This term we have started an inquiry that combines History, Science and Literacy.

We have been reading the book Now and Then by Tasmanian author Fiona Levings which is about a boy named Jem who lives in the same house where a boy named Doug lived 70 years before.  The book compares the lives of the two boys, their families and the animals that live with them.  We have been writing about the character traits of the boys and will be moving on to looking deeper at the way of life in the past.

Our scientific work has begun with an investigation of how things are made.  This week we connected to a glass blower via UTAS’ Children’s TV which told us all about how glass is made and the process to make bottles and other useful objects.

We continue to build our literacy and numeracy skills as well with lots of letters and sounds work, reading, counting, patterns and problem-solving.