The First Boomerang - Writing Prompts Pack (A5 & A6 Cards)
This writing prompt card pack includes 16 imaginative prompts designed to deepen student engagement with the Dreaming story The First Boomerang. Available in both A5 and A6 formats, these cards explore themes such as cooperation, wisdom, creation, and cultural storytelling.
Students are encouraged to write from multiple perspectives—including the elder, the brothers, the wind, and even the boomerang—through letters, narratives, persuasive pieces, and poetry.
Perfect for literacy centres, writing rotations, or themed cultural studies.
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
• Use selected prompts as oral storytelling starters.
• Offer sentence starters or visual aids for supported learners.
• Allow students to illustrate their responses alongside writing.
Extensions
• Compile student responses into a class storybook or gallery.
• Link prompts with visual arts or drama activities.
• Invite students to create their own Dreamtime-inspired prompt cards.