All posts in May 2023

Building on our exploration of personal artefacts, we made connections with Reconciliation Week by reading ‘Welcome to Country’ by Aunty Joy Murphy. The book explains the significance of welcoming ceremonies to First Nation communities in Australia and their connection to the natural world around them. Reading the story, the children commented that the people in…

Together we have looked at the special objects children have brought in from home and asked the children to share what they notice. This lead to a discussion about the range of materials for each object, the different sizes, how they are used, how old objects might be and what might make the objects special…

To connect to our families and history and build a collective understanding of who we are as a community, the children have been sharing artifacts from their family. This led to a discussion with the children around the importance these objects have to us – both as individuals and families. Ronan’s Family Chair: “I think…