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Western World Collection #1

Western World Collection #1

Parent Guide

Parent Guide

The Land Down Under

The Land Down Under

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Western World

Collection #1

Created by Tresa Fowler, Kat Tilby, Melissa George, and Mindi Eldredge

© 2022 The Mindful Heart™

Cover art: Warrenheip Hills near Ballarat, by Eugène von Guérard, 1854

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Printed in the USA

The Land

Down Under

Heart & Soul Guide

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The Land Down Under

The Mindful Heart Philosophy

The Mindful Heart follows a holistic-approach to education. Through music, poetry,

art, story, hands-on games, nature study, gospel discussions, and other family learning

activities each individual’s heart, mind, body, and spirit is developed and strengthened.

This approach nurtures each individual’s love for family, for learning, and for God.

Using This Heart & Soul Guide

This Heart & Soul Guide include sixteen themes of learning activities. Each theme is

estimated to fill approximately one and a half hours, and families that complete four

days of learning themes per week will work through a guide in four weeks. We also

welcome the use of this guide in a way that best fits your family’s needs.

If this file is being viewed from a downloaded version, the audio and video links

can be found here in the interactive version:

https://themindfulheart.com/pages/western-world-collection

Heart & Soul TimeTM (1.5 hours per day)

The following is a list of Heart & Soul Time activities and an explanation of how to use

them.

Hymn, Prayer, Pledge, Calendar: Start each day with the same opening routine.

Scripture/Poetry: As a family, recite the unit scripture and/or poem daily.

Mapping: Have the children color and label (as appropriate for their ages) the

applicable areas of their maps.

Artwork/Photo Images: Using images from the unit’s Picture Pack, appreciate

and discuss fine art related to the unit’s topic, then display it on the wall for the

remainder of the unit.

Music: As a family, listen to the applicable audio file or video; provide time for each

child to share his or her thoughts on the music, any emotions it evoked, or things it

reminded him or her of.

Listening and Journaling: Both the parent and the children draw pictures or take

notes while listening to the stories available on the unit’s audio and video page.

My Journal: Both the parent and the children write in their provided journal pages

for an allotted amount of time (we suggest ten to fifteen minutes), then share what

they wrote. Possible writing prompts are included, but writers should feel free to

choose their own topics.

Folk Songs: Sing along with the recordings, sing along with the melody played on a

piano, or learn the chords of the song on the ukulele together.

Read-aloud: Choose a family read-aloud book from those suggested, or pick another

that your family will enjoy, and read it to the children for twenty to thirty minutes.

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History: Aboriginal Australia, Colonization of Australia

Language Arts: Poetry, Scripture, Audio Recordings, Journaling

Art: Aboriginal Rock Art, Eugene von Guerard, John Glover

Music: Aboriginal Instruments, Australian Folk Song “Waltzing Matilda,”

Composer Percy Aldridge Grainger

Mapping: States, Capitals, and other Prominent Areas of Australia

Heart & Soul Focus

One For Each Family Member:

m Learning Guide—The Land Down Under, Western World Collection 1

m Crayons, colored pencils, or markers

For the Family:

One of each of the following is needed to complete the unit:

m ”Picture Pack—The Land Down Under, Western World Collection 1”

m Welcome to Country: A Traditional Aboriginal Ceremony by Aunty Joy

Murphy

m (Optional) The Man From Snowy River by A.B. Banjo Paterson,

illustrated by Freya Blackwood

m Read-aloud book—choose one of the following:

• Flat Stanley’s The Australian Boomerang Bonanza by Jeff Brown

Interest Level: Alpha, Zeta, and Theta

Adventure with Flat Stanley in the Land Down Under as he explores

the beautiful Great Barrier Reef with his brother Arthur. All is going

well until the wind unexpectedly whisks Boomerang Stanley away

to the Australian Outback. What encounters will Flat Stanley face by

himself as he seeks to reunite with his family? Perfect as a quick read

aloud or for independent readers to tackle themselves, the story of

Stanley will be sure to engage its readers!

• Where is the Great Barrier Reef? by Nico Medina

Interest Level: Alpha, Zeta, and Theta

Supplies Needed

The Land Down Under

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The Great Barrier Reef is a fascinating place to explore. This book

takes you on a journey through its history, its exploration, its

composition, and more! What is a coral-reef system and why is it

important? Who were the first reef people? How did Europeans

come to know about the Terra Australis Incognita? Add this to your

reading pile and discover facts about the Great Barrier Reef and its

surroundings in a fun and enjoyable way!

