✂️ Vocabulary Cards — Cut out and learn!

Each card has the word, what it means, and a drawing prompt. Draw a picture in each box to help you remember!

Definition: For Aboriginal Peoples, Country means the land, sea, sky, and all living things connected together. It is much more than just a place — it is home, spirit, and belonging.

Draw it: Draw the land, sky, and some living things (animals, plants, water) all connected together.

Definition: A connection is a special bond or link between people and a place, or between people and each other. Aboriginal Peoples have deep connections to Country.

Draw it: Draw yourself connected to a place you love (your home, school, or a park).

Definition: To care means to look after something or someone. We can care for places by keeping them clean, safe, and healthy.

Draw it: Draw someone caring for a plant, animal, or special place.

Definition: A place is a specific area or location that has meaning to people. Places can be big (like a country) or small (like your backyard).

Draw it: Draw your favourite place and label it.

Definition: The environment is everything around us — the air, water, soil, plants, and animals. We need to look after our environment so all living things can survive.

Draw it: Draw a healthy environment with plants, animals, clean water, and sunshine.

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Definition: Waterways are rivers, creeks, lakes, and oceans where water flows or is found. Many animals and plants depend on waterways to survive.

Draw it: Draw a river or creek with animals and plants living nearby.

Definition: Geographical information is facts and details about places — like maps, photos, and descriptions that help us understand where things are and what they are like.

Draw it: Draw a simple map of your school or neighbourhood.

Definition: A community is a group of people who live, work, or learn together in the same place. Communities help each other and care for their shared places.

Draw it: Draw people in your community (family, neighbours, classmates) working together.

Definition: Sustainability means using and caring for our environment in ways that keep it healthy for people and animals now and in the future.

Draw it: Draw one way you can help keep the Earth healthy (e.g., recycling, planting trees, saving water).

Definition: Aboriginal Peoples are the First Peoples of Australia. They have lived on and cared for Country for tens of thousands of years and have deep knowledge of the land, waterways, and all living things.

Draw it: Draw something that represents the connection Aboriginal Peoples have with Country (e.g., land, animals, sky, water).

🌿 Think About It!

Use your vocabulary cards to help you answer these questions.

Word 1: ___________________    Word 2: ___________________

I chose this word because: _______________________________________________

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