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Baby Business

Baby Business

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A Darug baby smoking ceremony welcomes a baby to Country, family and belonging through gentle words and illustrations.

Creator: Jasmine Seymour

📘 For teachers: classroom and curriculum guide

Suggested level: Foundation-Year 3

Learning areas: English; Humanities and Social Sciences; Health and Physical Education

Cross-curriculum priorities: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, with connections to Country/Place, Culture and People through ceremony, family, belonging and welcoming a baby to Country.

Suggested Australian Curriculum V9 content descriptions:
AC9EFLE01: share ideas about stories, poems and images, reflecting on similar and different experiences in texts by First Nations Australian and other authors and illustrators
AC9HSFK04: the importance of Country/Place to First Nations Australians and the Country/Place on which the school is located
AC9HP2P01: describe personal qualities and explain how they contribute to developing identities

These are suggested starting points. Teachers should confirm the selected year-level content descriptions against their local program and student needs.

Learning focus: belonging, family, ceremony and connection to Country.

Practical lesson sequence

  1. Before: Introduce the learning focus and essential vocabulary. Invite prior knowledge without requiring students to disclose personal or family experiences.
  2. During and after: Begin with what helps people feel welcomed, notice who participates and what Country contributes, then create a class welcome protocol without copying or reenacting the cultural ceremony.
  3. Evidence of learning: A reflection explaining how respectful welcomes build belonging.

Curriculum reference: Use the suggested connections to select the most appropriate content descriptions for your year level and local program. See the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority.

For early years educators: Early Years Learning Framework V2.0
Suggested EYLF V2.0 outcome elements:
1.1: Feel safe, secure, accepted and supported
2.1: Develop connectedness to groups and community, with reciprocal rights and responsibilities for active community participation
5.2: Engage in and extend literacy practices in personally meaningful ways
View ACECQA's EYLF V2.0 to Australian Curriculum mapping.

Respectful teaching

Preview the text for your learners and local context. Present Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and knowledges as living and diverse. Do not expect Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students to speak for others. Where local knowledge is involved, seek guidance from local rights holders and approved Community sources.

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