ducklings group -Math activities with Montessori materials

-                              Math activities with Montessori materials

We did some math activities with Montessori materials. The children tried to fit knobbed cylinders into correct socket. It was a great learning as well as fun for them.

Purpose: To develop their early math abilities

                 To develop their motor skills.

Connection to theLpfö-98 (revised2010);
The Preschool should strive to ensure that each child developTo 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 mathematical skill in putting forward and following reasoning

Cockatoos - Farm Animals Matching Game

We learn about farm animals by using a matching game.When tme match is correct we are rewarded by the proper animal sound.
Children's interest: All the children chose their favorite animal to match or to learn a new one, they were involved and interested to play with the game but also curious to hear animals'sounds.
Purpose: To continu learning about farm animals and to distinguish their sounds.
LPFÖ: Develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to learn and play.

Flamingoes: Autumn Art

Autumn Art

This year we will be working with the green flag as a part of our IPC theme. One of the green flags goal is to reduce paper use. We picked a tree near the small park and labeled it ‘The Flamingoes’ tree’ and had our circle time around our tree. We talked about the different parts of the tree and their importance as well as about recycling, reusing and reducing .We will be following the changes of the tree throughout the whole year.  Children enjoyed  collecting the leaves for our autumn art and craft activity.  

The children had fun creating their own leaf rubbing nature craft from the leaves they had collected!!! They used leaves of different shapes and sizes to create this amazing craft.

They also pressed the autumn leaves to preserve the memories of autumn and expressed what they loved most about Autumn!!!

Purpose:

To develop love and a sense of appreciation for nature

To develop an understanding of how we can contribute in the well being of our society and environment

Develop their creative abilities

Connection to the Lpfö-98 Revised 2016:

Develop their understanding of different cycles in nature and how people, nature and society influence each other.

Penguins celebrating Halloween

Halloween week

This week we celebrated Halloween

We baked lots of treats for the fika and we made some halloween decorations to hang up in the school. On Friday morning we had our trick or treating, most of the children were dressed up some cute and some scary that was nice to see. We started to knock on the doors asking for trick or treat, and we got lots of treats. We were also so happy to give away treats to the other groups.

In the afternoon our parents were invited to our spooky halloween fika, it turned out great and a few of the parents were dressed up too.

Purpose

Celebrating a tradition Halloween

Lpfö 98 Revised 2016

• Feel a sense of participation in their own culture and develop a feeling and respect for other cultures.
• Develop their curiosity and enjoyment,as well as their ability to play and learn.
• Develop their creative abilities and thoughts and experiences in many different forms.
• Develop their understanding of basic properties of sets,quantity, order and number concepts, also for measurements,time and change.

Penguins celebrating chemistry day

Chemistry day

Today we celebrated chemistry day. We had apples and eggplants, the teacher carved a hole in the middle of the fruit/veggie and filled it with baking soda, one by one the children picked up the pipet filled with vinegar and dropped in few drops of it so that it looked like a volcano had erupted. A mini volcano in an apple WOW

The experiment worked and we were all amazed of the tiny volcano, however it didn’t work with the eggplant :(

Purpose

Celebrating Chemistry day

Understanding science

Lpfö 98 Revised 2016

• Develop their understanding of science and relationship to nature, as well as knowledge of plants and simple chemical processes and physical phenomena

Cockatoos - Chemistry Day - *Ice Cream in a Bag*

We made ice cream in a plastic bag as a fun science project. The best part is that we didn't need an ice cream maker or even a freezer. This was a fun and tasty food science project that explores freezing point.We used milk, honey, vanilla, salt, ice.When you add salt to the ice, it lowers the freezing point of the ice, so even more energy has to be absorbed from the environment in order for the ice to melt. The larger crystals take more time to dissolve in the water around the ice, which allows for even cooling of the ice cream.

Children's interest: All the children were very excited to take part in the project and to see how milk turn into ice cream.They mixed ingredients and touched the ice crystals saying they are very cold and they tasted the ice cream with pleasure.

Purpose:To learn through fun about liquid and solid states.

LPFÖ: Develop their understanding of science and relationship to nature, as well as knowledge of plants, animals, and also simple chemical processes and physical phenomena.

Flamingoes: Jackson Pullock Art

Jackson Pollock Inspired Art

Children loved the work of “Jackson Pollock” and they loved the fact that he did action painting. We talked about his painting techniques , what happens when primary colors are mixed with secondary colors and their favorite colors.They had fun creating their own version of Jackson Pollock art.They also collectively recreated Jackson Pollock art on a large canvas. The children liked the splattering color technique and had a blast splashing paint on the canvas!!!They did an amazing job !!

Purpose:

To learn about different artist from around the world and their painting techniques

Develop their creative abilities

Connection to the Lpfö-98 Revised 2016:

Develop their creative abilities and the ability to convey
impressions , thoughts and experiences!!