Topic

Wolfgang Georg Sievers, AO (1913–2007) was a well-known modernist photographer who documented Australian architecture and industry over a career spanning almost 60 years.

This Digital Classroom module invites students and teachers to explore the Papunya readers. Aligned with the Australian Curriculum: HASS, English and The Arts and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority, this resource encourages students to learn about Country, language, storytelling and the purposes stories serve.

Topic

Race to the Gold Diggings of Australia is a boxed, children’s board game produced in England around 1855. It is the earliest known board game that has Australia as its theme.

How stories are shared and remembered.

Topic

Drama in Australia is celebrated at all levels of skill and involvement. 

Topic

In colonial Australia, there was a useful household book called an almanac. It contained lots of information, including weather forecasts and pictures of the flags used to signify approaching storms.

What stories do, and why they exist.

Topic

The weather is an important part of our lives, and this is reflected in the arts and other sources we consume.

Topic

Sydney’s first theatre was said to be opened in 1796 and was managed by Robert Sidaway.

Focus: place, people, languages, everyday life 

Module

This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: The Arts for years 5 & 6 students.

Topic

One of the world’s oldest music traditions that is still performed is the bunggul ceremony. This can be seen annually at the Garma Festival held in Gulkula, a sacred site in north-east Arnhem Land. The Garma Festival runs for four days and observes the traditions and customs of the Yolngu people.