Year 2 History & Geography - Connectedness

Finding Out : 5
Overview
In this lesson students will investigate Indigenous connections, specifically kinship and the
importance of land, sea & animals. Together the class will investigate kinship and use discussion
to scaffold each other's learning. The students will be visited by a guest speaker to talk about why
the land, sea and animals are important to indigenous culture. The students are being introduced
to these values and will be listening to the speaker to the speaker so they can be active and ask
questions. In further lessons they will be writing & investigating the connectedness of Indigenous
culture and the importance to Indigenous & Non- Indigenous Australians.
Warning: Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that the example
resources may contain images and names of deceased persons.

Explanation
In previous lessons, students have been tuning in and preparing to find out in the unit of
'Connectedness'. The students have gained contextual understanding of language and aspects of
the past & present and what it means to them. Furthermore the students have investigated past and present in their local
community.

Learning Intentions

Students will identify the connections Indigenous & Torres Strait islanders have with land,
sea, and animals of their place. ACHGK011
Students will identify & discuss how some students are connected to particular countries
because of their parent' s origin ACHGK011

General Capabilities
Literacy
Student s use literacy to be active listeners & collaborators in group discussions to
scaffold each other's learning. Also to listen & comprehend the values of indigenous
culture from the guest speaker.
Critical & creative Thinking
Students are identifying, comparing & reflecting about the differences between their
families culture and others whilst listening to others in the class.
Intercultural Understanding
Students are learning first hand from an indigenous speaker about their values of the
land, sea, animals and Kinship. They are understanding why it is important to the
other but not perhaps them, thus creating respect for other cultures.

Assessment
Assessment as learning will be used in the conclusion stage of this lesson (see assessment tab on
website).

Resources

Learning Journals
School Website

Student Orientated Instruction

1. Students, as a class, record what they learnt in the previous lesson and in particular the
Indigenous connections. Link discussion to 'Kinship', By probing discussion to start
identifying & recognizing that the culture is different, ie; Is their value of the land different?
What else may be different? Perhaps they might see different family members differently?
2. Identify and explain the word 'Kinship'. Use a concept map, Use the word wall to construct
what makes up a family/Kinship, "Ask who is in your family, do you consider your aunt's
uncles to be family? What about close friends of your parents?"

3. Then relate to introduce indigenous side; People within the community and wider family are
often given a name. For example your uncle can also be called 'father' or your cousin can
be referred to as 'sister/brother'. It creates connectedness within the family. Ask students if
any of them have a form kinship within their family. Gauge comprehension by Asking
students 'What they think of kinship, does it sound odd or different? if so how?.
4. Introduced to students that there will be a guest speaker to talk about the importance of
Land, sea & animals to Indigenous peoples and provide a more in-depth understanding of
kinship and what it means to them. During this session promote student questioning, and
group discussion about the new information given to them.
5. Students: are to then write sentence about something they have found out within the lesson
and share it with the class. Have some students to post there sentence on the class
website.

Modification for students with varying degrees of ability

Support
Allow a teacher aide/ parent helper to be in the classroom
Use models and drawing to help demonstrate kinship
Extension
Allow students to further investigate lesson's content using ICT.