dictate your answer to an adult, use speech-to-text, or complete the task with a partner. A teacher may reduce the number of examples or read each example aloud.
Word bank: religion culture language festival food custom belief worship community
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