Through this activity, your students will identify the connections to Country in Bindi by Kirli Saunders and their own connections.

To begin with, your students need to record character connections to Country from the book as cues from nature, beliefs or actions. A useful answer sheet is provided that includes examples from the text. They then need to consider their own connections. This can be done by thinking about their own experiences and knowledge, going into the school grounds and observing nature, inviting a First Nations Australian expert in to discuss the local area and researching information. Your students could then write their connections on post-it-notes to create a classroom display and facilitate discussion.

When your students have finished reading Bindi, you can print these worksheets and start the activity.

This resource is part of our Bindi PACKAGE.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respect to Elders past and present.