Indigenous Cultures

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 to deepen understanding of Indigenous cultures in Oceania through an informational reading and evidence-based written responses. Learners read a passage about Aboriginal Australians and Māori cultures, focusing on storytelling, language, carving, and strong connections to land, then answer comprehension questions in complete sentences that require thoughtful comparison, explanation, and use of textual evidence.

Learning Goals

• Indigenous Cultures (Grades 4-6): Learn about Aboriginal Australian and Māori traditions, beliefs, and ways of life.
• Cultural Comparison: Identify similarities and differences between two Indigenous groups using information from the text.
• Informational Reading: Practice identifying key ideas and supporting details in a nonfiction passage.
• Constructed Response Writing: Write clear, complete-sentence answers supported by evidence from the reading.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to align with upper elementary social studies and ELA standards.
• Respectful Cultural Focus: Promotes understanding and appreciation of Indigenous histories and traditions.
• Evidence-Based Questions: Encourages students to reference the text when explaining ideas.
• Flexible Use: Ideal for geography units, cultural studies, reading lessons, homework, or assessment.

This printable worksheet helps students build cultural awareness while strengthening reading comprehension and analytical writing skills. By examining Aboriginal Australian and Māori traditions through informational text, learners develop a deeper understanding of Indigenous cultures and improve their ability to compare, explain, and support ideas with evidence. It’s a meaningful, no-prep resource that works well in both classroom instruction and homeschool learning, supporting respectful and thoughtful cultural study.

This worksheet is part of our Oceania Worksheets collection.