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.

Cockatoos - Vasaloppet 2016

On the 8th of February we did Vasaloppet. First we went to the forest and put bird food in the trees. Then we went to the small park and had different stations. We also had a short break with blueberry soup. We walked all the way to the big park where we did the last station. The cockatoos did a great job and didn't complain at all. When we got back to school, the children got a medal from Adriana. 

Purpose: To learn more about Vasaloppet.

               To move their bodies.

Lpfö: Develop their gross motor skills.

         Develop their respect for nature.

         Develop their understanding of traditions.

                     

Celebrating Mini vasaloppet

Mini vasaloppet

Today we celebrated mini vasaloppet, we didn’t have snow but we had sport activities which was fun, all the penguins enjoy and worked really hard to reach the goal. We rolled down hill,ran, jumped and climbed, we had one stop where we rested and drank yummy blueberry soup.

When we reached the school,our principal gave us gold medals and diplomas for a  the obstacle course.

It was an interesting day,and everyone was so happy and liked being outside.

Purpose

Celebrating vasaloppet

Lpfö Revised 2010

• 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.

Kiwis - Water cycle

We talked about water cycle in circle time. We used props like boiling water to observe its vapours, sun, clouds, rain, thunder, raindrops, snowflakes flashcards to explain the process of the water cycle and its importance for all of us.

Children interest: Everybody was interested to observe the water vapors and excited to ask questions about raindrops and about the way water turns into snowdrops.

Purpose: To learn about water cycle through observing and listening.

LPFÖ : Develop their interest and understanding of the different cycles in nature, and now people, nature and society influence each other.

Penguins tomatoes sensory activity

Mashing tomatoes

This week we introduced the vegetable tomatoes for the children, today we made a tomato sensory activity, that some were a bit skeptical about at first but when a teacher showed how to do,they all tried and like it alot.

Some even tasted the mashed tomatoes, and smelt the peel of the tomatoes.

Purpose

Develop their senses

Develop their fine motor skills

Lpfö revised 2010

• Develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to play and learn.
• Develop their creative abilities in many different forms.

Flamingoes: Color Changing Experiment!!!

Colour Changing Experiment

Milk was poured into  a plate and the children took turns to drip some different food colouring into the milk. Then they were asked to predict what would happen when a swab of liquid soap was added to the it and they never expected that there would be an an explosion of colours! The children were so fascinated and amazed.

Purpose: 

Fun and easy learning experience for the children.

To develop their  interest in Science.

To stimulate their curiosity and their drive to be inquisitive.

Lpfö:

To develop their interest and understanding of science, chemical processes and physical phenomena.

To develop their curiosity and ability to reflect, explore and to think independently, to analyse their findings and develop problem solving skills

    

 

Kiwis - Outing

Purpose: To train our gross motor skills and prepare for Vasaloppet event

Children interest: All our children were excited to see and explore new places.

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.