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title The Arts English H & PE LOTE Maths Science S & E T & E
Kunja (Spirit Dance) 1 (apac001)y          Y 
Kunja (Spirit Dance) 2: comparison with contemporary teenage dance (apac002)y          Y 
The stolen generation (apac003)yy        Y 
Land Rights - The Mabo struggle and decision (apac004)             Y  
Love of homeplace (apac005)y          Y 
Names of parts of the environment 1: environmental walk (apac006)yyyYyyy 
Names of parts of the environment 2: making posters (apac007)yyyyyyY 
Names of parts of the environment 3: wall mural (apac008)yyyYyyy 
Names of parts of the environment 4: barrier games (apac009)yyyYyyy 
Names of parts of the environment 5: sand tray model (apac010)yyyYyyy 
My body (names of parts of the body) 1 (apac011)     y Y        
My body (names of parts of the body) 2: my body book (apac012)     y Y        
My body (names of parts of the body) 3: noughts and crosses (apac013)     y Y        
My body (names of parts of the body) 4: block people (apac014)     y Y        
My body (names of parts of the body) 5: a photo of me (apac015)     y Y        
Making marks and colours 1: natural colours and pigments (apac016)Yy  y    y 
Making marks and colours 2: my rock art dictionary (apac017)Yy  y    y 
Making marks 1 (apac018)Yy  y    y 
Making marks 2: petroglyphs (apac019)Yy  y    y 
Introducing cave/bark paintings: Wandjina (apac020)Yy        y 
Cave/bark paintings: Wandjina (apac021)Yy  y    y 
Spear throwing 1: prior knowledge and cultural considerations - Aboriginal Elder visit (apac022)   y y   Y y y y
Spear throwing 2: measuring using non-standard units (apac023)     y   Y   y y
Spear throwing 3: measuring and comparing using uniform units (apac024)     y   Y   y y
Spear throwing 4: measuring and comparing using standard units (apac025)     y   Y y y y
Spear throwing 5: graphing results (apac026)     y   Y   y  
Spear throwing 6: understanding (apac027)   y y   Y y y y
Families 1: my family (apac028)yy        Y 
Families 2: differences between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal families (apac029)yy        Y 
Families 3: making a book about my family (apac030)yy  y    Y 
Creation story 1 (apac031) y Y         y  
Creation story 2: writing a creation story (apac032) y Y         y  
Social organisation of Aboriginal people 1: Language Groups (apac033)       y y   Y  
Social organisation of Aboriginal people 2: Language and Cultural Groups (apac034)       y y   Y  
Social organisation of Aboriginal people 3: Language, Cultural, Local and Family Groups (apac035)       y y   Y  
Exploring the topic Anzacs 1: introduction (apac036)   y         Y  
Exploring the topic Anzacs 2: In Flanders Field (apac037)   y         Y  
Exploring the topic Anzacs 3: Black Anzac (apac038)   y         Y  
Exploring the topic Anzacs 4: The Coloured Digger (apac039)   y         Y  
Exploring the topic Anzacs 5: Black Anzac and The Coloured Digger (apac040)   y         Y  
Exploring the topic Anzacs 6: researching Aboriginal servicemen (apac041)   y         Y  
Night (apac042)   y   Y        
Preconceived notions of Aboriginal people 1 (apac043)   y         Y  
Preconceived notions of Aboriginal people 2 (apac044)   y         Y  
My family and I: 'About me' posters (apac045)   y         Y  
My family and I: role models (apac046)   y         Y  
Seasons of the Yindjibarndi people 1: introduction (apac047)   y   Y     y  
Seasons of the Yindjibarndi people 2: seasons big book (apac048)   y   Y     y  
Seasons of the Yindjibarndi people 3: students' books from magazine letters (apac049)   y   Y     y  
Damper and bread day 1: damper day (apac050)   Y   y   y y y
Damper and bread day 2: bread day (apac051)   Y   y   y y y
Damper and bread day 3: photo game (apac052)   Y   y   y y y
Damper and bread day 4: book making (apac053)   Y   y   y y y
Learn-A-Torium project 1: overview of development (apac054)Yy    yyyy
Learn-A-Torium project 2: local Elder tells Creation story, Kinjarrling Dreaming (apac055)Yy    yyyy
Learn-A-Torium project 3: creating a story board (apac056)Yy    yyyy
Learn-A-Torium project 4: designing draft illustrations (apac057)Yy    yyyy
Learn-A-Torium project 5: painting illustrations on tiles (apac058)Yy    yyyy
Learn-A-Torium project 6: drafting the story (apac059)Yy    yyyy
Learn-A-Torium project 7: final copy of Creation story (apac060)Yy    yyyy
Learn-A-Torium project 8: creating illustrations for Creation story (apac061)Yy    yyyy
Noongars and whaling in the South-West (apac062)   y         Y  
