Indigenous Emotional Learning for Early Childhood
Across many Aboriginal cultures, emotional learning happens through storytelling, observation and participation within the community. Stories often carry lessons about relationships, responsibility and caring for others. Children learn by listening to stories, reflecting on the behaviour of characters and exploring how they might respond in similar situations.
Through this process, children begin developing empathy, emotional awareness and the ability to cooperate with others. This course introduces these ideas through age appropriate activities that encourage discussion, imagination and play.
Classroom Lessons
The student lessons guide educators through a series of activities that help children explore feelings, fairness and cooperation. Lessons include:
— How Kangaroo Got His Tale: Conflict Resolution
— How Does My Body Feel? Exploring Big Feelings
— Kindness Shelter Game: Wombats and Kangaroos
— Kangaroo’s Story: Painting, Talking and Sharing
— My Turn, Your Turn: Practising Fairness Through Play
— Voices and Choices: Learning to Say What You Need
— Connection to Country, Listening and Respect
— Feed the Mob
Each lesson uses storytelling, play, reflection and cultural learning to help children build emotional awareness and respectful relationships.
Investment
This course provides educator professional learning alongside structured classroom lessons that teachers can guide with their students.
Course Investment
— Individual Course Access — $347 + GST
Includes educator learning modules and eight classroom lessons designed to support Indigenous emotional learning.
Kangaroo’s Lesson: Learning to Share, Care and Play Fair
Kangaroo’s Lesson: Learning to Share, Care and Play Fair introduces young children to emotional awareness, fairness and respectful relationships through Aboriginal storytelling and cultural learning.
At the heart of the course is the story How Kangaroo Got His Tail, which provides a gentle way for children to explore conflict, feelings and cooperation. Through story, discussion and playful activities, children begin recognising how their actions affect others and how they can respond with kindness and fairness.
These lessons draw on Indigenous approaches to emotional learning where stories, community discussion and connection to Country help children understand relationships and responsibility.
Rather than presenting emotional learning as rules to follow, the course invites children to explore ideas such as sharing, listening and fairness through stories and shared experiences.
Professional Learning for Educators
The course includes educator learning modules that explore Indigenous perspectives on emotional development and conflict resolution.
Educators gain insight into how Aboriginal storytelling and cultural practices support social and emotional learning in early childhood. Topics explored include:
— Storytelling as a Cultural Teaching Tool
— Understanding Indigenous Emotional Intelligence
— Learning Through Yarning and Collective Problem Solving
— Listening, Stillness and Respect on Country
— Nature Based Emotional Development
These modules help educators understand the cultural context behind the activities while supporting respectful and informed teaching practices.
Supporting Social and Emotional Development
Helping children understand their emotions and relationships is an important part of early learning. Through storytelling and shared activities, children learn that cooperation, listening and fairness are important for living well together.
The story of Kangaroo provides a memorable way for children to explore conflict resolution while developing empathy and self awareness. These learning experiences encourage children to recognise their feelings, listen to others and find ways to solve problems together.
Begin the Learning Journey
Introduce children to fairness, kindness and emotional awareness through Aboriginal storytelling and culturally grounded learning experiences.
