Cockatoos-Underwater creatures

Cockatoos used straws to blow the paint on their paper to create underwater creatures.

Purpose: to work on our ipc sand and water theme grid 2- living things.

lpfö98- to develop their fine motor skills and creative skills.

Peacocks categorizing objects found in a house

categorizing objects found in a house

This week we started making groups of all things we find in and around a house. 

We put up the different rooms; living room, dining room, bathroom, kitchen, study, bedroom, hall and garage.

After that, we showed different pictures of furniture. We asked in what room it belongs and the children can put it up. 

We started with big things, such as TV, bathtub and bed. Now, the children trying to categorize where cutlery goes, a sink, chairs and a computer. 

Purpose: 

The children will understand and be able to categorize different objects in a house. 

The children will learn the names of all the objects in a house. 

Lpfö:

* Develop their ability to listen, reflect and express themselves

* Develop their use of spoken language, vocabulary and concepts, as well as the ability to play with words, relate something and express their thoughts

* Develop their mathematical skill in putting forward and following reasoning

Flamingoes-House Address Activity

Flamingoes-House Address Activity

The Flamingoes  went on a walk around the neighborhood , we talked about addresses , street name and house numbers. The children learned how to say addresses for the different houses.

Later they  drew their house pictures and  were encouraged to write their house number and recite their home addresses.

Purpose

To develop their reflection,artistic and imagination skills.

To develop awareness of their surroundings

To train them to learn their own addresses.

Develop their ability to create and construct using different techniques

Connection to Lpfö

To develop an interest in the written language and an understanding of symbols and their communicative functions

Develop their ability to create and construct using different techniques

Cockatoos- Math activities

Cockatoos made and repeated patterns with shells, also they were counting boats and at the same time playing with them.

Purpose

Setting and solving problems

Thinking logically, making comparisons and asking questions 

Connection to Lpfö98: 

To develop their math skills

Peacocks toolbox

In connection with our Houses and Homes theme, the children explored building materials.  Some of the materials were found in our schools toolbox and others were a gift from the construction workers next door.  The children learned new vocabulary words and were able to have hands on experience working with some of the tools.  After the multisensory learning experience, the children were encouraged to create their own toolbox. 

Purpose:

to increase the children’s receptive and expressive vocabulary of terms related to Houses and Homes

to provide a hands on learning opportunity in which the children could use their senses to related to the materials and vocabulary

to provide the children with the opportunity to express what they learned through art based on their individual learning experience 

Connection to the Lpfö-98

The preschool should strive to ensure that each child…

develop their curiosity and enjoyment as well as their ability to play and learn

develop their use of spoken language, vocabulary and concepts

develop their creative abilities and the ability to convey impressions,thoughts and experiences in many different forms of expression 

Kiwis - Sensory activity

We searched for shells in water and sand using our sense of touch.

Purpose: To investigate and use our senses while exploring 

LPFO: Develop their ability to distinguish, express, examine and use mathematical concepts and their interrelationships.

Penguins in the water room

Green strawberry jello

Jello senses activity

Today we were in the water room, we had made jello it was green as a pear but the flavor was strawberry.

All the children didn’t dare to touch it, but it smelled nice when the teacher touched and felt it with the fingers all most all wanted to feel the jello as well.

They had fun with their senses today, and they loved to eat it too.

Purpose

To open up their senses; to feel,to touch,to smell and to taste.

Lpfö

Develop their curiosity and their ability to play and learn.

Develop their use of spoken language.

Flamingoes- Welcome to our Neighborhood

The flamingoes drew pictures of their homes. They were encouraged to draw details that were related to their own homes and the pictures were amazing! They also drew pictures of what they could find around their house eg. trees , cars , park, other buildings, flowers, people etc.

Purpose

To increase their knowledge of what is required to build a house/home.

To develop their reflection,artistic and imagination skills.

To make children aware of the variations in styles of houses

To widen their vocabulary and be able to tell more about their house.

Lpfö

Develop their ability to recall and create and use their imagination.

Develop their fine motor skills and the ability to work together as a group to create the town.

Develop their ability to express themselves.

Outing

We went  to the big park witch was a long walk for us. We had a great time climbing up and playing.

Purpose: to train our gross motor skills .

Lpfö: Ability to co-ordinate, awareness of their own body.

Penguins Creative Banana art activity

Creative banana activity

This week we are talking about the fruit "banana", and today we are in the art room making bananas with small pieces of yellow felt and yellow paper. All the children are pasting the yellow pieces on to the paper that is the shape of a banana.

All the penguins enjoyed gluing with the glue sticks, and making a mess =).

Purpose

To develop their fine motor skills.

Lpfö

To develop their creative abilities and the ability toexperiences in many different forms such as pictures and music.

Dvelop their curiosity and enjoyment,as well as their ability to play and learn.

Peacocks library visit

Peacocks - library visit

Last Tuesday half of the peacocks group went to the library at Näsby park with Corrie and Nicky. Last Tuesday the other half went to the library in Täby centrum with Jessica and Florentine. 

Both groups looked for books about houses and homes. How and where people live all over the world, how to build houses, building material and the history of houses. 

We found many books that we brought back to school. We will be using them during IPC time when we have our activities about houses and homes. 

Lpfö 

*develop their interest in the written language

*develop their identity and feel secure about themselves

Ducklings Maths:Counting with Plastic Fruits

Last tuesday the ducklings children got the chance to practise counting from 1 to 3 with plastic fruit toys. We set up a black board there with construction paper, “dots” and “number” flashcards to show the amount from 1 to 3. We first practiced counting with dots and numbers and then we put certain amounts of fruit toys under the dots and numbers accordingly. The children were very excited when they saw the fruit toys and that reminded them of eating the real fruits! They had also a lot of fun by coming into the front and pasted the fruits under the correct numbers and dots with the help of the teachers!

