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Health and Physical Education Years 5 and 6
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Worksheet Sequence 1
My Family, My Heritage
Draw your family in the space above.
Ask your parents if you can ask them some questions about your family history and heritage. If
you don’t live with your parents, ask someone else from your family or someone that you
consider family to you.
1. Has our family always lived in Australia? (If yes go to Question 4)
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Worksheet: Sequence 1 My Family, My Heritage
2. If no, when did our family move here and what country did they come from?
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3. Why did we (or our ancestors) immigrate? What were the circumstances?
4. If yes to Question 1: Where did our family come from in Australia? Did we come with the
settlers or did we always live here? If we were here, which area did we come from and what is
the name of our people?
5. Do we have any heritage from other countries?
6. What traditions and celebrations are important in our family? When did they begin?
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Worksheet: Sequence 1 My Family, My Heritage
7. Do we speak another language? Can any of our relatives speak other languages?
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