Note: Evolutionary language (hundreds of thousands of years and

millions of years) is used in a few places in the book.

• Music for Tigers by Michelle Kadarusman

Interest Level: Alpha, Zeta, Theta, and Sigma

Sent to spend the summer with relatives, Louisa arrives in Tasmania upset.

She doesn’t want to be there and has no reason to believe her time there

will be enjoyable! Join Louisa in her adventures as she learns firsthand what

life is like in Tasmania and what secret lies hidden in the Tarkine bush. Her

summer may just become unforgettable!

• This is the Dreaming by Jean A. Ellis

Interest Level: All Ages

The legends of the Aboriginal people come to life through a series of short

stories collected from the indigenous people of Australia. The tales in this

charming book teach about loyalty, friendship, honesty, heartache, and love.

Learn about Australian animals as these heartwarming stories share the

origins of rainbow-color birds, the kookaburra (Australia’s famous laughing

bird), the black snake, and the kangaroo.

Picture Book: My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch by Graeme Base

Interest Level: Alpha, Zeta, and Theta

This book was lighthearted and amusing as it’s rhyming story tells a fun

story of Grandma who lived in Gooligulch, Australia. Grandma rides through

the town on her different Australian animals. It is a fun read about what

she will be doing next and includes amazing illustrations of the different

animals that she engages with.

Note: This story mentions the words “wine” as well as “sobriety”. It has an

illustrated page with a wine bottle and wine glasses.

Picture Book: Koala Lou by Mem Fox

Interest Level: Alpha and Zeta

This sweet book tells the story of a little koala who enjoys basking in her

mama’s love. However, as more koala babies have been added to the family,

Koala Lou doesn’t hear her mother tell her she loves her as much as she

once did. On a quest to hear those beloved words once more, Koala Lou

enters the Bush Olympics. Come read about Koala Lou’s experience in the

Bush Olympics and see if she finds just what she is longing for.

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Hymn

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Cecil F. Alexander

arr. by Martin F. Shaw

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Folk Song

Geography Song

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Folk Song

Waltzing Matilda

A.B. Banjo Paterson

arr. by Marie Cowan

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Glossary

swagman: a man who traveled the country looking for work

with his belongings, or “swag,” bundled and slung over

his shoulder

billabong: an oxbow lake which is a stagnant pond left be­

hind when a river changes course

coolibah tree: a particular kind of eucalyptus tree

billy: a can for boiling water

Matilda: another term for a swagman’s swag

waltzing Matilda: traipsing around the country with a swag

bundle

jumbuck: sheep

tucker bag: a sack for carrying food

squatter: an Australian squatter is a farmer of a large scale

sheep or cattle farm

troopers: policemen

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“It is expedient that I, the Lord, should make every man

accountable, as a steward over earthly blessings, which I have

made and prepared for my creatures. I, the Lord, stretched out the

heavens, and built the earth, my very handiwork; and all things

therein are mine. And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for

all things are mine.”

—Doctrine and Covenants 104:13–15

“Thou shalt be diligent in preserving what thou hast, that thou

mayest be a wise steward; for it is the free gift of the Lord thy God,

and thou art his steward.”

—Doctrine and Covenants 136:27

“Our Father in heaven wishes us to preserve that which he gives to

us. . . . It is not our privilege to waste the Lord’s substance.”

—Brigham Young

“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that

waiteth on his master shall be honored.”

—Proverbs 27:18

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my

help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and

earth.”

—Psalm 121:1–2

Scriptures

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Song of Life

by Charles Mackay

A traveler on a dusty road

Strewed acorns on the lea;

And one took root and sprouted up,

And grew into a tree.

Love sought its shade at evening-time,

To breathe its early vows;

And Age was pleased, in heights of noon,

To bask beneath its boughs.

The dormouse loved its dangling twigs,

The birds sweet music bore—

It stood a glory in its place,

A blessing evermore.

A little spring had lost its way

Amid the grass and fern;

A passing stranger scooped a well

Where weary men might turn.

He walled it in, and hung with care

A ladle on the brink;

He thought not of the deed he did,

But judged that Toil might drink.

He passed again; and lo! The well,

By summer never dried,

Had cooled ten thousand parched tongues,

And saved a life beside.

A nameless man, amid the crowd

That thronged the daily mart,

Let fall a word of hope and love,

Unstudied from the heart,

A whisper on the tumult thrown,

A transitory breath,

It raised a brother from the dust,

It saved a soul from death.

