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= Homeschooling prep science history =
''Generated: 2025-11-08 22:15:24''

'''Prompt:'''
science and history for prep age homeschooling

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That’s a great age to start building curiosity! For Prep (Foundation/Kindergarten) level homeschooling, science and history are best approached through hands-on exploration, stories, and observation, not formal lessons. Below is an Australian Curriculum-aligned guide with ideas, activities, and themes to make it fun and age-appropriate.

== 🌿 Science (Foundation / Prep) ==

Focus: Exploring the natural world through senses, play, and observation.
Australian Curriculum strands:

* Biological sciences (living things)
* Physical sciences (movement, light, sound)
* Earth and space sciences (weather, environment)
* Chemical sciences (materials and change)

=== 🔬 Themes & Activity Ideas ===

==== 🐾 Living Things ====

* Sorting activity: Collect pictures or small toys and sort into living/non-living.
* Observation: Grow seeds in cotton wool or soil; record growth with drawings.
* Mini habitat: Make a bug hotel or watch worms in a jar with soil layers.
* Pet or plant care: Daily observation journal (“What did I notice today?”).

==== 🌦️ Weather & Seasons ====

* Weather chart: Draw or use symbols for sunny, rainy, windy, etc.
* Seasonal scavenger hunts: Collect leaves, flowers, or photos showing change.
* Experiment: Make a rain cloud in a jar (shaving cream + blue food colouring + water).

==== ⚙️ Forces & Movement ====

* Push and pull: Use toy cars, balls, or swings to explore how things move.
* Floating and sinking: Test household items in water.
* Ramp races: Compare how fast different objects roll down a slope.

==== 🧪 Materials & Change ====

* Sink/float sorting: Predict which objects float before testing.
* Melting and freezing: Ice cubes in the sun, then refreeze water.
* Texture exploration: Touch and describe materials — rough, smooth, hard, soft.

== 🏛️ History (Foundation / Prep) ==

Focus: Understanding personal and family history; learning about the past through stories, photos, and everyday changes.
Australian Curriculum strand:

* Personal and Family Histories (Foundation Year)

=== 📜 Themes & Activity Ideas ===

==== 👨‍👩‍👧 My Family ====

* Family tree craft: Use photos or drawings to show family members.
* Timeline: Create a simple “Me growing up” line with baby, toddler, now.
* Stories from family: Record or write down grandparents’ stories.
* Home museum: Collect “old” and “new” household items to compare.

==== 🏠 How Life Changes Over Time ====

* Old vs new: Compare toys, transport, houses, or clothes.
* Then and now photo hunt: Look at old photos of your suburb or town.
* Make-believe play: Pretend to live “a long time ago” (no electricity day, wash clothes by hand, etc.).

==== 📅 Community and Celebrations ====

* Mark special days: Birthdays, ANZAC Day, NAIDOC Week, holidays.
* Learn about Aboriginal seasons (e.g., Kulin Nation six seasons if in Victoria).
* Visit local sites: Old buildings, museums, or heritage trails.

== 📘 Recommended Books ==

* “Why Is the Sky Blue?” by Sally Grindley (science curiosity)
* “What’s Alive?” by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
* “My Place” by Nadia Wheatley & Donna Rawlins (Australian history, family, and place)
* “Window” by Jeannie Baker (environmental change over time)
* “Big Rain Coming” by Katrina Germein (weather and First Nations perspectives)

== 🧭 Extra Tips ==

* Keep a “Discovery Journal” — one page drawing or sentence a week about something they noticed, learned, or wondered.
* Use nature walks as science lessons — collect leaves, look at bugs, notice clouds.
* Incorporate First Nations perspectives by exploring Dreaming stories and seasonal calendars.
* Visit local museums or nature reserves — hands-on, no worksheets needed.

Would you like me to put this into a weekly or term-by-term plan (e.g. 10-week homeschool schedule for Prep Science & History)? I can format it with activities, book lists, and links to Australian resources.


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