Goodstart Early Learning Burton

Meet our Nursery Room Leader, Amy!

For Reconciliation Week, the kindy children started their day with a Welcome to Country story. They then participated in a coloured rice activity, where they discussed the meaning of the colours of the Aboriginal Flag. The children learnt that black represents the Aboriginal people, yellow represents the sun, and red represents the land. This then transitioned into a sensory experience where the children mixed the colours together.

Our final experience was creating a “Tree of Hands”. The educators painted their hands in the colours of the Aboriginal Flag and transferred the paint onto the trunk of the tree. The children then chose their favourite colours, using their handprints to create the leaves.

These experiences encouraged a collaborative learning approach between the children and educators, while supporting conversations around culture, connection, and belonging during Reconciliation Week.