This week our unit of inquiry saw us turn our attention to some of the differences between night and day.
Sterling – In the day I see the sun and at night I see the moon
Bernie – I see stars
We then discussed some of the phases of the moon.
Sterling – sometimes it’s a full moon and sometimes it’s a half moon, and sometimes its an empty moon.
Finny - I see a big round moon in the night
Bernie – the half moon looks like a banana
Stephen – the full moon looks like an orange
And then we discovered that some animals like to be awake at night.
Angus – the owls
Bernie – bats
Lachlan – Possums are awake at night
Sterling – there was an exhibit at the zoo and its very dark and you need to be quiet – the animals are nocturnal.
Our Minnie Pwerle studio has been a hive of activity with the children showing great interest in exploring the differences between light and dark. We have used the artwork created by Minnie Pwerle (1910—2006)as a provocation to explore the contrasting effects on black paper.
Have a great weekend.
Melissa and Renee