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

To develop their understanding of space, shapes, location and direction, and the basic properties of sets, quantity, order and number concepts, also for measurements, time and change.

To develop their curiosity and enjoyment as well as their ability to play and learn.

Cockatoos- Health day!

We celebrated health day by doing yoga and chasing after bubbles!

Connection- to develop their gross motor skills and importance of being healthy.

Penguins: Watering our bean plants

Watering our bean plants together with the ducklings

Today we were in the science room, and saw that our beans had grown into a beansprout. All the children were so happy and saw the change from the tiny bean into a sprout. Today we all had to water our plants so that next week we can transplant our plants into a big pot.

Purpose

To understand the chemical process and the change from seed to a plant.

LPFÖ

 To Develop their understanding of science and the relationship to nature,as well of the knowledge of plants and changes.

To Develop their interest and understanding of the different cycles in nature.

Kiwis-Jolly Phonics, t and i sounds

We played with" i and t" sounds singing specific songs and learning funny actions for each one of them. We also opened" i and t "magic boxes were we discovered tiny toys with names like turtle, tiger, towel, tennis, invitation, igloo, ice cream.

Purpose:To be aware of specific sounds and their actions.

               To learn words that starts with t and I.

LPFO: Develop their ability to listen, reflect and express their own views and try to understand the perspective of others.

Peacocks - jolly phonics

Peacocks - Jolly phonics

This week we started Jolly phonics. The children learned the sound of the letters 's', 'a', 't' and 'I'. They listened to the stories and that way we teach them the sounds and the corresponding movement. The children will get a sound-book on Friday so they can show you the movement and sounds. 

Every week the children will learn new sounds on Monday and Wednesday. 

On Tuesdays and Friday we focus more on writing skills. 

Lpfö

*develop their interest in the written language

*develop their identity and feel secure about themselves

Kiwis - Mixing water and sand

We learned about wet and dry sand.We put sand in a tray and we poured water over it.Putting them together we got children favorite mixture for play.We learned this way how wet and dry sand looks like.

Purpose: To learn about wet and dry through play.

LPFO:Develop their ability to distinguish, explore,document,put questions about and talk about science.

Cockatoos-Clean and dirty water

We prepared  two glasses of water. We had brown water (sand), clear drinking water. We explained to the cockatoos why they can not drink dirty water. 

Purpose

Understand where water comes from in your community. Know the ways most households make water safe to drink.

Is clean (clear) water always safe to drink? (No)

Can water be made safe to drink by boiling? (Yes)

Can water have germs in it that make us ill? (Yes)

Is it safe to share a cup or drink out of the same bottle? (No)

Does water for drinking need to be in a covered pot? (Yes)

Is it safe to touch water before drinking it? (No)

If people poo outside or throw rubbish on the ground, can this make water unsafe? (Yes)

Skills  

Identifying clean water

Analysis skills

Lpfö

To develop their ability to distinguish, explore, document, put questions about and talk about science. 

Penguins, floating and sinking fruit activity.

Last week we started our new IPC theme fruit (food) on Wednesday we were in the water room and had an experiment of seeing different types of fruits if they could sink or float, we used plastic and real fruits. It was a wet but fun activity for all.

Purpose

To introduce our new theme FOOD

LPFÖ

To develop their understanding of the differences of floating and sinking.

To develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to play and learn.

Ducklings Early Science Activity: Planting Black Eyed Bean Seeds

Last thursday in the science room, the ducklings children took turns to plant their very own black eyed bean seeds in small cups. (marked with their name on each cup). They children got the chance to feel the seeds by touching  as well as smelling the soil. Hopefully, in a few days we will get the beans and we will of course always observe together with the children to see how the seeds grow every week!

We have been working on the following Lpfö:

 

To develop a respect for all forms of life, as well as care for their immediate environment.

To develop their ability to coordinate, awareness of their own body, as well as an understanding of the importance of maintaining their own health and well-being.

 

 

 

 

 

Flamingoes: Recording data using Tally Charts and Bar Graphs

Flamingoes: Recording data using Tally Charts and Bar Graphs

In connection to our theme "Houses And Homes", we took the children on a walk around the neighborhood to look at the different types of buildings.We counted the number of apartments\houses/radhus. Later using the tally charts and bar graphs we recorded our findings. The children learned in a fun way how to use tally charts and bar graphs!!!

Purpose

Develop Visual spatial relation.

To develop Mathematical logic and to learn various ways to record data.

To explore actively using all the senses.

To develop observational skills

Connection to lpfö: 

Develop understanding of space, shapes ,location ,direction and quantity.

Cockatoos: Sand and water

We started our week with the theme 'sand and water’ . The children played with a variety of sand and water toys in wet and dry sand.We had a lot of fun. it was a very messy occasion!

Purpose

To introduce our theme sand and water

LPFÖ

To develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to play and learn. 

Flamingoes: Building Houses

Flamingoes: Building Houses

For our IPC Theme "Houses And homes" the Flamingoes read the story "The Three Little Pigs". Then they used different materials to build the houses.  The material used was straws, sticks and Lego.They also got to predict and test which house would stay up the whole time. 

Purpose

Develop problem solving skill

Develop prediction skills. The children will make predictions about their houses and provide support for their predictions (why they think this way).

Connection to lpfö: 

Develop their ability to build, create and construct using different techniques, materials and tools. 

Develop their ability to distinguish, explore, document, put questions about and talk about science