Little J feels lucky when he wears a new pair of yellow undies. After Old Dog destroys them, he loses his confidence. Big Cuz saves the day with the remnants of the undies made into a sweat band, and Little J finds confidence to play the basketball game and win the day.

Elaborate - Present narratives, information and findings about family structures

Theme - FAMILY

After viewing Little J & Big Cuz, episode 1, ‘Lucky Undies’, engage students with the following activities to support their understanding of Little J’s sense of luck and superstition.

Many characters helped Little J on the day of the ‘big kids’ basketball game’. Ask students to identify how each character supported and encouraged Little J to successfully shoot the basket, e.g. Ms Chen encourages Little J to play in the team, Big Cuz and Levi train with him on the afternoon before the game, Big Cuz makes a headband of the destroyed undies.

Ask students to consider who helps them in their life: who are the people in their immediate family, extended family, carers, friends, and supporters? List some of these people and their roles in caring for them.

Suggested resource:

For different family structures associated with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families, refer to: Culture, Family and Kinship, Australian Institute of Family Studies

Present students with a concentric circle graphic organiser where the student is in the centre circle. Additional resource for graphic organiser templates:

• Graphic organisers

Have students add the names (with illustrations) of their immediate family in the next circle, their extended family in the next outer circle, and so forth until they have a picture of all the people who look after them and are there to help them.

Ask students to do an oral or written presentation of a story about a family member and how that person encourages and supports the student to do their best. Encourage the student to illustrate the story as part of the presentation.