History - Toys - Past to Present

Stage 1 launched their History study for Term 1 today. All the students were excited to learn that we would be thinking about TOYS and in particular making toys for a group of students in Uganda. We viewed a clip about schools in Uganda and life for children in that country. We compared it to life in Australia. We looked at Google Earth to see where in the world Uganda is...
When we got back to class the students were asked to reflect on their learning. This is what some of the students said...

Stephanie -  

Goats can walk in the playground.

Jake -  

They use interesting things to make soccer balls.

Zach -  

In the schools the students can have more than one hundred students in a class and only one teacher.

Charlotte F -  

If the students don’t get a seat on time they sit on the floor.

Anae  - 

If the students come to school late they get a smack with a stick from the teacher.

Joel -

The students only have a small amount of money.

Connor -

The school does not have grass in the playground.

Chase - 

For their lunch orders all the students have the same food.

Charles - 

They have different houses to us.

PJ The students are poor.

Hannah -  

Some of the schools have a straw roof.

Maddie - 

The country of Uganda doesn’t have a lot of water surrounding it.

Mahalia -  

Instead of floors like us they have dirt.

Poppy -  

In all schools there are a lot of students and not many teachers.

Mason -  

The little boy has a house made out of straw.

Lily -  

The children do not have many toys.

Seneca -  

The children play without shoes.

Charlotte M -  

They have to get clean before eating dinner.

Trooper -  

Goats are in the playground.

Louise -  

The students all eat the same lunch.