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.

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 Carrots Senses Play

When we were introducing the vegetables, the children got chance to see different kinds or real vegetables by seeing, touching, feeling and tasting them. Last Wednesday the children were divided into two groups: one group were reading in the library while the other group were in the water room doing carrots sensory play, then the two groups exchanged activities. The children were developing their different senses through touching and squeezing the carrots in different forms: a whole carrot, carrot in slices, mashed carrot as well as carrots in different shapes (circle, square and triangle), and they enjoyed the sensory play very much!

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

To develop their cognitive skills.

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

To develop their sensory skills.

Ducklings: Pineapple senses experienment in 5 senses room

On Wednesday we had the circle time in 5 senses room and water room in two small groups. Then the two groups took turns to do two activities. One was to do an activity on mashing a well ripened pineapple, blended  and chopped pineapple. The children were shown the different changes in processing a pineapple, we did the sensory of  the three activities of the pineapple. They can feel the soft or hard pineapple and talk about it. The hard one can be used for chopping and the soft can be used for mashing or blending.  We have also talked about the skin and why we need to peel it before eating . Then, we chose the one we liked to taste. The children loved eating the pineapple!

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.

Senses exploration on fruit orange

Last week we had the circle time in the 5 senses room as well as explored different senses on the theme of the week fruit orange! We did two activities: the first activity was to feel the different forms of orange: they touched the orange peel in small pieces, tasted the orange fruit pieces, and drink the orange juice! while the other activity was gooey sensory play with cornflour/cornstarch made by orange food colouring and water so the children can see, touch and feel it. They enjoyed the sensory play and some even tasted it!

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.