Barna Bidi First Nations Lifecycle Stacking Blocks by Simone Hills

In Noongar language Barna Bidi means Animal Track/Path. 

Koolangka ‘kids’ can connect and learn about Noongar Culture through Waabiny ‘playing’ with Awe & Wonder’s Barna Bidi Stackables.

Barna Bidi Stackables comes a stackable tower of 6 cubes with each block themed with Barna ‘an Animal’;

This resource is perfect to pair up with plush and replica barna ‘animals’ play and build knowledge through discussions about lifecycles, habitats and what we can do to help care for our Barna ‘Animals’

Activities / Using Resource

• Koolangka can learn Barna Noongar Names and what the Barna Bidi ‘Animal Track/Path’ looks like - thinking about how movement can change track e.g; look at the Yongka - the difference in the look of its Bidi ‘track’ from standing to when it hops slowly it drags its tail - and look at Wetj Bidi how it looks different from standing to walking/running - Koolangka investigate there own Bidi ‘track’ walking vs running - how do the look of our footprints change
• Introduction to discussions and further learning about Barna lifecycles 
• ** lets sort Barna that lay/come from Noorook ‘Eggs’ and Barna that Don’t, learning about Barna that have pouches
• Perfect to pair with plush or replica animals - sort animals into the matching box - Can you count in Noongar Numbers how many Barna in each Box
• Hide each Barna Bidi Stackable Block amongst plants in your garden or at the park - have only bidi ‘track’ side visible for Koolangka to find - can Koolangka recall which Barna Bidi? - reveal the rest of the box to check if Koolangka guessed correct