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Ms Linda Blake

Australian Aboriginal Languages-Wonnarua- Counting Poster

Grades: 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Subjects: World Languages

Student Instructions

1. Click on add to complete the student activity. 2. Count and say the Wonnarua number of animals represented on page 1. 3. Count and write pen the number in English next to each animal. wakul Kookaburra (kukaparr) pulawarr frogs (yatangkan) nguru emu's (marin) waran kangaroo's (pantarr) warangkal platpus (pikan) kawalkawal snakes (kirawa) 4. pencil Colour the animal counting poster in. 5. Go to page two of the activity and pencil draw a picture using the same number of animals. eg. Many emu's.

Teacher Notes (not visible to students)

Lesson prepared by Linda L'Green using source: A salvage grammar and wordlist of the language from the Hunter River and Lake Macquarie, Amanda Lissarrague. I would also like to acknowledge the past, present, and future Wonnarua people, Korreil Wonnai AECG - Cessnock & Kurri Kurri and Amanda Lissarrague for their support to return Australian Aboriginal Languages to our people.

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