Comparing seasons (apac063) Y Y         Y  
Noongar dance stories of the Dreaming (apac064)Yy        y 
Noongar language groups 1: research (apac065)   Y     Y Y Y  
Noongar language groups 2: book of towns (apac066)   Y     Y Y Y  
Dryandra - endangered species (apac067)   y     y Y y  
Dryandra - significant sites (apac068)Yy        y 
Noongar football stars (apac069)   Y y       y  
The Dreaming Path (apac070)YY    Y  Y 
Jandamarra, outlaw or warrior? - timeline (apac071)   y         Y  
Full Circle 1: an introduction (apac072)   Y         y  
Full Circle 2: reading on ... (apac073)   Y         y  
Local Aboriginal historical sites 1: researching Mandoorburnup (Frenchman's Peak) (apac074)   y         Y  
Local Aboriginal historical sites 2: Aboriginal Elder's Dreaming story (apac075)   y         Y  
Local Aboriginal historical sites 3: excursion to Mandoorburnup (Frenchman's Peak) (apac076)   y         Y  
Children and grandparents 1: My Place - listen and plan (apac077)   y         Y  
Children and grandparents 2: My Place - review and recount (apac078)   Y         y  
Yami Lester 1: Poisoned Land (apac079)   y         Y  
Yami Lester 2: Another Education (apac080)   y         Y  
Yami Lester 3: Back to Milimi (apac081)   y         Y  
Learning through story 1 (apac082)yy        Y  
Learning through story 2 (apac083)yy        Y 
Excursion to Tomato Lake 1: history of Tomato Lake (T & E) (apac084) y y y y y y y Y
Excursion to Tomato Lake 2: safety at Tomato Lake (Health and Physical Education) (apac085) y y Y Y y y y y
Excursion to Tomato Lake 3: focus on Aboriginal names for flora and fauna (LOTE) (apac086) y y y Y y y y y
Excursion to Tomato Lake 4: focus on art (The Arts) (apac087) Y y y y y y y y
Excursion to Tomato Lake 5: meeting place (English) (apac088) y Y y y y y y y
Excursion to Tomato Lake 6: gathering information about Tomato Lake (Mathematics) (apac089) y y y y Y y y y
Wad'jay Gawiy Wudiga'ni - spear fishing (apac090)yY  y  yyy
Seasons and Aboriginal practices (apac091)YY      YY 
Understanding and reconciliation (apac092) y y y       Y  
Moonglue 1: identifying main elements (apac093)   Y       Y    
Moonglue 2: identifying personal connections (apac094)   Y       Y    
Moonglue 3: recording personal knowledge via spidergram (apac095)   Y       Y    
Moonglue 4: focusing on the moral of the story (apac096)   Y       Y    
Moonglue 5: Aboriginal beliefs in story (apac097)Y        Y   
Caring for wetlands - the Noongar way 1: kooya boodja (frogs' land) (apac099)   y y y y Y y  
Caring for wetlands - the Noongar way 2: kooya's life cycle (apac100)       y y Y y  
Caring for wetlands - the Noongar way 3: caring for kooya (apac101)       y y Y y  
Caring for wetlands - the Noongar way 4: yalgor boodja (swamp land) (apac102)         y Y y  
Caring for wetlands - the Noongar way 5: visiting local wetlands (apac103)         y Y y  
Success Hill 1: introduction (apac104)yy        Y 
Success Hill 2: excursion (apac105)   y y y y Y y  
Success Hill 3: mia mia (apac106)yy  y   Yyy
A historical overview: Old Country, New Country (apac107)   Y         Y  
Relationships with the Land (apac108)             Y  
Exploring towns of the Midlands district (Western Australian wheatbelt) (apac109)   Y   Y     Y  
Aboriginal Reserves (post 1895) 1: Northam Reserve (apac110)   y   y     Y  
Aboriginal Reserves (post 1895) 2: Mogumber Mission (Moore River Settlement) (apac111)   y         Y  
Aboriginal Reserves (post 1895) 3: Christian Mission at New Norcia (apac112)   y         Y  
The Forgotten (apac113)   Y         Y  
Rabbit Proof Fence (apac114)   Y         Y  
Noongar six seasons 1 (apac115)   y   y     Y  
Noongar six seasons 2: bookmark (apac116)Yy  y    y 
Noongar cultural and natural resource practices 1: uses of the balka (grass tree) (apac117)       y   y Y  
Noongar cultural and natural resource practices 2: resin collection (apac118)       y   y Y  
Noongar cultural and natural resource practices 3: comparison with other Aboriginal groups (apac119)       y   y Y  
Noongar cultural and natural resource practices 4: sustainable land uses (apac120)       y   y Y  
Damper 1: discovering traditional damper (apac121)   y Y   y     y
Damper 2: modern and traditional damper (apac122)     y   y   Y y
Damper 3: modern bread and damper (apac123)   y Y   y     y
Damper 4: other traditional Aboriginal foods (apac124)   y Y   y     y
Traditional Aboriginal studies: cultural workshops (apac125)Yy      yYy
Two minds - one voice: Aboriginal speakers tell their own stories of growing up (apac126)   Y         Y  
