Learning Kits

Common Ground, in collaboration with First Nations educators Harmony Domaille & Clea North , offers a versatile resource for families, students, teachers, and practitioners. Aligned with the F-6 Australian Curriculum, it promotes deep learning both inside and outside classrooms, adaptable to diverse age groups, learning styles, and abilities.

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Included is a map of Australia highlighting each storytellers’ Country and/or language groups, one-page story resources with engaging activities, and cultural connection cards enriching understanding and ensuring cultural safety. These elements foster inclusive learning experiences and honour First Nations storytelling and creativity.

Series 1

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Series 2

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FAQs

Dreamy exists to help people feel calmer, more grounded and connected to Country. The project is also a celebration of First Nations storytelling, creativity and innovation – bringing an age-old practice of oral storytelling into the digital space. Dreamy first launched in 2021 as a collaboration between Common Ground, Snapchat and Ogilvy.

Common Ground is a First Nations not-for-profit and collective of First Nations people changing systems through storytelling. We first launched in 2019 as a small collection of curated and original content found on our website. We have continued to evolve as a place of storytelling and education, to create opportunities for First Nations people to be authors on our terms. Our vision is for future systems that centre First Nations people, Country and truth-telling in everything. We are 100% First Nations-led and staffed.

Everyone! Common Ground has collaborated with two First Nations educators to create a multidimensional and intergenerational resource for families, students, teachers and practitioners. While the resource links to the F-6 (Primary School) Australian Curriculum, it is designed for deep learning both in and out of the classroom. Each story has been mapped to a specific year level and learning area. However, with differentiation or slight modification, you can adapt to suit any age group, learning style or ability.

Country is a word that holds many different meanings for First Nations people, especially given the diversity of First Nations across the continent. But there are certain concepts and ideas about Country that many First Nations people share. For instance: Country is alive. Country is timeless. And Country is us.‍ Country is a proper noun, which is why it is usually capitalised. We often refer to Country in the same way we would a person. For example, Country is sick. Listen to Country. Country needs time to heal. Country is also a term used by First Nations peoples to refer to the lands, waters and skies to which they are connected through ancestral ties and family origins. For example, a Gamilaraay person from south-west Queensland might say, “I am from Gamilaraay Country” or “my Country is Gamilaraay.” Listening to Dreamy is a great way to slow down and connect with Country, wherever you are.

There are two learning kits, one for the first series of Dreamy stories, and one for the second series. Both include a map of Australia indicating each storyteller’s Country and/or language group; a one-pager for each story that outlines two fun and engaging activities connected to the story on the front, and the curriculum links on the back; and cultural connection cards that offer insights into cultural themes, enhancing understanding and promoting cultural safety before teaching. These cards can even be used for staff meetings or as self-reflection tools on cultural capability and connection to self.