Our underlining research question is ‘How does the past impact on who we are today and how we express ourselves?’

We will explore this question through the provocations below, looking for new threads to inquire into and authentic opportunities for Maths and Literacy.

Then and Now Cities

Children will compare past and present photos of major cities tracking changes in the architecture and being provoked to ask, theorise and research into the motivations behind the changes they notice.

Teach It To Each Other

Having identified their own expertise last week, children are provoked to share them with each other in interesting and effective ways. Creating Top Trump cards, Canva posters, coding on Scratch, comic strips, and plays are expected to be popular mediums for the creation of peer-teaching resources.

Winter Olympics

Children have enjoyed researching about the Winter Olympics, keeping up to date with the current related events and statistics such as the medal tally. They have also been interested to research about the evolution of the games, countries involved and the history of sports.

Indigenous Literature

Children have been growing an appreciation and understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ culture and history in many ways including through Indigenous children’s books, including, in particular, ‘Finding Our Heart’ by Thomas Mayor, which provoked us to seek more understanding of the importance of ‘Treaty’, ‘Truth’, and Voice’. deadlyquestions.vic.gov.au has been a strong source for further research.

Family Tree

Children will research, draw, timeline and write about their own family history searching for and articulating changes and interesting stories that show how the past’s impacts have influenced us today.

Letter to Future Self

With their identified goals and expertise in mind, children will project themselves into the future and imagine what they may be like at the end of the year. They will then write their future self an encouraging letter outlining their achievements and challenges.