Kiwis- Forest fun

One of our main focus area is healthy living. That time we went to the nearby forest where kiwis liked to climb and explore new places and enjoy their time as Wall as keep their body healthy. It also helps them to develop their motor and their gross motor skills.

Purpose:

1- To keep their body healthy.

2- T develop their motor skills.

3- To play and learn.

Lpfo:

Develop their motor skills and their ability to maintain their body healthier .

Flamingoes : Nobel Day Charity Project

This school year we have the focus areas, healthy living and children's rights. We decided to combine the two,  into a charity project for Nobel Day. 

The children learned about the 3R’s, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Three great ways that we can reduce waste and protect our environment, which ultimately contributes to our health and well-being. We made art and crafts with the recyclable materials. The children also donated their used books, toys and clothes which others can reuse. 

All the arts and crafts  and collected items were sold in the Christmas Market, which was a great success!!! The funds raised will be donated to Rädda Barnen/Save the Children organisation. It was a great learning experience for the children . They were involved in the whole process!! They learned about how they can take care of their environment by reducing, reusing and recycling and most of all how we can help save the children of the world and give them a better future!!!

Purpose:

For children to know how we can project our environment.

For children to know their rights.

For children to develop their empathy towards others by giving.

Lpfö:

To develop their ability to accept responsibility for their own actions and environment.

To develop the children’s ability to take account of and empathise with the situation of others, as well as the willingness to help others.

To develop an understanding that all persons have equal value.

Cockatoos - Exploring a wide of shapes

                 

        We played with different 2D shapes like circle, square, oval, triangle, diamond. We used either colored playdough or snow and mark making activity to explore and observe shapes.

Children's interest: All the children were very happy to play with snow but also to make circle prints in it.

Purpose: To explore different shapes through fun

LPFÖ: 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.

Cockatoos - Math - learning orange color

       
We learn to recognize orange color through a sensory activity.The children made playdough carrots and pretended boiling and prepare a soup with them.
Children's interest: All the children were excited to take part in the imaginative play.They were totally involved to prepare carrot soup and named the orange color while they were making carrots.
Purpose: To learn recognizing orange color through a sensory activity.
LPFÖ: Develop their ability to use mathematics to investigate, reflect over and test different different solutions to problem raised by themselves and others.

Peacock's parachute fun

                           

                                                            Parachute Fun!!!!!

Activity: 

The children learned the importance of following directions and cooperation when working in a large group.  They learned that in order for the parachute activities to work and for everyone to have fun each one of them played an important role.  They also discovered how the activities didn't go as planned when someone was not cooperating.  In the end, they were all eager to demonstrate the required skills for the group activity and had an amazing time. 

                                 

Purpose:

* develop the children's gross motor skill

* develop the children's ability to follow directions and cooperate in a group

Connection to the Lpfö-98 (Revised 2010):

The preschool should strive to ensure that each child develops.......

* their ability to function in a group

* their ability to develop their motor skills and co-ordinate

Penguins showing different emotions

Different emotions

This week we talked and acted our feelings out, looking into the mirror and making different emotional faces. Everyone got halved piece of  plate and glued on a  Popsicle, looked in the big mirror and made a face, we teachers helped drew a  eg. happy,sad,excited..etc face on the plate, we got to change our emotions, while looking in the mirror.

Purpose

Develop their awareness of the different emotions.( sad, happy, angry, sleepy)

Develop their ability to express their feelings and also how to change it. Eg when she/he is sad what do we do to make him/ her happy.

Lpfö Revised 2010

• Develop their understanding the different emotions and how to change it.
• Develop their ability to express their emotions according to the situation.

Cockatoos - Universal Children's Day

We celebrated this day by playing with colored balloons.Each child choose and named the color of the balloon and they played freely.

Children's interest:The excitement and happiness was on all the children’s faces.  

Purpose: To learn about importance of events and inter-nationality.

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

To develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to play and learn.