Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Term 3 Week 9 Day 3

Kindergarten

Religion: The Best We Can Be
☑ Excursion to local cemetery; discussion about respect; practising appropriate behaviour.

Cultural Studies: Investigating Diversity
☑ Noticing the different kinds of headstones, and how styles have changed over time.

Human Society & Environment: Discussion / Debate (Clarifying Values)
Topic: Families Past and Present - What is an artifact?
☑ Discussion of cemeteries: what are they for? who are they for? how are they protected? 
☑ Introducing the idea of sacred ground.

Mathematics: Weights and Measures
☑ Size comparisons.

English: Independent Reading
☑ Excursion to library; independent browsing and choosing books for borrowing (including early readers).

Creative Arts: Art Study
☑ Looking closely at a local artist's interpretation of Van Gogh's painting on display in the local library. Identifying local landmarks, and identifying similarities with Van Gogh's work. Also identifying the different media used (pastels instead of oil paint).
Camden - A Starry Night? by Mark Svenson
Human Society & Environment: Investigation
Topic: Families Past and Present - What is an artifact?
☑ Excursion around local town looking for artifacts; noting what is a natural object and what is a man-made object; identifying artifacts with historical significance.


Personal Development, Health and Physical Education: Free Choice Activity
☑ Bush walk

Science & Technology: Observation and Report
Topic: Looking around you - Town and Country.
☑ Comparing and contrasting the town walk and the bush walk.

Preschool

☑ Participating in above activities.

Infant Activities

☑ Looking at new places, new faces and new things.

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