OSC – Land of the Dreamtime

Our Sunburnt Country is your core book for this study, it is aimed at 6-12 years old. We have created a supplementary booklist and suggested activities to accompany each chapter.We estimate it will take you 2-3 weeks per chapter, this will enable you to finish within the year. If you wish to take time to read more books, simply take two years.We have recommended a mix of picture and chapter books, ones that are likely to be accessible via your local libraries. We have given you several options below in the hope that your library will have some of these. We are not recommending you read all of these books!We encourage you to read one chapter book and at least one picture book per chapter. Or at least two to four picture books if available. The books suggested are below in a visual grid.We haven’t highlighted our favourites deliberately, as we want you to work within your local library and inter-library loans. We don’t want you to go into debt.Create your own personalised list by opening your book choice and simply clicking the wishlist button to add to your list.Activities are optional, feel free to choose whichever activities best suit your family. Our Sunburnt Country – Land of the Dreamtime pdf Key*= Chapter Books#=Graphic Novel~ = Indigenous 

Image	Name	Writers	Illustrators	Tags	Series	Target Age	Print Status	Curriculums
	Children of the Dark People	Davison, Frank Dalby		pre-1788		11-15 Years	Out Of Print	AO Aust PD, AO4 Aust PD
	Dingo: the Dog who Conquered a Continent	French, Jackie		Dingo, pre-1788	Animal Stars	9-13 Years	In Print
	First Voyage	Baillie, Allan		pre-1788		9-13 Years	In Print
	Home of the Kadimakara People	Trezise, Percy	Trezise, Percy	pre-1788	Journey of the Great Lake	5-12 Years	In Print
	Land of the Brolga People	Trezise, Percy	Trezise, Percy	pre-1788	Journey of the Great Lake	5-12 Years	In Print
	Land of the Dingo People	Trezise, Percy	Trezise, Percy	pre-1788	Journey of the Great Lake	5-12 Years	In Print
	Land of the Echidna People	Trezise, Percy	Lavis, Mary	pre-1788	Journey of the Great Lake	4-12 Years	In Print
	Land of the Emu People	Trezise, Percy	Trezise, Percy	pre-1788	Journey of the Great Lake	5-12 Years	In Print
	Land of the Kangaroo People	Trezise, Percy	Trezise, Percy	pre-1788	Journey of the Great Lake	5-12 Years	In Print
	Land of the Magpie Goose People	Trezise, Percy	Trezise, Percy	pre-1788	Journey of the Great Lake	5-12 Years	In Print
	Land of the Snake People	Trezise, Percy	Trezise, Percy	pre-1788	Journey of the Great Lake	5-12 Years	Out Of Print
	Our Sunburnt Country	Baillie, Arthur				6-12 Years	In Print	AO Aust JD, AO Aust PD, AO4 Aust JD, AO4 Aust PD, AO5 Aust PD, MA2:2 Aust
	Shipwrecks, Sailors & 60000 Years: Pre-1788	French, Jackie		pre-1788		10-14 Years	eBook, In Print
	The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert	Chuguna, Jukuna Mona		Great Sandy Desert, pre-1788, Walmajarri People		10-14 Years	In Print

 Themes to Cover

• Migration to Australia
• Flora and Fauna
• Hunting and Gathering
• Food & Fire
• Housing
• Corroboree

 Geography ActivitiesIt is uncertain how our First Nations people arrived in Australia.

• Map out the possible routes undertaken

Australia has over 500 different First Nations clan groups or nations. Investigate whose country you are on.

• Explore Map – Indigenous Australia

Print First Nations Map

• National Unity Government Map

Colour First Nations Map

• Harbour Trust

 History ActivitiesResearch about what life was like for Aboriginals in Australia prior to European contact.Watch, highly recommend

• First Footprints Episodes 1-4 Docotruth

 STEM Research & Activities

• Build a small scale canoe with materials gathered in your garden, stick, bark
• Research and build a gunyah/mia mia either a small scale representation, or if you live rurally a large one in the bush.
• Watch a bush tucker video then go for a walk in your neighbourhood/property to see what bush tucker you can find
• try to start a fire from sticks and grass (supervision needed)

 Language Arts ActivitiesResearch and write a list

• of the food that was hunted and gathered, divide under headings. Many were mentioned in Chapter 1.

read about initiation rites for males, there were differences between Nations

• write/dictate a narration on your findings

Imagine you are a boy/girl living in this time in Australia

• write an account of a ‘day in your life.’

 Art/Craft/Music ActivitiesAboriginal Art Introduction

• Japingka Aboriginal Art – Explore, select lessons

Corroborees used clapping sticks, find sticks in your paddock/neighbourhood,

• practice clapping a rhythm

CraftDilly bags were crafted to gather food into

• Weave dilly bag – Wadawurrung woman: Nikki McKenzie with Norm Jarrawaa