Sharing Stories

Take a step back to the ‘cold time’, the Nyitting, and explore the creation of everything. 

Natural features of the land, as well as phenomenon like the stars, planets and universe, are part of deep knowledge derived from Nyoongar oral histories of the Nyitting (Dreaming).

Students will be immersed through story, movement and access to real objects and artifacts developed in consultation with the Traditional Owners from across WA.

Student experience

Students will

• Explore the Nyoongar Nyitting (Dreaming)
• Identify elements of the daytime and nighttime skies, using Nyoongar language to describe the elements they encounter
• Put their language skills to the test with a game of SNAP!
• Recognise the diversity among Aboriginal cultures and creation stories within Western Australia

Program feedback

“Great for students to be exposed in greater detail to traditional stories and being able to learn new words.”

Skills development

This program links to the following strands of the Western Australian Curriculum:

Pre-Primary

Science

• Earth and space sciences: Daily and seasonal changes in our environment affect everyday life (ACSSU004).

Humanities and Social Sciences

• Geography: The reasons some places are special to people and how they can be looked after, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' places of significance (ACHASSK017) (ACHASSK016).

Year 1

Science

• Earth and space sciences: Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape (ACSSU019)
• Use and influence of science: People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things (ACSHE022)

English

• Texts in context: Respond to texts drawn from a range of cultures and experiences (ACELY1655)

Year 2

Science

• Earth and space sciences: Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways (ACSSU032)
• Use and influence of science: People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things (ACSHE035)\

Humanities and Social Sciences

• Geography: The ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain connections to their Country/Place (ACHASSK049).

Year 3

Humanities and Social Sciences

• Geography: Language groups of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples divides their Country/Place and differs from the surveyed boundaries of Australian states and territories (ACHASSK066)

English

• Language variation and change: Understand that languages have different written and visual communication systems, different oral traditions and different ways of constructing meaning (ACELA1475)