Native Australia

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Incentive Create artwork in the Aboriginal flag colours on a map of Australia. We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay tribute to their history, their culture and their ongoing fight for justice. -Line-Shape-Space-Colour Supplies Art paper or pre printed A4 sheets of paper with map of Australia Australia Map [download] Black backing paper/card Pencil Black marker Paint Paintbrush Scissors Craft Glue Lesson 1 Children can either freehand draw a map of Australia on art paper or give them a photocopied outline of a map of Australia (PDF download provided in supplies above). 2 Explain the meaning of the red, yellow and black colours on the Aboriginal flag. Paint top half of Australian map in yellow and the bottom half in red. Allow to dry. 3 Draw an image in the centre of the map that shows how the aborigines lived. It can be a large picture of the tools they used or a picture of an aborigine playing a didgeridoo etc. 4 Paint image black. If the details are too difficult to paint then colour it using a black marker. 5 Cut out map of Australia and paste it on a black background. 6 Display with notes and / or labels about how the Aborigines lived prior to colonisation. Show more