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Lesson Plans (Sciety and the Environment)

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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 
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)  yy  Yyyy
Spear throwing 2: measuring using non-standard units (apac023)    y  Y  yy
Spear throwing 3: measuring and comparing using uniform units (apac024)    y  Y  yy
Spear throwing 4: measuring and comparing using standard units (apac025)    y  Yyyy
Spear throwing 5: graphing results (apac026)    y  Y  y 
Spear throwing 6: understanding (apac027)  yy  Yyyy
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 
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 yyy
Damper and bread day 2: bread day (apac051) Y y yyy
Damper and bread day 3: photo game (apac052) Y y yyy
Damper and bread day 4: book making (apac053) Y y yyy
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  YYY 
Noongar language groups 2: book of towns (apac066) Y  YYY 
Dryandra - endangered species (apac067) y  yYy 
Dryandra - significant sites (apac068)Yy    y 
Noongar football stars (apac069) Yy   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 
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  
Caring for wetlands - the Noongar way 1: kooya boodja (frogs' land) (apac099) yyyyYy 
Caring for wetlands - the Noongar way 2: kooya's life cycle (apac100)   yyYy 
Caring for wetlands - the Noongar way 3: caring for kooya (apac101)   yyYy 
Caring for wetlands - the Noongar way 4: yalgor boodja (swamp land) (apac102)    yYy 
Caring for wetlands - the Noongar way 5: visiting local wetlands (apac103)    yYy 
Success Hill 1: introduction (apac104)yy    Y 
Success Hill 2: excursion (apac105) yyyyYy 
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 yY 
Noongar cultural and natural resource practices 2: resin collection (apac118)   y yY 
Noongar cultural and natural resource practices 3: comparison with other Aboriginal groups (apac119)   y yY 
Noongar cultural and natural resource practices 4: sustainable land uses (apac120)   y yY 
Damper 2: modern and traditional damper (apac122)  y y Yy
Traditional Aboriginal studies: cultural workshops (apac125)Yy   yYy
Two minds - one voice: Aboriginal speakers tell their own stories of growing up (apac126) Y    Y 
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  
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  
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 2: footprints (apac168)           y y  
Animal walks 3: painting the tracks (apac169) Y         y y  
Animal walks 4: stories of the tracks (apac170) 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  
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  
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  
Counting bracelets (apac252)         Y y y  
Two way leadership development (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) (apac253)   Y Y       Y