Bush Tucker (apac127)yyyY       
Aboriginal culture: family life (apac128)yy        yY
Environmental walk on Mooro Land - Swanbourne Primary School (apac129) y y   y   Y Y  
Stolen Generation (apac130) Y Y         Y  
Aboriginal role models (apac131) Y Y Y       Y  
Mooro people travelling 1: program overview (apac132)         Y Y Y  
Mooro people travelling 2: research (apac133)         Y Y Y  
Mooro people travelling 3: excursion (apac134)         Y Y Y  
Mooro people travelling 4: Appendix 1 (apac135)         Y Y Y  
Noongar know how 1: Waugal Dreaming story (apac136)   Y       Y    
Noongar know how 2: hand painting (apac137) Y           Y  
Cultural experiences 1: excursion (apac138) y y   y y   Y y
Cultural experiences 2: story and song (apac139) y Y   y y   y y
Cultural experiences 3: art (apac140) Y y   y y   y y
Cultural experiences 4: language (apac141) y Y   y y   y y
Exploring cultural diversity of Aboriginal people living in the Bunbury region (apac142)   y         Y  
Dot painting (apac144) Y y   y     y  
Tracking (apac145)       y   Y    
Dreamtime Hero (apac146)   Y         Y  
Head, shoulders, knees and toes (apac147) y Y y y     y  
Stolen Generation (apac148)   y         Y  
Noongar seasons 1 (apac149)   y       y Y y
Noongar seasons 2: reading for information (apac150)   y       y Y y
Noongar seasons 3: poster design (apac151)   y       y Y y
Noongar seasons 4: oral presentation (apac152)   y       y Y y
Milpinti - story wire (apac153) y Y         y  
Diet and bush tucker (apac154)     Y       y  
Bush mechanics 1: exploring a procedure (apac156)   Y           y
Bush mechanics 2: writing a procedure (apac157)   Y           y
Bush mechanics 3: guest speaker (apac158)   Y           y
Bush mechanics 4: book of procedures (apac159)   Y           y
Shelter 1: what you know (apac160)   Y   y     y  
Shelter 2: shared reading of new information (apac161)   y   y     y  
Shelter 3: guest speaker (apac162)   y   y     y  
Unsung ANZAC heroes 1: ANZAC origins (apac163) y y         Y  
Unsung ANZAC heroes 2: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ANZACs (apac164) y y         Y  
Unsung ANZAC heroes 3: analysing data related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ANZACs (apac165) y y         Y  
Unsung ANZAC heroes 4: biographical research on ANZACs (apac166) y y         Y  
Animal walks 1 (apac167) y   y     y y  
Animal walks 3: footprints (apac168) Y         y y  
Animal walks 4: stories of the tracks (apac169) y Y       y y  
Animal walks 4: stories of the tracks (apac170) y Y       y y  
Animals around us 1: syllables (apac171)   Y y          
Animals around us 2: same and different (apac172)   Y y          
Animals around us 3: sorting out animals (apac173)   y y     y y  
Stories of the Kimberley past and present 1: jumbled sentences (apac174)   Y         y  
Stories of the Kimberley past and present 2: sequence and storyboard (apac175)   Y         y  
Stories of the Kimberley past and present 3: tiny book (apac176)   Y         y  
Stories of the Kimberley past and present 4: story map (apac177)   Y         y  
Stories of the Kimberley past and present 5: description (apac178)   Y         y  
Stories of the Kimberley past and present 6: dialogue (apac179)   Y         y  
Stories of the Kimberley past and present 7: brainstorm (apac180)   Y         y  
Stories of the Kimberley past and present 8: research (apac181)   Y         y  
Stories of the Kimberley past and present 9: exposition (apac182)   Y         y  
Connectedness 1: introduction (apac183)   y Y       y  
Connectedness 2: exploring spirituality (apac184)   y Y       y  
Connectedness 3: identifying common spiritual needs (apac185)   y Y       y  
Connectedness 4: introduction to Kanyini (apac186)   y Y       y  
Connectedness 5: completing Kanyini (apac187)   y Y       y  
Connectedness 6: responding to Kanyini (apac188)   y Y       y  
Connectedness 7: connections between spiritual well-being and self-esteem (apac189)   y Y       y  
Connectedness 8: loss of spiritual well-being = loss of self-esteem = poverty of spirit (apac190)   y Y       y  
Connectedness 9: research task (apac191)   y Y       y  
Walking the Wheatbelt 1: introduction (apac192)     Y       Y  
Walking the Wheatbelt 2: introduction (apac193)     Y       Y  
Noongar history 1: Aboriginal countries (apac194)             Y  
Noongar history 2: summary of key events (apac195)             Y  
Noongar history 3: timeline (apac196)             Y  
