Mr. Bolton's Kindergarten Class would like to Welcome YOU to Australia!
"G'day mate!" We have had such an exciting time learning about australia, or the "land DownUnder". we tackled australian animals and wildlife, australian currency, Aborigines culture and traditions, and even the largest coral reef in the world- the great barrier reef. Studying Australia opened up many opportunities for us to learn. Australia offers the opportunity to study geography due to its diverse landscape. It's also a superior opportunity to study animals and their habitats due to the many different Australian species. For example, who can resist a kangaroo or a koala?
Did you know Australia holds the largest coral reef in the world, known as the GREAT BARRIER REEF?
The koala is truly a unique animal that is beloved and recognized the world over. Koalas are representatives of the Land Down Under, the continent and country of Australia. We really enjoyed learning about koalas. in fact, we even used koalas for our topic to build complete sentences.
Fun Fact: Koalas are in fact NOT Bears, and is classified as a marsupials (Mammals with small pouches).
T.W. Sherrin football Manufactured in Australia
Australian Money ($5 Bill) which cannot be Ripped!
WHo knew that Kangaroos can help you count by 2's?
Kangaroos are of cultural and spiritual significance to Aboriginal people across Australia. With learning about Australian wildlife it was almost impossible not to mention the kangaroo. When learning how to count by 2's the kangaroo was a concrete example on multiples of 2. We used the Joey (or baby kangaroo) and its mother to symbolize the number 2. With that our kindergarten class can skip count by 2's with no problem.
we even got to customize our OWN boomerangs!
Boomerangs play a key role in Aboriginal mythology. Coming as small as 10cm or as large as 1.8m, they were used primarily as a hunting tool used to mow down prey from distances as far as 100M. They were also used as tools to dig into the earth or to start fires, as weapons in hand-to-hand combat, or as musical instruments in cultural ceremonies. Nonetheless the class enjoyed learning about the history of boomerangs, and they really enjoyed creating and throwing their own.
We were able to sort and identify rhyming words and write them in their correct categories with our awesome Kangaroo inspired worksheet!
The class found learning about the Didgeridoo (an Australian Aboriginal music instrument) exciting as well. Selwyns very own "Aussie" Lily, showed the class her own didgeridoo and how its played, take a look! :)
Aboriginal Dot Painting
Our young Aussie's tried their hands at some native aborigine dot painting creating some unique paper boomerangs, as well as a set of beautiful pillows set for the Art Auction!
Check out this cuteness on costume picture day!
Ms. Mallett let them take selfies on her phone!
Check out this cuteness on costume picture day!
Ms. Mallett let them take selfies on her phone!
We would like to thank you for stopping by and viewing our Australian adventure. We hope you enjoyed our classwork and projects. "HOOROO!" (or "goodbye" in Australia) :)