Gagan (colours)

Resource sheet

Please download the resource sheet which list our materials as well as those made by others; some activities; and some cultural background/information: Colours-unit_29-MAR-22.pdf


Colour-by-numbers

We have colour-by-number sheets from designs by Gamilaraay artist Sharon (Dawnie) Wortley:
gugurrgaagaa (kookaburra) gugurrgaagaa.pdf
garrangay (duck) garrangay.pdf
warrul (bee-Gamilaraay): warrul_GR.pdf
warrangana (bee-Yuwaalaraay/Yuwaalayaay): warangana-YR-YY.pdf

     





        



Wiyal (crayons)


Please see the Garrawal (shop) to buy wiyayl (crayons) with names in language.

Posters

  
Download a pdf file of the colour/colours poster here: gagan-colour.pdf
Download a pdf file of "What is your favourite colour?" here: What-is-your-favourite-colour.pdf

 

Download a set of 10 A4 posters with artwork by Sharon (Dawnie) Wortley, and with cultural and linguistic background information where appropriate (red and black are shown): Colours-posters_20APRIL21.pdf

Matching activity

Download a simple activity for home or classroom here: Colours-matching_29APR20.pdf

Videos

Please see our YouTube colours playlist: for songs, words of the week, etc:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL94x-cYTWKmRDIkRkXIeS-QJ9ynt6Zvs-

  • Gagan - Colours in Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay and Auslan


  • Yugal Gagan-di (colours song)

       Download a pdf of the words here: Yugal-gagan-di-Colours-song.pdf

  • I can sing a rainbow 

        Soundtrack (Loren Ryan): Download Download

        Words in English, Gamilaraay, & Auslan: 
        Sing-a-rainbow_Gamilaraay-and-signs_19OCT2020.pdf
        (Another version is in Loren's "Songs for Charlie", available on Spotify etc.)

Book

A book written by Suellyn Tighe in 2012 is available for purchase from Five Senses Education.
A pdf of the book can be downloaded from: www.yuwaalaraay.com