Ducklings: Earth Day Celebration (Planting Trees)

Last Friday we had celebrated the Earth Day by planting trees in front of the preschool with all the groups. First the flamingos group performed an Earth song. Then the ducklings children were guided by the teachers to start planting first. We got a green pear tree and a bag of soil. We also got help from NCC gardeners with the tree planting! The children were very focused during the planting and they tried to add more soil around the tree. At last we stand around the tree and took a group picture! We also had pretend play in the drama room. The children were dressing up as spiderman, cowboy as well as different kinds of animals.

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

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.

To develop their creative abilities and the ability to convey impressions, thoughts and experiences in many different forms of expression, such as play, pictures, song and music, dance and drama.

Ducklings Easter Egg Hunt!

During the Easter week, we prepared some Easter egg candies with duckling children's own pictures on each plastic bag. Later one, all the children presented were encouraged to go to the Egg Hunt in the forest! All the children got so involved into this fun activity, and at last every child found their own bag of Easter candies! They were so happy and tasted a bit of the chocolate candy later in the afternoon!

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

Develop their cognitive abilities.

Develop their gross motor skills.

Feel a sense of participation in their own culture and develop a feeling and respect for other cultures.

Ducklings Pretending to be Tigers near the Forest

Last Friday we went outing in the forest our backyard. We pretended to be little tigers by wearing the tiger masks we made on Monday and imitating the sound “Roar….” of tigers. We ate the rice cakes and fruit near the backyard and came back earlier to the preschool to prevent the harmness from the solar eclipse. However, all the children were having fun exploring the nature as little tigers!

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

To develop their motor skills

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

Ducklings Amazing Race: Wild Animals Hunting!

Last friday we had the  whole ducklings’ group went outing in the forest for our amazing race ! We had circle time by singing songs and having blueberry soup and bananas as snack. Later, we went wild animals hunting in the forest! All the ducklings children tried to climb up and down. Finally, they found the wild animals: monkey, elephant and giraffes(toys and pictures) hidden in the forest! During this outing, they also practiced to walk one after another in a line by holding a rope!

We have been working on the following LPfö:

To develop their motor skills. ability to co-ordinate, awareness of their own body, as well as an understanding if the importance of maintaining their own health and well-being.

Ducklings Explored the Nature in the Forest

Last Friday we had the pink and purple groups in ducklings going outing in the forest near the back yard. The children were having a great time sitting in the forest and having apples and rice cakes as snack, later we also walked uphill and explored the forest by sitting on the rocks and picking up tree branch. The children were having fun walking and climbing.