Introduction to Australia
Summary Page: My family would love to travel to Australia. From Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter and “Izzy’s Koala World” to “Bluey” and our current favorite show the “ImBestigators”, TV has us falling in love with the land down under. Whenever we would like to know more about a place or a topic, we do a unit study, so we are currently going a “Bluey Study” as a playful a unit study on Australia.
We framed the study by weeks:
Introduction
Aboriginal Culture
European Colonization
Modern Australia
Watching Bluey
We are introducing various Australian animals throughout and watching Bluey episodes that tie into the days lessons. I agreed to let the girls watch a “Bluey” episode each day with school, if they can share one thing that a character learned during the show or one thing that relates to our lesson. Then I use the show as a loose Segway into our cultural activity for the day (i.e. “Bingo had a friend named Banjo and today we are going to talk about a famous Australian Poet named Banjo”).
Australian Food
Each week, we chose a snack, meal, or dessert (some of which were referenced in Bluey) to try from an Australian recipe. Here are some of the items that we tried:
Some snacks that were inspired by the show included:
Toast with Peanut Butter and Banana (Bingo’s Favorite) or Cheese and Jam (Bluey’s favorite)
Asparagus
Edamame
Ice cream