Even though Anzac Day fell during our holiday break this year, we still celebrated the day in Area 1 once we came back to school. The children learnt more about the history of Anzac, the significance of poppies and the responsibilities of soldiers.
We read two great children's books about Anzac Day, The Anzac Puppy and Anzac Ted.
Then, we combined Science and Art together in order to create a field of poppies.
First, the children wondered what would happen to crayons if we used a hair dryer on them.
Next, they enthusiastically conducted the experiment.
The children were 'wide eyed and bushy tailed' as they saw the changes occur to the crayons when heat was applied to them. They were thrilled talking to each other about which coloured crayon melted first, what happened to the colours as they CONNECTED with each other and how the melted crayons changed back to a solid once they dried!
Doesn't the grass look like something from one of Dr. Seuss' books?
Finally, the kids added the last touch to their abstract piece of art. They made a pin-wheel poppy and glued it to their colourful grass.
The children also got to present their wonderful, creative artwork to the Junior Syndicate in an assembly!
