Penguins watching movie

As a part of our sea animal sub theme we choose to watch "Finding Nemo". Penguins showed great interest and patience in the movie. While we were watching movie we also talked about different sea animal

Peacocks

Summer party practice

Peacocks May 2015

In the weeks before the Summer party we are practicing a lot. This year the theme is Africa, the dances, songs and outfit are matching with this theme.

Some children will perform Capoeira with China, a few other will dance with Therese and all the Peacocks and Flamingos children will dance with Hebert. For this big spectacular event we are practicing every day, outside and inside.

Next to the dances we are singing as well. As a practice the children performed in small groups for each other. They enjoy the singing and dancing together a lot.

Lpfö:

* Develop their creative abilities and the ability to convey impressions, thoughts and experiences in many different forms, such as play, song and music, dance and drama

* Develop their gross motor skills and the ability to co-ordinatie

* Feel a sense of participation in their own culture and develop a feeling and respect to other cultures

Flamingoes: Making Paper Plate Tambourines

In the Art room the Flamingoes made paper plate tambourines. They painted the paper plates, filled them with beans, glued them together and attached colorful strips of crepe paper to it(rainbow colors). 

Purpose: 

To learn different techniques for art and develop their creativity.

To develop their fine motor skills.

To have fun making their own musical instrument after they have been introduced to different instruments in the music room.

 

Connection to lpfo:

Develop their creativity. 

To develop their fine motor skills.

Cockatoos- Gardening

We cockatoos had a gardening day. We used old boots to add soil, flower, water and of course a little love to plant these flower boots! During the process we learn that flowers need water, soil, and sun!

lpfö98- to develop their knowledge of science and nature.

Kiwis - " Where the wild things are" story reading

We read the story "Where the wild things are" during circle time.

Purpose: to practice listening skills

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

Peacocks - spring box

Peacocks - IPC theme Changes - spring box

Monday morning we spoke about spring. The animals, flowers and the weather. On Friday the children will go to the park and have a look and talk about what we see in spring. 

We will be making a big spring box together. The children made a start by coloring in different pictures of animals and flowers. On Friday the children are free in the art room to make a spring object they would like to make. We will continue this project for next few weeks so every child can make something that he/she is proud of and want to have in our Peacocks spring box.

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

* Develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to play and learn

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

Flamingoes: Rainbow Experiment

Flamingoes

In the science room the Flamingoes talked about how rainbows were formed and they watched a short video about rainbows.They also learned  the rainbow song. Then we carried out the rainbow experiment. A bowl was filled with water and a mirror was placed in it, half submerged in water. Then we lit the torch on the mirror and the reflection was visible on the white paper. The children were amazed to see all the colors of the rainbow on the white paper.

Purpose:

To develop their curiosity and expand their observational skills through exploration

To learn the colours of the rainbow and to have an idea how it is formed 

To learn that science is part of their lives 

 

Lpfö:

To develop their understanding of science and relationship to nature

To develop their curiosity and interest in Science