O germ! O fount! O word of love!

O thought at random cast!

Ye were but little at the first,

But mighty at the last.

Poetry

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Poetry

Benjamin Bandicoot

by A.B. “Banjo” Paterson

If you walk in the bush at night,

In the wonderful silence deep,

By the flickering lantern light

When the birds are all asleep

You may catch a sight of old Skinny-go-root,

Otherwise Benjamin Bandicoot.

With a snout that can delve and dig,

With claws that are strong as steel,

He roots like a pygmy pig

To get his evening meal,

For creeping creatures and worms and roots

Are highly relished by bandicoots.

Under the grass and the fern

He fashions his beaten track

With many a twist and turn

That wanders and doubles back,

And dogs that think they are most astute

Are baffled by Benjamin Bandicoot.

Brumby’s Run

by A.B. “Banjo” Paterson

Brumby is the Aboriginal word for a wild horse.

It lies beyond the Western Pines

Towards the sinking sun,

And not a survey mark defines

The bounds of “Brumby’s Run”.

On odds and ends of mountain land,

On tracks of range and rock

Where no one else can make a stand,

Old Brumby rears his stock.

A wild, unhandled lot they are

Of every shape and breed.

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They venture out ’neath moon and

star

Along the flats to feed;

But when the dawn makes pink the sky

And steals along the plain,

The Brumby horses turn and fly

Towards the hills again.

The traveler by the mountain-track

May hear their hoof-beats pass,

And catch a glimpse of brown and black

Dim shadows on the grass.

The eager stock horse pricks his ears

And lifts his head on high

In wild excitement when he hears

The Brumby mob go by.

Old Brumby asks no price or fee

O’er all his wide domains:

The man who yards his stock is free

To keep them for his pains.

So, off to scour the mountain-side

With eager eyes aglow,

To strongholds where the wild mobs

hide

The gully-rakers go.

A rush of horses through the trees,

A red shirt making play;

A sound of stock whips on the breeze,

They vanish far away!

* * * * * * * * *

Ah, me! Before our day is done

We long with bitter pain

To ride once more on Brumby’s Run

And yard his mob again.

Poetry

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Poetry

Fur and Feathers

by A.B. “Banjo” Paterson

In the depth of the darkest night,

Without a star in the sky,

He’ll come to look at a light,

And scientists wonder why:

If the bush is burning it’s time to scoot

Is the notion of Benjamin Bandicoot.

The emus formed a football team

Up Walgett way;

Their dark-brown sweaters were a dream

But kangaroos would sit and scream

To watch them play.

“Now, butterfingers,” they would call,

And such-like names;

The emus couldn’t hold the ball

—They had no hands—but hands aren’t all

In football games.

A match against the kangaroos

They played one day.

The kangaroos were forced to choose

Some wallabies and wallaroos

That played in gray.

The rules that in the west prevail

Would shock the town;

For when a kangaroo set sail

An emu jumped upon his tail

And fetched him down.

A whistler duck as referee

Was not admired.

He whistled so incessantly

The teams rebelled, and up a tree

He soon retired.

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Poetry

The old marsupial captain said,

“It’s do or die!”

So down the ground like fire he fled

And leaped above an emu’s head

And scored a try.

Then shouting, “Keep it on the toes!”

The emus came.

Fierce as the flooded Bogan flows

They laid their foemen out in rows

And saved the game.

On native pear and Darling pea

They dined that night:

But one man was an absentee:

The whistler duck—their referee—

Had taken flight.

Sunrise on the Coast

by A.B. “Banjo” Paterson

Grey dawn on the sand-hills—the night wind has drifted

All night from the rollers a scent of the sea;

With the dawn the gray fog his battalions has lifted,

At the call of the morning they scatter and flee.

Like mariners calling the roll of their number

The sea-fowl put out to the infinite deep.

And far over-head—sinking softly to slumber—

Worn out by their watching, the stars fall asleep.

To eastward, where resteth the dome of the skies on

The sea-line, stirs softly the curtain of night;

And far from behind the enshrouded horizon

Comes the voice of a God saying “Let there be light.”

And lo, there is light! Evanescent and tender,

It glows ruby-red where ’twas now ashen-gray;

And purple and scarlet and gold in its splendor—

Behold, ’tis that marvel, the birth of a day!

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Mapping #1

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Mapping #2

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Mapping #1

Reference

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