Cockatoos: land and water art

Cockatoos for our land and water theme, we did an art project using shaving cream, glue, and coloring. We talked about the land being green and the water being blue. So that we were able to tell which was which we colored the land green and the water blue.

Purpose: As part of the grid in IPC we needed to talk about land and water and be able to distinguish them

Lpfö98- to develop their ability to listen to instructions.

To develop their fine motor skills.

Flamingoes: Thanksgiving Turkey Craft

Flamingoes enjoyed making thanksgiving Turkey craft. Firstly they wrapped yarn around styrofoam balls. Then they cut colorful feathers for the turkey. On the feathers we wrote what they were thankful for!!!

Purpose:

To learn more about different cultures

Connection to Lpfö:

Develop feeling and respect for other cultures

Develop their creative abilities

penguins pineapple week

Baking a pineapple pie

Today we introduced the children the exotic fruit pineapple with a funny learning song and some pictures of different color the fruit can have. We also talked about eating the fruit fresh as it is and you can also bake it, so we bake a pie. Which turned out to be really yummy and sugar free.

Purpose

Baking a pineapple pie

Lpfö:

• Develop their use of spoken language.
• Develop their mathematical skill-develop their understanding on the basic properties of sets,quantity, order and numbers, also for measurements,time and change.

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.

Kiwis - Swedish circle time

We used our Weather Bear Game to talk about what the weather looks like. We dressed the bear according to the weather outside. We used words like sunny and cloudy, wet, cold.

Purpose: To learn about what weather look like and the appropriate words .

Connection to Lpfo: “Develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to play and learn.”

Cockatoos- world map

Look at the World map and globe! 

CockatooS looked at a world map and globe, identifying the land and the sea. They had to find sea, land and rivers. Where do we live? Is it near to the sea? Is it near to a river? Who has lived near the sea? Find it on the map.

They were really curious about the land and the sea in the world.

Purpose

Using a variety of strategies for exploring and making sense of the world

To learn The natural environment and their own place in it

Lpfö

To develop their ability to learn through explore and play and ask questions.

To develop their ability to listen.

Kiwis

Outing : We went to the woods for an outing. It was nice to spend time outside in rain. We had à lot of fun there.

Purpose:

To work on social and gross motor skills.

Lpfö : "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."