People have lived in the past - Doris' dilemma

Aboriginal Peoples are connected to Country

• Identify ways local Aboriginal Peoples connect to Country by engaging with Aboriginal Dreaming Stories, objects and Oral Histories
• Engage with Cultural objects to identify information about the past in the present

People use stories, images and objects to show changes over time

• Compare features of daily life that have changed over time using stories, images and objects
• Describe how transport has changed over time, using stories, images and objects
• Describe Aboriginal Peoples’ use of bark canoes and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ use of dugout canoes, using stories and objects

Outcomes

• HSE- ACH-01 identifies ways that Aboriginal Peoples connect with Country, Culture and Community 
• HSE-HIS-01 identifies information about daily life and transport in the past, using stories, images and objects 

Activity 1 - 1878 classroom lesson

Soak up the atmosphere of our 1878 classroom with its sandstone fireplace, polished wooden desks and flickering oil lamps. Students will experience the features of school life in the late 1800s. They will participate in a traditional lesson that includes strict rules, writing on slate and a cane wielding teacher.

Activity 2 - Games from the past

Students will compare features of play that have changed over time by engaging with a variety of games from the past including marbles, hoops and traditional indigenous games.

Activity 3 - Transport including a traditional bark canoe

Students will see first hand how transport has changed over time at Sackville North. They will have the opportunity to engage with a traditionally made bark canoe made by Aboriginal knowledge holders and local Aboriginal students, and a boat constructed in the late 1800s used to transport students to school. 

Activity 4 - Interactive story with cultural objects

Students will see and handle a variety of Aboriginal cultural objects as they listen to the interactive story of Doris (a fictional local Dharug girl and student at the Sackville North Public School) and her dilemma.