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PRIMARY: Paul Klee This term Primary have been studying the artist Paul Klee. Miss Kate began her lessons by teaching a little about the life and work of the artist. Our first lesson involved creating collages inspired by his piece named Dancing For Fear. The children have been working on many different skills in art inspired by his painting Golden Fish. This includes fish printing, using real fish to print! They had a lot of fun experimenting with this. JacquelineHarvey.com.au - The offical website of best selling author Jacqueline Harvey Books Alice Miranda Series Meet Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones, possibly the bravest, most positive seven and one quarter year old you’re ever likely to encounter. Alice-Miranda At School National Geographic Archeology 2012 Issyk Kul Expedition Follow along as Fred Hiebert and his team search for a sunken palace in Kyrgyzstan. Maya Prince's Tomb Found Under a remote Maya palace in the ruined city of Uxul, archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered an ancient burial—and a rare royal cup. Photos: Aztec Sacrifices Found Below street level in Mexico City, archaeologists have found a jumble of bones dating to the 1480s. Mysterious Maya Art Found Researchers have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved Maya mural and calendar markings. Exploring Lost Places National Geographic is committed—as we have been for more than a century—to supporting new archaeology projects around the world. Photos: "Unexpected" Male Found in Pre-Inca Tomb?

Australian Anti-Bullying Organisation ESA - Space for Kids - Life in Space - Gravity and weightlessness Our everyday lives involve such activities as sitting, walking, picking up things from the ground and lying in bed. None of these activities are possible in orbit. Once a spacecraft reaches orbit, everything inside it appears to be weightless. Anything (or anyone) that is not tied down will float. Astronauts first feel the effect of weightlessness when the rocket engines are turned off. Welcome to the Morris Gleitzman Website Historvius Australian Cherries What Does the Tooth Fairy Do With All the Teeth? - Tooth Fairy, Tooth Fairy Letters & Certificates What Does the Tooth Fairy Do With All the Teeth? From my previous article, I talked about how many teeth I collect per night and now I want to tell you what the tooth fairy does with all of the teeth. Primarily, the teeth are used to build our town but depending on the size and shape some of the teeth are used to make shoes, computers and other things we use on a daily basis. While some people have told me that it’s a bit strange or gross, consider many of the toys you have are made of plastic which I don’t like.

Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz: The Official Website What is the Foundation Phase? - Wales Pre-school Providers Association The Foundation Phase is a developmental curriculum for 3 to 7-year-olds in Wales. It encourages children to be creative, imaginative and to have fun and makes learning more enjoyable and more effective. Children will be given more opportunities to explore the world around them and understand how things work by taking part in practical activities that are relevant to their developmental stage. They are challenged with open-ended questions and given opportunities to explore and share their ideas for solving problems. The Foundation Phase is based on the principle that early years’ provision should offer a sound foundation for future learning through a developmentally appropriate curriculum. It brings more consistency and continuity to children’s education at such an all-important period in their development.

Why we need to teach younger kids to be activists, too. Celia Jacobs I grew up petrified of acid rain. The name itself was terrifying, and it haunted my waking hours. Did it eat people’s faces? Roman sewers - ancient Roman toilets, poop, pipes A Roman latrine, feeding into the Roman sewers. Why did the Romans build aqueducts and sewers? In larger Roman towns, people often got sick or died from drinking water that had sewage in it. Aboriginal Australian Culture: One of the Oldest Living Cultures The culture of Australia’s Aboriginal people is one of the oldest in the world – Aboriginal Australian Culture dates back more than 60,000 years! There are many archaeological sites throughout the country where the long history of Indigenous people can be found. These include rock art in caves as well as fossils from where Aboriginal people lived and shared their meals. Aboriginal Archaeological Site: Botany Bay, New South Wales On the shores of Botany Bay (where Captain Cook first landed in 1788) there is a shell midden.