Indigenous Legends
Bring Indigenous Australian stories into your classroom with this engaging Indigenous Legends resource.
Indigenous Australian legends are among the world's oldest storytelling traditions, carrying deep cultural wisdom, connection to Country, and timeless lessons about the natural world and how to live well together. This Indigenous Legends resource gives your students a meaningful window into these rich narratives, supporting authentic cross-cultural learning in a way that is respectful, engaging, and curriculum-relevant.
Perfect for integrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures across your learning programme — this is the kind of resource that sparks genuine curiosity and rich classroom conversations.
Why teachers love it:
- Cross-curriculum priority — directly supports the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures priority
- Culturally respectful — designed to introduce Indigenous stories in an appropriate and meaningful way
- Sparks rich discussion — legends naturally invite questioning, inferring, and deep thinking
- Works across multiple subject areas — relevant to English, HASS, and the Arts
Perfect for:
- English units featuring traditional and cultural stories
- HASS units on Australian Indigenous cultures and communities
- NAIDOC Week and Reconciliation Week activities
- Year 2 through to Year 5 classrooms
- Cross-curriculum priority integration throughout the year
What's included:
A printable Indigenous Legends resource to support reading, comprehension, discussion, and reflection on Indigenous Australian storytelling traditions in the classroom.
Help your students understand and appreciate the oldest living culture on Earth — these stories deserve a place in every Australian classroom!
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
OUR HAPPINESS GUARANTEE
We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.
FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
