Every ember holds a story — when we listen, we keep the fire alive.


Country is our first teacher. And sometimes the most powerful learning begins when children are given permission to slow down, notice, wonder and listen.


Embers & Aunties – Workbook 1 is a beautifully illustrated 44-page cultural learning workbook created especially for primary-aged children.


Guided by Aunty Maria, a respected Dharug Ancestor carrying stories and teachings, and Aunty Clara, a younger woman who is still learning herself, children are invited on a journey of discovery across Country, culture, identity and connection. 


Through drawing, writing, puzzles, observation, research, reflection and hands-on activities, children discover that learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures isn't simply about learning facts.


It's about learning to notice relationships.

Between people and Country.

Between generations.

Between plants, animals and seasons.

Between story and place.

...And between who we are and how we care for the world around us.


Created for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous children (big and small), Embers & Aunties encourages every child to approach culture with curiosity, care and good spirit. 

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  • SPECIFICATIONS

    What's Included

    • 44-page digital workbook
    • Cultural learning and reflective activities
    • Drawing and creative activities
    • Puzzles, mazes and find-a-words
    • Country-based learning experiences
    • Guided reflection questions
    • QR-linked external learning experiences
    • Child-friendly cultural glossary
    • Everyday Aboriginal English/slang guide
    • Colouring activities
    • Beautifully illustrated Aunty Maria and Aunty Clara learning companions
    • Printable PDF format


    Perfect For

    Embers & Aunties – Workbook 1  is ideal for:


    • Primary-aged children
    • Families and caregivers
    • Primary classrooms
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education programs
    • Homeschooling families
    • Vacation care and OSHC programs
    • Libraries
    • Community organisations
    • Cultural learning programs
    • Educators looking to meaningfully embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives


    It can be worked through sequentially or explored activity-by-activity according to the child's interests, learning environment and connection to place.

  • HOW TO USE

    What readers will explore


    Across the workbook, children are invited to explore a wonderfully broad range of learning experiences, including:

    • Creating their own  Acknowledgement of Country
    • Exploring connection to  animals, plants and Country
    • Identifying personal strengths through a  Campfire of Strengths
    • Mapping Country through memory, observation and story
    • Exploring significant moments in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history
    • Discovering  Indigenous seasonal calendars
    • Reading and identifying animal tracks
    • Listening and responding to Indigenous storytelling
    • Exploring weaving, connection and reciprocity
    • Learning about bush plants, foods and the  Bush Supermarket
    • Taking part in Country-based scavenger hunts
    • Exploring cultural language and everyday words
    • Learning about smoking ceremonies
    • Meeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander changemakers
    • Connecting to Ancestors through quiet reflection and breathing
    • Completing mazes, find-a-words, word puzzles, colouring and creative activities.
    • Glossary

  • DETAILS

    Learning Through Country, Not Just About Culture


    This isn't a textbook and it deliberately doesn't ask readers to simply memorise information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.


    Instead, activities are an invitation to  observe, experience, create, question and connect.


    A seasonal calendar asks readers to notice what plants, animals, weather and sounds are doing where they  live. A Country scavenger hunt encourages them to walk gently and observe rather than collect. Mapping Country asks readers to represent memories and feelings alongside physical places. The Campfire of Strengths helps them recognise the people who support them and the strengths each person brings. 


    It creates opportunities for cultural learning while also developing:


    • Observation
    • Literacy
    • Critical thinking
    • Creativity
    • Self-awareness
    • Empathy
    • Curiosity
    • Environmental awareness
    • Identity and belonging
    • Relational thinking


    This isn't just about completing activities. It's learning another way of seeing.



    ICIP Notice

    This resource has been created and published by Blak Ignited and contains original artwork, stories, activities and culturally informed content.


    Blak Ignited acknowledges and respects the principles of  Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP). Cultural knowledge, stories, languages, designs and symbols within the workbook remain connected to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities from which they originate and are shared for respectful educational engagement.


    Purchase does not provide permission to reproduce, adapt, redistribute or commercially use the resource or its contents.


    Please use this workbook in the spirit in which it was created — to build understanding, connection and care for Country and culture

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