Food and seasons 1: Noongar and European seasons (apac197)     Y       Y  
Food and seasons 2: food groups (apac198)     Y       Y  
Food and seasons 3: Noongar bush foods (apac199)     Y       Y  
Living with Country 1: Ways of viewing Country (apac200)   Y         Y  
Living with Country 2: Origins of Country (apac201)   Y         Y  
Living with Country 3: Belonging to Country (apac202)   Y         Y  
Living with Country 4: Surviving in Country - the hunting strategy (apac203)   Y         Y  
Living with Country 5: Surviving in Country - hunting skills and rituals (apac204)   Y         Y  
Living with Country 6: Surviving in Country - physical and spiritual aspects (apac205)   Y         Y  
Living with Country 7: Healing secrets of Country (apac206)   Y         Y  
Living with Country 8: Individual research project (apac207)   Y         Y  
Cultural concepts 1: exploring Aboriginal cosmology and world view (apac208)           Y Y  
Cultural concepts 2: social organisation (kinship structures) (apac209)           Y Y  
My body 1: names of parts of the body (apac210)   y   y        
My body 2: my body book (apac211)   y   Y        
My body 3: bingo (apac212)   y   y        
My body 4: stocking people (apac213)   y   y        
My body 5: photo of me (apac214)   y   y        
Society and culture 1: responsibilities and obligations (apac215) y y         Y  
Society and culture 2: guest speaker - roles,responsibilities and obligations (apac216) y y         Y  
Society and culture 3: family roles of men and women in Aboriginal society (apac217) y y         Y  
Society and culture 4: what is an extended family? (apac218) y y         Y  
Society and culture 5: men's roles, responsibilities and obligations in traditional and contemporary societies (apac219) y y         Y  
Society and culture 6: women's roles, responsibilities and obligations in traditional and contemporary societies (apac220) y y         Y  
Society and culture 7: identifying personal responsibilities (apac221) y y         Y  
Society and culture 8: year 1 class visit (apac222) y y         Y  
Our community collage 1: introduction (apac223) Y Y       Y Y  
Our community collage 2: animals (apac224) Y Y       Y Y  
Our community collage 3: food (apac225) Y Y       Y Y  
Our community collage 4: plants (apac226) Y Y       Y Y  
Our community collage 5: weather (apac227) Y Y       Y Y  
Our community collage 6: our languages (apac228) Y Y       Y Y  
Sounds of our language 1: letter of the week poster (apac229)   Y   Y        
Sounds of our language 2: syllables in our names (apac230)   Y   Y        
Sounds of our language 3: rhymes (apac231)   Y   Y        
Sounds of our language 4: differences in our languages (apac232)   Y   Y        
Storytelling from The Dreaming 1: introduction (apac233)   Y            
Storytelling from The Dreaming 2: illustrating a story (apac234)   Y            
Storytelling from The Dreaming 3: retelling a story (apac235)   Y            
Learning about Aboriginal role models 1: story and discussion (apac236)   Y Y          
Learning about Aboriginal role models 2: drawing and talking (apac237) Y Y Y          
Exploring Aboriginal stories 1: explore a traditional Aboriginal story as narrative (apac238) y Y         y  
Exploring Aboriginal stories 2: change the form of a traditional Aboriginal story to a comic (apac239) y Y         y  
Exploring Aboriginal stories 3: identify features of newspaper reports (apac240) y Y         y  
Exploring Aboriginal stories 4: prepare a traditional Aboriginal story as a newspaper report (apac241) y Y         y  
Exploring Aboriginal stories 5: write a traditional Aboriginal story as a newspaper report (apac242) y Y         y  
Painting and mathematics 1: exploring a painting (apac243) y       Y   y  
Painting and mathematics 2: exploring a painting (continued) (apac244) y       Y   y  
Painting and mathematics 3: comparing two paintings (apac245) y       Y   y  
Painting and mathematics 4: painting a playground story (apac246) y       Y   y  
Painting and mathematics 5: exploring maps (apac247) y       Y   y  
Painting and mathematics 6: making a map (apac248) y       Y   y  
Aboriginal perspectives on history (apac249)             Y  
Environmental artwork (apac250) Y         y    
Counting book (apac251) Y Y   Y       Y
Counting bracelets (apac252)         Y y y  
Two way leadership development (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) (apac253)   Y Y       Y  
Spelling activities (apac254)   Y            
Wangkatha orthography (apac255)   Y   Y