Julie Ellis

A graph is a picture or chart showing the differences between things that we can measure. It helps us to understand information when we can see the facts in a picture. We use different kinds of graphs to show different kinds of information.

Beautiful coral reefs are found in warm, shallow seas. They stop beaches and shorelines from being washed away by waves and storms. They are home to thousands of different types of sea animals.The reefs are made of the skeletons of millions of little sea creatures called polyps. They take thousands of years to build up into coral reefs.

If you could get a pet, what pet would you get? Would you get a rabbit or a mouse? Would you choose a goldfish or a turtle? How would you choose?

Puppies like to chew things. They also like to run and chase things and jump up. They don't come when their owners call them. Some puppies go to Puppy School. What do you think they learn at Puppy School?

Children around the world eat all kinds of food. In some countries their food is different from ours. It looks different and it tastes quite different, too. Did you know that some of the foods you eat came from another country? How do people make their kind of food?

Did you know that there were no cars in the world until about 150 years ago? People rode in carriages pulled by strong horses. Then clever inventors found some ways to make carriages that moved without horses. They tried many kinds of engines and carriages before the first real car was invented.

Inventions are new things that nobody has made before. People think of new things to help us with our work and play. What are some new inventions that you use?

Marbles is a game that has been played for hundreds of years. Children like to have their own collection of marbles. There are many different ways to play with them. Have you ever played with marbles?

When someone plays a song on a keyboard, how do they know which keys to play? The keys on a keyboard have note names. Every song is made up of notes. The note names tell you which key to press to play a song. Have you ever played a keyboard? What song did you play?

People have always liked doing puzzles. There are word puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, maze puzzles and lots of other puzzles. What puzzles do you know about? A Tangram is a very old puzzle game from China. Try it!