Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags With Coloured Stones

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This simple activity enables children to use coloured rocks to create the ATSI flags.

Materials Needed:

• Coloured laminated aboriginal flag
• Coloured laminated Torres Strait Islander flag
• Red stones
• Black stones
• Yellow stones
• Blue stones
• Green stones
• Small baskets for each set of coloured stones

What to do:

• Place the laminated flags in front of the child.
• Using the coloured stones, the child must match the correct coloured stone onto each colour section of the flag.

Hints and Tips:

• For older children, have blank flags without colours, children will have to guess where to put the coloured stones onto the flag.
• Before doing this activity talk about the flag, the importance of it, the meaning of each colour etc.

Reference:
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