celebrating vasaloppet

Penguins celebrating Vasaloppet

Today we celebrated Vasaloppet. All of the penguins children walked in a line to the first task that was in the forest.
We collected pine cones and put it in a bag.

When we were done we went to the second flag, had a circle sing time.
The third flag we had to run and it was so much fun, we played hot potato game.  
The last flag we had tug of war Penguins VS Ducklings it was a tie.
We sat down and had bananas and yummy blueberry soup.
We finished the day with Big applause.

Purpose

Celebration Vasaloppet

Develop their gross motor skills

Lpfö 98 Revised

• Develop their motor skills. Ability to coordinate, awareness of their own body,
  as well as an understanding of the importance of maintaining their own health and well-being.
• Develop their curiosity and enjoyment,as well as their ability to play and learn.
• Feel a sense of participation in their own culture and develop a feeling and respect for other cultures.

Kiwis- Lilla Vasaloppet

Lilla Vasaloppet- 2018

One of our international traditions is celebrating Lilla Vasaloppet. Every year we spent
the whole morning outside and participate in different outdoors activities. For this year,
we had to go through different stations with different tasks. We started our 1st station in
the forest (kids had to collect pine cones). The 2nd station was to make a circle and
choose their favorite song. The 3rd station was to jump 10 times. The 4th station was to
run towards the swimming pool. The 5th station was to play hot potato. The last station
was tug the war. After we finished all the stations, we had blueberry soup and bananas
for snack. The next day we rewarded our children with diplomas for completing the race.
Kids enjoyed a lot.

Purpose:

• To celebrate the preschool´s  traditions and ceremonies.
• To work as a big team and achieve the goal.
• To know about Lilla vasaloppet and get basic knowledge of winter sport in Sweden.

Lpfö 98 rev 2016:

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

Penguins celebrating Vasaloppet

Penguins celebrating vasaloppet

Today we celebrated vasaloppet, we started by six of the children sitting on the red bus, the others went in pairs. We walk in a line all the way to the first flag that was in the forest. We climb up and sat down in the forest listening to the first activity. It was to collect (sticks,pinecones,leaves and stones) Everyone stood up and started to look for the things and put it in the bag.

When we were done we went to the second flag, had a circle sing time, the last flag was where we sat down and had bananas and yummy blueberry soup.

Purpose

Celebration Vasaloppet

Develop their gross motor skills

Lpfö 98 Revised

• Develop their motor skills. 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.
• Develop their curiosity and enjoyment,as well as their ability to play and learn.
• Feel a sense of participation in their own culture and develop a feeling and respect for other cultures.

Ducklings: Lilla Vasaloppet

We had Lilla Vasaloppet in the whole preschool. We left the preschool from 9:00 am in the morning and walking through the forest in the backyard and made the journey to the small park first. The children had the chance to do different educational activities on the way at different “stops”, they were feeding the birds, collecting natural objects like pinecones, branches, climbing ups and downs, walking zigzag in the small park. After that we were awarded blueberry soup at the last stop in the small park. After that we walked to the big park following the signs, and there they made their journey on the grass of the big park and played kicking the colorful balls to each other. At last they were awarded with bananas! Then we started to head back to the preschool! All the children were so tired but they challenged themselves and finally made the journey back to the preschool! At last, everyone was awarded medals by Principle Adriana who waited at the end point (preschool). We are so proud of your children!

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,

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