Jacaranda Journals

Week 6

27.02.17-03.03.17

Watching the Wind

Monday 27th February 2017

Today we watched three short video clips of wind (see links below). We listened to the ideas of the children as the videos were

being played.

Strong Wind Blowing in Trees

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFYhVU2hOM4)

Alia: The branches are moving.

Henry: Leaves are moving.

Toby: I can see the tree move.

Jared: It’s not raining (making the connection that wind is not always accompanied by rain).

Alia: It’s making a sound.

Ollie: A windy noise.

Ava: The trees are going down.

Amelia: The leaves are waving.

What happens to birds or animals living in the trees when it is windy?

Ollie: The birds might shake and fall off.

Mia: They would fall out.

Ollie: The birds would find food.

Jared: The koala would climb.

High Wind Laser Sailing

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAVjohvItCw)

What makes the boat go so fast?

Ollie: A fish.

Alia: The sail.

Ollie: The wind is making it go very fast.

Henry: My Dad’s boat has a propeller to make it go very fast.

Ollie: A sailboat couldn’t move with no wind but if it was another boat it would.

Windmill in action

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvmEoAVABfM)

Jade: I’ve seen one at the farm.

Ollie: It’s going faster because there is more.

Alia: It’s making water.

Sailboat by Jade

Sailboat by Jared

VEYLDF—Children are confident and involved learners:

Apply a wide range of thinking strategies to engage with situations and solve problems, and adapt these strategies to new situations.

Make connections between experiences, concepts and processes.

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Shrove Tuesday

Tuesday 28th February 2017

“Children’s connectedness with and different ways of belonging

to people, country and communities help them to learn different

ways of being, reflecting the values, traditions and practices of

their families and communities” (Victorian Early Years Learning

and Development Framework 2009, p. 20).

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What is a family?

Mia Mummy, Jamie my brother and Bailey my dog and my Daddy.

Frankie It’s mummy and Pappi and Charlie and My house. We all live together.

Alia Some people and a dog that live in a house.

Toby Family is your parent s and they look after you and Matilda is in my family

she is my little sister she is my family too and I look after her.

Henry Hattie is in my family she is my sister and Clemmy is in my family she is

my sister too. My Mum is in my family and me! My Dad is in my family

and I have Freddie my dog in my family. All my family live in my house

with me.

Amelia Samuel is my big brother, Mummy and Daddy. We all live in the house

together.

Zac We all love each other. Ethan and Jake are my big brothers and Mummy

and Daddy they are all in my family. I know I am part of the family

because I love my brothers and my mummy and daddy.

James My Mum and Dad are my family! I don’t have a brother.

Tyler My Mum and Dad are in my family and Moo Moo she is my big sister and

Olivia she is my other big sister. I have Nanny and Gangi and aunty

Claire and Uncle Sam and Eden who is my big brother but Aunty Claire’s

one and Maia and Alice and they are other sisters who are Aunty Claire’s

too.

My brother Jamie is important because I am little and he is

bigger and he loves me. – Mia

As we continue to explore the PYP inquiry into “Who We Are” we discussed with

the children their ideas about what a family is and why they think it is important to

belong to one.

Mia’s family Jade’s family

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Do you think it is important to be part of a family?

Mia Yeah because they aren't anyone else’s family. My brother Jamie is

important because I am little and he is bigger and he loves me. He

teaches me all of the things I can’t do and he looks after me when I

am feeling sad.

Frankie Yes or I wouldn’t have anyone to live with in my house.

Alia Yes because otherwise you will be by yourself.

Toby Yes because if you were alone you would have no parents and I

would feel sad.

Henry Yes because it’s fun to be part of a family. I like having big sisters

because they play with me.

Tyler It’s really important to be part of a family because it really good.

Amelia Yes because we are all together and it makes me feel good.

James Yes my Mummy and Daddy are funny and they look after me.

Mia It makes me feel good. When it’s dark and the door is locked and I

am in bed I would feel scared if I didn't have my family.

Frankie It makes me feel happy.

Alia It makes me feel happy.

Toby It makes me feel safe. If I’m not with my mummy or daddy or Matilda

I feel sad. They make me feel happy.

Henry It makes me feel love.

James I love them very, very long!

Being part of a family makes me feel love. -Henry

Liam’s family

Amelia’s family

In order to form a strong sense of self, children need to build secure relationships first within the family and then

with caring, attentive adults in other settings. Early years Framework

EYLDF– Outcome1—children develop knowledgeable and confident self identities.