Learning kit
Suitable for: Years 3 to 9
Learning areas: Civics and citizenship, History
Topics: Identity, Immigration
Guide students to discover stories of immigration to Australia.
This resource supports the use of the What's Your Story? learning kit in the classroom. It includes an inventory of objects in the kit, a teacher guide for using the kit in the classroom, and five detailed stories about personal journeys to Australia.
In this activity students will
- Hear stories of immigrants to Australia.
- Consider their own family history.
- Explore the ways objects can carry meaning.
- Experience object based learning.
- Learn how to plan and create an exhibition.
- Consider the role of museums and the importance of collecting objects from the past.
Suggested questions to engage students
- How and why do people come to Australia?
- Did someone in your family make a journey to Australia?
- What objects can tell a story about your family or community?
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