Foundation

=Personal and Family Histories= (Return to Home Page)

The Foundation curriculum provides a study of personal and family histories. Students learn about their own history and that of their family; this may include stories from different cultures and other parts of the world. As participants in their own history, students build on their knowledge and understanding of how the past is different from the present. // Scholastic/Cartwheel Books 2005. // Children from different backgrounds talk about their love for their fathers. || || London : Andersen Press ; Hawthorn, Vic. : Hutchinson of Australia, 1986. A humorous look at Dad that will lead to some creative drawing. Breaks all preconceptions of what a Dad looks like! || || Norwood, S. Aust. : Omnibus Books, 1996. Fang Fang invites Lisa to share her family celebrations and is surprised to see how much her friend enjoys the new experience.It is clear that the family traditions are being passed from older members of the family to the children. || || Prahran, Vic. : Hardie Grant Egmont, 2010. Do you have half-sisters, big brothers, step-parents? The modern family comes in all shapes and sizes. || || Sydney, N.S.W. : ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006, c2003. Describes the various experiences that make families different and similar. || || Norwood, S. Aust : Omnibus Books, 1996. The story of a Spanish family consisting of three generations and their individual activities, which culiminate each day in sharing a meal at the table, and at the end of the week with the arrival of the new baby. || || Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 1996 A mother describes to her child what the day of his birth was like. || || London : Bodley Head, 1972. Shows the capabilities of younger and older siblings. But Titch, the youngest and smallest of three, wins out in the end! The concept is clear, though, that, as time moves on and children grow, their abilities also change and develop. || || Sydney : Ashton Scholastic, [1993]. An Aboriginal family on a picnic, collecting wild food from the bush. This is a tradition carried on through the generations. || || Norwood, S. Aust. : Omnibus Books, 1994. Describes Ian’s Aboriginal family experiences at Swan Reach, Berri and Cobdogla in the 1950s and 1960s. || || Norwood, S. Aust : Omnibus Books, 1993. Describes Ian’s Aboriginal family experiences at Swan Reach, Berri and Cobdogla in the 1950s and 1960s. || || South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Education Australia, c1999. South Australia well represented. || || Describes the impoverished but happy, friendly life of an Aboriginal child growing up in a country town in New South Wales in a previous generation. || || South Melbourne, Vic. : Lothian Books, 2002. Grandmother has a cupboard with lots of nooks and crannies and keepsakes from her Vietnamese family’s past. One contains secret wishes. || || London : Bodley Head, 1984. Ayu in Bali learns the moon dance from her grandmother to perform at the moon festival. The story conveys the power of family traditions and natural cycles. || || Ringwood, Vic. : Viking, 2000. It’s a wet day, so Andy and Annie have to play inside. But they’re making too much noise. Can they find a game that won’t wake the baby? This is a story about the needs and desires of younger and older family members. || || [London] : Fontana, 1978 Norah makes a lot of noise to get attention when there is a new baby. || || South Melbourne, Vic. : Lothian Books, 2006. Grandad decides not to grow old and takes up the bongo drums instead. The story makes a point about different expectations placed on elderly people; and their behaviour in different generations. || || London : Orchard Books, 2002 William’s friends are all losing their baby teeth, but his just won’t come out.His growth and change are not keeping pace with the others. || || Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin, 2005. Lily Laceby is given a surprise ninetieth birthday party. The story's warmth comes from the empathy between generations and the contrast between the different energies of young and old. || || Norwood, S. Aust. : Omnibus Books 1990 A small boy helps people in an old folks’ home to remember things. The link between the present and past activities is strengthened by the effect that memories of the past have on the happiness of the residents of the nursing home. || || Sydney : Margaret Hamilton, 1990. A grand daughter helps her grandmother whose memory is failing. || || Crows Nest, [N.S.W.] : Allen & Unwin, 2003 Aboriginal artist Mary Malbunka remembers her childhood at Papunya, west of Alice Springs, and all the things she did as a child, including eating vegetables in the garden. || ||
 * Sklansky, Amy, “My Daddy and Me”.
 * That's my dad / by Ralph Steadman
 * =====Fang Fang's Chinese New Year / Sally Rippin=====
 * Family forest / Kim Kane ; Lucia Masciullo
 * The family book / Todd Parr
 * Let's eat! / written by Ana Zamorano ; illustrated by Julie Vivas.
 * Happy birth day! / written by Robie H. Harris ; illustrated by Michael Emberley
 * Titch / by Pat Hutchins
 * Pigs and honey / written and illustrated by Jeanie Adams.
 * Tucker / Ian Abdulla
 * As I grew older : the life and times of a Nunga growing up along the River Murray / Ian Abdulla
 * Cultural celebrations & festivals in Australia / Rose Inserra.
 * The shack that dad built / Elaine Russell Surry Hills, N.S.W. : Little Hare Books, 2004.
 * The wishing cupboard / Libby Hathorn ; [illustrated by] Elizabeth Stanley
 * =====Ayu and the perfect moon / David Cox=====
 * You'll wake the baby / Catherine Jinks ; illustrated by Andrew Mclean
 * Noisy Nora / story and pictures by Rosemary Wells
 * Grandad's phase / by Archimede Fusillo & Terry Denton
 * Wibble wobble / Miriam Moss ; illustrated by Joanna Mockle
 * Night noises / written by Mem Fox ; illustrated by Terry Denton
 * __ [|Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge / written by Mem Fox ; illustrated by Julie Vivas.] __
 * Remember me / Margaret Wild and Dee Huxley
 * When I was little, like you / Mary Malbunka

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