Growin’ Up Strong : Teacher Resource Book

This book is a collection of children’s songs with an Aboriginal perspective, inspired by Wendy’s many years of teaching with Aboriginal children. The songs honour Aboriginal children, celebrate their cultures and educate non-Aboriginal children, encouraging them to appreciate and explore Aboriginal cultures at a very young age. It was developed with Aboriginal education and community based groups in the Sydney region

• Indigenous
• We’re Koori Kids
• The Wheels on the Holden
• Red, Black And Yellow
• Growin’ Up Strong
• Until The Fire Is Out
• Wiradjuri And Bundjalung
• Dreamtime
• There Was A Man
• Stand Up
• Noongar In The Bush
• Melaleuca
• Round The Camp fire Tonight
• We’re Bininj Kids

This teacher resource book, provides background information and teaching notes. It enables non-Aboriginal teachers to easily implement an Aboriginal perspective into their classroom program. The teaching notes are structured so that:

– the songs can be adapted to the individual needs of students from early childhood to lower primary

-minimal teacher preparation is required

-activities can be adapted to suit whole class or group work