Term 3 has already begun and the Preps are starting their new Integrated Studies unit on ‘Wild and Domestic Animals’. This is a fantastic unit, which begins with a wonderful tuning in excursion to the Royal Melbourne Zoo. The children get to see first hand a range of animals that are found in all different parts of the world! We also attend a Zoo Exploration Lesson where the Preps learn about animals and their features. They learn about which animals have furs, feathers or scales and how these coverings help them survive in the wild. The Prep children even get to touch and feel these different coverings!

Throughout the term, the Preps will expand on their findings from the Zoo and learn about animal habitats, needs, physical features, and similarities and differences of wild and domestic animals. Also later in the term, the Preps have an incursion at the school about Pet Responsibility, which is run by The Department of Primary Industries.

This will be an amazing term for the Prep children!

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