Toys Tales and Teatime

Years 2 -3

This program is designed to support the HSIE K-6 Syllabus for Stage One and Two students. It focuses on the 'Change and Continuity', and 'Overview of Cultures' outcomes. Students will visit sites that will be used as a focus on different periods of time in the Rocks area. At each site students will be told a tale that relates to the people who may have lived in that place at a particular time. Following on from each tale there will be a set of activities/games that link the past and present and show continuity and change by encouraging interaction, empathy and participation from students. Opportunities also exist to visit other educational venues in the area that will offer interactive programs such as Susannah Place.

Key aims are

  • To develop knowledge and understanding about people and cultures from different times and places with a focus on childhood experiences.
  • To encourage enjoyment in and enthusiasm for language and language use and to develop responsibility, confidence and independence as language learners and users.
  • To understand that the environment has various meanings for different cultural groups.
  • To develop an understanding of the inter-connections between people,cultures, societies and environments.
  • To develop an appreciation of the contribution of other cultures to pastand present environments.
  • To interact with components of the environment using sensory awareness techniques.

SUMMARY of LEARNING SITES, ACTIVITIES and STUDENT OUTCOMES


LEARNING SITE

ACTIVITIES

STUDENT OUTCOMES
Students will be able to:

1. Observatory Park - Band Rotunda

a. Aboriginal story - Gunyarra and the Turtle

b. Name dropping

c. Palm braiding

d. Cats cradle

e. Twirly gig

develop an awareness of the culture, roles and lifestyles of others

develop fine motor skills

develop listening skills

experiment with aboriginal childhood practises / games

develop an understanding of aboriginal childhood pastimes

2. Susannah Place

a. Colonial story - Trouble

b. Picture the plot

c. School day relays

listen for specific purposes

sequence concepts and use spoken language to present a story

make imaginative reconstructions of bygone activities

3. King George V

Toy Making

develop listening and fine motor skills to make a toy out of recycled material to take home

4. Inside Sussanah Place (Tues, Wed or Thur - a fee does apply)

Historic House visit

 

appreciate the way people lived and worked in the past, understand changes in community and family life and evaluates the effects of these on different individuals, groups and environments

 

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