Penguins exploring insects

The activity

We put a lot of small plastic insects on a green carpet and then let the children examine them with magnifying glasses.

Purpose

For the children to learn about insects and explore how big they came out while looking throug a magnifying glass.

Lpfö:

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

Penguins: Exploring Animals With Magnifying Glasses

Exploring Animals With Magnifying Glasses

In the science room, the children explored different toy animals with magnifying glasses. All the children got magnifying glasses and they looked to different toy animals through those glasses. They were so excited to see the changes in the size of animals when using the glasses or when not using the glasses.

Purpose

Exploring with magnifying glasses to learn to use it .

Lpfö 98 Revised 2016

• develop their understanding of science and relationships in nature,
• develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to play and learn,
• respect for all forms of life, as well as care for their immediate environment.

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Ducklings: Sense of Touch, How it Feels…

We did a sensory activity about hands. The children were presented with different types of materials: feathers sponge, sandpaper, furs, wood piece and cotton. This trained their sense of touch and they learned about the feelings of bumpy, hard, soft, very rough, spongy, scratchy, furry, smooth and fluffy. The children liked the activity and all the children tried to feel everything. This is also part of our activity of the week: all about my hand according to our IPC Unit All about Me- My Body.

The Lpfö we have been working with:

To develop their ability to listen, reflect and express their own views and try to understand the perspectives of others.

To develop their use of spoken language, vocabulary and concepts.

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

Skeleton Puzzle

The peacocks had a great time participating in the skeleton puzzle activity. It's was an opportunity to teach the children about the skeletal system by having the children break-up into groups and choose a friend and have their body traced with tape on the floor. Once the child's outline was created the children were asked to place the bones in their appropriate place.

The children helped one another and communicated beautifully with when deciding where the bones belonged.

Purpose:

To teach the children about the skeletal system.

Lpfö:  "develop their ability to distinguish, explore, document, put questions about and talk science."

Ducklings- Five Senses: Smell with Your Nose

We made these Sense of Smell Swatches as part of our Five Senses learning activity. The kids loved to feel and smell the different boards and swatches as it gave them hands-on tactile objects to explore and manipulate. Swatches for smelling: Rose petals, sichuan pepper, coconut flakes, black pepper, coffee, cinnamon and tea leaves. The children got to know that we smell with our nose and there are different kinds of scents from those swatches.

The Lpfö we have been working on:

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

To develop their acquire and be able to differentiate shades of meaning in concepts, see interconnections and discover new ways of understanding the surrounding world.

Ducklings Math and Baking: Learning about Colors and Amounts of Tomatoes and Baking Tomato Pizza

We had circle time in the construction room by singing good morning songs and vegetable songs with the penguins. We showed the children different kinds of tomatoes (normal tomatoes, plommon tomatoes and cherry tomatoes), differ in their colors and sizes. The children also got the chance to practice counting as well as learning about colors and quantities of the tomatoes. Then we went downstairs in the dining room to make pizza with different kinds of tomatoes. Each child got the chance to touch and taste the different tomatoes and put the tomato pieces on the top of pizza dough. They have also a lot of fun tasting the tomato sauce as well.

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.

Ducklings Science: change of colors

Last thursday we did a science activity by dyeing white fluffy balls (cotton wool) and ‘playmais’ with purple and green food colouring, to see the change i.e. how the material soaks up the colour, turning a normal white object into a grape! All the children were sitting nicely and so focused on during this activity and they also loved touching and observing the change of color of the white objects into dark green and purple color. Finally, we put all the colored balls on a piece of paper and put on green leaves as a bunch of grapes!

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

Develop their understanding of science and relationships to nature, as well as knowledge of plants, animals and also simple chemical processes and physical phenomena.

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

Ducklings Chemistry Day: Volcanic Eruption!

On Friday we  had our chemistry day and we did an exciting volcanic eruption experiment! We prepared a red volcano made with  play dough and and raisins which look like a strawberry! Then we put baking soda inside the volcano and mixed up a cup of vinegar with red food color which were prepared for the activity! All the children were so excited and concentrated during this activity and they all got their turn to pour some food colored vinegar into the volcano and as more and more vinegar has been poured into, we finally saw a volcanic eruption! The children were so excited so see this phenomenon and we even tried with the blue food color mixed with vinegar one more time after the first try. The children were touching and some even tasting the liquid, which they learned not only basic chemical phenomenon as well as developing their senses!

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

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.

To develop their understanding of science and relationships to nature, as well as knowledge of plants, animals and also simple chemical processes and physical phenomena.

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.