About Thalu Resource
This Thalu resource centres on character-led storytelling, with a strong connection to Country. It includes learning intentions, discussion starters and hands-on learning tasks that support Year 3-Year 6 students to build skills in English and Media Arts.
Lessons are aligned to the Australian Curriculum, addressing content from English and Media Arts subject, with reference to the cross curricular priority Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures and general capability Critical and Creative Thinking.
Additional learning tasks for Thalu can be found on the 2023 NAIDOC Resource Page, For Our Elders
Find student worksheets on corresponding lesson pages, or click below to download all worksheets in a combined PDF file.
Watch
Thalu is currently available on ABC iview and SBS On Demand. The series can be purchased as a digital download for educational use from the ACTF Shop.
Feedback
The ACTF would like to understand how teachers use our classroom resources. We welcome feedback from teachers who have delivered and adapted our resources. Please reach out to education@actf.com.au with questions, comments and suggestions.
Soundtrack available on Spotify
Lessons
Australian Curriculum Links
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Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
ENGLISH |
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Language |
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AC9E4LA01AC9E3LA03AC9E4LA11 |
AC9E4LA01AC9E3LA03 |
AC9E4LA01AC9E3LA03AC9E5LA07AC9E6LA08 |
Literature |
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AC9E4LE01AC9E4LE02AC9E4LE03AC9E4LE05 |
AC9E5LE05 |
AC9E6LE01AC9E6LE03AC9E6LE05 |
Literacy |
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CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING |
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Inquiring |
Questions developed support the process of improving knowledge and understanding about a topic or investigation.Identify and examine relevant information and opinion from a range of sources, including visual information and digital sources. |
Questions developed focus on improving understanding about a topic and clarifying information about processes or procedures.Identify and examine relevant information and opinion from a range of sources, including visual information and digital sources. |
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Generating |
Create possibilities by connecting or creatively expanding on new and known ideas in a variety of ways.Put ideas into action by predicting an outcome, trialling options and assessing their effectiveness. |
Create possibilities by changing, combining, or elaborating on new and known ideas in a variety of creative ways.Put ideas into action by predicting potential or future outcomes and systematically testing a range of options. |
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Analysing |
Draw conclusions and make choices when completing tasks, using observation and prior knowledge to provide reasons and construct arguments for choices made.Evaluate the effectiveness of a course of action or the outcome of a task, including using a given or co-developed set of criteria to support decisions. |
Draw conclusions and make choices when completing tasks, using discipline knowledge to provide reasons and evaluate arguments for choices made.Evaluate the effectiveness of a course of action or the outcome of a task, including using a given or co-developed set of criteria to support decisions. |
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Reflecting |
Select, describe and reflect on the thinking and learning strategies and processes used when completing activities and drawing conclusions.Use aspects of knowledge and skills gained in one setting to inform learning in a new setting or context. |
Identify and reflect on thinking and assumptions when completing activities or drawing conclusions.Apply aspects of knowledge and skills gained in one context to a new or unrelated context to achieve a specific purpose. |
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MEDIA ARTS |
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Exploring and responding |
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| ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIGHT ISLANDER CULTURES AND HISTORIES | |
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Country / Place |
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Culture |
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People |
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