The First Boomerang - Discussion Questions
This slide deck of 12 discussion questions encourages thoughtful exploration of the Dreaming story The First Boomerang. Students reflect on themes such as teamwork, creativity, problem-solving, and cultural knowledge through guided questions like “What does the Elder’s advice suggest about the importance of cooperation?” and “How can stories like this help us understand the value of teamwork?”
Ideal for class discussions, reading groups, or literature circles following the story.
Learning goals
- We are learning to identify features, such as characters and settings, of different literary texts and give reasons for personal preferences.
- We are learning to draw connections between personal experiences and the worlds of texts and share responses with others.
- We are learning to identify aspects of different types of literary texts that entertain and give reasons for personal preferences.
- We are learning to draw connections between personal experiences and the worlds of texts, and share responses with others.
- We are learning to select and discuss texts that satisfy our personal preferences and providing reasoning.
Curriculum alignment
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Modifications
• Display one question at a time for focused discussion.
• Support responses with sentence stems or small group discussion first.
• Allow visual or oral responses instead of written for supported learners.
Extensions
• Turn questions into writing prompts or journal entries.
• Use the questions to structure a class debate or dramatic retelling.
• Pair with artwork or clay modelling to represent scenes from the story.