This afternoon the Preps watched a program called Little J and Big Cuz. It is the first ever Australian kids animation series about Indigenous Australians and their culture. We were lucky to have been recommended the program by Lewis’s mum Anna. Duncan (Lewis’s dad) worked on the accompanying digital learning resources – web based games and a digital storybook (Where is Aaron?) based on one of the episodes. The preps enjoyed watching some episodes from the series. Lewis proudly explained to them that there are Little J and Big Cuz games to play online and that he was one of the first kids to play them.
A brief description of the series:
Little J, he’s five and Big Cuz, she’s nine. They’re a couple of Indigenous Australian kids living with their Nanna and Old Dog. Little J and Big Cuz are busy with the ups and downs of playground and classroom. There’s always something surprising going on whether it’s at school, in the backyard…or beyond. The gaps in Nanna’s ramshackle fence lead to Saltwater, Desert and Freshwater Country. With the help of Nanna and their teacher Ms Chen, Little J and Big Cuz are finding out all about culture, community and country.
Links to website:
https://www.littlejandbigcuz.com.au
There is a lot of interest in learning about our Indigenous culture following our artist in residence with Warriwuy. We will continue to explore Indigenous story telling next semester.
A big thank you to Anna, Duncan and Lewis for sharing this fantastic resource with our neighbourhood.